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Giant Palouse Earthworm for Official State Worm!
A few months ago I proposed to make the mountain beaver the official Washington State Rodent. That idea didn't exactly set the world on fire, even though I have not given up on making this dream a reality. But now I have another idea, let's make the giant Palouse earthworm the official Washington State worm!
The beauty of making both of these uniquely Pacific Northwest animals official state symbols is that they will represent both sides of the state, mountain beavers on the wet side, giant Palouse earthworms on the high and dry side.
Calling for the geoduck to be named the official Washington State whatever it is might be too easy, since that animal has already garnered a lot of attention, unlike my two little friends mentioned above.
Here are some recent news articles highlighting the giant Palouse earthworm!
Rare Giant Earthworm Found at WSU!!!
Giant Worm is Stuff of legends and Must Be Saved, Group Says!!!
- stevenl's blog
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That is very disturbing, Steve.
Giant
Giant worms...*shudder*
"Anytime I see something screech across a room and latch onto someone's neck, and the guy screams and tries to get it off, I have to laugh, because what is that thing."
Personally I would rather
Personally I would rather see the mountain beaver take it's rightful place.
"Come to Washington and see the mountain beaver!"
"Come to Washington and see the giant earthworm!"
Mountain beaver screams personality to me
Call Disney, Quick!
You know, the old cliche of
You know, the old cliche of the mountain beaver, giant Palouse earthworm, and geoduck on one of those "Incredible Journey" tales where the trio learn about life and themselves as they struggle against the odds to return home after being displaced.
I believe I saw this on the Lifetime channel just the other day. A real tear jerker.
*I am that person who doesn't throw out rotting things because they're scary and who kills wasps by spraying things on them and screaming.*
Yet so inspiring
Was that the one with
Catholic baiting is the anti-Semitism of the liberals.
Peter Viereck, Yale Professor
No
I Thought It Was...
Judith Light!
"Do not mistake for conspiracy and intrigue what can best be explained by stupidity and incompetence." - Unknown
Ridenbaugh Press
Ridenbaugh Press has weighed in on this topic with a nice little op ed. RP points out Eastern Washingtonians might not want to be represented by a giant worm that can spit. I was born in Spokane, and even worked in the Palouse region for a few years. I'm sort of a transWashingtonian and would be proud to have that unique squirmy animal on my flag. Yes, I went to a school that had a geoduck for a mascot. So?
Now all we need is some courageous legislator who will sponsor the mountain beaver and giant Palouse earthworm. Any candidate running for the legislature in 2008 who promises to do so will be heralded by future generations as a leader of vision and wonderfulness.
"lilly-scented, spitting underground enigma"
More on that cuddly worm: Is a species endangered if you can't find it?
Worm news
What do the worms have to
It's the same old story - Everywhere I go, I get slandered, Libeled, I hear words I never heard in the bible
Worth asking
The documentation on the
I've seen every episode of Twin Peaks, and three or four episodes of X-Files (plus the movie and series finale) so I think I'm prepared to go out in the field. If anything happens to me, I don't want the Docents to be blamed. (Rather, suspect Steven since I think I just hijacked his thread)
It's the same old story - Everywhere I go, I get slandered, Libeled, I hear words I never heard in the bible
Hijack away
With election season coming up