A Lebanese woman found 26 pearls in a single oyster and a) made international headlines and b) is thinking of submitting her discovery to the Guinness Book of World Records. Who knew oysters could make you famous? Not us, otherwise we wouldn't have passed up our 15 minutes of fame. A few years ago we found over 600 pearls in one medium sized oyster.
NEWSWIRE—A woman working in a restaurant found 26 pearls in an oyster she was preparing. She hopes to be in the Guinness Book of Records.
If you find in shellfish cloister
The housing of some selfish oyster,
Excavate, but don’t be reckless:
Twenty-six would string a necklace.
The bivalve that for movement, swam
Could leave you happy as a clam.
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WISDOM OF PEARLS
NEWSWIRE—A woman working in a restaurant found 26 pearls in an oyster she was preparing. She hopes to be in the Guinness Book of Records.
If you find in shellfish cloister
The housing of some selfish oyster,
Excavate, but don’t be reckless:
Twenty-six would string a necklace.
The bivalve that for movement, swam
Could leave you happy as a clam.
www.newsandverse.com
Light verse, ripped from the headlines