the flock increases, no reptiles when you need them

[calbert at tiac.net]

To illustrate the notion of "diminishing returns", B-school profs with a 
sense of humor offer the example of burning cats in the middle 
ages.....

love,
cfa
> http://asia.scmp.com/ZZZG7UMUPGC.html
> Flourishing trade in snake meat leaves rats free to rampage
> MICHAEL MATHES in Hanoi
> South China Morning Post,  January 23, 2001
>