[iczn-list] Insect patronym auction (>$10,000)

[Thomas Lammers]

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From: ethan kane <eckane at SEL.BARC.USDA.GOV>

> Hmm, seems to me the real enticement here is the fancy toy you would
> receive... The patronym is just a little icing on the cake to convince
> us that this "charity auction" is about supporting the CAL Academy's
> Madagascar Biodiversity Center...  So, kudos to OQO and the CAL
> Academyfor a novel marketing campaign, but ten grand still seems a
> littel steep for an overgrown PDA with or without an ant named kane...

Yeah, heck, I'll name a real pretty flower for you for a *tenth* that much ... with a Money-Back "No Synonymy" guarantee!!!!
;-)