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|    Kay Shapero to All    |
|    Re: Tarzan and ERB.    |
|    14 Oct 14 21:14:15    |
      From: kay@invalid.net              In article <6c05d9d1-0465-4ae0-9784-ed366fc4f62b@googlegroups.com>,       mdhangton@gmail.com says...              > > Oh goodness, it was fiction. I always figured he was (loosely) using       > > orangutans       >       > No, I seem to remember Tarzan killing and eating an orangutan at some       > point in his development. So they are mentioned as a separate species.       > Gorillas are mentioned also.       >              All of which suggests he's hardly the only outsider to get stranded in       Africa - Orangutans live in Sumatra and environs.              But then I recall watching an old Tarzan or similar b/w movie at the       LASFS and noticing the presense of a large Giant Anteater in what I       gather was meant to represent Africa, so maybe there's this hidden       tunnel between Africa and South America...       --              Kay Shapero Address munged, try my first name at kayshapero dot net.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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