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And a nice sparkler I got from Joe at Joemarbles. I like the white.

Just a nice cork. Sorry. Two-color spiral.

Or shirt studs? Although I can't imagine the tuxedo that shirt would go with. Wait. Maybe I can. Or is that what you meant by shi . . . ah . . . clown buttons?

As far as messy goes, I kinda like the "slurpy" quality of some of them. Should get my 2 tomorrow.

Niiiice . . .

Some stripes.

Copperhead . . . one of my favorites, annealing fracture and all . . .

I wish these pics were bigger but they're all I have --

I'm trying too. I only really allow myself the liberty with the transparent-based spirals . . . even then I only have three: the basic snake; the ribbon snake (super thin & horizontal, kinda HTF), and the auger. I'm a born (and then trained) classifyer, so it's hard, hard . . . Lately I've been trying to write "spiral" instead of "corkscrew," I'm trying. Total failure in post # 8.

I'm sure you meant shirt. I'm sure.

Yep.

I just got some of that! A Chicken & Dumpling one I think. Looked promising -- glad to hear it's edible!

I agree that since it's a collector's name it doesn't really matter, but I save the term "snake" for just those corkscrews that have transparent bases, like the one on the left. The base can be colorless or colored (a little harder to find), but transparent. The one on the right I'd put with my translucent-based corks -- which are harder to find! For me, anyway. And they come in some pretty odd colors. But then I've become obsessive about my transparent-based Akros . . . warning.

There's something about these that I like . . . The herd of Cape Buffalo made of little gold balls was interesting too . . .

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I thought you'd like that one. Here's another by the same guy . . .

Love the Dali sparklers!

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I'm just trailing along after Steph . . .

Oh my. Now I'm interested.

Thank god.

From a friend.