From: gltewalt@... (illocutionist)
Date: 2004-09-15T19:54:53+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] Programming Ruby available for pre-order

Zach Dennis <zdennis@mktec.com> wrote in message news:<41476FC9.2090001@mktec.com>...
> Dave Thomas wrote:
> 
> >  We've also found some good shipping options for folks buying the book 
> > outside the US.
> 
> I hope you're using African Swallows and not English Swallows....I don't 
> think they could carry a book of that size....;)
> 
> Zach

"Well it doesn't matter.
A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut."

So I guess a three pound book would be right out, yes.
African, maybe...