On 2007-07-21, Zippy P > wrote:
> Hi, just wondering if oysters are still alive when you eat them. Raw
> oysters I'm talking about.

Since it's not a good idea to eat raw oysters if they are dead, yeah,
they're pretty much alive. Of course, you have to remember that since
you just ripped them, body and soul, from their shell, their lifelong
home, in an agonizingly painful manner, they are most likely in their
death throes just as you are popping them into your mouth to crush out
the last remaining life they have on this Earth. Enjoy!

nb