notbob wrote:

> 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
I love raw oysters with a dab of hot sauce but hate the screams you hear
when you crush them. YMMV

George