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[deckardcanine]

Weeks ago, I got into a forum chat with the funniest non-cartooning netizen I know, John Reynolds. The subject was were-animals, and he thought the full moon thing was done to death, so he proposed other triggers. One suggestion was a wereoyster who, IIRC, changes with the tide. This reminded me of the most interesting fact I learned from my mollusk study project a decade ago: oysters naturally undergo multiple sex changes. When I pointed out that he was taking it to another level, John said, "Oh Lord, whoever gets bitten by a radioactive oyster is going to have problems to make Spiderman look like Nancy and Sluggo."

It's not the kind of thought that fades away for me. Now I've composed lyrics:

Oysterperson, Oysterperson
Always sufferin', always cursin'
Now a he, now a she
Just like oysters in the sea
Watch out
Here comes the Oysterperson

Of course, the last two lines make me wonder what makes the hapless hero so formidable. A big mouth? A resilient shell? Daunting wealth from the sale of one's own pearls?

If anyone wants an illustration, well, maybe you'd best talk to the Kinky Turtle.