This is Aber-clam Lincoln, a huge clam that's been alive for more than 200 years

[pesco]

Originally published at: This is Aber-clam Lincoln, a huge clam that's been alive for more than 200 years | Boing Boing

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[cannibalpeas]

[FGD135]

[euansmith]

When asked for a comment, the subject clammed up.

[Bemopolis]

“But other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the plage?”

[euansmith]

I regret that I have, but one like to give!

[SpunkyTWS]

An old friend told me the phrase “happy as a clam” was shortened from “happy as a clam at high tide”. And now I am, having learned a new word. From the OED:

Plage: The beach or seafront promenade at a seaside resort; (also) a waterfront or promenade at any other waterside resort.

I assume you didn’t have the earlier meaning in mind…

A net, a snare.

[Brainspore]

Not to be confused with his longtime nemeses, the Ku Klux Clams.

[YankInNewZealand]

So, Parker named his find Aber-clam Lincoln

The clam should have have been wearing a wee stove pipe hat
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I’ll show myself out

[MononymousSean]

Bwahahahah! I was just talking about this Simpsons character last night!

[MononymousSean]

…aaaaaand I’ve learned a word today.

[leicester]

I’m just here for the comments…

[jhbadger]

There are 214 layers on the shell of the clam he found, which would mean it was likely born in 1809, the same year as Abraham Lincoln

Also Charles Darwin.

[blondie]

It’s also the French word for “Beach”.

[anon52120741]

Aw. I’m disappointed. Given its age I was hoping that it had actually belonged to Abraham Lincoln, kind of like Churchill’s parrot.

Also, tiny compared to Jefferson’s pet wheel of cheese

Cheshire Mammoth Cheese