In the Spirit of 'Postcards from Yo Momma'

File the following under: choice emails from my loco padre

Subject line: The usual number of sightings is 0

An unusual number of crawfish/crayfish sightings in the Princeton office parking lot and the Princeton Junction train station parking lot have a lot of people rubbing their eyes in disbelief. This one was spotted near the building last week. Suspiciously, the ones at the train station didn't seem to have any tickets or luggage.

Yes, mini-lobsters take over the Mathematica parking lot every evening, cavorting in their sea insect way.

When I asked, "But WHY??" he responded, "To dance and shake their shells? More likely the heavy thunderstorms caused some form of exoskeleton exodus. As in all things Mathematica, further study is required. Meanwhile, I’m not getting the shellfish in the cafeteria for a while. Apparently they are in all manner of ponds, pools, puddles, and the like. How again does one clarify butter?"

You're welcome, reader. Shall I suggest crustacean hypnosis? -MK