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Originally Posted by gmw
While I'm putting up some quotes, can anyone help me with elaboration/explanation for this:
Is there some legend regarding Ostriches and iron? Is maybe a legend of Ostriches carrying food in their feathers or something?
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In his Naturalis Historia, Pliny the Elder said that an ostrich could eat and digest anything.
Is Dickens showing his wit, or implying that Durdles is willing to hide his head in the sand?