My mum is a really nice person. She is also, as you may already know, a barnacle expert, and a barnacle she discovered last year has been nominated as one of Australia's Top New Species (2009).
I mentioned this a while ago, but maybe you haven't read back that far, or maybe you did read about it but had forgotten. Or, and this is the scenario I prefer to imagine, maybe you did read about it and have been on the edge of your seat ever since, anxiously awaiting further news about how you can do your bit to help my Mum's barnacle snatch victory from the jaws of a mountainous tree dwelling snail named after Steve Irwin.
If that's the case, then today is your lucky day. Voting couldn't be simpler; all you have to do is click on this link, select "General Public" and then pick the Opera House Barnacle. To make things even easier, it's right at the top of the list.
Please vote, and please ask everyone you know to vote too. They'll probably think you are quite mad, but go on, ask them anyway. You don't have to live in Australia to take part, and polls close on August 22nd. Your help will be appreciated more than you know and once you've voted it would be great if you could tell me so I can shower you with gratitude.
(I do know snails don't have jaws, by the way. It's a metaphor. The snail, though, is real; it is called Crikey Steveirwini and is one of the other contenders. Please don't vote for it.)
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