# I've just noticed a snail... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 6, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-just-noticed-a-snail/462371 "2008-09-06T18:50:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-just-noticed-a-snail/462371/1 "2008-09-06T18:50:53Z")
halfway up the wall in my living room. Has anyone got any suggestions where it might be going? Are these creatures totally mindless, or something? I’ll be honest with you, I really don’t see the point of snails or slugs, but I’m wondering if I could bag them, and sell them to the French? ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-just-noticed-a-snail/462371/2 "2008-09-06T19:54:15Z")
The point of snails and slugs are to make me happy. There. Mystery solved. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-just-noticed-a-snail/462371/3 "2008-09-06T19:54:24Z")
You don’t see the point of them? What a weird thing to say. What is the point of humans? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-just-noticed-a-snail/462371/4 "2008-09-06T20:11:41Z")
> [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > Has anyone got any suggestions where it might be going? Up. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4491bb/32.png) [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-just-noticed-a-snail/462371/5 "2008-09-06T20:19:11Z")
Heat rises-its warmer on the ceiling? Or snails don’t like carpet-too furry for their sticky slimey bodies. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-just-noticed-a-snail/462371/6 "2008-09-06T20:24:17Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > The point of snails and slugs are to make me happy. > > There. Mystery solved. 😛 Me too. Take a picture! Post it! Share the snail love! Also, I’m pretty sure that they are completely mindless. I mean, they’re _snails_, and snails aren’t a species really known for their staggering intelligence. ---
**Author:** ![JR\_Brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JR\_Brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JR_Brown)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-just-noticed-a-snail/462371/7 "2008-09-06T20:28:25Z")
> [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > halfway up the wall in my living room. Has anyone got any suggestions where it might be going? Are these creatures totally mindless, or something? I’ll be honest with you, I really don’t see the point of snails or slugs, but I’m wondering if I could bag them, and sell them to the French? Probably trying to figure out where all the grass and nice wet soil went. Do it a favor and put it outside. Unfortunately for you, the snails eaten by those of us with sufficiently refined palates are from a few specific species and are mostly domesticated or at least fed on a controlled diet for a while prior to their conversion to appetizers. Wild snails tend to taste like ick. JRB ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-just-noticed-a-snail/462371/8 "2008-09-06T20:47:45Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > You don’t see the point of them? What a weird thing to say. What is the point of humans? To improve our lot, go forth and multiply, to infinity and beyond. What do snails do again? Or their ‘homeless’ friends, slugs, for that matter? Even birds look at them with disgust.