In the USA, the word "clam" can be used in several different ways: one, is as a general term covering all bivalve mollusks. The word can also be used in a more limited sense, to mean bivalves which burrow in sediment, as opposed to ones which attach themselves to the substrate (for example oysters and mussels), or ones which can swim and are migratory, like scallops. In addition the word "clam" can be used in an even more limited sense, to mean one or more species of commonly consumed marine bivalves, as in the phrase clam chowder, meaning a thick shellfish soup usually made using the hard clam. Many edible bivalves have a roughly oval shape, however, the edible razor clam has an elongated, parallel-sided shell, whose shape suggests that of an old-fashioned straight razor.

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...But parsing your comment, you seem to believe that not enough people on Kotaku don't take WoW seriously, making you either my mortal enemy or a sloppy writer/speaker, which also makes you my mortal enemy.

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Imagine you're riding around, when you try to open a clam. Then CLAM! You've pulled a few mobs.

Of course, Blizzard can't clam full credit for this change. The players have clamored for this for a long time on the forums. They'll clam down somewhat, but it's just a clam before the storm before the players of the most acclamed MMO find something new to gripe about.

Like the fact that Northern Eggs are used for just 1 recipe. Seriously, I'm not yoking.

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Tons of tweaks and changes for many classes (especially Death Knights)...this patch is great! I'm loving it, and I only played a little on my lunch break so far.

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You may pick up your gift certificate to Red Lobster at the tower.

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