One of our colleagues here at Pharyngula, Cuttlefish, OM, is apparently somewhat upset at the injustices against certain cephalopods. Be of good cheer! Our plans are coming to fruition, soon, and all the world will be under the tentacle, thanks to global warming and…Science!
Pharyngula
Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
I’m hoping that we’ll be taken over by nautiluses. The cool would never end.
Glen D
http://tinyurl.com/6mb592
So, without science we’d be okay?
Let me be the first to say that I, for one, welcome our cephalopod overlords as long as they keep me in a roomy tank with clean air and a regular diet of twinkies & Slim Jims.
Speaking of complaining…Bill Donahue is complaining about YOU again PZ. Feb. 5th article about Link TV Mocks Catholicism. (Catholic League website)
I can think of something better to do with cuttlefish and crackers than complain. ;)
” [In octopuses] sexuality is relegated to end of life span, [so] it doesn’t get in the way of their intelligence [like it does for most male humans].”
Hmmmmm… is that considered an evolutionary advantage?
Seems like a waste of all those tentacles.
Totally OT, but I just noticed this headline in the outdated NY Times window over on the right:
Can it be that the mavens at the Times have never heard of Billy the Mountain?
[citation: The Adventures of Gregory Peccary]
With that diet, I don’t think you would be regular
There are other parts to the octopus as well.
If you want see how smart octopuses REALLY are, watch this:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_gallo_shows_underwater_astonishments.html
So long as they think it will come in the future,
These vertebrates let down defenses today—
Well done, Dr. Myers; your disinformation
Helps cephalopods get their plans under way!
What’s the next spin-off, CSI Cuttlefish?
I just realized something a bit embarrassing: if you click through PZ’s first link, to my blog, the current post is titled “a valentine from god”, which sounds so saccharine-sweet it might make you click back instantly to avoid damaging your pancreas.
I just wanted to say, for those who don’t know me… it ain’t that sweet. There’s war, and dismemberment, and I am mean to a little old lady.
Pesky vertebrates.
Chordates unite!
Defend our pharyngeal slits!
(that does sound naughty)
Clams got legs?
Those of us who know you, Cuttle, know you can write sweet … but then they don’t get names like “A valentine from God”.
Zarquon–
A B.C. reference from back when it was funny! Yay!
#9 – cephalopod video – Wow – the end of the video where the octopus changes to match the reef is the very definition of “awe-some”. Such amazing creatures.
Sorry Cuttlefish, but some of us have been on to you and your tentacled kin for years.
They congregate here on the squid-jiggin’ ground.
To hell with all this cephalopoddery!
I want to know–
WHAT ON EARTH HAS HAPPENED TO DAVID ATTENBOROUGH?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/festivalsandevents/4577926/Charles-Darwin-anniversary-events-around-the-UK.html?image=8
Ostrogoth–
If you’ve seen one vertebrate, you’ve seen them all.
Who would have thought “squid” was a pejorative. This kind of sectarian infighting could pose a very real ans present danger to cephalopodism…that and nice garlic aioli with lemon…
#19
I’d certainly hope someone named Newfie would be familiar with Squid Jigging Ground. I prefer Ryan’s Hope’s version to Hank Snow’s.
I was going to link that Ryan’s Fancy version, but the volume is so low. I have a studio version of Ryan’s Fancy doing that song, but with Dermot singing it instead of Fergie, but I couldn’t find it on youtube. Great piece, has some small harp on it.
Great group in their day, but hardly dramatic. :D
…and Cthulu? >.>
@ #3,
If they could toss in Jessica Alba and a nice gree salad with a good red wine along with the junk food I’d welcome them even more. Sorry…
Hebbo?
That Plan may have been revealed, but we still have to wait two months to find out what the hell the cylons were doing on Battlestar Galactica…
Whoehoe! Can’t wait.
One advantage I can see as the Overlord-bearing waters lap around my feet (which will clearly be happening “soon” as I’m only c.100 metres from, and approximately level with, the Mediterranean as I type this) is it will be easier to catch the buggers for a meal. Shall we share recipes for our future Overlords?
I love Cuttlefish!!
No, hang on, I hate hate hate Cuttlefish! :p
Aaarrrggghhh!!!
Not another use of ‘sinister’ as a pejorative (in Brownian’s link)!
If it wasn’t for the xians associating the left hand with witchcraft, there’d be a whole lot more of us sinisters around, and the world would be a better place.
I am hereby reclaiming the word.
Eddie@33
Also “gauche” and “leftist” (heh heh).
Happy Valentine’s Day!
And particularly apropos:
http://www.slate.com/id/2211343/
Ostrogoth,
If I were you I’d be quick to pack up and flee town.
The reptoids will arrive at your doorstep soon, now that you’ve revealed DA as one of them.