Am I the only one, or did it remind anyone else of PZ?
Moggiesays
Fhtagn!
Jeanettesays
Hippopodamus.
Eidolonsays
Kate:
Good ‘un.
Anne Hedoniasays
It is simply exhibiting natrual behaviour. To anthropomorphise this creature serves no purpose and is an example of why emotion is redundant and must be removed to further human evolution.
At first glance, it looks like a baby hippo that ate too much orange sherbet.
Katesays
@Eidolon:
Why thank you! I hadn’t had coffee yet, and all I wanted to do was crawl into that pic and curl up with the little cutie for a nap! (Once I’d put on some diving gear and a rebreather, that is.)
Anne Hedonia, I have noticed many spelling errors in your posts, you should return to Processing Central to have your nanoprobes restored to proper working order. Perfection is the goal. The rest of you will be assimilated shortly, resistance is futile.
My reading of Pharyngula motivated me to mention cephalopods in my most recent blog post… so PZ Myers has accomplished something in educating the world about the wonders of the squishy sea creatures. Does anyone know of any good references on the nervous system of cephalopods?
SASnSAsays
Wait, don’t most octopi change color to orange when they’re aggravated? (as opposed to matching surrounding colors normally)
itwasntmesays
I’d like to be
Under the sea
In an octopus’ garden
In the shade…
One of the reasons I am a certified scuba diver. It is another world down there.
Good picture for the week!
Katkinkatesays
It’s looking for food in the sand.
Browniansays
Is Anne Hedonian attempting an antiPoe? If so, she’d do well to remember Brownian’s Corollary to Poe’s Law: “A fundamentalist theist/creationist is generally incapable of producing a convincing parody of an atheist/evolutionist.”
One needs to understand a thing before one can lampoon a thing. The naive lack of rigour which characterises the fundie and creationist positions makes them easily satirised, but by their very nature they render their victims unable to appreciate another’s way of thinking enough to replicate it.
Eidolonsays
From another her posts on another thread, my hypothesis is that Anne is doing her Vulcan imitation.
In my opinion the largest threat for California are cataclysms and ecological catastrophes. Not important is how many money we have because one tragedy can us take all.
Thunderbird5says
Notagod #38
NomNomNice one
BIG girl arencha babe?
astrounitsays
That image simply exudes serenity and comfort, well being and even cephalopod happiness.
There ain’t a cushioned couch on Earth that can deliver anywhere near that level of physical tranquility to us bony landlubbers.
'Tis Himself, OMsays
Many creationists admit ID is just creationism with the serial numbers filed off and an undefined “intelligent designer” used in place of Yahweh.
echidna says
Is it a cat?
Is it a moomintroll?
No, it’s super-cephalopod!
Sherpa19072 says
All it needs is a tiny blanket and a teddy.
Kate says
**honk-shu**
*bubble*
**honk-shu**
*bubble*
llewelly says
‘Placid and serene’?
More like ‘Lurking and Plotting’ .
fairyhedgehog says
You’re sure it’s not a Moomintroll? Nice one, echidna :)
Rjaye says
Oh, my, isn’t she cute. She even looks like she’s purring…: )
c-law says
“He waits and dreams in the deep, and one day the cities of man shall fall before him!”
Boudica says
It looks like an orange hippo…….
Mike Haubrich, FCD says
I love my cute deadly!
Miss Gonzo says
I don’t care what it is, my question is:
Does this creature throw stuff?
I love those rebellious animals.
:)
Rahul says
Am I the only one, or did it remind anyone else of PZ?
Moggie says
Fhtagn!
Jeanette says
Hippopodamus.
Eidolon says
Kate:
Good ‘un.
Anne Hedonia says
It is simply exhibiting natrual behaviour. To anthropomorphise this creature serves no purpose and is an example of why emotion is redundant and must be removed to further human evolution.
Cuttlefish, OM says
If Garfield were an cephalopod,
I think he’d look like that;
A bug-eyed, lazy, orange-coated
Tabby octocat!
mud_rake says
At first glance, it looks like a baby hippo that ate too much orange sherbet.
Kate says
@Eidolon:
Why thank you! I hadn’t had coffee yet, and all I wanted to do was crawl into that pic and curl up with the little cutie for a nap! (Once I’d put on some diving gear and a rebreather, that is.)
Ridge Soffit says
Weeze anthropomorphaizin?
Oh Noes!
Masks of Eris says
Cute?
No.
Dead but dreaming, in the ancient sands of the deep sea.
And if you get too close, up for a midnight snack from the easily opened fridge of your cranium.
SEF says
Are its tentacles stuffed into the sand to anchor it, or is it up to something nefarious down there …
Personal Failure says
He looks like I wish I felt.
KI says
Anne Hedonia, I have noticed many spelling errors in your posts, you should return to Processing Central to have your nanoprobes restored to proper working order. Perfection is the goal. The rest of you will be assimilated shortly, resistance is futile.
Deacon Barry says
“And when Bagpuss falls asleep….”
mikespeir says
A calico octopus?
SEF says
Bagpuss was apparently intended to be orange striped, but he came back from the dyers pink instead and the programme makers just went with it.
Allytude says
HE is uncannily like my cat! I second the Garfield idea
Mozglubov says
My reading of Pharyngula motivated me to mention cephalopods in my most recent blog post… so PZ Myers has accomplished something in educating the world about the wonders of the squishy sea creatures. Does anyone know of any good references on the nervous system of cephalopods?
SASnSA says
Wait, don’t most octopi change color to orange when they’re aggravated? (as opposed to matching surrounding colors normally)
itwasntme says
I’d like to be
Under the sea
In an octopus’ garden
In the shade…
Mark A. Siefert says
Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn.
Hillary Rettig/The Lifelong Activist says
he appears to have achieved Buddha-nature.
Dave The Drummer says
This is the first cute octopus I’ve seen. It almost looks furry because of the image compression artifacts. Wow.
Anne Hedonia says
‘ki’ your use of humour displays a flawed reliance upon emotion.
Sili says
I think he’s just dropped his keys.
D'oh! says
Maybe, but I found it to be funny.
On the other hand, your attempts to skewer what you imagine to be the atheist’s disdain for emotion miss their target entirely.
Kate says
Anne, your concern has been noted and filed under “t” for “Troll”.
Notagod says
She looks awfully full, must have eaten the whole christian!
Good girl!!
TJ Longshore says
If only our life was so serene.
One of the reasons I am a certified scuba diver. It is another world down there.
Good picture for the week!
Katkinkate says
It’s looking for food in the sand.
Brownian says
Is Anne Hedonian attempting an antiPoe? If so, she’d do well to remember Brownian’s Corollary to Poe’s Law: “A fundamentalist theist/creationist is generally incapable of producing a convincing parody of an atheist/evolutionist.”
One needs to understand a thing before one can lampoon a thing. The naive lack of rigour which characterises the fundie and creationist positions makes them easily satirised, but by their very nature they render their victims unable to appreciate another’s way of thinking enough to replicate it.
Eidolon says
From another her posts on another thread, my hypothesis is that Anne is doing her Vulcan imitation.
felgi chromowane says
In my opinion the largest threat for California are cataclysms and ecological catastrophes. Not important is how many money we have because one tragedy can us take all.
Thunderbird5 says
Notagod #38
NomNomNice one
BIG girl arencha babe?
astrounit says
That image simply exudes serenity and comfort, well being and even cephalopod happiness.
There ain’t a cushioned couch on Earth that can deliver anywhere near that level of physical tranquility to us bony landlubbers.
'Tis Himself, OM says
Many creationists admit ID is just creationism with the serial numbers filed off and an undefined “intelligent designer” used in place of Yahweh.