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Even Tough, Sea-Hardy Deep Sea Biologists Need One

Category: Gadgets & Gear
Posted on: July 21, 2008 8:02 PM, by Kevin Zelnio

Squishables! (via Bora).

There is nothing more adorable than a girl and her snail.

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Is that Oswald? Oh wait, its the Deep Sea News token cephalopod squishy! Hi There!

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Peter is a little in touch with his sensitive side though. He might prefer some furry mammal like a whale or something dumb like that.

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Even on land, whales are swimming in a sea of plastic...

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1

I *heart* Killer Whales!

Posted by: Peter | July 21, 2008 8:39 PM

2

Hmmm... methinks a "colony" of O. roseus plushies would be just the thing!

Posted by: Eric | July 21, 2008 9:24 PM

3

I am thinking of getting myself a shark, since there is no quail (and the rooster is, well, .....).

Posted by: Coturnix | July 21, 2008 9:29 PM

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I have to have one of those snails. I can overlook the surfeit of feet.

Posted by: Snail | July 22, 2008 5:56 AM

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