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Category: Organisms
Posted on: May 16, 2006 8:05 AM, by PZ Myers
Someone's got a cephalopod fetish…everyone knows how nerdy that makes you, right?
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Comments
Posted by: Xtopher42
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May 16, 2006 10:49 AM
I have become increasingly aware of how nerdy this makes me. I can directly blame you for sparking the obsession after seeing your post on cephalopodmas. It's been all downhill from there.
Posted by: PZ Myers
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May 16, 2006 12:33 PM
Don't blame me. It's the irresistible cuddly charm of the cephalopod that's at fault.
Posted by: Marcelo Greco
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May 16, 2006 1:04 PM
Is that Cthulhu on the top of the tree?