Octopus maya
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Friday Cephalopod: From the Gulf of Mexico
Category: Organisms
Posted on: May 5, 2006 7:36 AM, by PZ Myers
Octopus maya
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Posted by: Doozer
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May 5, 2006 9:07 AM
Whazzis, a Cincopus?
Say, any chance of talking Typekey into a cookie option? The email address "double clutch" thingie is a bit of a stinker, and I bet it's thinning out comments.
Posted by: Ithika
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May 5, 2006 9:09 AM
I would also like an option to use cookies ... I've turned all the javascript for this site back on but it still makes me jump through extraordinary hoops to sign in and comment. :-(
Posted by: Rev. BigDumbChimp
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May 5, 2006 9:19 AM
I had no idea the native habitat for Octopus maya was a tornado.
Posted by: Joker Cross
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May 5, 2006 1:28 PM
I click my mouse three times and I'm signed into Typepad. What is everyone else doing that's so hard? It's irritating to have to sign in all the time, but the process is not what I would call "jumping through hoops." At least from my end.