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Squidly oddments
Category: Organisms
Posted on: June 27, 2006 8:39 PM, by PZ Myers
There are always a few strange leads to cephalopod miscellany in my mailbag…people have this odd idea that I like tentacled molluscs. So here we go, a few strange things on the strange ol' internet.
This t-shirt is anatomically incorrect! I'm not sure what that thing is, but it's no cephalopod I've ever seen. Although I suspect he's wondering what that strange pink beast does with those two stumpy tentacles.
I wish I had a giant squid at my dinner table. At least it's anatomically more reasonably drawn.
There are an awful lot of knitters with a strange fascination with cephalopods.
Comments
Posted by: Ithika
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June 27, 2006 9:33 PM
For some reason that Family Guy picture makes me so happy. There have been many knitted cephalopods of various types — but why has no-one made a knitted Dr Zoidberg? A knitted Zoidberg why not?
Posted by: Spike
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June 27, 2006 10:51 PM
The woman in the first picture is also anatomically incorrect. From her left hand hang two cups of her bikini top, below her right arm is another. 1-2-3.
Posted by: Owlmirror
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June 28, 2006 12:08 AM
The medical term is "polymastia". Google gives some interesting medical websites, some with pictures.
Posted by: Left_Wing_Fox
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June 28, 2006 12:08 AM
I got to animate a couple of giant squid scenes myself lately. Unfortunately, due to contract issues, I'm not allowed to post any images of it yet. =/
Posted by: scolex
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June 28, 2006 12:27 AM
Here and here are some more Threadless cephalopod shirts. Makes me wish I had a job.
Posted by: CMD
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June 28, 2006 1:00 AM
Over Memorial Day weekend, I watched a friend take the day of her birthday "off" from knitting the latest in an endless series of baby blankets so that she could knit that nautilus. She's an exhibit developer for museums. I now see that she is also on your payroll to push the cephalopod agenda.
Posted by: Mena
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June 28, 2006 1:01 AM
My mother and grandmother have always knitted and I have usually avoided it but this may be a reason to try it (after almost 40 years of avoidance)!
Posted by: Sexy Sadie
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June 28, 2006 2:11 AM
Yeah, I thought you'd like that Family Guy episode.
Posted by: Keith Douglas
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June 28, 2006 12:49 PM
Could it be that knitters like cephalopods because they are superficially a bag shape? (Whence easy to make, I suppose.)
Posted by: A
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June 28, 2006 8:23 PM
Hey, crocheting cephalopods is fun, too!
The best part is that cats love crocheted cephalopods full of catnip.
Posted by: shadowboy | August 23, 2006 3:21 PM
Wow... is it that slow at the ol' U of Minn? For the love of pete, it's a CARTOON. Get over it.