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« We have the brains of worms | Main | Woo hoo III! »

Oh, the ignominy of it all

Category: CephalopodsHumorWeirdness
Posted on: May 4, 2007 1:14 PM, by PZ Myers

grimpoteuthis.jpg

Grimpoteuthis is a cephalopod so cute, now it's being compared to Pikachu. That's harsh. Being plump and adorable is a good way to get kicked out of the savage monster club.

I know. I've been there.

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#1

Pikachu has been known to kicks some serious ass though.

Posted by: Steve_C (Secular Elitist) FCD | May 4, 2007 1:22 PM

#2

I hate to say this.... but it is pikachu....


Can it make lightning by any chance? it could be a whole new source of energy! (who wouldn't prefer a cephalo-pod instead of a tesla car?)

;-)

Posted by: tony | May 4, 2007 1:23 PM

#3

There's another kind of octopus, similar to this one in that it has very short tentacles, that looks *exactly* like a Pac-Man ghost. Somewhere at home I've got a video of one of the little buggers blooping along the sea floor. It's adorable!

Posted by: K. Signal Eingang | May 4, 2007 1:24 PM

#4

This just isn't good enough. I need to know which rock star.

I think it depends on whose perspective you're taking. From the fundie perspective, you're Mick Jagger circa 1968, corrupting the youth and spreading the seeds of hedonism with your repugnant drivel.

From my perspective: Tori Amos.

Posted by: Great White Wonder | May 4, 2007 1:24 PM

#5

hmmm... would a cephalo-pod be a smart car?

Posted by: tony | May 4, 2007 1:25 PM

#6

WTF, I'm trendsurfing again! I just became a cirrate (esp. Grimpoteuthis) enthusiast when I ran across their tolweb page a month or two ago...now they're the latest Internet fad? Why does this always happen? I swear, someone's following me. Enough to make me paranoid, it is.

Posted by: paranoid octopus | May 4, 2007 1:55 PM

#7

Have you seen this Grimpoteuthis video, by the way?
here

Posted by: octopod | May 4, 2007 1:59 PM

#8


I find it odd that neither this site or Panda's Thumb is making a bigger issue out of that fact that three Republican candidates for Presidency are pig ignorant fundies willing to admit publically that they are prepared to spit in the face of scientific facts.

What are we fighting for?

Posted by: Great White Wonder | May 4, 2007 2:01 PM

#9

GWW, it's because we're not surprised. They're so completely and utterly far from reality that it's useless to reach them. They're at odds with America on every issue, and they cannot realize it.

Other observations which should be on the other thread:

McCain sees the hand of gawd in the grand canyon, giving him his yearly rubout.

Ron Paul is the only one even looking in the direction of reality.

Posted by: stogoe | May 4, 2007 2:29 PM

#10

OT. Anyone see this yet:
http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/may/04/is_karl_rove_an_atheist

Means nothing of course, but there you go. The source, Being Hitchens, is not exactly trustworthy so grain of salt...

Posted by: afterthought | May 4, 2007 2:31 PM

#11

Dunno where else to put this, so HERE!
http://www.pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF032AD-Reset.jpg#102

Posted by: Fatmop | May 4, 2007 3:19 PM

#12

Sad news about Karl.

Posted by: Elaine | May 4, 2007 3:41 PM

#13
I hate to say this.... but it is pikachu....

To me it looks marginally more like a shaved furby. But that's just me...

Posted by: Bill Dauphin | May 4, 2007 4:06 PM

#14

PZ,

You'll be happy to know that my nine-year-old says "That's CUTER than Pikachu"

Posted by: Teresa | May 4, 2007 4:34 PM

#15

Shhhh, grimpoteuthis could develope an irreducible complex. Sorry, but I just had to.

Posted by: Steve | May 4, 2007 6:14 PM

#16

I thought that was a brain slug from Futurama.

Posted by: pablo | May 4, 2007 8:02 PM

#18

Clearly, it's Jigglypuff, not Pikachu.

Posted by: Vanessa | May 4, 2007 9:16 PM

#19

It's not a Pokemon its a PokeThulu

Posted by: John Marley | May 4, 2007 10:48 PM

#20

It's very cute - and it has the notable advantage of actually being real.

Posted by: SEF | May 5, 2007 7:09 AM

#21

If your name begins with "grim" and you still get compared to pikachu there really is no hope.

Posted by: Patrick Quigley | May 5, 2007 10:38 PM

#22

What's the scale here?

Posted by: Keith Douglas | May 7, 2007 9:06 AM

#23

It reminds me of Glenda, the mascot of the operating system Plan 9.

Posted by: Philip | May 7, 2007 10:13 AM

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