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Posted on: November 2, 2007 10:50 AM, by PZ Myers
I really do have no sense of shame, and since Halloween has just gone by, I have even more opportunities to pander to the cute. How about a dog?
Or how about … adorable little kids?
Have no fear, the conference ends today, and I'll be turning off the saccharine drip.
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Comments
The saccharine drip... it burns! I'm melting!
Posted by: CalGeorge | November 2, 2007 10:57 AM
Awwww.
Posted by: pleco | November 2, 2007 11:22 AM
So is that a picture of your two "Cuddlefish?"
(I am not above "pun"ishing saccharine attacks)
Posted by: Russ | November 2, 2007 1:43 PM
I am extremely embarrased. Here I go thinking I've done something original. Then I look at the comments for the real cuttlefish, and JP has already used it.
grumble...
Posted by: Russ | November 2, 2007 1:46 PM
I love kids, but I've never been able to finish a whole one.
Posted by: Warren | November 2, 2007 1:52 PM
I see... in order to make dogs and children cuter, disguise them as cephalopods...
It's crazy enough, it just might work!
Posted by: Cuttlefish | November 2, 2007 2:28 PM
So if you take a cuttlefish, disguise it as a dog, and then disguise that as a cuttlefish, do you get recursive cuteness? Or less saccharine?
Posted by: blf | November 2, 2007 2:43 PM
Posted by: Kseniya | November 2, 2007 3:05 PM
Warren,
I've found that a good tobasco helps, though my wife likes to mix them into her yogurt.
My problem is, when I plant them, they never seem to grow. Maybe I over-water them.
Posted by: Lurchgs | November 2, 2007 3:32 PM
Oh wow, that dog looks an awful lot like my dog, Castor. And I'm sure mine would have the same expression if forced to wear a shirt like that, even a cool cephalopodophile one.
But come to think of it, my girlfriend was trying to convince me to inflict a costume on my pup. Hmmm, perhaps I should concede for next year but stipulate that it must be squid-themed! (Evil laugh)
Posted by: Diego | November 2, 2007 4:50 PM
Same for this post...AWWWWWW.
Posted by: leslie | November 2, 2007 7:44 PM
To be perfectly honest, I preferred the pic of the cuttlefish.
Posted by: ing | November 2, 2007 9:07 PM
Aww. (Thanks Humble). :)
The orange one wanted to be a marine biologist for his costume, but was worried about being mistaken for a scuba diver - and not being recognized as a scientist. SO he decided to be his favorite ocean creature instead. Of course the little brother had to join in.
We (my husband and I) love your blog. Thanks.
Posted by: Denise | November 2, 2007 9:13 PM
You want cute? Here's cute:
http://www.thenaturalcanvas.com/Arthropods/pages/4375.html
And the woman is attractive too. But nothing beats the beauty of Mixopterus.
Posted by: craig | November 3, 2007 3:28 PM
I think that this is a costume for a pet--RoboDog.
Posted by: Monado | November 4, 2007 9:56 PM