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It's beginning to feel a bit like Squidmas

Category: Weirdness
Posted on: December 12, 2008 3:43 PM, by PZ Myers

That festive holiday mood is beginning to stir…

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Posted by: LisaJ | December 12, 2008 3:47 PM

Nice! Where did you find that? Quickly now, put that on a sign and get it up to Washington!

Posted by: Shaden Freud | December 12, 2008 3:50 PM

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Santa Macy's wgah'nagl fhtagn!

Iä! Iä! Santa fhtagn!

Posted by: Glen Davidson | December 12, 2008 3:52 PM

Might make the young vertebrates a tad less greedy...

Glen D
http://tinyurl.com/6mb592

Posted by: Sauve | December 12, 2008 3:52 PM

I second Shaden.

Posted by: Sauve | December 12, 2008 3:54 PM

Oh check this out. Go Vatican!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7779559.stm

Posted by: Somnolent Aphid | December 12, 2008 3:54 PM

Hey, that's just a made up holiday !
Oh wait...
They're all just made up holidays, I get it !

Posted by: Sastra | December 12, 2008 4:03 PM

Poor Squid Claus must get mighty bored, because all the little squidlings are asking for the same thing right now: Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean...

Posted by: kamaka | December 12, 2008 4:13 PM

It's on eBay.

Pharyngulite bidding war 3...2...1...

Posted by: Masks of Eris | December 12, 2008 4:21 PM

Squid Claus? No. That is Tenta Claus.

Or am I committing some theological gaffe when I say that?

Must I now expect a visit by the Squidish Inquisition?

#10

Posted by: Paul | December 12, 2008 4:23 PM

And what do YOU want, cowering mortal?

#11

Posted by: Somnolent Aphid | December 12, 2008 4:23 PM

Tenta Claus - I love it !!! So clever.

#12

Posted by: Sastra | December 12, 2008 4:25 PM

Masks of Eris has it right -- "Tenta Claus" it is!

#13

Posted by: Stuart | December 12, 2008 5:06 PM

...and I want a Dagon action figure and ...

#14

Posted by: RT NZ | December 12, 2008 5:19 PM

NOoooooooooooooooooBody expects the squidish inquisition.......

#15

Posted by: Masks of Eris | December 12, 2008 5:22 PM

Somehow I feel disappointed that the seller had not titled this item "a diorama of a frightened, open-mouthed girl and a tentacled monster clutching her; suitable for all ages".

Yup, this is what a certain kind of Japanese entertainment does to you.

Also: I nominate the following as a caption for this image: "By the power vested in me by the cold, uncaring stellar abysses above, I hereby pronounce you husband and wife."

(Also: "Tenta Claus" not my own invention --- would be grateful if anyone knew anything about its origins.)

#16

Posted by: Tim H | December 12, 2008 5:48 PM

Silly people. This is not a picture of Tenta Claus listening to what the young vertabrate wants for Squidmas. Tenta Claus is listening to the young squid he's holding in his right tentacle. The vertabrate is the possible gift, if young Cephie has been a good little squid this year.

#17

Posted by: Mosasaurus rex | December 12, 2008 6:29 PM

Is Cephalopodmas now referred to as Squidmas?

#18

Posted by: Andrés Diplotti | December 12, 2008 6:35 PM

Yay, it's Squidmas! Let's all intone songs and carols for the season.

#19

Posted by: Cristabel | December 12, 2008 11:13 PM

Have a Happy Cthulhu Christmas!

#20

Posted by: aaron | December 13, 2008 1:57 AM

Link to Ebay sale page: http://cgi.ebay.com/OOAK-Needle-Felted-Santa-Cthulhu-Figure-AHA-Art-Doll_W0QQitemZ190272506484QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDolls?hash=item190272506484&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

and there's more (though not nearly as awesome): http://shop.ebay.com/items/?_nkw=cthulhu+santa&_sacat=0&_fromfsb=&_trksid=m270.l1313&_odkw=squid+claus&_osacat=0

#21

Posted by: S E E Quine | December 13, 2008 3:44 AM

Is he the one who STEALS Christmas?

#22

Posted by: Samantha Vimes | December 13, 2008 5:34 AM

The problem is, it's not milk and cookies Santa Cthulu is going to snack on.

This is just like when Mr. Hong built the all night takeaway seafood place on Dagon Street.

#23

Posted by: Annie M | December 13, 2008 6:01 AM

Some needle felters have too much time on their hands! What a cutie!! I'm jealous. It does take great skill to turn fluffy wool into the above item, armed only with a honking blooding felting needle. With Barbs. That hurt...

#24

Posted by: BobbyEarle | December 13, 2008 6:22 AM

I can't believe that nobody has mentioned the Alien facehugger.

Santa needs to stop snooping around old derelict spaceships.

#25

Posted by: Sili | December 13, 2008 9:05 AM

Not that it matters, but I agree with the pope on in vitro fertilisation. Pointless waste of ressources.

But that's about it.

#26

Posted by: vjack | December 14, 2008 8:36 AM

I love it! This needs a spot in the Washington State Capitol!

#27