Shouldn't the winner for October have been "Octopus"?

The winner of this month's Molly award dominated the voting this time around — I guess the combination of cephalopod and poetry was irresistible. Everyone congratulate Cuttlefish, OM.

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I would be irresistible to the ladies if only I had bright blue inflatable throat sacs, like Hoplobatrachus tigerinus.

[A feeble attempt, but nevertheless...]

When you stare into the waters
Beware what lurks beneath:
A wingéd form with tentacles
and wit with razor teeth

With deadly rhyme and meter
And calligraphic ink
The acts of fools are savaged
So pause, reflect, and think

Must you wear those wetsuits?
Do your words limp or sting?
You may be greatly shamed
When the Cuttlefish does sing

Trade the noise for silence
Maybe read a book
Camouflage your foolishness
And you might be off the hook

Wisdom, as well as folly,
The Cuttlefish will laud
And we who honor wisdom
Must, of course, applaud

But fools are ever foolish
As Cuttlefish does know
There's plenty of ink for you
If foolishness you show

By Owlmirror (not verified) on 22 Oct 2007 #permalink

I think this qualifies as "good ink". Bravo!

By Kseniya, OM (not verified) on 22 Oct 2007 #permalink

My platter runneth over.

By Torbjörn Larsson, OM (not verified) on 22 Oct 2007 #permalink

/cuttlefish
is cuddled with

<voice="Antonio Banderas">
<sing>

Congratulations, oh Cuttlefish,
And warmly welcome to the club,
For you make it clear now to everyone here
Whereinever in fact lies the rub.

And all that in verse and in meter,
And all that with reason and rhyme,
What's more, it's such fun, tell us, how have we done
Without that for such a long time?

(I should think of just one more stanza,
But my imagination is up,
The tune, in full bloom, gives me lots of more room,
Not your bottomless barrel's my cup!)

You have, as first, made it obvious
What should be in everyone's sight:
"The film clearly shows that stupidity flows
Just a little bit faster than,
little bit faster than,
little bit faster than light!"

</sing>
</voice>

(...Now I just hope I've correctly remembered where all the parts of the tune go.)

By David Marjanović, OM (not verified) on 23 Oct 2007 #permalink

Oh, shit. I thought I had figured the <br> tag out. I had not. So, the narrowest empty lines should actually be the broadest ones.

By David Marjanović, OM (not verified) on 23 Oct 2007 #permalink

Finally, the anti-cephalopod sentiment that is so pervasive in this blog seems to be weakening.

Congratulations to an intelligent and interesting invertebrate.

WTG Cuttlefish!

By jeffox backtrollin' (not verified) on 23 Oct 2007 #permalink

Bravo Cuttlefish.

By John Phillips (not verified) on 23 Oct 2007 #permalink

Admirable, cuttlefish.

Just think, after that great breeding frenzy is over
and all the eggs have been laid
what's left of you
may yet end up in a parrot's cage.

By JohnnieCanuck, FCD (not verified) on 23 Oct 2007 #permalink

BIG congratulations, you shy little cephalapod!! Cuddly cuddly cuddly!! :D

By Bebopfaye (not verified) on 24 Oct 2007 #permalink

My platter runneth over.

By Torbjörn Larsson, OM (not verified) on 22 Oct 2007 #permalink

<voice="Antonio Banderas">
<sing>

Congratulations, oh Cuttlefish,
And warmly welcome to the club,
For you make it clear now to everyone here
Whereinever in fact lies the rub.

And all that in verse and in meter,
And all that with reason and rhyme,
What's more, it's such fun, tell us, how have we done
Without that for such a long time?

(I should think of just one more stanza,
But my imagination is up,
The tune, in full bloom, gives me lots of more room,
Not your bottomless barrel's my cup!)

You have, as first, made it obvious
What should be in everyone's sight:
"The film clearly shows that stupidity flows
Just a little bit faster than,
little bit faster than,
little bit faster than light!"

</sing>
</voice>

(...Now I just hope I've correctly remembered where all the parts of the tune go.)

By David Marjanović, OM (not verified) on 23 Oct 2007 #permalink

Oh, shit. I thought I had figured the <br> tag out. I had not. So, the narrowest empty lines should actually be the broadest ones.

By David Marjanović, OM (not verified) on 23 Oct 2007 #permalink