That's the spirit

It's only two weeks until Squidmas! Squeeee, I say, Squeee!

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Squid Josef looks pretty distressed !!

By Et in Arcadia Ego (not verified) on 11 Dec 2009 #permalink

Just thought of something: even if you crucify squid Jesus, he still has plenty of arms free so he can escape.

By nejishiki (not verified) on 11 Dec 2009 #permalink

Lol. I dig the bearded squid.

I'm either feeling the holy spirit or something has tentacles under my skirt.

By Michelle R (not verified) on 11 Dec 2009 #permalink

The squid in the middle has a beard that looks like the one on The Evil Spock. Does this squid have a good, beardless, counterpart in another universe too?

I like the squid star.

By 'Tis Himself, OM (not verified) on 11 Dec 2009 #permalink

I thought it was a cephalopod angel. I also thought we saw this nativity scene (or, at least, I saw it somewhere) last year.

What squid is this, who, laid to rest,

On Mary's lap is inking?

NB The solstice is even closer.

@Et in Arcadia Ego #1

You would be too if your wife had just experienced something strait out of a Japanese hentai movie.

No Gods, No Masters
Cameron

What is that white thing the green squid is holding? A sheep? It would be nice to also have tentacamels!

By recovering catholic (not verified) on 11 Dec 2009 #permalink

Whatever happened to "Happy monkey!"

By Ginchy Von Sla… (not verified) on 11 Dec 2009 #permalink

Come on, PZ. You post this every year :-)

You would be too if your wife had just experienced something strai[gh]t out of a Japanese hentai movie.

Enemy with hentai cannon has already defeated himself.

Insider joke. Don't ask.

By David Marjanović (not verified) on 11 Dec 2009 #permalink

I want to see a squidly angel!

By Happy Tentacles (not verified) on 11 Dec 2009 #permalink

I was also wondering what the green creature was holding. I think that it is a headless cuttlefish- an acephalopod as it were.

The baby is kind of cute.

By felixthecat (not verified) on 11 Dec 2009 #permalink

Just took my first attempt at cephalopod cookies (famous German recipe) out of the oven. It's about time to reclaim the celebration of the coolest time of the year.

Even squids have a reason for the season. On a side note, this site has officially become one of my favorite destinations on the web. The squid nativity was the final convincing factor. (Alright, I loved your site before the squid nativity).

I was disturbed when the sushi bar at my college's cafeteria served baby octopus a few weeks ago, but after seeing this image, I now understand that it was meant as a version of holy communion.

By curiosity (not verified) on 11 Dec 2009 #permalink

Calimai ba rump bump bum bum... mmmm Jesus looks delicious. I think I will have a side of Holy Aioli too.

Oooh I can't wait to see the scene where jesus takes on the money-changers and vendors in the temple!

By The effin' bear (not verified) on 11 Dec 2009 #permalink

the sushi bar at my college's cafeteria

I am so fucking old.

By Sven DiMilo (not verified) on 11 Dec 2009 #permalink

Wait, so what about the other 199,999 or so eggs?

Also, would squid Jesus be Squesus? Maybe SqueeJee?

I like SqueeJee... Has kind of a disco vibe to it.

Sadly, it's doubtful that a calamari Eucharist would ever take off.

"This is my ink, which was discharged for you."

By Bill Baconhill (not verified) on 11 Dec 2009 #permalink

now some one needs to make a Cthulhu nativity scene

By SkeptikSnarf (not verified) on 12 Dec 2009 #permalink

nejishiki

Just thought of something: even if you crucify squid Jesus, he still has plenty of arms free so he can escape.

Maybe that's what the Star of David is for?

Picture the scene: (Just before Easter, on a hill in the occupied Middle East, +/- 33 AD... or is it 0 AD?).

Roman Guard 1: Jesus Christ! Will you stop fucking squirming?
Roman Guard 2: Oh shit, he's got my bloody hammer again. Watch your heads!
SWISH! CLUNK!
Roman Guard 3: Spin it round! Spin it round!
WOOSH! BONK!
Roman Guard 1: He nearly got you that time Max!
Roman Guard 3: Fuck! We're running out of nails.
Roman Guard 2: This is like nailing fucking jelly to the ceiling!

By Occam's Machete (not verified) on 13 Dec 2009 #permalink