More cephalopodic developments

July 25, 2007 8:32 PM

Not to be outdone by the appearance of the Octosquid (previously), other cephalopods have undearthed 900-year-old hidden treasures from the Koryo Dynasty and are taking up residence in the Monterey Bay (Bugmenot works for this last link). Squirrels are also getting in on the action.
posted by christopherious (11 comments total)

In this case, apparently, possession is 9/10 in the maw.
posted by rob511 at 8:53 PM on July 25, 2007 [1 favorite]

Hey, is it just me, or do you guys all get disturbing, multi-day erections if you think about the octosquid too much?
posted by jonson at 8:58 PM on July 25, 2007 [4 favorites]

These are really neat stories, thank you for sharing. So often, we get a distorted view of the past, no matter how carefully we excavate. Time takes its toll; Rome looks like it was all pristine marble instead of raucously painted. Seeing those 900 year old plates, shining, smooth, unbroken... it's breathtaking.
posted by headspace at 8:58 PM on July 25, 2007

Also, what's up with the new bounty-hunters? Squid, squirrels ... what next, David L. Lander as Indiana Jones?
posted by rob511 at 9:01 PM on July 25, 2007

Revealed: Secret Squirrel Master Plan
posted by homunculus at 9:23 PM on July 25, 2007

Whoops, this was supposed to be the first link in this post.
posted by christopherious at 9:41 PM on July 25, 2007

Hey, is it just me, or do you guys all get disturbing, multi-day erections if you think about the octosquid too much?

Only if a de-beaking operation appears very early in the thinking.
posted by UbuRoivas at 9:56 PM on July 25, 2007

Some more non-animal-related June/July archaeological findings of note (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8).
posted by christopherious at 10:01 PM on July 25, 2007

Hey, is it just me, or do you guys all get disturbing, multi-day erections if you think about the octosquid too much?

There's a newsgroup for that.

/ probably some .jp groups too
// not an expert
/// though I can GIS my username with SafeSearch on, and it's still NSFW
//// not a farker
posted by kurumi at 10:31 PM on July 25, 2007

cephalopods rule.
or will, someday.
posted by Busithoth at 5:48 AM on July 26, 2007

I didn't know they had Ikeas in the 12th century!
posted by ORthey at 7:22 AM on July 26, 2007