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Join Date: Jul 2001
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OT: I'll never swim in Antarctic waters again...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (April 3) - Fishermen working in Antarctic waters have made an extremely rare catch - a colossal squid with eyes as big as dinner plates and razor-sharp hooks on its tentacles, a marine researcher said Thursday.
The 330-pound, 16-foot-long specimen was caught in the Ross Sea, said Steve O'Shea, a research fellow with the Auckland University of Technology. He said the squid was a young female; adults are much bigger. YIKES! Going by the scientific name Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, the animal is unrelated to the smaller and more common giant squid, O'Shea said. "This animal is formidable,'' he told New Zealand's National Radio. While the giant squid eats "quite small prey,'' the colossal squid eats large prey like the Patagonian toothfish, which can grow more than six feet long. Doesn't this sound like great dating-insult material? "Man, she had a nice body, but her face looked like a Patagonian toothfish... Fully grown, the colossal squid would be "larger than any giant squid I have seen, and I've seen 105 of them,'' O'Shea said. I find it quite amusing that this guy keeps track of how many giant squids he's seen. What, does he put notches on his belt? Only one other colossal squid has ever been caught before. Scientists knew of their existence because their beaks have been found in the stomachs of sperm whales. I guess it makes sense, but I wouldn't have associated the words "squid" and "beak" together. "All we know is that it can move through the water ... to a depth of 2,000 meters (6,561 feet) and it is an extremely active and extremely aggressive killer,'' O'Shea said. It differs from the giant squid "by having enormous hooks arming the tentacles and the arms,'' he said. The creature makes up three-quarters of the diet of large sperm whales, which suggests there are large numbers of them in Antarctic waters, O'Shea said. He said the squid was caught near the surface of the ocean.
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04-03-2003, 09:58 PM
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ya I read an article about that.....
That's one big squid..... |
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04-03-2003, 10:15 PM
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Mmmmmmm.....sushi.
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04-03-2003, 10:17 PM
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Deep fry that bad boy and make some Calamari
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04-03-2003, 10:22 PM
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It's still smaller than Gilbert Brown
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04-03-2003, 10:27 PM
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04-03-2003, 11:48 PM
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Lethargic Hooligan
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing
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Save the Colossal Squid!
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04-04-2003, 12:06 AM
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Hmmm. Whatever happened to Professor Kosta?
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04-04-2003, 07:14 AM
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Rider Of Rohan
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep
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He was eaten by a colossal squid.
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04-04-2003, 09:42 AM
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Lethargic Hooligan
Join Date: Oct 2000
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colossal squid wants to be at the top of the page
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04-04-2003, 09:47 AM
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Rider Of Rohan
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep
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Good man!
Fritz = Man of the Squids
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04-04-2003, 10:30 AM
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Why isn't there a picture of the colossal squid?
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04-04-2003, 10:34 AM
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Lethargic Hooligan
Join Date: Oct 2000
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There was on CNN
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04-04-2003, 10:46 AM
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Let's see. A giant squid is not related to the smaller squid. Hmmm. |
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04-04-2003, 10:53 AM
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Lethargic Hooligan
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing
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We are all God's squid
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04-04-2003, 11:02 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
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LOL! That is interesting, though, that they are not related. Anyone know what the scientific reason for that is?
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04-04-2003, 11:08 AM
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Rider Of Rohan
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep
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For further information, please see the following website:
Squid Links "You can follow these links to find out more about the world of the squid." ~ from the website Thank you on behalf of the FOFC Ministry of Squids WSUSquid
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04-04-2003, 11:14 AM
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Lethargic Hooligan
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04-04-2003, 12:40 PM
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Lethargic Hooligan
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing
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colossal squid wants to be at the top of the page
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04-04-2003, 01:01 PM
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Pro Starter
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Forget Titanic, when is James Cameron gonna get down there and start filming Colossal Squids??
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04-04-2003, 01:07 PM
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We need a sticky for the colossal squid
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04-04-2003, 01:52 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep
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See the attached image for a view from SquidCam.*
Stay tuned for late-breaking squid news. WSquidUCougar *not to be confused with SquidCam Edwards, who is a radio personality somewhere in Oklahoma
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04-04-2003, 02:47 PM
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Location: Los Angeles
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that aint so big.
anyone remember the family guy where a squid moved in, and they just pretended he wasnt there? blaming all the noise on an earthquake or a train passing by....funny stuff. |
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04-04-2003, 04:48 PM
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This should finally shut the Democrats up.
Our current war in Iraq has not hindered the war on terrorism or collossal squids. |
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04-04-2003, 06:02 PM
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Location: Philadelphia
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I remember that episode, it was good. But it was a giant octopus, not squid. |
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04-05-2003, 02:10 PM
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That's an octopus, silly...
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04-05-2003, 02:27 PM
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hahahahaha, so that's what it looks like |
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04-05-2003, 02:29 PM
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Lethargic Hooligan
Join Date: Oct 2000
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squidly diddly.
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04-06-2003, 01:58 PM
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Lethargic Hooligan
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing
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Save the Colossal Squid!
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04-06-2003, 11:49 PM
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Swim to the top big fella.
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04-07-2003, 12:05 AM
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``This animal is formidable,'' he told New Zealand's National Radio.
If the squid is rated "formidable" can I get it on the transfer wire? I need a formidable scorer.
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04-07-2003, 12:11 AM
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Great post.
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04-07-2003, 12:21 AM
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Oh. Well, he looks like an octopus with the big head and all. I love calamari...
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04-07-2003, 09:53 AM
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Rider Of Rohan
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep
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CSNN, your Colossal Squid News Network
The following items have been reported in the wake (get it?) of the recent colossal squid sighting: > We have word that, despite being dead, the colossal squid has qualified for both the NHL and NBA playoffs. Being qualified but dead places the ol’ CS in the same company as any team other than Detroit in the NHL, and any Eastern Conference team in the NBA. The colossal squid has also made the latest list of the NBA’s 50 greatest players at #17, placing as the 3rd “big man” behind Shaq and Yao Ming. > Jim Boeheim, Syracuse men’s basketball coach, refuted the rumor that the team is switching its name from the Orangemen to the Squidmen. Supposedly the idea was squashed due to the fact that “we just don’t get very many squids upstate.” > The man who caught Sammy Sosa’s 500th homerun (who hails from St. Louis, home to CSNN headquarters) has scoffed at selling the historic ball. He told David Letterman, “Heh, I wouldn’t trade it for a colossal squid!” > Our Georgia bureau confirms that squids, colossal or otherwise, cannot obtain membership at the Masters club. No word yet on any planned protests. > On the war front, unemployed weapons inspector Hans Blix has declared the colossal squid a Weapon of Mass Destruction. “It’s biological – at least I think it is – and we definitely know it’s formidable,” said Blix. “We just haven’t found any of them, and since Iraq did not declare them in their 11,000 page declaration, well…connect the dots.” > In light of (or perhaps in spite of) the above report, France has reportedly surrendered to the Colossal Squid. Famous French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, who died several years ago, had repeatedly pressed the French government to continue the Maginot Line to the Atlantic coast to prevent “squid incursions,” to no avail. And now look…mon dieu! > There have been rumblings in some Democratic circles that the colossal squid would stand a better chance in the 2004 Presidential election than many of the current names being thrown around. One source who requested anonymity stated that “I think the squid has more charisma than Al Gore did in 2000, and it’s certainly better looking than Kerry.” > Is the colossal squid actually Kodos? > There are unconfirmed reports that Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Squidman has been seeing FOFC (and CSNN anchor) WSUCougar on an intimate basis. In response, CSNN PR Director Fritz was quoted as saying, “Nothing to it. They’re just friends.” > Stay tuned…
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04-07-2003, 10:35 AM
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Lethargic Hooligan
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04-07-2003, 11:45 AM
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Fritz - Any word yet on a release date for Colossal Squid Tycoon?
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04-07-2003, 12:11 PM
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All your Colossal Squid belong to me me!
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04-07-2003, 12:47 PM
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Colossal Squid is so fuckin' money, and he doesn't even know it.
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04-07-2003, 12:59 PM
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Lethargic Hooligan
Join Date: Oct 2000
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No, but the FPS Duke Colossal Squid is due out in June, SIMS - Colossal Squid is due out in July, and Lucas movie and toy series Squid Wars: Return of the Stuffed Cephalopod is expected to be a summer hit. My wife has Chicken Soup for the Colossal Squids Soul on backorder from Amazon. The London Times reports that PETA activists are planning to chain themselves to Colossal Squid to prevent their harvest as a food source.
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04-07-2003, 02:09 PM
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Great stuff WSUCOugar.
This was my favorite > There have been rumblings in some Democratic circles that the colossal squid would stand a better chance in the 2004 Presidential election than many of the current names being thrown around. One source who requested anonymity stated that “I think the squid has more charisma than Al Gore did in 2000, and it’s certainly better looking than Kerry.” |
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04-08-2003, 09:17 AM
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Rider Of Rohan
Join Date: Jul 2001
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Your morning CSNN (Colossal Squid News Network) Update:
> Fox TV reports that they are considering a new program entitled "Deep Sea: CSI (Colossal Squid Investigations)." No casting decisions have been made, but word on the streets of Hollywood is that Rob Lowe is looking for work. > Humvee is introducing a new amphibious SUV, the H2100-X4CS "Colossal Squid Edition." Base price will be around $85,000, although options (including the sperm whale alarm system) will boost the price. > If/when they are unable to trade down, the Cincinatti Bengals are considering drafting the colossal squid "to solve all of their line problems." We also hear rumors that the New Orleans Saints will offer up all of their draft picks for the squid rights and that the Arizona Cardinals are also interested (Emmitt Smith is pressing for it, stating that he is sick of dealing with Alf and needs a new commercial side-kick). > Poll of the day: Would the colossal squid make a good replacement Dixie Chick? Stay tuned...
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04-08-2003, 09:40 AM
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Lethargic Hooligan
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Thanks WSUCougar.
did you get all of this from http://www.colossalsquidreport.com ?
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I have no recollection of that, Senator. CSNN...we have a tentacle on the pulse of the colossal squid nation.
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04-08-2003, 11:45 AM
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The Iraqi Information Minister made a statement earlier today that the Colossal Squid has not reached Baghdad, any reports of such is false.
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Rider Of Rohan
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...this is, of course, due to the Colossal Squid's advanced stealth technology. CSNN's own Geraldo Rivera, who is "embedded" with the Colossal Squid, reports that it is, in fact, in Baghdad, and apparently "partying like it's 1999." By the way, following his much-heralded apology for Pentagonal misbehavior, Geraldo did a thorough search of the Colossal Squid for Al Capone's safe, but (again) found nothing. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Also, in breaking news, we have confirmed sightings of a squid-related quote-of-the-moment at FOFC! Stay tuned...
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Lethargic Hooligan
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get it right cub reporter.
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04-09-2003, 06:57 AM
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Lethargic Hooligan
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Any current news WSUCougar?
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Now, I might be confusing the two (the supposedly unrelated giant squid and colossal squid), but I recall hearing that no human being had ever seen a giant squid alive, which I found to be fascinating. (I guess it's just a function of the depth at which they live)
Does that statement more properly belong to the colossal squid, perhaps? Or to both? I also think it's more impressive to say, "No human being has ever seen a giant squid... and lived to tell about it." |
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…yes there is, Fritz. And good morning. Stunning news from our Hollywood bureau; representatives for Tori Spelling have announced that despite several suggestive media statements that have been made, she is in no way, shape, or form related to the Colossal Squid. Playing off the Colossal Squid’s meteoric rise in popularity (as well as a CSNN poll which shows Gilbert Brown comparisons are intriguing), McDonalds is considering a buddy-style commercial for their Super Sized Extra Value Meals. Theoretically, Gilbert Brown would do the talking, while the Colossal Squid would eat a Super-Sized Filet-o-Fish Extra Value Meal and then start eyeing up Gilbert’s Double Quarter-Pounder meal with his dinner-plate sized eyes. In related news, the Colossal Squid may go in on a partnership business deal with the Enormous Octopuss for a number of eateries called “Suckers.” The restaurants, patterned after the famed “Hooters” chain, will feature cephalapod waitresses wearing provocative outfits that highlight their tentacles. (CSNN would like to acknowledge that esteemed FOFC colleague Quiksand has plunged into the fierce Colossal/Giant Squid debate. Look for a dynasty soon…)
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