IT'S NOT JUST A WEIRD ANIMAL: IT'S A GOOD NAME FOR A ROCK BAND

Presenting: Hawaiian Bobtail Squid

Comments

[Mr.Fishair]

And they're even better deep-fried.

[Blogchik]

I enjoyed the reference to "Klingon cloaking device." We know these scientists are Trekkies! :)

[Slartibartfast Wonderin' II]

the same bacterial toxin that causes whooping cough and gonorrhea in humans is responsible for the development of an important organ.

wait, what?! We get gonorrhea, and the squid gets new organs?

Heh heh, and we all know the "important organ" it's talking about.

No, no, not really. I think we should harness this power. Just imagine it! If you got gonorrhea, then you'd sprout an extra limb or something!

[Sean]

"Bound to run all night,bound to run all day,I bet my money on the Hawiaiian Bobtail Squid,somebody bet on the bay..."

[gecko]

I bet Dr. McFall-Ngai knows that "Klingon Cloaking Device" is "Klingon So'wl'" in the Klingon language and is "Klingon aeh'lla-ifv" in Romulan. I'm not kidding. Google "Klingon dictionary".

[Brainy Jello]

If I read that right, it said that in some cases gonorrhea is vital for survival. Some cases? Like what - prison?

["Bones" McCoy]

Dammit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a marine-biologist!

* sorry. somebody had to say it *

[lurker]

Coming to your televsion this fall:

Law & Order: Hawaiian Bobtail Squid Unit

&/or

CSI: Bobtail Squid Hawaii

[SchadeBoy]

That's got to be the cutest little 'ol squid I ever did sea.

Is that a bad pun?

[Mad Scientist]

I have been saying all along that Microbes are our friends. Nothing to be afraid of. Nice little microbes...
*wrestles mutant petri dish to the floor*

[Julie]

So if gonorrhea's bad for us, but good for the squid, that's like saying if you get gonorrhea you're getting squid organs growing on your privates or something.

[Somewhere North....]

I think the real question is how are the squid passing gonorrhea on to the humans? Something to think about there....

[BigD]

I swear honey, I got gonorrhea from the calimari, er, that's it, I have not been fooling around on you!

[Federal Duck]

Funny Dave brings this up, because I got gonorrhea from an "emotional support" hawaiian bobtail squid while I was on a "business trip" in cancun. Virulent little bastards, but man can they wiggle those hips.

[Somewhere North]

First giant squid taking over the world, now they are passing venereal diseases on to humans. I think the squid are working with the terrorists....

[Julie]

wiggle those hips or wiggle those tentacles, FD?

wait--do squid even have hips?

for that matter, do they even have bones?

[Somewhere North]

A possible conspiracy theory! I think the squid are in league with Saddam and Osama. (Please disregard the fact that Saddam and Osama were never in league). I suggest we link the squid to Al Qaeda and bomb the oceans just to be on the safe side. We could call it Operation Calamari and ask other nations to join the Coalition of the Hungry.

[MOTW]

Just in time for the holiday season.
* to the tune of Jingle Bells *

Dashing thru the sea
On a full moon lightened night
Over the waves we go
Laughing at the sight
Hawaiian bobtail squid
Making its own light
What fun it is to dive and sing
This stupid song tonight!
= = OH = =
Hawaiian squid, Hawaiian squid
Watch them as they play
Oh what fun, it is to swim
I think one’s got my leg!

Hawaiian squid, Hawaiian squid
Bacteria is its friend
Without it, organs do not grow
And it cannot cloak to blend.

[brat]

That's not a squid that has your leg, it's Joshkr. Shake him loose and run, or swim...whatever, juts escape.

Joshkr -- neener neener neener

[brat]

What the *** is a juts? Of course "just".

Arrrrrrgh.

[MOTW]

's a matter, brat? Joshkr pull your finger?

[insomniac]

'there's egg, bacon, sausage and squid . that's not got much squid in it.'
'I don't like squid!'
'Sssh, dear don't make a fuss, I'll have your squid. I'm having squid, squid, squid, squid, baked beans, squid, squid,squid and squid'
'Baked beans are off.'
Well, could I have squid instead of baked beans..?'

[insomniac]

hey, where's everyone gone ?
(looks at other thread topic)
Oh.

[Just]

*squid*

[Jeff Meyerson]

And of course Bacterial Toxin wbagnfarb, as would Trachael Cytotoxin (maybe a band of scientists) and -- of course -- Klingon Cloaking Device.

[Stewsday]

Speciation... adaptation... environmental stimulus produces chemical reactions in us all. Generally, we don't consciously acknowledge the relationship between our diets and organ development, primarily because our organs develop in utero and at the time of birth fully functioning. It should be noted, this is not limited exclusively to this one example. The general term Toxin denotes primarily negative connotations, however sometimes translater proteins (like prions), the presence of enzymes (or lack thereof) have similar effects on organ development...
and Hawaiian Bobtail Squid is a good name for a band.

[kat]

You Guys are too young to remember, but back in the 1950's the Federal government through the Department of Health and Welfare, alarmed by the increasing numbers of veneral diseases in this country, started a campaign using billboards throughout the country. These were painted in bold irridescent shades of flaming pink and green, which colors later were referred to as "syphlis pink" and "gonorrhea green." These colors would absolutely "glow" in the dark. (much like the H. squid)

[Mike Weasel]

mmmm Mad looks so hot when she's wrestling petri dishes...

[pelagicsal]

Conch ain' got no bone...
and
Squid ain' got no bone.

[slyeyes]

"Honey, I hate to tell you, but I've got gonorrhea"

"Who have you been with, you lousy bastard?"

"No one, I was swimming in the ocean with squid."

Nope, not gonna believe that one.

[Tiko]

"In humans, the same toxic molecule, produced by different species of bacteria, causes massive tissue damage in the lungs in the case of whooping cough, and in the fallopian tubes in the case of gonorrhea"

Depending on where you put the squid.