ATTENTION, RESIDENTS OF WESTERN CANADA

Buy all the ice you can, and head for the shore.

(Thanks to Chris)

UPDATE: The Blog tactfully points out ("Neener!") that he posted this item already. We sincerely apologize (:-p) for the oversight.

Comments

[reneviht]

Humboldt squid, not usually found in Canadian waters, have 10 tentacles covered with suction cups full of teeth. They use their three-metre-long tentacles to drag prey toward razor-sharp, parrot-like mouth-beaks.Or, better yet, buy a plane ticket and head for a different shore.

[MOTW]

"woe betide the boater who goes overboard in darkness"

[MOTW]

"woe betide the boater who goes overboard in darkness"

[slyeyes]

Is buying ice in Canada likened to taking coals to Newcastle?

Will naked people show up?

[Aunt Nancy]

If you were attacked by a number of them, you could most certainly get injured.

No...ya think?

W Canadian Killer Calamari BAGNFARB? Or maybe a hockey team?

[flyjunk]

Hey these squid were local news 3 or four mounths ago.I live in Victoria,on VancouverIsland Canada) My reaction "hey, cool!" was pretty much typical. The pacific northwest may be getting warmer, but not swimming temp. If you fall overboard hypothermia is gonna get ya, not razor suction cupped squid. But it is pretty cool!!!

[Somewhere North]

We Canadians consider this a true test of our studliness. Will you go overboard in freezing water and swim with the carnivorous squid? Or are you a weenie? If you go over and don't get eaten we hail you as a god and you are welcome to apply to be Prime Minister. We invite foreign participants... feel free to sign up.

[VictoriaE77]

SN ~ Making me laugh at my desk, while my VP sits about 10 feet away. I may need to come up and apply after I get fired.

[Somewhere North]

Apparently we have no qualifications whatsoever to be Prime Minister. Similar responsibilities to your President only with no security, no nuclear weapons, no army and more french.

You can't possibly do worse than our current fella.

[Addicted to 24]

I would say something funny here but i just got done reading Harry Potter and I am in mourning. I am not going to spoil it but for all of you who are reading it or will read it. HAVE A BOX OF TISSUES READY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SlickRick]

"If you were attacked by a number of them, you could most certainly get injured.'' Yes, but would this not also be true of hamsters?

[Norm dePlume]

Surely it is no coincidence that a B.C. Ferry plowed ashore into a marina ealier this month in these same waters! OBVIOUSLY the rudder had been gnawed by those "razor-sharp, parrot-like mouth-beaks", but the government doesn't want us to know.

Worse yet, here in Canada we do not even have a so-called Department of Homeland Security to do nothing. We have to do nothing ourselves.

[Melody]

Am I mistaken or did the article say the photographers have to wear chain mail to protect themselves?

I'm not a diver, so I don't what the BLEEP I'm taking about, but isn't chain mail really heavy? Wouldn't it weigh you down?

If I ever meet a giant killer squid with razor sharp teeth, I do NOT want to be wearing chain mail.

[VictoriaE77]

Addicted ~ I didn't start crying until I called my mom to tell her I was done, and she could borrow the book.

Me: M-m-moooom!

Mom: What's wrong?

Me: Y-y-you can come (sob) and get the b-b-book now.

Mom: That bad?

Me: (sob)

[Addicted to 24]

Victoria,

I know exactly how you feel. And what makes it worse are my friends are slow readers so i have to wait for us to console each other.

[VictoriaE77]

Addicted ~ After I got over the crying, I found myself a bit torqued off at JK Rowling!

Mom read the book. She called me and said, "He's not really dead, he'll be back."

I think she's in shock.

If you want to talk about the book (seeing as how your friends haven't finished), you can email me.

[VictoriaE77]

Addicted ~ After I got over the crying, I found myself a bit torqued off at JK Rowling!

Mom read the book. She called me and said, "He's not really dead, he'll be back."

I think she's in shock.

If you want to talk about the book (seeing as how your friends haven't finished), you can email me.

[VictoriaE77]

I guess I really meant that.

[alanboss]

"Humboldt squid, not usually found in Canadian waters, have 10 tentacles covered with suction cups full of teeth. They use their three-metre-long tentacles to drag prey toward razor-sharp, parrot-like mouth-beaks."

Didn't I just see these things in "War of the Worlds?" Oh wait. No. That Was just Tom Cruise.

[alanboss]

"Humboldt squid, not usually found in Canadian waters, have 10 tentacles covered with suction cups full of teeth. They use their three-metre-long tentacles to drag prey toward razor-sharp, parrot-like mouth-beaks."

Didn't I just see these things in "War of the Worlds?" Oh wait. No. That Was just Tom Cuise.

[alanboss]

Damn! Thought I stopped it in time.

[alanboss]

That's weird. The corrected post posted before the misspelled post.

My Harry Potter reading family must be dabbling in curses again.

[Eleanor]

This article says "woe betide" something or other - didn't we have a post a little while back with a "woe betide" in it?

Could this be some kind of code, some hip new phrase, or am I just on too many drugs? (See some other post of mine earlier)