WE JUST HOPE THEY'RE NOT HEADING TOWARD US
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Holy Moly! That's scary!
Posted by: Suzy Q | February 26, 2007 at 03:40 PM
Shish-kebob those. They make good eatin'.
Posted by: The Dread Pirate Chris | February 26, 2007 at 03:40 PM
Actually, for those of "us" who don't live in low-lying areas (pretty much all of Florida), we are safe.
Invading Sea Cucumbers unite!
Posted by: Not my usual alias | February 26, 2007 at 03:41 PM
those things look kinda like a BOB, in a sick and twisted way. first to say that they are GROSS.
Posted by: wickedwitch | February 26, 2007 at 03:41 PM
Those look nasty...
Posted by: Siouxie | February 26, 2007 at 03:41 PM
"Interestingly they a"
They a- what???
Did they get the writer right then???
Posted by: Clean Hands | February 26, 2007 at 03:42 PM
"Interestingly, they are strangely attracted to people who hunch over keyboards writing messages on Web sites and HOLY MOLEY WATCH OU-"
Posted by: Clean Hands | February 26, 2007 at 03:43 PM
Deep-sea sea cucumbers...ribbed for your pleasure.
Posted by: writer132 | February 26, 2007 at 03:44 PM
Hmmm, they kinda look like fish that have already been filleted. Oh, and with legs.
Posted by: Hammond Rye | February 26, 2007 at 03:46 PM
"Interestingly they aaaaaggh"
"He must have died while carving it."
"Oh, come on!"
"Well, that's what it says."
"Look, if he was dying, he wouldn't bother to carve 'aaaaaggh'. He'd just say it!"
"Well, that's what's carved in the rock!"
"Perhaps he was dictating."
"Oh, shut up."
Posted by: The Dread Pirate Chris | February 26, 2007 at 03:47 PM
And I, for one, welcome our new echinoderm overlords!
Posted by: otis wildflower | February 26, 2007 at 03:47 PM
Snork at DPC - ya think hand grenades (holy ones) would work here?
Posted by: sthnbelle | February 26, 2007 at 03:48 PM
*snork* @ writer!
Bob??? that u?
Posted by: Siouxie | February 26, 2007 at 03:48 PM
Attack of the Killer Cucumbers lacks a certain bite. I wonder if there is something called a sea tomato?
Posted by: Not my usual alias | February 26, 2007 at 03:49 PM
*Snork* @ Otis and DPC.
Posted by: Hammond Rye | February 26, 2007 at 03:50 PM
If you put them on your eyes will they reduce swelling?
Posted by: Mikey | February 26, 2007 at 03:50 PM
*snork* @ DPC and CH
For some reason, this reminded me of the Movie "Oh God" with John Denver:
"Jerry, you haven't been oiling your Cukes."
oof, how's that for an obscure reference?
Posted by: Fast Eddie | February 26, 2007 at 03:51 PM
*warning - my disturbed thought process follows*
ribbed sea cucumbers => holy handgrenade => bunny => Energizer
^
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Posted by: The Dread Pirate Chris | February 26, 2007 at 03:55 PM
Can you pickle the little bastards?
Posted by: Clark Kent | February 26, 2007 at 03:55 PM
"Shish-kebob those. They make good eatin'."
they are also delicious raw. (plugs ears against chorus of "eeww's")
Posted by: mudstuffin | February 26, 2007 at 03:56 PM
No, Superman, but you can make soap out of them.
Posted by: Clean Hands | February 26, 2007 at 03:56 PM
Sthrn, holy hand grenades always work, as long as you count to 3, and not 4
Posted by: The blog reader formerly known as Matt | February 26, 2007 at 03:56 PM
...and the bot made me type "55ur55." (Am not, either! By the time I'm that age, my youngest will be driving! *shudder*)
ISIANMTU.
Posted by: Clean Hands | February 26, 2007 at 03:57 PM
So the Squirells have called in renforcements. This is truly the end times. Oh well at least Martin Scorsese is now Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese.
Posted by: Addicted to 24 | February 26, 2007 at 03:58 PM
ex-Matt, but there is no #3
Posted by: Siouxie | February 26, 2007 at 04:00 PM
If they're cucumbers are they ok for vegans to eat? Should be great in little sandwiches for high tea.
Posted by: Mot the Hoople | February 26, 2007 at 04:01 PM
Sea cucumbers? Is that what the kids are calling them these days?
Posted by: Layzeeboy | February 26, 2007 at 04:01 PM
Pretty crunchy, aren't they, mud? And not in the usual cucumber-y kind of way, from what I hear. Never actually tried them, but not saying I wouldn't.
Posted by: sthnbelle | February 26, 2007 at 04:03 PM
They look like Walter's little brethren
Posted by: Jazzzz | February 26, 2007 at 04:04 PM
They look like self propelled BOBs to me, not that I'm an expert on BOBs or things like that.
Posted by: Mot the Hoople | February 26, 2007 at 04:04 PM
That's what they all say, Mot.
Posted by: sthnbelle | February 26, 2007 at 04:06 PM
WARNING! YADA YADA YADA...ETC! WARNING!
Their evil plan involves hiding out as THESE!
Women beware!! do you know where your Bob is???
Posted by: Siouxie | February 26, 2007 at 04:09 PM
Siouxie......I don't want to know......
Posted by: Jazzzz | February 26, 2007 at 04:12 PM
so, 1,2,4 throw?
Posted by: The blog reader formerly known as Matt | February 26, 2007 at 04:13 PM
Fast Eddie ... obscure, yes, but I remember it well ... (I'm old, if you're new to the area and don't already know that ...)
Posted by: OtheU(manity) | February 26, 2007 at 04:15 PM
Yikes, Siouxie, NSFW!!
Posted by: writer132 | February 26, 2007 at 04:16 PM
Siouxie, "Click to enlarge"??????
Posted by: Patrick O | February 26, 2007 at 04:17 PM
"Click to enlarge"
If only life were that simple.
Posted by: The Dread Pirate Chris | February 26, 2007 at 04:18 PM
My BOB is a little more ...ummm...utilitarian... than them fancy gizmos, Siouxie. And it (he?) better be right where I left it (him?) last.
Posted by: sthnbelle | February 26, 2007 at 04:19 PM
"Enlarged Sea Cucumbers" WBAGNFARB
Posted by: Beppie | February 26, 2007 at 04:20 PM
writer132, always hover before clickie!
Posted by: sthnbelle | February 26, 2007 at 04:20 PM
Patrick, only if you wanna...
Jazzzzie, go ahead...it won't bite ;-)
writer?? NSFW??
sbelle...I wouldn't know about these things...
Matt....yes.
Posted by: Siouxie | February 26, 2007 at 04:22 PM
Warning. Handle with care, object may enlarge unexpectedly.
Posted by: Mot the Hoople | February 26, 2007 at 04:22 PM
The Dreaded KFC Fish Snackers From Punta Gorda WBAGNFA B movie.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 26, 2007 at 04:23 PM
I DID WARN!!!
*hangs head down in shame*
Posted by: Siouxie | February 26, 2007 at 04:23 PM
No, Mot - it's snot a blowfish. Relax.
CJ will set us straight on this, but to me they look like lungfish.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 26, 2007 at 04:24 PM
I did hover, but (*giggle*) quickly saw just "therabbit" and for some reason read it as "therapy." What can I say...I'm still recovering from Jennifer Hudson's dress last night.
Posted by: writer132 | February 26, 2007 at 04:30 PM
Oops, and Sioux, you're right, you did warn!
Posted by: writer132 | February 26, 2007 at 04:31 PM
Hey! I used to live in Punta Gorda! I even went to Punta Gorda Junior High School (following a year-long stint at Sallie Jones Elementary). Now I'm stuck in Missouri. Sheesh.
Posted by: DeskDiva, who used to live in Punta Gorda | February 26, 2007 at 04:32 PM
The March of the Sea Cucumbers sounds like the title of a modernist take on the Song of the Volga Boatmen dirge.
You realise, of course, if they're headed for Miami, it could be more evidence of the Giant Underground Weirdness Magnet.
Posted by: Spiny Norman | February 26, 2007 at 04:32 PM
writer, it could be therapy...just sayin' ;-)
Posted by: Siouxie | February 26, 2007 at 04:34 PM
Siouxie - absolutely!
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 26, 2007 at 04:35 PM
Just my luck to post on Dave's original topic, when the thread has veered off into naughty toyland.
Posted by: Spiny Norman | February 26, 2007 at 04:35 PM
spiny, NTTAWWT, right??
Posted by: sthnbelle | February 26, 2007 at 04:37 PM
Babes in Naughty Toyland is one of my favorite holiday shows.
Posted by: The Dread Pirate Chris | February 26, 2007 at 04:39 PM
Uh-oh. I've been absent lately (I even missed the last 24 thread - shame!) and am not up to date on the Blog Acronyms...
Posted by: Spiny Norman | February 26, 2007 at 04:40 PM
Don't most of the conversations around here wind up in Naughty Toyland?
Posted by: Clean Hands | February 26, 2007 at 04:40 PM
Spiny Norman WBAGNFADSSC(deep-sea sea cucumber).
Posted by: writer132 | February 26, 2007 at 04:42 PM
Siouxie...yes, it is!
Posted by: writer132 | February 26, 2007 at 04:44 PM
Welcome back, Spiny!
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 26, 2007 at 04:46 PM
I think Slimy Norman might be better for a DSSC.
If it hadn't been claimed by a 12-foot imaginary hedgehog. ;-)Posted by: Spiny Norman | February 26, 2007 at 04:47 PM
Thanks Annie! Glad to be back.
Posted by: Spiny Norman | February 26, 2007 at 04:48 PM
they are following the undersea magnet trail (the same one lobsters use)
one way leads to Atlantis (not the resort) the other to Miami
Posted by: Chaz | February 26, 2007 at 04:51 PM
sthnbelle: no, not crunchy, pretty squid-like.
Posted by: mudstuffin | February 26, 2007 at 04:53 PM
If I can get past the Bot shark, I will note that Mot was actually close. Sea Cukes have a defense mechanism when approached wherein the eject their digestive system [Yuck!]. Picture those critters, then add something that looks like the top from a bunch of celery coming out of their mouths. It would have the effect of sudden enlargement! So, gals, they have that going for them!
Posted by: CJrun | February 26, 2007 at 05:00 PM
Mud - I must be thinking of something else, then. Seems like I had heard that the chitin (sp?) in them made them pretty crisp.
Spiny - Not That There's Anything Wrong With That
Posted by: sthnbelle | February 26, 2007 at 05:02 PM
It's been on tv, so it must be true, especially the episode labelled, "The Ship to Nowhere."
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 26, 2007 at 05:04 PM
It's been on tv, so it must be true, especially the episode labelled, "The Ship to Nowhere."
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 26, 2007 at 05:04 PM
You're thinking about grasshoppers, sthn... sea cucumbers are kinda like oversized snails, but without the shell.
Posted by: Clean Hands | February 26, 2007 at 05:04 PM
the weird magnet bot made me do it.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 26, 2007 at 05:05 PM
Cucumbers be
Under the sea
In an octopus's garden in the shade
They slice up nice
Don't need no spice
Cos they grow up in a salty marinade
I'd ask my friends to bring more greens
A little kelp, and some seaweeds
I'd like to be
Under the sea
While the octopus's salad's being made.
Posted by: Stevie W | February 26, 2007 at 05:06 PM
Stevie, You'd get by with a little kelp from Your Friends?
Posted by: Gadfly | February 26, 2007 at 05:11 PM
OT: I saw someone comment on the Oscars thread about Jack's hair (or lack thereof)...I just checked our TV writer's blog, and here's the insider info from Jack hisself:
It's actually for a movie I'm doing with Morgan Freeman called "The Bucket List." It's about a guy who is terminally ill with cancer.
/OT.
Posted by: writer132 | February 26, 2007 at 05:26 PM
lol, gadfly. Here comes the sunfish.
Posted by: Stevie W | February 26, 2007 at 05:28 PM
Thanks for the update! The baldy Jack comment was from me. The bot blacklisted me immediately thereafter, so you might want to be careful w132 - the bot apparently don't take kindly to people dissin' da man.
Posted by: marfie | February 26, 2007 at 05:46 PM
I think those things look like little plastic rayguns from an old sci-fi movie, but I always was kind o' clueless...
Posted by: marfie | February 26, 2007 at 05:49 PM
Going out for awhile.....*leaves snorks for SteveW while gone*
Posted by: Jazzzz | February 26, 2007 at 06:22 PM
Thanks, writer132 - I was worried about him.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 26, 2007 at 06:23 PM
sthnbelle
An old one no less. D'oh!Posted by: Spiny Norman | February 26, 2007 at 06:37 PM
Snork at Annie's Dreaded KFC Fish Snackers From Punta Gorda
Posted by: Cheryl M. Howard | February 26, 2007 at 06:48 PM
I'm really glad to hear that about Jack. It was not a good look for him.
Posted by: Eleanor | February 26, 2007 at 06:55 PM
*waves hi to Jazzzz*
Didn't see you there before. ;)
Posted by: Eleanor | February 26, 2007 at 08:51 PM
Hey El...worked late, then had to do a couple of things here. Then had an appointment... Just got in, will try to catch up.
Posted by: Jazzzz | February 26, 2007 at 09:39 PM
Holy Holothurians!
Do these critters look like lemmings or what?!?
Seriously, sea cucumbers were one of the reasons for exploration and trade in the Pacific in the early 1800s. The Chinese prized them as delicacies. AKA trepang and beche de mer. Despite the humble sea cucumber's economic, ethnographic, and historical significance, I think I'll just stick to munching
coconutscopra...Posted by: JerseyGirl | February 27, 2007 at 12:58 AM
Hey! I saw those cooked up on Iron Chef once!
(They made ice cream out of them!)
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