Subj : Re: OT - Giant squid photographed. To : alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise From : Al Smith Date : Thu Sep 29 2005 23:40:54 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise >>>They said on the news tonite that the poor thing struggled for 4 hours >>>>> before pulling away finally, and ripping it's tentacle off--won't kill >>>>> it, won't regrow it, but I bet it still hurts! :*( >>>>> >>>>> First time I ever felt sorry for a squid. >> >>> >>> That's what I was thinking. Here's this giant squid, the better part of a >>> mile under the ocean surface, and it encounters something it's never >>> encountered before it its life, some kind of metal squid lure baited with >>> fish. No wonder it has trouble handling it. It was like those poor sharks >>> that bash their mouths into the steel bars of shark cages. I bet the squid >>> finally had to cut off its own arm to get free. > > > > admittedly i have woken up next to people and seriously thought of doing > that just to avoid wakeing them up. > > cheers > fozzi You love them that much? That's sweet. .