Posted on 07/03/2008 5:39:11 AM PDT by Daffynition
It lurked in the wreck of an old battleship 160ft below the surface – a true monster of the deep.
Diver Paul Worsley could hardly believe the size of the giant crab he found in Lyme Bay, off the Dorset coast.
Careful to avoid its fearsome claws, he managed to get it into a bag and raise it to the surface.
For his efforts, he can congratulate himself on capturing what experts believe is the biggest edible crab ever landed.
It weighed 17lb and had a shell width of 12in while each of its massive claws was as big as a man's hand.
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Unfortunately, Mr Worsley's crab will not be displayed in any museum. A friend has eaten it.
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Melt the butter, I am coming over.
What Battleship?
I hope the fortunate diver was able to find an acquarium to sell it to before it died.
Such a catch would be worth quite a bit to a place like the English equivalent of Sea World.
Sorry...but you apparently aren't a close enough friend of Mr. Worsley.
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Exactly. I don't eat seafood, so the ship's identity is more interesting to me.
It doesn’t say the name of the Battleship in the article.
“It had man hands!”
LOL, do you remember when Sean Hannity’s old screen caller, Flipper, was given the gift of a live lobster, along with all the fixings. She released the lobster into fresh water, with the tags still on its claws.
Fried or steamed?
Please don't get me wrong. I am not in league with PETA or an animal-rights devotee. I simply feel badly for a creature so well suited to its environment meeting its end at the hands of a superior force.
Years ago the Smothers Brothers, or maybe it was one of those freshmen quartets of the day like the Four Freshmen, did a great song called “Crabs Walk Sideways”. Anyone remember that, or know where I might find it? Napster has a couple of listings but I've not cared for any of the ones they have.
I guess in summary, I would have gone with the catch and release method for this neat guy or gal!
Proving once again that liberals are all about feelings and reject logic and reason and thinking.
I thought crab fishermen caught crabs, instead of capturing them like a human. They also sell them for eating, not give them away to museums or aquariums.
I do recall that. Flipper was a piece of work.
ROFLMAO! Typical bleeding heart liberal.
“Unfortunately, Mr Worsley’s crab will not be displayed in any museum. A friend has eaten it.”
Hilarious.
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