Yes, I was thinking about that, too. Quasars throw out matter, and maybe it isn't all infalling matter that couldn't go down the drain.
Loved the APOD of the day, thanks!
Wow! That first link looks like it was made to fit our discussion. And an Encyclopedia of Black Holes? Thanks, that is too cool. The APOD is really something isn’t it? Did you go to the site and play with the high res version? Lots of interesting “blobs” in our Milky Way.