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VIDEO: Jumbo squid invade San Diego shores, spook divers
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Posted on 07/16/2009 1:58:38 PM PDT by JoeProBono

Thousands of jumbo flying squid - aggressive 5-foot-long sea monsters with razor-sharp beaks and toothy tentacles - have invaded the shallow waters off San Diego, spooking scuba divers and washing up dead on tourist-packed beaches.

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: calamari; cryptozoology; giantsquid; kraken; marinebiology; sandiego; squid
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1 posted on 07/16/2009 1:58:38 PM PDT by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono

Humboldt Squid.


2 posted on 07/16/2009 2:01:34 PM PDT by Always Independent
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To: JoeProBono

Aside from attacking divers they also play clarinet poorly.
3 posted on 07/16/2009 2:02:28 PM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world, and they are all out to get me.)
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To: JoeProBono

Are these things good to eat?


4 posted on 07/16/2009 2:04:59 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Calamari??


5 posted on 07/16/2009 2:06:03 PM PDT by Rightly Biased (We are all equal here but some of us are more equal than others.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

yes if you’re Italian..


6 posted on 07/16/2009 2:06:28 PM PDT by rahbert ("...but Rush....but Rush...")
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To: Brad from Tennessee
"Are these things good to eat?"

If you're a sperm whale, they're delicious.

7 posted on 07/16/2009 2:06:36 PM PDT by OldDeckHand (No Socialized Medicine, No Way, No How, No Time)
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To: rahbert

Asian people at my neighborhood Italian Feast asked me what Calamari meant. I told it was fried squid. They came back four times for more. Only three more weeks until Saint Rocco’s Feast is held again. WHAT SUMMER?!


8 posted on 07/16/2009 2:09:22 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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9 posted on 07/16/2009 2:12:57 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: massgopguy

last time I ate the stuff I was sick for a week.
I think it needs to be handled carefully before cooking.


10 posted on 07/16/2009 2:13:48 PM PDT by rahbert ("...but Rush....but Rush...")
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11 posted on 07/16/2009 2:13:57 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono

They look like they are wearing mommy squid pants.


12 posted on 07/16/2009 2:16:43 PM PDT by MAD-AS-HELL (Hope and Change. Rhetoric embraced by the Insane - Obama, The Chump in Charge)
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To: JoeProBono

The biomass of squids in the world oceans greatly exceeds the biomass of all humans on the earth.

We have fresh yellow fin from the Hudson Canyon tonight...the fisherman who shared his catch with me said in all his years off-shore fishing, he has never seen such large biomasses of squid at night. The tuna were ferociously feasting.

Global warming. Yum!


13 posted on 07/16/2009 2:17:05 PM PDT by Daffynition ("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
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To: JoeProBono

Back in the 1970’s South Florida was invaded by an alien species of large plant-eating snails from the tropics. The things damaged the landscape of Miami until someone discovered the snails could be eaten and local papers printed recipes.


14 posted on 07/16/2009 2:17:27 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: JoeProBono

I caught one right offshore by Cabo this spring, and yes, they are aggressive!


15 posted on 07/16/2009 2:24:48 PM PDT by fishergirl (My warrior, my soldier, my hero - my son. God bless our troops!)
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16 posted on 07/16/2009 2:35:36 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono
LOL. I DON'T like "grabbers".


17 posted on 07/16/2009 2:59:10 PM PDT by Dumpster Baby (The chair is against the wall. John has a long mustache.)
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To: MarineBrat; Brad from Tennessee
YouWoo! MarineBrat ...borrowed your image over here!


18 posted on 07/16/2009 3:06:48 PM PDT by Daffynition ("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
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To: JoeProBono; Dumpster Baby
Depends on who and what is doin' the grabbin' ;)


19 posted on 07/16/2009 3:11:00 PM PDT by Daffynition ("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
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To: Daffynition
SO FAR SO GOOD


20 posted on 07/16/2009 3:35:36 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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