I'm only going to speak in animated gifs in this thread. ;)

BlueJackalope · 2011-07-27T17:43:10.000Z

Mightynute:

No kidding. Do you have any idea how much sodium is in soy sauce?

it might have been the green top stuff…

chet · 2011-07-27T20:57:10.000Z

arctangent:

I used to spearfish in Hawaii with a local guy who would catch octopi by hand and bite them between the eyes to kill them and freak out the tourists.

To me that’s like saying you hung out with a guy who bit the heads off of kittens to scare school kids…

Jasper_Phillips · 2011-07-27T21:27:09.000Z

Good analogy. Except that octopi and squid are common dishes that people catch for food where cats are not, and the tourists he was making squirm weren’t kids.

RobotPants · 2011-07-27T21:30:18.000Z

Why in the world does it matter that it’s for food? I think catching a fish and biting its face off would still be a pretty damn creepy thing to do.

Harkonis · 2011-07-27T21:32:20.000Z

Mightynute:

No kidding. Do you have any idea how much sodium is in soy sauce?

reading how they make soy sauce was enlightening

chet · 2011-07-27T21:55:20.000Z

Jasper Phillips:

Good analogy. Except that octopi and squid are common dishes that people catch for food where cats are not, and the tourists he was making squirm weren’t kids.

I also don’t eat at restaurants that serve octopi. Or cats for that matter.

Daniel_Ford · 2011-07-27T22:06:31.000Z

Is that because of octopus intelligence or the rubbery texture?

TimElhajj · 2011-07-27T22:15:12.000Z

RobotPants:

Why in the world does it matter that it’s for food? I think catching a fish and biting its face off would still be a pretty damn creepy thing to do.

Yep, like if he was biting the head off a chicken or a pig, it would’ve been fine.

MattKeil · 2011-07-27T23:43:58.000Z

Tom Chick:

While I have no compunction about eating octopus (that aren’t alive a la Oldboy), that is pretty sad to see that video*. If you’ve even been diving and seen an octopus in person, they’re amazing creatures, and being in the water with them is unlike just seeing a video or seeing one in a tank. They’re mostly shy, but they can also be weirdly majestic, inasmuch as that’s possible for something so blob-like. There’s something especially amazing about seeing them during a night dive. It’s about one of the most magical things you can see on a dive.
-Tom
Note that I’m not saying this in an administrative “don’t post animals getting hurt” capacity! I’m just making a personal observation.

They are also very, very smart. As are squids. Probably best not to torment them too much, even with delicious soy sauce.

Sebmojo · 2011-07-28T03:07:59.000Z

Just FYI thisis not the soundtrack to listen to while you’re reading this thread from the beginning.

jellyfish · 2011-07-28T04:13:18.000Z

Hans_Lauring · 2011-07-28T05:06:13.000Z

BleedTheFreak:

Oh man, it’s been too long since I went diving. Dammit Tom, now I’ve gotta book a flight!

I think it’s time to resurrect the official QT3 Diving Trip-thread…

chet:

I also don’t eat at restaurants that serve octopi. Or cats for that matter.

Too bad. Octopus is fucking delicious. Can’t speak for cats.

IainC · 2011-07-28T05:17:29.000Z

Hans Lauring:

Too bad. Octopus is fucking delicious. Can’t speak for cats.

Cats also find octopus delicious.

Damien_Falgoust · 2011-07-28T08:45:28.000Z

Daniel Ford:

Is that because of octopus intelligence or the rubbery texture?

I am never going scuba diving ever. Creepy.

JM1 · 2011-07-28T14:28:46.000Z

RobotPants:

Why in the world does it matter that it’s for food? I think catching a fish and biting its face off would still be a pretty damn creepy thing to do.

IIRC they have an external bundle of nerves that makes them easy to kill that way. Uh, this may be completely wrong of course.

RobotPants · 2011-07-28T14:36:53.000Z

Oh, I don’t doubt it. I guess what I’m saying is that a dude who kills an animal by biting it will probably seem like a lunatic to most people.

arctangent · 2011-07-28T15:38:24.000Z

RobotPants:

Why in the world does it matter that it’s for food? I think catching a fish and biting its face off would still be a pretty damn creepy thing to do.

The same guy that bit octopi also literally ate fish while they were still alive. He claimed the flesh tasted better when it was still living.

Other than biting sea creatures, he was a nice guy, very compassionate towards animals and people.

Pogo · 2011-07-28T19:56:32.000Z

Damien Falgoust:

I am never going scuba diving ever. Creepy.

How can you call that creepy? It’s the most god damned amazing evolutionary trait I’ve ever seen in my life.

Sammich · 2011-07-28T20:21:57.000Z

Pogo:

How can you call that creepy? It’s the most god damned amazing evolutionary trait I’ve ever seen in my life.

It is, like the ocean itself, awe-inspiring and fear-inducing in equal measure.

Damien_Falgoust · 2011-07-28T20:30:30.000Z

Yeah, creepy and amazing are not mutually exclusive terms. It is impressive, but I’m pretty sure if I was checking out a coral reef and it turned out to be a goddamned octopus I’d shit myself. The only worse “that isn’t what I thought it was” surprise I can think of offhand is the sort of thing seen in The Crying Game.