Comments on: What the heck is this thing? http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 08:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Palomino http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1436500 Palomino Tue, 29 May 2012 19:09:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1436500 It should be edited down to a few seconds, blurry, with someone screaming "Did you get it? Did you see it!" with a violent camera shake added. Then this would go viral and then  investigated by Monster Hunters. Sometimes Knowing takes the thrill  out of it. It should be edited down to a few seconds, blurry, with someone screaming “Did you get it? Did you see it!” with a violent camera shake added. Then this would go viral and then  investigated by Monster Hunters. Sometimes Knowing takes the thrill  out of it.

]]> By: Palomino http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1436497 Palomino Tue, 29 May 2012 19:05:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1436497 The hexagonal pattern gives it away. It's some kind of fabric, what  it's made of I don't know, but it's wrapped (entangled)  around a fish.  The hexagonal pattern gives it away. It’s some kind of fabric, what  it’s made of I don’t know, but it’s wrapped (entangled)  around a fish. 

]]> By: aynrandspenismighty http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1436318 aynrandspenismighty Tue, 29 May 2012 16:19:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1436318 How long has it been since this thing worked on Thundarr? How long has it been since this thing worked on Thundarr?

]]> By: Hannes Fertala http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1436286 Hannes Fertala Tue, 29 May 2012 15:48:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1436286 The yrr! The yrr!

]]> By: fergus1948 http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1436194 fergus1948 Tue, 29 May 2012 09:30:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1436194 (And it looks to be badly in need of a haemorrhoidectomy.) (And it looks to be badly in need of a haemorrhoidectomy.)

]]> By: fergus1948 http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1436193 fergus1948 Tue, 29 May 2012 09:28:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1436193 I'm pretty sure that's the plastic bag from 'American Beauty.' I’m pretty sure that’s the plastic bag from ‘American Beauty.’

]]> By: Anon_Mahna http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1436171 Anon_Mahna Tue, 29 May 2012 06:34:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1436171  oh good, I thought i was having dejavue  oh good, I thought i was having dejavue

]]> By: Parker Douglas http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1436123 Parker Douglas Tue, 29 May 2012 02:25:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1436123 I find this hard to masterbate to. I find this hard to masterbate to.

]]> By: Snig http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1436095 Snig Tue, 29 May 2012 00:34:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1436095  That was me.  The wound from your fishhook still aches when it's cold.   That was me.  The wound from your fishhook still aches when it’s cold. 

]]> By: jeligula http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1436041 jeligula Mon, 28 May 2012 21:37:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1436041 When boat fishing in the Puget Sound in 1984, I hooked this... thing.  It had a single-bone mantle that resembled nothing more than a very large fishhook made of bone.  It was surrounded by gelatinous material that was an obvious body of sorts.  To this day, I still don't know what it was, but it was a living organism.  Still stranger than anything Hollywood has envisioned. When boat fishing in the Puget Sound in 1984, I hooked this… thing.  It had a single-bone mantle that resembled nothing more than a very large fishhook made of bone.  It was surrounded by gelatinous material that was an obvious body of sorts.  To this day, I still don’t know what it was, but it was a living organism.  Still stranger than anything Hollywood has envisioned.

]]> By: BombBlastLightingWaltz http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1436038 BombBlastLightingWaltz Mon, 28 May 2012 21:24:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1436038 I for one welcome our flowing vulva over-lordress's. I for one welcome our flowing vulva over-lordress’s.

]]> By: neurolux http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1436026 neurolux Mon, 28 May 2012 21:13:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1436026 Shame there's no audio. I wanted to hear some good "omg wtf ?!?!?". Shame there’s no audio. I wanted to hear some good “omg wtf ?!?!?”.

]]> By: zotlerg http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1436013 zotlerg Mon, 28 May 2012 20:44:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1436013 It's a "Deepstaria Enigmatica" - Google it. They found out a couple of weeks ago. Job done - NEXT! : ) It’s a “Deepstaria Enigmatica” – Google it.
They found out a couple of weeks ago.
Job done - NEXT! : )

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1436000 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 28 May 2012 20:19:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1436000 Surely you e-mailed all the guests with the image to see who accidentally left it behind? Surely you e-mailed all the guests with the image to see who accidentally left it behind?

]]> By: Ipo http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1435921 Ipo Mon, 28 May 2012 18:13:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1435921  "identified by his gonads"  Well, how else would you identify a giant scrotum?   ”identified by his gonads” 
Well, how else would you identify a giant scrotum? 

]]> By: voiceinthedistance http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1435903 voiceinthedistance Mon, 28 May 2012 17:51:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1435903 Get a distinctive tattoo there.  It's a good start, at least. Get a distinctive tattoo there.  It’s a good start, at least.

]]> By: Sean Hawley http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1435882 Sean Hawley Mon, 28 May 2012 17:19:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1435882 The lake sludge from Creepshow 2. Stuff of nightmares. http://www.moviefancentral.com/images/pictures/review57954/creepshow2-1987-sludge.jpg?1322840470 The lake sludge from Creepshow 2. Stuff of nightmares.
http://www.moviefancentral.com/images/pictures/review57954/creepshow2-1987-sludge.jpg?1322840470

]]> By: Blinde Schildpad http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1435873 Blinde Schildpad Mon, 28 May 2012 17:02:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1435873 How great would it be the have "identified by his gonads" appear in your obituary‽ Project! How great would it be the have “identified by his gonads” appear in your obituary‽

Project!

]]> By: Trent Baker http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1435841 Trent Baker Mon, 28 May 2012 15:45:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1435841  Its just a baby, kinda cute really.  Its just a baby, kinda cute really.

]]> By: cjporkchop http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1435817 cjporkchop Mon, 28 May 2012 14:41:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1435817 If only it were easy when wedding guests take pics of their junk with the disposable cameras left on tables. If only it were easy when wedding guests take pics of their junk with the disposable cameras left on tables.

]]> By: stovedoor http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1435797 stovedoor Mon, 28 May 2012 14:04:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1435797 Why yes, this might possibly ring a bell for me: http://boingboing.net/2012/05/09/weird-sea-creature-on-video.html Why yes, this might possibly ring a bell for me: http://boingboing.net/2012/05/09/weird-sea-creature-on-video.html

]]> By: Bindlestick http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1435795 Bindlestick Mon, 28 May 2012 13:59:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1435795  By their fruits ye shall know them.  By their fruits ye shall know them.

]]> By: Jose Merced http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1435784 Jose Merced Mon, 28 May 2012 13:49:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1435784 Shoggoth found.  Run. Shoggoth found.  Run.

]]> By: Beanolini http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1435763 Beanolini Mon, 28 May 2012 13:16:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1435763 <blockquote>would you believe they identified it by its gonads</blockquote>Well, yes. Examination of the sex organs is the easiest way of identifying <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers" rel="nofollow">vast numbers of organisms</a>.

would you believe they identified it by its gonads

Well, yes. Examination of the sex organs is the easiest way of identifying vast numbers of organisms.

]]> By: Dub Google http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1435751 Dub Google Mon, 28 May 2012 12:50:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1435751 I half expected it to form the shape of a human face... a la The Abyss I half expected it to form the shape of a human face… a la The Abyss

]]> By: TurquoiseDays http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1435745 TurquoiseDays Mon, 28 May 2012 12:34:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1435745 Note the hex grid all over it from about 2.00. It's clearly some kind of game board, perhaps lost from the giant squid civilisation... Note the hex grid all over it from about 2.00. It’s clearly some kind of game board, perhaps lost from the giant squid civilisation…

]]> By: snagglepuss http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1435734 snagglepuss Mon, 28 May 2012 12:10:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1435734 It's a couple of gallons of refrigerated Hershey's syrup. Just ask Bart Sloane. He's a clever man. It’s a couple of gallons of refrigerated Hershey’s syrup. Just ask Bart Sloane. He’s a clever man.

]]> By: beemoh http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1435718 beemoh Mon, 28 May 2012 11:35:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1435718 "But would you believe they identified it by its gonads?" It was subsquently identified as the biologist's friend Dave. The biologist said he'd be missed. “But would you believe they identified it by its gonads?”

It was subsquently identified as the biologist’s friend Dave. The biologist said he’d be missed.

]]> By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/what-the-heck-is-this-thing.html#comment-1435714 Paul Renault Mon, 28 May 2012 11:31:00 +0000 http://www.boingboing.net/?p=163328#comment-1435714 It's the Yip-yip Martians from Sesame Street. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fQaj31Wtko It’s the Yip-yip Martians from Sesame Street.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fQaj31Wtko

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