Comments on: Internet killjoy: Clams don't have giant tongues http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 19:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Feathered Frog http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1474220 Feathered Frog Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1474220 I suspect that bivalve in the second vid is a scallop and NOT a clam. I suspect that bivalve in the second vid is a scallop and NOT a clam.

]]> By: Evan G. http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1474188 Evan G. Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1474188 To quote Grayson from last season's Top Chef..."Jam out with your clam out." To quote Grayson from last season’s Top Chef…”Jam out with your clam out.”

]]> By: Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473939 Maggie Koerth-Baker Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473939 But ... it's got what clams crave.  But … it’s got what clams crave. 

]]> By: SWPL_Bro http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473868 SWPL_Bro Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473868 I have the weirdest boner right now. I have the weirdest boner right now.

]]> By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473829 Paul Renault Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473829 As kids, we'd call them the peepees.  We'd still eat them, too. As kids, we’d call them the peepees.  We’d still eat them, too.

]]> By: Jenn Chlebus http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473796 Jenn Chlebus Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473796 The clam chowder I had yesterday is writhing in sympathy. That video needed a warning label of some kind.... I think I have a gastropod phobia. The clam chowder I had yesterday is writhing in sympathy. That video needed a warning label of some kind…. I think I have a gastropod phobia.

]]> By: peterkvt80 http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473765 peterkvt80 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473765 I imagine that pure salt would sting the clam. It is a good way to mess up their electrolyte level. I imagine that pure salt would sting the clam. It is a good way to mess up their electrolyte level.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473717 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473717 <i>Do you bite your foot at us, sir?</i> Do you bite your foot at us, sir?

]]> By: Øyvind http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473700 Øyvind Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473700 For some reason, the first thing that popped into my mind was "i wonder if they ever "bite" their own foot, like i sometimes bite my cheek..." For some reason, the first thing that popped into my mind was “i wonder if they ever “bite” their own foot, like i sometimes bite my cheek…”

]]> By: Daemonworks http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473678 Daemonworks Wed, 11 Jul 2012 05:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473678 To be fair, a clam's foot is structurally more like a tongue than an actual foot. To be fair, a clam’s foot is structurally more like a tongue than an actual foot.

]]> By: ImmutableMichael http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473583 ImmutableMichael Wed, 11 Jul 2012 03:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473583 From memory, the clams were going to kick him to death. From memory, the clams were going to kick him to death.

]]> By: Red Pill Junkie http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473440 Red Pill Junkie Wed, 11 Jul 2012 01:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473440 Clammy is just sticking its tongue to all the cynic killjoys of the web. Clammy is just sticking its tongue to all the cynic killjoys of the web.

]]> By: Mandy J Watson http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473356 Mandy J Watson Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473356 Ha! Internet fame. Thank you for answering my question! Ha! Internet fame. Thank you for answering my question!

]]> By: Josiah White http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473354 Josiah White Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473354 Why would clams lick salt anyway, since they live in the freaking ocean full of saltwater. Why would clams lick salt anyway, since they live in the freaking ocean full of saltwater.

]]> By: ndlxs http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473310 ndlxs Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473310 The facts about clams, courtesy of Arlo Guthrie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo9TxeqeDCE The facts about clams, courtesy of Arlo Guthrie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo9TxeqeDCE

]]> By: foobar http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473309 foobar Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473309 Well that is terrifying. Well that is terrifying.

]]> By: SKR http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473267 SKR Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473267 Clams may not have big tongues, but they have big feet. ;) Clams may not have big tongues, but they have big feet. ;)

]]> By: blueelm http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473260 blueelm Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473260 I'm pretty sure that's a kitchen table it's stranded on. Which makes me wonder. Is salt licking clam on the menu there or something? I’m pretty sure that’s a kitchen table it’s stranded on. Which makes me wonder. Is salt licking clam on the menu there or something?

]]> By: relawson http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473248 relawson Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473248  YES!  http://fishhooks.wikia.com/wiki/Clamantha haha!  YES!  http://fishhooks.wikia.com/wiki/Clamantha

haha!

]]> By: shutz http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473218 shutz Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473218 Obligatory royal clam cooking show segment from a few years ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ3_nqa7n9A This is a cooking show from Québec.  I could attempt to translate for those of you who don't understand French, but I don't really think it's that necessary. Obligatory royal clam cooking show segment from a few years ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ3_nqa7n9A

This is a cooking show from Québec.  I could attempt to translate for those of you who don’t understand French, but I don’t really think it’s that necessary.

]]> By: akbar56 http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473203 akbar56 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473203 What I want to know is....how the hell did that video get 250k hits in less than 2 days? What I want to know is….how the hell did that video get 250k hits in less than 2 days?

]]> By: robdobbs http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473204 robdobbs Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473204 THANKS YOU! I wasn't able to comment on the original video but all I was able to think was that that clam is trying to get away from it's tormentors. It was to leave. besides, they should have glued eyes on it. THANKS YOU!

I wasn’t able to comment on the original video but all I was able to think was that that clam is trying to get away from it’s tormentors. It was to leave.

besides, they should have glued eyes on it.

]]> By: planettom http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/internet-killjoy-clams-dont.html#comment-1473200 planettom Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170447#comment-1473200 Clams got legs! Clams got legs!

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