Comments on: The unfortunate, awkward world of octopus sex http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: redesigned http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1679403 redesigned Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1679403 wow, didn't think of it but you are right.  we live in a strange strange society indeed. wow, didn’t think of it but you are right.  we live in a strange strange society indeed.

]]> By: snagglepuss http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1679384 snagglepuss Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1679384 The floating bouquet of roses was a nice touch. The floating bouquet of roses was a nice touch.

]]> By: TheOven http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1679119 TheOven Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1679119 Thank you for using the correct plural. Thank you for using the correct plural.

]]> By: gwyllion http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1679007 gwyllion Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1679007 are you kidding - that was one of the most LOVELY things i have seen in an AGE! GORGEOUS! are you kidding – that was one of the most LOVELY things i have seen in an AGE! GORGEOUS!

]]> By: Red Pill Junkie http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1678987 Red Pill Junkie Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1678987  I hear ya. Those poor animals suffer from enough stress already ;)  I hear ya. Those poor animals suffer from enough stress already ;)

]]> By: Christopher http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1678932 Christopher Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1678932 Zoo porn doesn't interfere with peoples' ability to enjoy the exhibit since it's part of the exhibit. Flash photography, on the other hand... Zoo porn doesn’t interfere with peoples’ ability to enjoy the exhibit since it’s part of the exhibit. Flash photography, on the other hand…

]]> By: howaboutthisdangit http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1678913 howaboutthisdangit Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1678913 Given the choice of exposing their kids to death and cannibalism or exposing their kids to s-e-x, many parents would chose death and cannibalism. Given the choice of exposing their kids to death and cannibalism or exposing their kids to s-e-x, many parents would chose death and cannibalism.

]]> By: redesigned http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1678858 redesigned Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1678858  with all the kids watching, i'm glad this didn't end badly...look they are going to mate...wait, oh looks like someone is getting eaten for v-day.  with all the kids watching, i’m glad this didn’t end badly…look they are going to mate…wait, oh looks like someone is getting eaten for v-day.

]]> By: Van Diemen http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1678747 Van Diemen Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1678747 The kid that walks right past the screen at the critical moment.. 3:08... I want to put him in the tank. The kid that walks right past the screen at the critical moment.. 3:08… I want to put him in the tank.

]]> By: Red Pill Junkie http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1678644 Red Pill Junkie Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1678644  But zoo porn does?  But zoo porn does?

]]> By: Amphigorey http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1678545 Amphigorey Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1678545 I'm surprised the aquarium staff didn't bring the hammer down on the assholes using flash photography. That shit doesn't pass in the aquarium I volunteer at. I’m surprised the aquarium staff didn’t bring the hammer down on the assholes using flash photography. That shit doesn’t pass in the aquarium I volunteer at.

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1678470 Brainspore Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1678470 Who is giving head to who now? Who is giving head to who now?

]]> By: robotnik http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1678419 robotnik Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1678419 "Insert" - HA!!! “Insert” – HA!!!

]]> By: Florian Bösch http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1678407 Florian Bösch Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1678407 I think this belongs here, Mantis lady chewing the head off her mates: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYp_Xi4AtAQ I think this belongs here, Mantis lady chewing the head off her mates: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYp_Xi4AtAQ

]]> By: fjsr http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1678392 fjsr Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1678392 Well, I for one thought that the sad, sick choice between mating and survival was excellently investigated in the Futurama episode in Decapod 10. Sure, these were more crustacean-like creatures, but their terrible choice was strikingly reminiscent of this case, nevertheless.  Well, I for one thought that the sad, sick choice between mating and survival was excellently investigated in the Futurama episode in Decapod 10. Sure, these were more crustacean-like creatures, but their terrible choice was strikingly reminiscent of this case, nevertheless. 

]]> By: nowimnothing http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1678380 nowimnothing Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1678380 I don't know, how good were the treatments for Syphilis back then? I don’t know, how good were the treatments for Syphilis back then?

]]> By: nowimnothing http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1678376 nowimnothing Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1678376 FYI, skip to 3:00 if you want to jump over the foreplay and get right to the hot cephalopod on cephalopod action. FYI, skip to 3:00 if you want to jump over the foreplay and get right to the hot cephalopod on cephalopod action.

]]> By: wrwetzel http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1678359 wrwetzel Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1678359 I suggest that Ravel's Bolero would be a better choice of music. Think of Bo Derek and the movie "10" if you are not sure why. I suggest that Ravel’s Bolero would be a better choice of music. Think of Bo Derek and the movie “10″ if you are not sure why.

]]> By: LinkMan http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1678308 LinkMan Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1678308 [Insert tentacle porn joke here...] [Insert tentacle porn joke here...]

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1678247 Brainspore Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1678247 May we also conclude that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopussy_(character)" rel="nofollow">Octopussy</a> probably died a short time after she mated with James Bond? May we also conclude that Octopussy probably died a short time after she mated with James Bond?

]]> By: Christopher http://boingboing.net/2013/03/13/the-unfortunate-awkward-world.html#comment-1678232 Christopher Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218525#comment-1678232 And to make it even worse one of the aquarium employees attempted to end the octopus mating by employing the cheeping of baby seagulls, which is known to be an anti-aphrodisiac to octopuses. But he had to run to the beach to get baby seagulls. Before he could get back to the aquarium with the baby seagulls he found that a lion, which had earlier escaped from the zoo and been hit with a tranquilizer dart, had fallen asleep in his path. Carefully he stepped over the lion and was promptly arrested for...wait a minute! They were supposed to be dolphins so I could say he was arrested for transporting young gulls across a sedate lion for immoral porpoises. However this does have me thinking of a lovely book which I read at least a dozen times when I was young called <b>Octopus</b> by Evelyn Shaw. Even though it was aimed at young readers it was a very descriptive and unsentimental story of an octopus's life cycle. To this day my parents talk about how, after reading it, I casually described octopus sex to my grandfather. And to make it even worse one of the aquarium employees attempted to end the octopus mating by employing the cheeping of baby seagulls, which is known to be an anti-aphrodisiac to octopuses. But he had to run to the beach to get baby seagulls. Before he could get back to the aquarium with the baby seagulls he found that a lion, which had earlier escaped from the zoo and been hit with a tranquilizer dart, had fallen asleep in his path. Carefully he stepped over the lion and was promptly arrested for…wait a minute! They were supposed to be dolphins so I could say he was arrested for transporting young gulls across a sedate lion for immoral porpoises.

However this does have me thinking of a lovely book which I read at least a dozen times when I was young called Octopus by Evelyn Shaw. Even though it was aimed at young readers it was a very descriptive and unsentimental story of an octopus’s life cycle. To this day my parents talk about how, after reading it, I casually described octopus sex to my grandfather.

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