[Magdalen] Great octopus tonight!

[Jon Egger]

Sounds yummy, Kate!  Fax me some?

I love octopus sushi.

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Grace & peace,
jon


On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 5:08 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> When the late ex and I were at the beach in SC one year, we were walking on
> the pier one night and encountered a fisherman who had caught a small
> octopus. Several people had gathered around him, watching with interest as
> he attempted to remove it from his line and hook, and we joined them. No
> sooner would he get one tentacle unwound than all the others would latch on
> more determinedly. Finally he took out a Swiss army knife, cut the line
> loose as close to the creature as possible, and threw the whole thing back
> in the water, saying, "All right, YOU figure it out!!" I have no doubt the
> little guy did.
>
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 5:52 PM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
> wrote:
>
> > And probably the most intelligent invertebrates - some say about
> > equivalent to that of a dog.
> >
> > -------------------------------------
> > Education is its own reward, both for the individual and for society.
> >
> > Jim Handsfield
> > jhandsfield at att.net
> >
> > > On Mar 11, 2015, at 4:18 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > At an amazing Chinese luncheon prepared by the wife of a seminarian
> from
> > Hong Kong, I found myself staring at one small tentacle on a bit of
> > lettuce--all that was left of the salad. There was no way I could put
> those
> > suction cups in my mouth, so I asked the classmate on my left if he would
> > like it, and we made the transfer undetected.
> > > Yesterday someone posted a video on YouTube showing the amazing
> > camouflage capabilities of octopus and another showing a rather large one
> > passing through an incredibly small hole to get from a boat into the
> water.
> > They certainly are odd creatures...
> >
> >
>