[Magdalen] Great octopus tonight!

[Kate Conant]

Did you get the fax yet? <gr>

Kate

"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8

On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 8:09 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sounds yummy, Kate!  Fax me some?
>
> I love octopus sushi.
>
> +++
> 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...
> > >
> > >
> >
>