[Magdalen] Great octopus tonight!

[Grace Cangialosi]

So, Kate, I take it you have one of those newfangled 3-D Fax machines...?

> On Mar 12, 2015, at 9:50 AM, Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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...
>>