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re: Are octopi from outer space?

Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:21 pm to
Posted by EmperorGout
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:21 pm to
The word octopus isn’t derived from Latin so octopi isn’t correct.

The plural of octopus is octopuses
Posted by TH03
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:23 pm to
The correct plural is octopodes fwiw. It's a Greek word.
Posted by Teague
The Shoals, AL
Member since Aug 2007
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:24 pm to
They're super cool animals. I used to think about getting one for my saltwater tank. But, they have short lifespans and will pretty much wreck a tank.
Posted by lsu13lsu
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:26 pm to
quote:

they have short lifespans


That is our only saving grace. If they lived a long time they would certainly take over.
Posted by tilco
Spanish Fort, AL
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:26 pm to
No, next question
Posted by Yat27
Austin
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:27 pm to
quote:

The correct plural is octopodes fwiw. It's a Greek word.

Yeah, but we're speaking English, and it's "octopuses" in English.

Posted by ReauxlTide222
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:31 pm to
Idk where they're from.

But I don't trust a goddamn octopus.
Posted by IceTiger
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:32 pm to
:aliens:
Posted by TH03
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:32 pm to
Posted by Big_Slim
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:32 pm to
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But I don't trust a goddamn octopus.


This made me irl
Posted by IceTiger
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:36 pm to
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They’ll eventually evolve into these guys and we’ll be fricked


Illithid? Mind flayers?

No thanks...I prefer my brain intact, unlike that dude on scanners

Posted by Moustache
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:38 pm to
I prefer to use octopussies as the plural
Posted by Pecker
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:40 pm to
An Animal Talk with Pecker: The Octopus has been in development for a little over a year now. It ran into some production issues with the budget after numerous changes to the original script were required. It looks to be back on track for a Spring 2019 release.
Posted by WallsAllAroundMe
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:40 pm to
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This post was edited on 4/8/19 at 12:04 pm
Posted by dcbl
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:43 pm to
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Illithid? Mind flayers?

careful baw, your geek is showing

(so is mine since I know what the hell you are talking about )
Posted by athenslife101
Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:48 pm to
The Cthulhu myth is is awesome but I have a hard time picturing bird box as fitting in that universe. Modern cthullu does t feel right. I want my cthullu in moldy seaside towns and ancient ruins and forgotten deserts where the slumbered have their guardians
Posted by ThinePreparedAni
In a sea of cognitive dissonance
Member since Mar 2013
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:46 pm to
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HP Lovecraft’s Cthulhu


quote:

33 scientists


Of course ...

Reddit think Cthulhu is under the ice in Antarctica...


https://www.reddit.com/r/PastSaturnsRings/comments/ad3u8d/cthulhu_is_real/

Speculation that he is under the ice in Antarctica...

https://monsterlegacy.net/2013/03/04/metallicas-lovecraftian-songs/

The late Cliff Burton, bassist of METALLICA, was a widely known enthusiast of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos tales. The influence of the writer on the artist and the band itself is most evident in the following works.

Ride the Lightning‘s closing instrumental piece, Call of Ktulu (working title When Hell Freezes Over), was inspired by both the eponymous tale and The Shadow over Innsmouth.

"The Thing That Should Not Be"

Messenger of fear in sight Dark deception kills the light

Hybrid children watch the sea Pray for father, roaming free

Fearless wretch Insanity He watches Lurking beneath the sea Great old one Forbidden site He searches Hunter of the shadows is rising Immortal In madness you dwell

Crawling chaos, underground Cult has summoned, twisted sound

Out from ruins once possessed Fallen city, living death

Fearless wretch Insanity He watches Lurking beneath the sea Timeless sleep Has been upset He awakens Hunter of the shadows is rising Immortal In madness you dwell

Not dead which eternal lie Stranger eons death may die

Drain you of your sanity Face the thing that should not be

Fearless wretch Insanity He watches Lurking beneath the sea Great old one Forbidden site He searches Hunter of the shadows is rising Immortal In madness you dwell

The link above did not mention this song (my contribution)

"Trapped Under Ice"

I don't know how to live through this hell Woken up, I'm still locked in this shell Frozen soul, frozen down to the core Break the ice, I can't take anymore

Freezing Can't move at all Screaming Can't hear my call I am dying to live Cry out I'm trapped under ice

Crystallized, as I lay here and rest Eyes of glass stare directly at death From deep sleep I have broken away No one knows, no one hears what I say

Freezing Can't move at all Screaming Can't hear my call I am dying to live Cry out I'm trapped under ice

Scream from my soul Fate, mystified Hell, forever more

No release from my cryonic state What is this? I've been stricken by fate Wrapped up tight, cannot move, can't break free Hand of doom has a tight grip on me

Freezing Can't move at all Screaming Can't hear my call I am dying to live Cry out I'm trapped under ice
Posted by crazyLSUfan
LA (Lower Alabama)
Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 4:07 pm to
I've seen hotter Octopuses rolling through the Quad on a Tuesday.
Posted by Pectus
Internet
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 4:52 pm to
Molluscs
Posted by Pectus
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 4:59 pm to
And I know this will be downvoted, but octopuses is acceptable for plural as well.
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