Dogs don't hold a candle to octopuses

Xylthixlm · Post Post #7 (isolation #0) » Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:32 am

You will never actually see an octopus in the wild

Xylthixlm · Post Post #16 (isolation #1) » Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:54 am

Adel wrote:cuttlefish are
creepier
cuter than octopuses

Fixed.

Xylthixlm · Post Post #34 (isolation #2) » Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:31 am

DrippingGoofball wrote:
Xylthixlm wrote:You will never actually see an octopus in the wild
OMG!!! I have lost ALL RESPECT for chameleons. They suck.

I actually saw an octopus while scuba diving once. It was maybe four feet away, pretending to be a rock. I tried to point it out to someone else, but they just couldn't see it. (You can't talk underwater, but you can make hand signs, so I made the sign for "octopus" and pointed.) Finally, we gave up and moved on. After the dive the person asked me "So, where was that octopus you were trying to show me? Was it behind the rock?" I replied, "No, that rock

was

the octopus."

When the octopus army invades, we won't stand a chance.

Xylthixlm · Post Post #37 (isolation #3) » Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:31 am

TDC wrote:
Xylthixlm wrote:(You can't talk underwater, but you can make hand signs, so I made the sign for "octopus" and pointed.)
What's the sign for octopus?

It varies depending on the group you're with, but a good one is to hold your hand with all the fingers and thumb together, then spread them slightly and bring them together again, while moving the hand backwards.

Xylthixlm · Post Post #48 (isolation #4) » Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:03 am

Yosarian2 wrote:Eh, the first time we genetically engineer an animal to have human-plus intelligence, I hope it's dogs and not octopuses or cuddlefish. I suspect that when super intelligent dogs take over the world, they'll keep us around as beloved housepets who are really good at giving ear scratches and playing ball. I don't have nearly as much confidence about what super-octopuses will do.

This.

Xylthixlm · Post Post #51 (isolation #5) » Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:18 am

Netopalis wrote:Cuddlefish? Super-intelligent cuddlefish? That would be a very peaceful world....Unless you meant cuttlefish.

Isn't it adorable?

Xylthixlm · Post Post #77 (isolation #6) » Fri Jan 01, 2010 11:57 am

Ythill wrote:
Xyl wrote:"So, where was that octopus you were trying to show me? Was it behind the rock?" I replied, "No, that rock was the octopus."

When the octopus army invades, we won't stand a chance.
If their most potent combat skill is looking like rocks, I think we'll be fine. "Honey, either someone re-landscaped our yard last night or the octopus army is invading. We should turn off the sprinklers."

Don't forget the part about them being made of pure muscle, or the venomous bite.

Xylthixlm · Post Post #81 (isolation #7) » Fri Jan 01, 2010 11:48 pm

Ythill wrote:Fortunately, they're not bullet-proof.

How do you know? Have you ever seen someone shoot one?