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2012-11-15 09:02 4449758 Anonymous (little cthulu.jpg 640x480 30kB)
I just found this little chap climbing up my wall.
Sad thing is this has probably made my month. if not year. Because I love these little guys and despite living beside the sea all my life I've never seen one before now. I actually almost cried. Yep, loser. I just fucking love them.
So what was the highlight of your year/month?
even if it's just a small thing.
2 min later 4449792 Anonymous
>>4449758
got drunk and didn't baw
7 min later 4449851 Anonymous
Is that an octopus. Nasty.
They're only two things I'm scared of when it comes to living creature, things that are slimy and things that move around.
An octopus is both of those things.
9 min later 4449861 Anonymous
octopussy's dont climb up walls out of the sea. what the
9 min later 4449868 Anonymous
>>4449792
well, that's something I am incapable of it seems.
>>4449851
Of course it's an octopus. They're fascinating and intelligent creatures. But, if you're scared that can't be helped.
11 min later 4449877 Anonymous
how the fuck does an octopus just climb up a wall I mean REALLY
DOES THIS ACTUALLY HAPPEN REGULARLY IN SOME PLACES
12 min later 4449885 Anonymous
>>4449861
I think it got washed up on the tide and got a bit confused because it seems to be quite young.
It happened. I might add that my dad used to work on a fishing boat and he said if they caught one they would often climb up the mast, changing colour :) so why not a wall
12 min later 4449895 Anonymous
>>4449877
Nope. This is a first but my house is pretty much on the shore.
13 min later 4449897 Anonymous
>>4449758
Is your house a boat, OP?
I'm confused.
13 min later 4449899 Anonymous
Eat it raw.
13 min later 4449904 Anonymous
>a small thing
WELL OKAY THEN
14 min later 4449907 Anonymous
>>4449877
There are octopuses that can climb up trees.
just sayin'
14 min later 4449914 Anonymous
>>4449758
Don't their suckers hurt, OP?
16 min later 4449927 Anonymous
>>4449897
I wish. No, but part of it edges out over the shore with rocks below.
16 min later 4449928 Anonymous
Nothing. Nothing at all.
I hate my life
17 min later 4449938 Anonymous
Fuck it in front of it's friends, comrades and loved ones.
Get revenge for all those poor Japanese women.
17 min later 4449939 Anonymous
>>4449914
No. Stuck fast though. Had to tempt him off with some prawns
17 min later 4449942 Anonymous
aw, it's cute
does it bite or latch onto you though?
17 min later 4449946 Anonymous
your dad is a lying fanny bandit.
18 min later 4449948 Anonymous
>>4449938
>japanese women
>women
they obviously wanted it
19 min later 4449962 Anonymous
What made my month?
Well two years ago my best friend moved to China and has been to Buruma, Mongolia and Korea, and now he's back for a bit, and I get to see him this weekend.
Also, I have 1100$ to blow on myself which is a lot, it's the mosst I've ever had to just... spend.
21 min later 4449973 Anonymous
>>4449946
You can't have seen many octopuses. They're actually rather adept at climbing.
>>4449942
I think so too. It Just suckered around my hand for a while. :3 didn't seem too bothered.
>>4449899
don't think I even like it cooked. Not an animal rights obsessive by any means but I think I would feel bad eating such an amazing creature.
22 min later 4449978 Anonymous
i have a girlfriend who tells me not to cut myself.
in turn, i tell her to stop doing the same.
we're happy i guess.
22 min later 4449979 Anonymous
oretty cute but
>nearly cried
female or faggot?
24 min later 4449987 Anonymous
>>4449758
Octopussies are fucking awesome. I'm jelly, that would make my year too. I wish they didn't have such a short life span though :/
25 min later 4449998 Anonymous
The eyes look happy.
How long until it dies of no water?
26 min later 4450000 Anonymous
Put that sucker in some water! How long can they stay out? Not long, I'd imagine.
31 min later 4450025 Anonymous
>>4449998
I think they're closed but it looked at me for ages. Sound stupid but you can really see the intelligence in their eyes. Don't know how long they can last but I've got it in a bucket of water. Probably going to let it go in a minute as it's not looking as active.
also tried to move by jet propulsion on my hand. pretty loud. I thought it was angry or something. Silly octopus
>>4449979
female
>>4449987
Yeah, it's definitely the nicest thing to happen all year. I'd keep it as a pet if I wouldn't feel bad and they weren't difficult to care for.
33 min later 4450034 Anonymous
>>4450000
I think it must be long enough it it was goofing around on my wall rather than heading back to sea. Don't worry though. I only held it for a few minutes
34 min later 4450038 Anonymous
>>4450025
>female
>DERAILED.
Let it fuck you, OP.
35 min later 4450044 Anonymous
>Whoa sweet, I found an octopus.
This is definitely the most unique thing I've heard on r9k.
36 min later 4450050 Anonymous
>>4450025
put it in your vagina.
for science
36 min later 4450051 Anonymous
Just saw something like this the other day on yahoo news... crazy coincidence
37 min later 4450061 Anonymous
>>4450050
Can't imagine anything worse. Cold, slimy. I don't get why people do this ;_;
37 min later 4450062 Anonymous
>>4450044
I found a tortoise in my garden once.
At the time I was living in the uk.
She still lives with my family back home.
38 min later 4450073 Anonymous
>>4450061
Because Japan.
38 min later 4450077 Anonymous
>>4450061
I got a little hard reading that.
Thanks, you freaky bitch.
39 min later 4450080 Anonymous
>>4450062
I always like the idea of a tortoise living in my garden but then every website says "Oh no no. they need heat lamps" but I'm pretty sure people have kept them in gardens in the past and they've been fine. idk
39 min later 4450089 Anonymous
>>4450080
Why not just get a heat lamp? I'm sure tortoises know when they need to warm up or cool down.
40 min later 4450094 Anonymous (image.jpg 1280x853 307kB)
At first read, my stoned mind made total sense of this story. Then I had to think about how strange it would be to encounter an octopus climbing up my suburban, landlocked home. And it didn't make sense.
i will take a hit in the little guy's honor
40 min later 4450097 Anonymous
>>4450077
He is not a consenting adult. how could I do such a thing ~
41 min later 4450104 Anonymous
I wonder IF you can have a octopus as a pet
Also put it in a bucket of ocean water and take more pic OP.
C`thullu rule!!!
41 min later 4450108 Anonymous
what a cute octopus! Please do try to take care of it OP
42 min later 4450114 Anonymous
>>4450097
Come on OP, don't be a pussy. Man up and do it.
42 min later 4450118 Anonymous
>>4450114
OP is a girl you moron.
44 min later 4450131 Anonymous
I'm thinking this thread is the highlight of many robots' lives.
45 min later 4450135 Anonymous
>>4450080
Some of them can be perfectly ok to live outside in the summer months, some of them can do it all year around in temperate areas.
Mine lives inside, but gets put outside for the day every day, unless the weather is seriously bad. If you do get one, make sure its not a species that likes to dig because then they just go under any fences.
If you do go
49 min later 4450164 Anonymous
>>4450097
>He is not a consenting adult.
Yes he is, he's just small.
56 min later 4450212 Anonymous
>>4449758
you are 10/10 op, octopi are awesome.
6 hours later 4452002 Anonymous
Shit, OP. That's kawaii. Do they really have beaks?
6 hours later 4452017 Anonymous
>>4452002
i lold hard at this
its not a fucking bird
6 hours later 4452039 Anonymous
>>4452017
they do have beaks you idiot, unless that's a squid
6 hours later 4452051 Anonymous
>>4452002
>>4452017
Squids do have beaks. I think some octopuses do, too.
6 hours later 4452054 Anonymous
>>4452039
my bad they both do.
>Octopuses and squids have hard, parrot-like beaks. These are excellent for killing, and tearing pieces of flesh from...
http://www.vanaqua.org/learn/aquafacts/invertebrates/octopuses-and-squids
6 hours later 4452063 Anonymous
as an avid fisherman, that is a fake octopus. it looks plastic.
nice troll op
6 hours later 4452069 Anonymous
>>4452054
Oh shit, just found out they are poisonous too.
>According to a new study, all octopuses, cuttlefish, and some squid are venomous
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/04/090417-octopus-venom.html
be carefull OP
7 hours later 4452086 Anonymous
>>4452069
fuck off, i eat them all the time as well as handle them
they are not all poisonous.
7 hours later 4452110 Anonymous
>>4452086
well do you grind them up and inject them? you can eat poisonous snakes and be fine, in some cases at least, because the venom only really effects you if it is injected. I'm pretty sure they are referring to being bitten by them not eating them since the first line of the page is "Australia's tiny blue-ringed octopus has long had a venomous reputation one bite can kill an adult human in minutes"
7 hours later 4452123 Anonymous
>>4452110
holy shit i didnt know people as uneducated as you existed
get out of the house more for fuck sake and stop being as retarded as you are acting
7 hours later 4452141 Anonymous
>>4452069
Not as if it matters.
The article only mentions one octopus that is aggressive and deadly to humans from a bite.
I don't recall of too many reports about someone dying from an ordinary octopus attack. Even if they are venomous it's not like it matters if there's never a chance for them to attack you, especially if they're passive animals that wouldn't confront you anyway.
7 hours later 4452153 Anonymous
>climbing up my wall
Why would an octopus be climbing up your wall, which is presumably NOT underwater?
7 hours later 4452159 Anonymous
>>4452153
its plastic, are you blind?
7 hours later 4452161 Anonymous
>>4449907
You're thinking of a Tree Octopus, which is actually an Arachnid.
7 hours later 4452162 Anonymous
>>4452159
>it's plastic
I can't tell.
7 hours later 4452169 Anonymous
>>4452162
maybe you should educate yourself then, kid
7 hours later 4452181 Anonymous
>>4449868
did it die?
7 hours later 4452184 Anonymous
Highlight of the year: getting an attractive boyfriend
Highlight of the month: being kind of social and making friends for once
7 hours later 4452191 Anonymous
>>4452123
Yeah, I'm actually not a highly educated marine biologist, but what part of what I said is wrong and how do you know?
7 hours later 4452197 Anonymous
>>4452191
no, your just some moron who reads things but doesnt quite fully understand them
how about you open your eyes and fucking read things instead of making shit up in your mind.
please, stop being retarded
7 hours later 4452202 Anonymous
>>4452141
well she was holding it in her hand, I have no idea how poisonous it could be but it said they are all poisonous to some degree, so i think it would be wise to be careful.
>>4452161
lol'd
7 hours later 4452219 Anonymous
>>4452197
>replies No to a question that can't be answered yes or no.
>calls me a retard
>didn't properly read my post
>tells me to open my eyes and read
get fucked
7 hours later 4452224 Anonymous
>>4452219
i read your post, and it was so fucking stupid
>ALL OCTAPUS IS POISON
are you REALLY this fucking retarded?
the answer is yes
educate yourself
7 hours later 4452225 Anonymous
>OP claims an aquatic animal was climbing up her wall
>posts only 1 low quality picture
>r9k accepts this
There's a reason the other boards make fun of us
7 hours later 4452231 Anonymous
>>4452225
i already stated its plastic. what do you expect from a board who never leaves the house
7 hours later 4452270 Anonymous
>>4452225
I don't think anyone cares, let us have our delusions you dick
7 hours later 4452290 Anonymous
>>4452270
>LET US BE A BURDEN ON SOCIETY
>LET US ME MENTALLY ILL
>LET US BE FREAKS OF NATURE WHO BRING DOWN SOCIETY
no. fuck you.
7 hours later 4452302 Anonymous
>>4452290
yes, enjoying a thread about a pretty likely fake octopus is going to bring down society.
7 hours later 4452313 Anonymous
Right now like 30 mins ago in theatre class me and this cool guy had to get out the trash. We put it in this carts, it was far away.
So we raced while riding the cars, like you do in the supermarket cars. That was pretty cool.
Also, going to this tiny lake near where I live by bicycle with my mom. She doesn't live here. We went there and fed lettuce to some turtles that were there. At last I felt what true peace feels like.
7 hours later 4452314 Anonymous
>>4452302
>what is a metaphor
>what is snowball effect
its like you really are delusional and not pretending. ipity the faggot scum like you
7 hours later 4452323 Anonymous
>>4452302
What happens when the cephalopod army arrives and you're unable to tell decoys from legitimate targets?
7 hours later 4452332 Anonymous
I remember seeing a thread on /sci/ discussing which animal would be most likely to become the dominant intelligent species if humans suddenly disappeared and octopi were the frontrunners.
Octupussi are awesome.
7 hours later 4452338 Anonymous
>>4452323
you wake up and realize just how pathetically delusional you are.
fucking grow up
7 hours later 4452375 Anonymous
>>4452314
Don't see how that is a metaphor and it isn't like i'm not doing something by being here, it's free time. It seems like r9k is more retarded or more full of trolls lately, it's hard to tell.
7 hours later 4452416 Anonymous (enjoy things.jpg 572x300 44kB)
what this thread has become
7 hours later 4452431 Anonymous
That is fucking badass OP. I don't know how this wouldn't make somebody's week.
8 hours later 4452451 Anonymous
>>4452431
>plastic octopus
>badass
i bet you think gays are normal to, dont you?
8 hours later 4452456 christfag ω
i for one am jelly, OP
8 hours later 4452462 Anonymous
>>4452224
Are you retarded?
You know that all spiders are venemous right?
But only a few of them have strong enough poison to be harmfull. Same goes with octopus dumbshit.
8 hours later 4452463 Anonymous
>>4452453
>tries to be friendly after being called out on being a gay lover
fuck off freak, wont work
8 hours later 4452467 Anonymous
>>4452462
are we talking about spiders or octopi, retard?
fuck off you fucking retard, learn to read
8 hours later 4452470 christfag ω
>>4452456
doh, i completely missed a pun about jelly fish there didn't i
i suck
8 hours later 4452495 christfag ω
>>4452470
and i completely missed sucker fish too
srsly, i blow holes at this internetting thing today
brb coffee
8 hours later 4452505 Anonymous
I drove into a reindeer.
8 hours later 4452520 Anonymous
>>4452467
google octopuses poisonous venomous then faggot
octopi isn't the correct plural of octopus. Octopus is of Greek, not Latin, origin, so its archaic plural would be octopodes, not octopi, but it has been in English for centuries and is now an English word, so we can treat it as one, therefore octopuses is what it should be.
8 hours later 4452593 Anonymous
I've been hitting the gym 3 days a week since the 26th of september.
I'm pretty happy about finally gettin' at it!
8 hours later 4452608 Anonymous
>>4452534
k
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/.../090417-octopus-venom.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/news-does-venomous-octopus-pose-threat-your-vacation
www.livescience.com/3511-octopuses-venomous.html
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-281079.html
http://biology.about.com/b/2009/04/17/are-all-octopuses-venomous.htm
http://www.nanowrimo.org/forums/reference-desk/threads/64446
just on first page
8 hours later 4452657 Anonymous
>>4449758
goddamn do those things creep me the fuck out. nothing terrifies me more than octopi, squids and jellyfish. just looking at them causes me to panic and freeze up
8 hours later 4452810 Anonymous
>>4449973
>. It Just suckered around my hand for a while.
in before OP catches some rare or new disease from handling that octopus.
8 hours later 4452811 Anonymous
Hi OP! I started running this past month. I feel good but sometimes I see the other runners and they don't breathe as hard as I do when I'm running. I think maybe I need to quit smoking, but I won't.
I am being more social. It is a pretty good thing. I went to a party a few weeks ago with a bunch of kids I knew in high school and I am starting to think that I was popular in school but no one ever told me. The next time I get snowed in I am going to call the guy who lives down the street and see if he wants to hang out.
I like your octopus a lot. What kind of octopus is he? Squids are pretty great too. One time I got to paint this really big kraken thing on my school and everyone liked it.
10 hours later 4453467 Anonymous
Why did my badger post disappear? I knew they were fishy fucks.
10 hours later 4453544 Anonymous (protip.jpg 1000x2500 547kB)
so what did you do with the octopus, OP?
10 hours later 4453549 Anonymous
>>4450089
Yeah they need heat, you dumb bitches.
And they need a temperature gradient to control their body temp. Like they need to be able to get from a hot place to a cold place. Reptiles basically spend all their time trying to find food or trying to cool or heat themselves.
FUCK you assholes are dumb
10 hours later 4453634 Anonymous
My boyfriend dumped me.
Haven't felt this content with life ever.
11 hours later 4453754 Anonymous
I'm still alive. That's the highlight of my lie.
11 hours later 4454063 Anonymous
>>4452225
It's low quality because it's my fucking webcam. obviously. is that supposed to mean something..
Sorry we don't all live in cities. I regularly get all kinds of marine life in my garden. This is unusual I admit, but you don't have to shit on something that made me really happy. also you find a plastic octopus that realistic
>>4452225
I only have two which I had to take with my webcam. I just wanted to get him back in the water because he wasn't looking too happy. Why make it suffer with countless pictures involving flash. honestly don't see why this is so unbelievable. Do you ALL live in cities or something
>>4452202
Just a common or very young pacific octopus (I'm not an expert so maybe I'm wrong) but I do know there is no danger in that. I'd google it to be sure but I don't think we have deadly octopuses in scotland
>>4452169
so what fantastic level of marine education do you have that makes you so wrong?
12 hours later 4454140 Anonymous (octo.jpg 640x480 31kB)
And the other one. I'd have taken more but making a thread didn't really occur to me at the time. It was just a case of getting a picture on my webcam to remember.
>>4452063
You want a medal for overcoming your assburgers to leave the house?
Why don't you take into account that our countries more than likely have different species. I assure you it was real. Unless you regularly spend time fishing the waters where I live then you're not exactly qualified to say are you.
12 hours later 4454260 Anonymous
>>4454140
That's pretty cool ! Can you show us what the bottom looks like please?
13 hours later 4454965 Anonymous
>>4454140
how slimy does it feel?
17 hours later 4456949 Anonymous
>>4454260
He's back in the sea now. Was a little confused but squeezed under a rock so I think he'll be okay :3
>>4454965
Can't remember too well actually. I mainly remember the suction and the cold wet legs curling round my finger. Just very cold, wet and jellylike. I don't think it was too slimy
17 hours later 4456952 Anonymous
I like the eyes. looks like ^ _ ^
17 hours later 4456986 Anonymous
Stick in your pooper like a baws
17 hours later 4457111 Anonymous
also I meant house wall. not like my bedroom or anything. Sorry. that should have been made clear but I didn't realise.
17 hours later 4457156 Anonymous
octopuses are so bawss.
You should buy him a mr potato head or rubicks cube. They love fiddling with toys and learning how they work. Some even learn to juggle.
One octopus that lived in an aquarium would routinely prank the caretakers by unlatching the lid to his tank, crawling across the floor, and messing with their shit before going back in his tank. Another one had to have his tank locked because when everyone would leave he'd climb out of his tank and just go pig out in the shrimp cage like a fat faggot.
They're like cantankerous little kids.
17 hours later 4457164 Anonymous
How is it still alive? They have gills, right?
17 hours later 4457239 Anonymous
>>4457156
Haha yeah I've heard that one. They're incredible and I'd love to keep one but I don't think I could justify it myself. I just feel they should be free
>>4457164
They do, but I only had him out for a few minutes. (hence lack of pictures( I think the time they can survive varies. though because like the above comment. You hear tales of them escaping and making all kinds of mischief.
17 hours later 4457303 Anonymous
>backpack through Greece
>at some remote beach, enjoying some food i bought from some locals and the nice sunset
>some fisherman comes ashore
>has a net full of squids, they're still alive
>grabs one of them by the tentacles
>beats the shit out of it against a rock
>ink spraying everywhere
>put down my meal and cry silently for my octobro
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