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Roland stood, ramrod-straight, his back pressed against that of his adversary for Nancy's affections, the scoundrel Kenneth. This was it; this was possibly the defining moment of his manhood; the test of his mettle; the bright, shining... sound of a voice cut through his reverie...
"Gentlemen! Three
paces away then turn and at each other!"
Roland's ready right hand was clammy, dripping with a dark, foul ichorous goo that smelled of ancient fish and primaeval ooze and... "Two!"... shit... "THREE!"...
Roland spun, and ducked to his right slightly, launching the contents of his right hand: A large, dead squid dripping in fishguts and squid ink and indelible dye, as hard as he could at the dastardly Kenneth...
Projectile Octopus
http://www.forbes.c...tml?thisSpeed=20000
First mass marketed in 1983 [Jinbish, Oct 24 2009]
Projectile Octopus (i)
http://www.youtube....1f2M5G9KG8#t=02m25s
Excellent video showing the flight properties of octopi. [Jinbish, Oct 24 2009]
[link]
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.....now I wonder what made you think of that? (bone not mine by the way) |
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Are Squids really modern?
I assumed, like most things in the sea, they'd been around
since Dinosaur times. |
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Squid and octopi are ancient in their form and so on - but to use them as projectiles is a recent innovation. |
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Back when octopuses were employed in menial labour
for getting things out of small spaces and general
octocatburglary, it wasn't uncommon to discipline an
octopus or squid by having to fire them. |
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I used a squid because it's no longer OK to shoot people. That's all. |
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It seems this is a more direct way than the duels using MS Outlook cc: "The World". More fun* to witness, as well. |
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* As long as it's upwind: can't stand the smell of fish. |
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