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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
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Tom is no fan of the Spanish and they want to start the first octopus farm in a place dubbed the Canary Islands. The octopus will be killed by being submerged in ice and protesters are literally up in arms. What's going on here guys. It's all over the news |
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"Tom is no fan of the Spanish and they want to start the first octopus farm in a place dubbed the Canary Islands. The octopus will be killed by being submerged in ice and protesters are literally up in arms. What's going on here guys. It's all over the news"
Tom, I tittered at 'up in arms'.. 
Touche Sir.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Tom is no fan of the Spanish and they want to start the first octopus farm in a place dubbed the Canary Islands. The octopus will be killed by being submerged in ice and protesters are literally up in arms. What's going on here guys. It's all over the news
Tom, I tittered at 'up in arms'..
Touche Sir.."
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If this is true it’s a real shame Octopus are highly intelligent creatures. The Spanish are def not good with animal welfare I mean they still have Bull fighting ?? |
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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago
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"Octopi are intelligent. This is disgusting. I’m outraged. "
I concur.
But when I read the title I had visions of the octopi mooching round a field with a really wide plow, and picking carrots with all their many hands on the end of their tentacles. And now my brain has gone off into a whole little imagining of Farmer Octopus, Mrs Octopus and the family.
It's happier than the reality. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Octopi are intelligent. This is disgusting. I’m outraged.
I concur.
But when I read the title I had visions of the octopi mooching round a field with a really wide plow, and picking carrots with all their many hands on the end of their tentacles. And now my brain has gone off into a whole little imagining of Farmer Octopus, Mrs Octopus and the family.
It's happier than the reality."
Why assume Mr Octopus is the farmer? I am outraged! |
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"Octopi are intelligent. This is disgusting. I’m outraged.
I concur.
But when I read the title I had visions of the octopi mooching round a field with a really wide plow, and picking carrots with all their many hands on the end of their tentacles. And now my brain has gone off into a whole little imagining of Farmer Octopus, Mrs Octopus and the family.
It's happier than the reality."
It's a bit of a dragons den idea.. 
Fruit picking could be revolutionised.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Why are they trying to kill octopuses anyway?
To eat them
And it's Octopi
#justsayin
Its Greek not Latin! Therefore octopuses is correct.  "
Stand corrected
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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago
In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon |
"Octopi are intelligent. This is disgusting. I’m outraged.
I concur.
But when I read the title I had visions of the octopi mooching round a field with a really wide plow, and picking carrots with all their many hands on the end of their tentacles. And now my brain has gone off into a whole little imagining of Farmer Octopus, Mrs Octopus and the family.
It's happier than the reality.
Why assume Mr Octopus is the farmer? I am outraged!"
I didn't assume. That's just how it was in Brain Farm Land.
Engineer Seahorse is a lady though. |
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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago
In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon |
"Octopi are intelligent. This is disgusting. I’m outraged.
I concur.
But when I read the title I had visions of the octopi mooching round a field with a really wide plow, and picking carrots with all their many hands on the end of their tentacles. And now my brain has gone off into a whole little imagining of Farmer Octopus, Mrs Octopus and the family.
It's happier than the reality.
It's a bit of a dragons den idea..
Fruit picking could be revolutionised.."
See! Tis genius!
(Well done brain... you did good) |
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"Why are they trying to kill octopuses anyway?
To eat them
And it's Octopi
#justsayin
Its Greek not Latin! Therefore octopuses is correct.
Stand corrected
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Just looked it up and there are 3 different plural forms... who knew! Everyday's a school day! |
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"Why are they trying to kill octopuses anyway?
To eat them
And it's Octopi
#justsayin
Its Greek not Latin! Therefore octopuses is correct. "
In Greek it should be octopodes but based on use all three are correct. Language is often ‘correct’ based on common usage in vernacular |
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"Octopi are intelligent. This is disgusting. I’m outraged.
I concur.
But when I read the title I had visions of the octopi mooching round a field with a really wide plow, and picking carrots with all their many hands on the end of their tentacles. And now my brain has gone off into a whole little imagining of Farmer Octopus, Mrs Octopus and the family.
It's happier than the reality.
It's a bit of a dragons den idea..
Fruit picking could be revolutionised..
See! Tis genius!
(Well done brain... you did good)"
I'm pretty sure, never having seen it on any nature programmes that octopus eat fruit so there would be no nibbled apples or plums.. |
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
Forum Mod Cheeseville, Somerset |
It's almost as if people haven't been eating calamari for years....... 
Or cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, fish, rabbits, geese, snails, beetles, deer, quail and all manner of other sentient beings.
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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago
In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon |
"Octopi are intelligent. This is disgusting. I’m outraged.
I concur.
But when I read the title I had visions of the octopi mooching round a field with a really wide plow, and picking carrots with all their many hands on the end of their tentacles. And now my brain has gone off into a whole little imagining of Farmer Octopus, Mrs Octopus and the family.
It's happier than the reality.
It's a bit of a dragons den idea..
Fruit picking could be revolutionised..
See! Tis genius!
(Well done brain... you did good)
I'm pretty sure, never having seen it on any nature programmes that octopus eat fruit so there would be no nibbled apples or plums.."
Turns out Octopus farming could be an excellent idea. I shall do further research  |
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"Octopi are intelligent. This is disgusting. I’m outraged.
I concur.
But when I read the title I had visions of the octopi mooching round a field with a really wide plow, and picking carrots with all their many hands on the end of their tentacles. And now my brain has gone off into a whole little imagining of Farmer Octopus, Mrs Octopus and the family.
It's happier than the reality.
It's a bit of a dragons den idea..
Fruit picking could be revolutionised..
See! Tis genius!
(Well done brain... you did good)
I'm pretty sure, never having seen it on any nature programmes that octopus eat fruit so there would be no nibbled apples or plums..
Turns out Octopus farming could be an excellent idea. I shall do further research "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The Forum is a university in its own right, who'd have thought it.
Personally, having watched videos on YouTube of octopuses escaping, I think the farmer may have his hands full. |
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Octopi have 9 brains. For this reason it is not easy to kill them.
Octopus or "pulpo" is a traditional spanish dish like salmon in the UK. I have in the past seen Spanish fishermen beating all 8 legs on the ground to kill them. It would appear freezing them to kill them is as humane as it gets. |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
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"If this is true it’s a real shame Octopus are highly intelligent creatures. The Spanish are def not good with animal welfare I mean they still have Bull fighting ??"
If this is true ?
This is an Essex Tom post. Of course it is bloomin true.
It's all over the news. Many fools have doubted Tom in the past and had fried egg all over their faces ... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Octopi are intelligent. This is disgusting. I’m outraged.
So if they went intelligent it would be ok?
Weren't*"
If you don’t draw a line somewhere everybody dies. Vegetables are living things. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Octopi have 9 brains. For this reason it is not easy to kill them.
Octopus or "pulpo" is a traditional spanish dish like salmon in the UK. I have in the past seen Spanish fishermen beating all 8 legs on the ground to kill them. It would appear freezing them to kill them is as humane as it gets. "
The 9 brains thing always gets me |
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"Octopi have 9 brains. For this reason it is not easy to kill them.
Octopus or "pulpo" is a traditional spanish dish like salmon in the UK. I have in the past seen Spanish fishermen beating all 8 legs on the ground to kill them. It would appear freezing them to kill them is as humane as it gets.
The 9 brains thing always gets me "
Ditto..
That's nine brains more than some politicians.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Octopi have 9 brains. For this reason it is not easy to kill them.
Octopus or "pulpo" is a traditional spanish dish like salmon in the UK. I have in the past seen Spanish fishermen beating all 8 legs on the ground to kill them. It would appear freezing them to kill them is as humane as it gets.
The 9 brains thing always gets me
Ditto..
That's nine brains more than some politicians.."
so true! Amazing though that it's 9 specifically, always the number 9 in anything very special, I've noticed |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Octopi are intelligent. This is disgusting. I’m outraged.
So if they went intelligent it would be ok?
Weren't*
If you don’t draw a line somewhere everybody dies. Vegetables are living things. "
So what do we eat then? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Octopi are intelligent. This is disgusting. I’m outraged.
So if they went intelligent it would be ok?
Weren't*
If you don’t draw a line somewhere everybody dies. Vegetables are living things.
So what do we eat then?"
My point exactly. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Octopi are intelligent. This is disgusting. I’m outraged.
So if they went intelligent it would be ok?
Weren't*
If you don’t draw a line somewhere everybody dies. Vegetables are living things.
So what do we eat then?
My point exactly. "
I don't actually get your point,but carry on |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Octopi are intelligent. This is disgusting. I’m outraged.
So if they went intelligent it would be ok?
Weren't*
If you don’t draw a line somewhere everybody dies. Vegetables are living things.
So what do we eat then?
My point exactly.
I don't actually get your point,but carry on "
If we are going to eat other living things at lest we can limit ourselves to non intelligent living things. Simple really.
Though I am lately finding myself morally uncomfortable with eating meat entirely. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Octopi are intelligent. This is disgusting. I’m outraged.
I concur.
But when I read the title I had visions of the octopi mooching round a field with a really wide plow, and picking carrots with all their many hands on the end of their tentacles. And now my brain has gone off into a whole little imagining of Farmer Octopus, Mrs Octopus and the family.
It's happier than the reality."
Glad it wasn't just me then.
I had visions of an Octopus driving a tractor |
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By *al kalMan
over a year ago
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"Octopi have 9 brains. For this reason it is not easy to kill them.
Octopus or "pulpo" is a traditional spanish dish like salmon in the UK. I have in the past seen Spanish fishermen beating all 8 legs on the ground to kill them. It would appear freezing them to kill them is as humane as it gets. "
It would appear freezing is a more painful and far slower method, and highly stressful way for the creature to go out. The more human way it turns out is for a fisherman to bash them on the head. This is the quickest method apparently. Doesn't sound ideal either.
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
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It’s not nice is it, fishes even worse , dragged out the sea and left to slowly suffocate.
There’s a restaurant in Australia, a small island in the English Channel famous for murderers and bbq, when you can bring your own road kill. I think this is the way forward, hunt your own food. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Hopefully all the octopus will become on giant octopus entity and lock the farmers in the freezer to die then slip off down the drains into the sea and freedom.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Hopefully all the octopus will become on giant octopus entity and lock the farmers in the freezer to die then slip off down the drains into the sea and freedom.
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This, this would be perfect! Giant octopus entity, love it |
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"Octopi have 9 brains. For this reason it is not easy to kill them.
Octopus or "pulpo" is a traditional spanish dish like salmon in the UK. I have in the past seen Spanish fishermen beating all 8 legs on the ground to kill them. It would appear freezing them to kill them is as humane as it gets.
It would appear freezing is a more painful and far slower method, and highly stressful way for the creature to go out. The more human way it turns out is for a fisherman to bash them on the head. This is the quickest method apparently. Doesn't sound ideal either.
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Surely, just chop the head off? That is not going to be eaten anyway.
If the thing is that clever, won't it grow more legs for future harvesting?
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Octopi have 9 brains. For this reason it is not easy to kill them.
Octopus or "pulpo" is a traditional spanish dish like salmon in the UK. I have in the past seen Spanish fishermen beating all 8 legs on the ground to kill them. It would appear freezing them to kill them is as humane as it gets.
It would appear freezing is a more painful and far slower method, and highly stressful way for the creature to go out. The more human way it turns out is for a fisherman to bash them on the head. This is the quickest method apparently. Doesn't sound ideal either.
Surely, just chop the head off? That is not going to be eaten anyway.
If the thing is that clever, won't it grow more legs for future harvesting?
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The legs have brains in so would probably be gyrating all over the place after said deed |
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Does sound inhumane.
And why octopus.
With the decline of fish stocks, squid populations have exploded to nearly destructive levels.
Can't they harvest this natural source and help nature balances too.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2016-05-24/boom-in-cephalopod-numbers-point-to-changing-oceans/7437560 |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Does sound inhumane.
And why octopus.
With the decline of fish stocks, squid populations have exploded to nearly destructive levels.
Can't they harvest this natural source and help nature balances too.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2016-05-24/boom-in-cephalopod-numbers-point-to-changing-oceans/7437560"
Why Optopus indeed. It's sadism |
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By (user no longer on site)
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From The CryptoNaturalist
"The earliest cephalopods date back to the cambrian period. They predate trees and land plants. So, the earth knew tentacles before leaves"
Leave them all alone  |
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The legs have brains in so would probably be gyrating all over the place after said deed"
That should make them a lot more appealing to purchasers than lacklustre fish on the slab which look like they are fit only for pig swill. |
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