Release the Kraken!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE KRAKEN!
KRAKEN:
The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid
For hundreds of years, squid—giant, colossal, and otherwise—have been demonized as mysterious monsters of the deep. Even today they maintain a mystique, but scientists are gradually discovering some of their long-hidden secrets. Squid have been the source of some of medicine’s most important breakthroughs, and without them, neurosurgeons would be a little less well trained, obstetricians a little less well informed, and geriatricians much less knowledgeable about the aging process. Squid can help scientists cure Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, develop new antibiotics, and boost the health of babies born by cesarean section.
Kraken (Abrams Image; March 2011; U.S. $21.95/Can. $25.95; ISBN 978-0-8109-8465-3) by Wendy Williams introduces this charismatic, enigmatic, and curious inhabitant of the sea.
Only slightly?
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Re: Release the Kraken!
Please invite the kraken for an interview on Uncommon Knowledge! I'll even return to do a special show prep for this new and exciting episode.
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Aw, but just think of all the time we'd have to spend cleaning up the studio afterwards.
Jun '10
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I'd be willing to agree that the science of the squid is "slightly disturbing." The actual squids are really, really disturbing.
Edited on Mar 30, 2011 at 11:10amDec '10
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Peter Robinson: ...
So a world without the giant squid is much like a world with Obamacare.
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That's what the show's producer is there for :)
May '10
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See, kids, if you wait long enough, you can fit practically anything in on Ricochet without being flagged for a CoC irrelevance violation. Release the Kraken!
Jun '10
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Peter, whatever you do don't get into an argument with a creature that produces ink as a bodily function.
May '10
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". . .and the Kraken is now on Twitter! Follow the Kraken on twitter dot com, [Peter pauses, thinks hard, makes hand gesture] forward slash, kraken."
Feb '11
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Besides all those scientific benefits, they taste good too!
May '10
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After that, we can have them deep-fried in batter with tartar and cockail sauce, served with french fries and a lemon wedge.
Any red or white wine works with this.
May '10
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Right. In reality, squids are cute and cuddly.
Nov '10
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Aaron Miller
Right. In reality, squids are cute and cuddly. · Mar 31 at 9:08am
I didn't click the link, but I read the URL... Jumbo flying squid? o_o