# Colossal squid found in Antarctic **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 2, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070 "2003-04-02T22:45:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Merla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Merla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merla)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/21 "2003-04-03T01:14:06Z")
YESSSS!! We all knew many years ago that Archituethus Dux existed!! Merla ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/22 "2003-04-03T01:19:16Z")
Fools! Idiots! That’s not a squid you dopes! It’s an Old One. Crazy fools shouldn’t be down there in Antarctica farting around near the Mountains of Madness. ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/23 "2003-04-03T01:51:46Z")
Calm down, **Scylla**. I dug out some of my old textbooks from Miskatonic. What we have here is one of the Adequate Old Ones. A minor nuissance at best. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/24 "2003-04-03T02:30:41Z")
Quoth **Scylla** : > [@](#): > > Fools! Idiots! > > That’s not a squid you dopes! > > It’s an Old One. > > Crazy fools shouldn’t be down there in Antarctica farting around near the Mountains of Madness. I will refrain from comment until one of two things happens: [ol][li] **DreadCthulhu** comments on this thread.[/li][li]The _Mesonychoteuthis_ endorse Harry Browne.[/li][_][size=1]_[Out of respect for the feelings of **UncleBeer** , I will end this list with two items\* ;)][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/25 "2003-04-03T03:15:03Z")
If I may put it so plainly: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! Get it away!! Oh dear gods please make it be gone!! It is evil and I know it and that’s all I have to say on the subject. ::extreme shuddering:: LC ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/26 "2003-04-03T03:27:34Z")
Oh come on, **Lucki** , it’s just a big squid. Suck it up man! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/27 "2003-04-03T03:34:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \* > \*\*Oh come on, **Lucki** , it’s just a big squid. Suck it up man! 😉 \*\* Hah! You’ll change your tune when it sucks _you_ up! LC ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/28 "2003-04-03T03:37:52Z")
Has it produced title to of Earth’s real estate on dry land? Didn’t think so. No need to bother **Lib** , then. _Many miles away…_ ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Gretchen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Miss\_Gretchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Gretchen)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/29 "2003-04-03T03:47:16Z")
What on earth does **Libertarian** have to do with a colossal squid??😕 ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/30 "2003-04-03T03:52:46Z")
Have you ever seen them in the same place at the same time? ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/31 "2003-04-03T04:00:17Z")
When I first saw the thread title, I thought it said “Colossal squid found in _attic_.” For some of us, that might not be too implausible. ---
**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/32 "2003-04-03T04:17:18Z")
I let you puny humans capture that squid; his liberatian views where causing dissent among my servitors, and ending up as human food is the perfect fate for a traitor like that. ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/33 "2003-04-03T04:53:11Z")
I love each and every one of you! ---
**Author:** ![firagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/13edae/32.png) [@firagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/firagon)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/34 "2003-04-03T07:19:45Z")
Yea, go giant squid! I love 'em. I’ve always wanted to see one captured on tape, live… it must be magnificent. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/35 "2003-04-03T07:31:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scylla \* > \*\*Fools! Idiots! > > That’s not a squid you dopes! > It’s an Old One. > Crazy fools shouldn’t be down there in Antarctica farting around near the Mountains of Madness. \*\* AAGH!! YOU BEAT ME TO THE LOVECRAFT REFERENCE!!! MAY THE CURSED BLIMP COME FOR YOU TONIGHT!! ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/36 "2003-04-03T08:00:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Miss Gretchen \* > \*\*What on earth does **Libertarian** have to do with a colossal squid??😕 \*\* [Good question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=151575) > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Libertarian \* > > > [@](#): > > > > - > > > > Originally posted by Arnold Winkelried \* > > OK, I have to ask, because I never saw the original thread: what was the “giant squid” objection to a Libertarian government? > > There was the question of whether libertarianism applied to animals. I explained that it is a political philosophy, and as such (the word “politics” comes from the Greek politika) applies only to people. It was then asked whether libertarianism would apply to any creatures, such as aliens, who have the same sentience as man. I said that it would. I was then asked what would happen in Libertaria if giant sentient squids who used to live on land were to arise from the ocean floor to reclaim their ancient property that was stolen from them. For that thread, it was a rather typical hypothetical. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/37 "2003-04-03T09:02:16Z")
Heaven preserve us… I’ve got serious issues with squid. They’re fascinating, beautiful… and absolutely freakingly terrifying. I’m scared to death of the critters. ---
**Author:** ![MercyStreet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@MercyStreet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MercyStreet)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/38 "2003-04-03T11:45:22Z")
I dig the squid. But for “coolest animal ever,” it’s tough to beat the coelocanth. The kooky thing does headstands! Cheers to the OP. 'Tis wonderful when busy adults – who work all day, pay insurance, do their taxes, maintain their cars, and mow their lawns – express pure joy, like children discovering lightning bugs or learning to ride a bike. ---
**Author:** ![Frank\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Frank\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank_2)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/39 "2003-04-03T13:50:52Z")
Mmmm, I wonder if I can oder one of these at the sushi bar. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070/40 "2003-04-03T14:59:06Z")
A Spectacular creature! And a damn shame that it’s now dead. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colossal-squid-found-in-antarctic/166070.md?page=3)