# Giant SDMB Initiation Supplies Found Off Italy. Newslink

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 23, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-sdmb-initiation-supplies-found-off-italy-newslink/416700 "2007-08-23T23:25:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-sdmb-initiation-supplies-found-off-italy-newslink/416700/1 "2007-08-23T23:25:30Z")

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HEY DOPERS!

How’a you like-a-da fresh, Giant Calamari?

[http://www.newsdaily.com/Quirks/UPI-1-20070823-15184300-bc-italy-giantsquid.xml](http://www.newsdaily.com/Quirks/UPI-1-20070823-15184300-bc-italy-giantsquid.xml)

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> Giant squid caught off Italian coast
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> ELBA, Italy, Aug. 23 (UPI) – The first giant squid ever captured intact in Italian waters has researchers buzzing about finally being able to learn more about the rare marine animal.
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> The giant squid, known as architeuthis, is the first to have been found not in a decomposed state, the Italian news agency, ANSA reported Thursday.

You no eat-a alla da calamari, maybe the calamari eat-a **you!**

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**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-sdmb-initiation-supplies-found-off-italy-newslink/416700/2 "2007-08-24T00:11:38Z")

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Architeuthis? How about Archy for short?

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**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-sdmb-initiation-supplies-found-off-italy-newslink/416700/3 "2007-08-24T03:08:33Z")

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You can have Archie, I’ll take Betty.  
and Veronica when I’m in a darker mood

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-sdmb-initiation-supplies-found-off-italy-newslink/416700/4 "2007-08-24T03:26:53Z")

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It was a she, and she was caught while laying eggs. ☹

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**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-sdmb-initiation-supplies-found-off-italy-newslink/416700/5 "2007-08-24T11:04:17Z")

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Who let the squid pen open again? huh!?

Those things take time to breed and we can get a new vict… er, subscriber anytime soon.

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-sdmb-initiation-supplies-found-off-italy-newslink/416700/6 "2007-08-24T11:15:34Z")

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Well, at least it wasn’t Mariah.