Posted 2009-01-10 1:25 PM (#97254 - in reply to #97240) Subject: RE: George the lobster,liberated by PETA
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PETA would be better served if it's members confined themselves to feel-good works such as this as opposed to the ignorant, ridiculous, confrontational BS that they normaly engage in.
Posted 2009-01-10 4:49 PM (#97261 - in reply to #97256) Subject: RE: George the lobster,liberated by PETA
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Originally written by farmbabe on 2009-01-10 2:24 PM
and just how does this help anyone?
Another meaningless demostration of PETA's irrevelence.
Well,EXCUSE ME,Ms. forum police/critique extrordinaire!
I didn't post it for your help,entertainment,or benefit.And,if you don't like reading it,you are certainly free not to.I posted it because I myself found it funny.
Geeze,get a sense of humor,or,get some hormones,SOMETHING.
Posted 2009-01-10 9:44 PM (#97278 - in reply to #97240) Subject: RE: George the lobster,liberated by PETA
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CRG, I apologize, I was not meaning to stray from the intent of your post about George, but I did. Bet George was glad to get back in the ocean for the rest of his days.
Posted 2009-01-11 9:49 AM (#97296 - in reply to #97240) Subject: RE: George the lobster,liberated by PETA
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Posts: 385 Location: high desert, CA.
I don't want to rain on your parade, BUT... "George" was probably female.
Homerus americanus, the American Lobster, usually only the females get large. but a female of this age could lay up 500,000 eggs, and those eggs could hatch into some really tasty eatin! If you turn a lobster over and check the "swimmerettes", you will notice that the females have more of a paddle shape to hold the eggs and keep fanning fesh water over them while they are incubating. The male has slimmer and more pointed ones for swimming. here on the "left coast", we have panuluris interruptus, or the north american crayfish, it does not have the lg claws, but is tastier in my opinion. I have been diving for "bugs" since I was a child in the 50's, and have caught many "bugs" over 15 lbs out at the channel islands of So. Calif. In all cases we always let them free after a nice set of pictures with them. Interesting creatures to say the least.
Posted 2009-01-11 10:05 AM (#97298 - in reply to #97240) Subject: RE: George the lobster,liberated by PETA
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This link explains some neat stuff about the life of the lobster, and also mentions the spiny lobster which does not have the lg crusher claw. Marine stuff is facinating and these creatures are also indicators of overfishing and pollution. By that I mean that harvesting them and doing tests can lead us to much needed tracking of pollutants and trends for marine life.
George the lobster,liberated by PETA
