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    "Octopusbillies" Just Doesn't Have the Same Ring, I Guess
    By Danna Staaf | November 9th 2009 06:41 PM | Print | E-mail | Track Comments
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    Cephalopods have been rocking my world since I was in grade school. I pursued them through a BA in marine biology at the University of California...

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    Fascinating things can be learned from Google Search's drop-down menu. For example, if you type "squid", the suggested search items, in order, are:

    squidbillies
    squidoo
    squidbillies full episodes
    squid proxy
    squidbillies quotes

    Since three of the top five sound like some kind of tv show (and, as I commented yesterday, my knowledge of pop culture is limited) I figured it was time for some quality wikipedia time. Maybe I was about to discover a fun new marine biology show!

    Annnnnd . . . nope. Adult Swim is hardly my cup of tea anyway, but can't they at least get the basic squid/octopus distinction right? These:




    are clearly meant to be octopuses, despite the variable number of arms. No fins, no tentacles = no squid!