Oh but there's more

[sniffnoy]

Eppy has a rather different idea of what "squid apocalypse" means:

(01:53:56 AM) Sniffnoy: so "squid apocalypse" is ambiguous in a way that "zombie apocalypse" is not
(01:54:09 AM) apapaphobicgod: i don't agree
(01:54:13 AM) Sniffnoy: oh?
(01:54:40 AM) apapaphobicgod: i've been preparing for the squid apocalypse for 6 years now
(01:54:57 AM) Sniffnoy: but which meaning?
(01:54:57 AM) apapaphobicgod: they're down there... plotting
(01:55:13 AM) Sniffnoy: that one I guess then
(01:55:26 AM) Sniffnoy: so an end of the world for squid just isn't possible, because they'll try to get us first?
(01:55:46 AM) apapaphobicgod: yeah
(01:55:55 AM) apapaphobicgod: clearly
(01:56:13 AM) Sniffnoy: how will they move about on land?
(01:56:37 AM) apapaphobicgod: with their squiddy robot technology
(01:56:52 AM) Sniffnoy: robots made of rocks?
(01:57:06 AM) apapaphobicgod: and seawees
(01:57:08 AM) apapaphobicgod: d
(01:57:14 AM) Sniffnoy: hm
(01:57:25 AM) Sniffnoy: those are both troublesome to deal with
(01:57:38 AM) apapaphobicgod: squids are intelligent
(01:57:54 AM) Sniffnoy: so how are you preparing?
(01:58:26 AM) apapaphobicgod: bomb shelter, shotguns, canned food
(01:58:37 AM) apapaphobicgod: oh and i built a whale tank out back
(01:59:21 AM) Sniffnoy: I don't think they'll use bombs
(01:59:27 AM) Sniffnoy: oh wait but we'll probably try to bomb them
(01:59:31 AM) Sniffnoy: so best hiding anyway
(02:00:28 AM) Sniffnoy: man I don't have a bomb shelter at all
(02:00:37 AM) Sniffnoy: I thought maybe I could get a hot air balloon
(02:00:49 AM) apapaphobicgod: i think there are kits you can buy online
(02:01:03 AM) Sniffnoy: hm but even if they don't fly it could still get shot
(02:01:13 AM) Sniffnoy: it would have to be a reinforced hot air balloon
(02:01:22 AM) Sniffnoy: get some scrap metal
(02:02:46 AM) Sniffnoy: fly around, trade with other survivors, drop bombs on the robots if I can obtain any
(02:02:59 AM) apapaphobicgod: nice nice
(02:03:03 AM) apapaphobicgod: i like the plan
(02:03:28 AM) apapaphobicgod: what happens when they subvert our technology though
(02:03:56 AM) Sniffnoy: ooh I don't know
(02:04:00 AM) Sniffnoy: I hadn't considered that
(02:04:21 AM) Sniffnoy: maybe I can convince some idiot that they want my hot air balloon
(02:04:23 AM) Sniffnoy: and take over their shelter
(02:04:49 AM) Sniffnoy: I'd have to be preparing for that for a while, though
(02:04:49 AM) apapaphobicgod: that better be one awesome balloon
(02:04:55 AM) Sniffnoy: yeah...
(02:08:25 AM) apapaphobicgod: i recommend soon after the initial apocalypse looting gold and diamonds for your balloon
(02:08:41 AM) Sniffnoy: definitely a good idea
(02:10:44 AM) Sniffnoy: and metal of all sorts, really

-Harry

Comments

[bananafin.livejournal.com]

I've personally always found octopuses more terrifying than squids, but then there's also this: <http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/11/081124-giant-squid-magnapinna.html> so I don't even know anymore.

[sniffnoy.livejournal.com]

Wow! That is some specimen. I'm kind of surprised that was neither on Pharyngula nor Bruce Schneier's blog... then again, maybe it was on the latter, I don't generally bother to follow the links.