tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025640890339710123.post8796062538308842806..comments2023-04-06T07:07:56.528-04:00Comments on SouthBork: Of women, cephalopods and space monstersEvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285931579836841680noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025640890339710123.post-34438261069206996062010-05-08T11:30:14.828-04:002010-05-08T11:30:14.828-04:00Hi Eve,
Now here you must be reliving a second...Hi Eve,<br /> Now here you must be reliving a second childhood. It's great to see some of the little girl I remember so very well.<br />Pops and AliAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025640890339710123.post-72251827661288140042010-04-15T15:12:46.734-04:002010-04-15T15:12:46.734-04:00I had to chuckle. I agree with your analysis, and...I had to chuckle. I agree with your analysis, and confess to having my own deep fascination and respect for these unusual creatures.<br /><br />I'm looking, now, for an agent for a novel I wrote where the characters are all evolved octopuses. (Octopuses still exist, and the octans have guessed their common ancestry.) Think of the technology limitations, and what they would lack: fire, wood, metal, beasts of burden, electricity, artificial light. But they are <i>very</i> good at farming, and learning chemistry.<br /><br />Perhaps the key genetic mutation that would make such a race possible is one that would allow them to socialize. Octopuses now are almost entirely loners, and no matter how clever their communication skills, most of the time they are talking to themselves.<br /><br />I could do without the tentacle-sex depictions that you describe. (And octans, like octopuses, don't even reach puberty until the end of their short lives.)<br /><br />Here's a website I found that you may enjoy:<br />http://www.vondanmcintyre.com/squids/<br /><br />Best wishes.<br /><br />===|==============/ Level HeadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com