Comments on: Kraken awesome

Kraken awesome

orthogonality — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:56:33 -0800

Build your squid, name him, and let him play in the ocean. Come back later to see whet he's got up to. I named mine 'Albert'.

By: jquinby

jquinby — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:00:49 -0800

There seem to be many Alberts, but there is only one* Raul. * - at this time

By: jquinby

jquinby — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:02:01 -0800

SON OF A...

By: evil_esto

evil_esto — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:07:32 -0800

Aristos LIVES

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:12:00 -0800

gnfti made friends with an albatross! Egh. It'll probably just weigh me down.

By: twoleftfeet

twoleftfeet — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:16:49 -0800

Make your own squid and set it free. If it comes back to you it's yours. If it doesn't, hunt it down, kill it, and serve it wth a little lemon. Mmmmm... squid.

By: adipocere

adipocere — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:18:24 -0800

I'm trying to imagine just what a squid would have gotten up to. SquidLog, Day 10: Arms and tentacles, arms and tentacles. I have decided to pretend that my tentacles are actually very long, boneless thumbs. One day I will surface, snatch some kind of pipe from a ship, and pretend to play the flute. Oh yes. SquidLog, Day 18: Ran into my cousin, you know, Big Ted. He told me about tormenting a Japanese fishing boat, due to a little deal he had with some bereaved whales. I wish I were that large. Existential questions arise ... why am I a squid who looks like this? Was there a plan for me? SquidLog, Day 27: Ate various other things from under the sea. Lurked in the deep some more. Feel somewhat abandoned. SquidLog, Day 39: Came to the realization that, even if I can squirt my ink artfully over these pieces of parchment I found in a sunken vessel, nobody will read them. And I can't even get dial-up underwater. Why was I made, and by whom? SquidLog, Day 41: Everyone likes the octopi so much more. "Oh look how clever they are, they can bang rocks on the sides of their tanks!" Bloody brilliant, trying to destroy your life support system. Surely someone cares about the squid. SquidLog, Day 46: Plan to tap underwater transmission cable so I can send email to Bruce Schneier, who is evidently a big fan, was a painful failure. My disconnect seems total. My three hearts are breaking. SquidLog, Day 53: "Invitation to free dinner," it says, but what is calamari? I suspect it is a sinister trap, but I no longer care. If there are no further entries, Dear Reader (whoever you are), understand that I met my fate not bravely, but with the apathy that can only come from suspecting that one's life is simply a cruel game, quickly unwrapped and discarded.

By: adamvasco

adamvasco — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:20:35 -0800

Sam (Thaminiya) is on the crawl.

By: These Premises Are Alarmed

These Premises Are Alarmed — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:33:36 -0800

Mine is named Davenport.

By: DU

DU — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:40:34 -0800

LOLUNABLETODETECTFLASH10

By: pointless_incessant_barking

pointless_incessant_barking — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:00:16 -0800

Aquamalina is out there... somewhere.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:05:28 -0800

I checked back to see what mine was doing, and he had attacked and killed Peter Benchley.

By: afx237vi

afx237vi — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:06:54 -0800

Rolf Squidboy is looking for some new glasses.

By: device55

device55 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:07:48 -0800

Reginald just escaped a hungry sperm whale.

By: Manhasset

Manhasset — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:15:42 -0800

Behold the mighty Ellsworth!

By: orthogonality

orthogonality — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:19:53 -0800

Happy New Year's Eve, folks.

By: Rock Steady

Rock Steady — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:20:46 -0800

Hamsteak just made friends with a pod of killer whales.

By: qvantamon

qvantamon — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:27:50 -0800

Mine became a Brazilian president

By: PeterMcDermott

PeterMcDermott — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:32:55 -0800

Squiddy McSquid just arranged a New Years date with a nubile young sea cow. (Once you've given your squid the silly name, is there anything these things can actually do? Because if there is, I'm not seeing it.)

By: marginaliana

marginaliana — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:33:53 -0800

This is very cute. I passed it on to a squid-obsessed friend of mine.

By: orthogonality

orthogonality — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:34:42 -0800

As long as we're being cute, oneko, for MS-Windows or linux.

By: sweetkid

sweetkid — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:35:18 -0800

Mine is Captain Squish.

By: steef

steef — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:37:11 -0800

Beanie is searching for that Ned Land bastard. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

By: sadiehawkinstein

sadiehawkinstein — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:39:23 -0800

Murray!

By: Dr-Baa

Dr-Baa — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:47:36 -0800

Mine is Qwert-shmarble. Named in honor of the elusive amazon.com product.

By: honest knave

honest knave — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:57:34 -0800

Unfortunately, Murgatroyd has a terrible memory. Earlier today, he had to flee a Green Peace ship. But now, having made friends with a giant jellyfish, he has completely forgotten the Rainbow Warrior. Only one adventure at a time for this squid.

By: Joe Beese

Joe Beese — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:02:20 -0800

Squiddy Boy seems a little disorganized. I'm going to give him time to get adjusted to his new environment.

By: Science!

Science! — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:09:42 -0800

There are a lot of squids from The United States named "Poopy", and now mine is one of them.

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:11:13 -0800

Mine cost one pound Sterling!

By: sarcasticah

sarcasticah — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:20:54 -0800

Mine's named Lucy.

By: fearfulsymmetry

fearfulsymmetry — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:22:26 -0800

Go on Boris, drag down that Nautalis to its watery doom!

By: xbonesgt

xbonesgt — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:25:42 -0800

sadly, Randall doesn't seem to be up to a whole lot today.

By: slimepuppy

slimepuppy — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:27:48 -0800

I made Werner Herzog. I look forward to reading his diary entries.

By: weebil

weebil — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:27:56 -0800

I don't hold out much hope for Zenobia. I suspect neon green with with pink spots might not be the best color choice for an Antarctic cephalopod.

By: sswiller

sswiller — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:37:27 -0800

Shake hands with 'Gummo'

By: awenner

awenner — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:42:59 -0800

Eisenhower the Squid, we hardly knew ye.

By: giraffe

giraffe — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:52:32 -0800

"EUNICE has swum through a school of barracudinas." ...what? I don't think I like the idea of my squid associating with fish that don't have swim bladders.

By: availablelight

availablelight — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:08:51 -0800

Mine got into a fight the minute he hit the drink. (It could be all the polka dots on his hulking frame....kind of like the visual equivalent of "A Boy Named Sue")

By: Hands of Manos

Hands of Manos — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:14:34 -0800

it's like Spore...but without the DRM

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:26:38 -0800

I called mine "Gaddle." I wish I could summon that screen by yelling "GaddleGaddleGaddleGaddleGaddle" at the computer. My dreams, they are simple.

By: never used baby shoes

never used baby shoes — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:27:57 -0800

Garbag has been hunting for tasty crabs. As long as he doesn't catch them from his friend the penguin, I'm happy.

By: elendil71

elendil71 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:30:48 -0800

Mine got really huge and wrote a song, put it in a bottle, and some musician found it. ;-)

By: kuujjuarapik

kuujjuarapik — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:46:11 -0800

kuujjuarapik just passed a leaking submersible. ain't that the truth.

By: Greg Nog

Greg Nog — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:54:12 -0800

Yay! My squid is named Flingo the Wonderful, and he has been "hunting for a hook sharpener"! Just like me! Me and Flingo, we're gonna have some great times at Home Depot together!

By: six-or-six-thirty

six-or-six-thirty — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:54:53 -0800

And thus Larry has entered the world.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:57:40 -0800

awww, I totally love my adorable squid. What fun! Thanks for this charming and endearing animation dear orthogonality.

By: forforf

forforf — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:59:00 -0800

The squid named ImNotSpongeBob made friends with a scientist. Now if he can just get some DNA re-arranging by his new friend, he can be the star in a SciFi Channel Original movie with some catchy title like "Tentacles of Doom" or "Squidasaurus" or "Calamari This" or "Kraken IV, The Revenge" or "Sucker Punch" or "Ok, I'll stop now"

By: notashroom

notashroom — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:02:49 -0800

Squid Billie has been hunting for a lost tentacle. Sounds like one of my offspring, all right.

By: The Bellman

The Bellman — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:09:30 -0800

There are many, many, MANY squids named Cthulhu. Also, many lonely geeks.

By: grobstein

grobstein — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:19:13 -0800

23 Squidoo!

By: kurumi

kurumi — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:28:18 -0800

My squid torched an underground passage and beat up some priests.

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:31:54 -0800

MY SQUID HAS EVOLVED ELBOWS WHAT HAVE I DONE WHAT HAVE I DON.....

By: kalessin

kalessin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:35:34 -0800

Mine's name is Ptolemy, and he's a little grumpy.

By: schoolgirl report

schoolgirl report — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:45:20 -0800

Needs creepy elbows.

By: terranova

terranova — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:49:43 -0800

My squid has signed a three-picture deal with Pixar/Disney.

By: buriednexttoyou

buriednexttoyou — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:55:32 -0800

Werner Herzog just escaped a scientist. Werner Herzog has swum through a school of lightfish. Werner Herzog held a gun to Klaus Squidski's head while filming of Aguirre, the Wrath of Cod.

By: kingbenny

kingbenny — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:13:48 -0800

Kenny says hi.

By: synaesthetichaze

synaesthetichaze — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:20:28 -0800

DR. CHARLEMAGNE made friends with a sea pig.

By: Durn Bronzefist

Durn Bronzefist — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:29:16 -0800

Erasthmus made friends with a blue whale.

By: PontifexPrimus

PontifexPrimus — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:35:36 -0800

I named mine Pro Squo. Just because I could.

By: Rumple

Rumple — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:36:37 -0800

Bruce

By: BabySeven

BabySeven — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:59:53 -0800

Wow. So many 'Cthulhu's. I named my squid Erik. He's not doing much, but being a squid, that was to be expected.

By: greekphilosophy

greekphilosophy — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:54:15 -0800

Mahler now explores the music of the sea.

By: blue_beetle

blue_beetle — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:01:25 -0800

I call this one Bitey.

By: colt45

colt45 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:14:23 -0800

"Molly has swum through a boat of tourists." Ouch.

By: beccaj

beccaj — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:28:45 -0800

Dangle

By: gompa

gompa — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:37:27 -0800

Jeremiah Leviathan had a fight with a teuthologist. gompa had a brief encounter with Wikipedia.

By: JHarris

JHarris — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:55:32 -0800

St. Sammy. Doesn't seem to do much. I think mine's defective. I may have flung him too hard against the side of the screen. I'm so sorry St. Sammy!

By: taz

taz — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:00:14 -0800

I have the laziest squid in the world. He traveled 0 kilometres in, like, 10 hours, and made friends with an anglerfish. An anglerfish! Sometimes I feel like this is not even my squid.

By: jcruelty

jcruelty — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:36:01 -0800

i remember te papa museum... good times

By: Joey Michaels

Joey Michaels — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:42:03 -0800

Squid Michaels chased an octopus.

By: Justinian

Justinian — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:49:43 -0800

Colonel Huffalump just kind of floats. What the fuck, Colonel Huffalump?

By: wherever, whatever

wherever, whatever — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:54:51 -0800

Scrumbly, seconds after release, had a run in with Japanese whalers! Look out little buddy!

By: bh

bh — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:17:25 -0800

Gumhead will destroy you all.

By: Katemonkey

Katemonkey — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:21:56 -0800

McSquiddertons has been hunting for a t-shirt with ten sleeves. Oh don't fret so, McSquiddertons! I'll make you one!

By: vibrotronica

vibrotronica — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:23:21 -0800

Sir Squidsalot likes big tentacles. He cannot lie.

By: dabcad

dabcad — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:41:33 -0800

Oognooble just broke the ice.

By: jeffamaphone

jeffamaphone — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:49:16 -0800

My squid, Fernando from United States, is red and has an incredibly dull life.

By: Dr. Zira

Dr. Zira — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:08:39 -0800

Cuthbert is ready for some action.

By: juv3nal

juv3nal — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:26:42 -0800

"ktulu had a fight with another squid." Got to start somewhere, I guess. Must be tough shaking of aeons of undead sleep.

By: idiopath

idiopath — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:44:55 -0800

juicejuice keeps floating to the bottom of the screen. The interface does not scale down to eeepc sizes very well. I figure since juicyjuicy (as I like to call him) is all eyeballs, his modeling contract can't be far off.

By: Sailormom

Sailormom — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:24:37 -0800

Predictably, John the squid soon became an extra in a shokushu goukan film and is now addicted to opium.

By: -t

-t — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:23:01 -0800

Mine is named "t". If he does not make me proud by the time I return from the event this evening, it's calamari.

By: The otter lady

The otter lady — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:45:55 -0800

Gloophar stares at me with bored malevolence when I grab him and spin him around by his flukes, but otherwise seems to be very listless. Emo squid.

By: grapefruitmoon

grapefruitmoon — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:46:02 -0800

I'm gonna love him and squeeze him and call him George.

By: ubersturm

ubersturm — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:18:51 -0800

a wife of artie shaw just escaped a giant jellyfish. Other than that, she keeps aimlessly sinking to the bottom of the screen. I think she might be depressed about the slow dissolution of her marriage. "Werner Herog just escaped a scientist." Hee!

By: churl

churl — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:19:48 -0800

Mathowie can we please have a spot in the "Also on:" section of our profiles that links to our squid I just feel like the women of metafilter should know that my squid is of extremely high caliber Yes that is correct ladies

By: Samizdata

Samizdata — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:45:31 -0800

Bob. Just avoided a fisheries observer. That's right - he's smart. Suck it, dumb squid.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:27:39 -0800

"GADDLE has been hunting for friends." This squid is spawn of my loins... that's what I did tonight, drifted between parties, hunting down all the friends I only see once or twice a year, suctioning onto them with my tentacles.

By: mosessis

mosessis — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:07:33 -0800

So, I don't understand this website. Yes, I enjoyed creating my squid. I like flinging him through the walls of my browser. But what does it all mean?

By: dabcad

dabcad — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:45:20 -0800

"Oognooble just passed a Greenpeace inflatable. " Great stuff :)

By: darkstar

darkstar — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:56:51 -0800

Euripides Trousers just escaped a hungry sperm whale. :D

By: flibbertigibbet

flibbertigibbet — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:36:38 -0800

Kalima is sparkling in the deep!

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:30:50 -0800

Gaddle has traveled 9 kilometers. Attasquid!

By: ChurchHatesTucker

ChurchHatesTucker — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:31:10 -0800

OK, the "finding out about their adventures" thing is kind of cool, but the whole "pointlessly flinging them about the screen" is odd. There may be ten stInky's, but mine is the only one with camelCase.

By: ChurchHatesTucker

ChurchHatesTucker — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:16:01 -0800

OK, the vain bastard has been "hunting for a camera?" Eat something, you moron!

By: slightlybewildered

slightlybewildered — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:55:05 -0800

Mine is called "Douglas? Douglas."

By: fantine

fantine — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:50:16 -0800

My beloved Martin is now bopping around. We'll see if he manages to escape the wiles of other, more violent sea-creatures.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:23:33 -0800

"Gaddle passed a vampire squid." Is my Gaddle now a vampire? Or does it mean pass as in what happens to vampire calamari after it's traveled through a digestive system? Whichever it is, that sentence is all kinds of troublesome.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:18:33 -0800

I just logged back in and usually there are squid swimming about in the background but now there were no squid. Was that just me or is that true or others?

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:22:30 -0800

That should've been "for others" in case it's confusing and since I'm posting I might as well mention that I logged back in and the gamboling background squid were back.