Monday, October 8th is (unofficially) International Cephalopod Awareness Day. What can you do to celebrate?

- tell a friend some random things you know about cephalopods
- hug your cephalopod plushy
- meditate for 15 minutes and imagine yourself as a benthic octopus, feeling the dark, cold ocean floor with your eight independently-sensory arms... passing food up to your beak which is located under your head
- eat cheddar-filled jalopeneo poppers as a way of supporting that product, in hopes they will eclipse deep-fried calamari as the mid-grade appetizer of choice... poppers, yum!
- sculpt an octopus using the mashed potatoes (you were full from the poppers anyhow)
- making octopus-shaped pancakes for breakfast (this is being done, see thread below)

Unofficial ICAD Website (http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/2007/10/05/day-of-the-octopus/) -- but official to you and me!

Original discussion on TONMO.com (http://www.tonmo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9290)

Thanks for posting this. Links to many of the bloggers participating in ICAD are available at cephalopodcast.com/squidday (http://cephalopodcast.com/squidday) and Pharyngula (http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/cephalopods/).

This ended up being a bit of a spur of the moment kind of thing for me. I'd like to know if anyone is interested in doing this again next year, maybe with more resources and planning.

:octopus: :party:

It's a great idea to continue with Ceph Awareness Day every year. Yes, it needs to be publicized more in advance. Maybe activities associated with it (best poster, best decorated octopus cake, etc. ), and some serious things, too.

Nancy

Yes! More notice would be great!

Yes! More notice would be great!

Well, Bob the Kraken did bring it up back in March (http://www.tonmo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9290). :tongue:

But you are right, I wish I had posted a reminder earlier to give folks more of a chance to compose their posts and participate.

BTW, I am collecting as many ICAD entries as I can over here (http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/octopus-day/). Anyone have a favorite so far?

Ones that I especially like so far are

Principles of Parsimony: Cephalopods, mosasaurs, and Cretaceous parenting (http://principlesofparsimony.blogspot.com/2007/10/cephalopods-mosasaurs-and-cretaceous.html)
Nathan's Happy Giant Squid e-card (http://www.scaredofbees.com/squidcard.htm)
blogfish: Are cephalopods safe from overfishing? (http://blogfishx.blogspot.com/2007/10/are-cephalopods-safe-from-overfishing.html)
Ego sum Daniel: International cephalopod awareness day, cephalopod neuroscience (http://egosumdaniel.blogspot.com/2007/10/international-cephalopod-awareness-day.html)
Malaria, Bedbugs, Sea Lice, and Sunsets: Dry It, You’ll Like It (http://coralnotesfromthefield.blogspot.com/2007/10/dry-it-youll-like-it.html)

Oh good! I'm not the only one who has ceph plushies... ledalone hugs them daily! :D (too much info?)

YAY i'm being noticed!!!

By the way, someone with a wikipedia account should write an article about it. I'd do it myself but i don't have one.

Oh good! I'm not the only one who has ceph plushies... ledalone hugs them daily! :D (too much info?)

I saw one of these today. (http://www.fao.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=9618) A giant octopus plush the size of a coffee table (72") or child. And only $325. I'd like one, but geesh!

:octopus2:

I saw one of these today. (http://www.fao.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=9618) A giant octopus plush the size of a coffee table (72") or child. And only $325. I'd like one, but geesh!

:octopus2:

Is anyone pedantic enough to inform faocustomerservice@service.fao.com that "The plural of octopus is not octopuses: it's octopi." is incorrect?

For a free GPO sized stuffed octopus, I'd try it :wink:

AMEN! AMEN INDEED!

"octopus" is Greek-based; not Latin. ergo, the "official" plural from the root should actually be "octopuses" (just to say i think both are just as good)

i'll nominate March 23rd for Ceph Day; why not have 2 days for squocs?! Heck, why not 8, one for each leg?

Today is the 2nd annual Cephalopod Appreciation and Awareness Day. I've posted somethings you can do today to mark the occasion over at cephalopodcast.com/octopusday (http://cephalopodcast.com/octopusday). If you write anything about cephalopods today, let me know.

It also marks the beginning of the Squidmas Shopping Season. Why not get your special squamous someone something special? (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0793806585?tag=tonmocomtheoctop&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0793806585&adid=1YSAP6ZQ23WFRT3XAQDP&)

http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/icad2008x.jpg

(UPDATE: fixed graphic to correct date)

Why does the banner say "10 October 2008" instead of the 8th?

How funny the date should work out like this... what a coinky-dink.

Why does the banner say "10 October 2008" instead of the 8th?

http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/events/octopus-day/

I :heart: :octopus2: and :archi: and :cuttle: and :nautilus: and :ammonite:


Go Ceph Awareness Day!! :smile:

http://cephalopodcast.com/blog/events/octopus-day/

Much better!

Why does the banner say "10 October 2008" instead of the 8th?

Perhaps because decapods need :tentacle: too? :mesonych:

Decapods already got the 10th month, asking for the 10th day too is just greedy! :razz: Long live the short-lived octopods!

Why does the banner say "10 October 2008" instead of the 8th?

Because I am an idiot and rushed this thing in the wee hours of 10/07 and failed to run it by anyone before posting. :banghead: Ugh! Fixed now, FWIW.

Because I am an idiot and rushed this thing in the wee hours of 10/07 and failed to run it by anyone before posting. :banghead: Ugh! Fixed now, FWIW.

....not on the main page... :silenced: