Hi I'd like to introduce myself--I'm Canadian, female, 32, have been a huge fan of this site for awhile and have finally registered!

This site makes me smile so much!

I first fell in love with cephalapods when I saw a pacific giant at the Vancouver aquarium--I was watching it in total amazement thinking I'd never seen anything so beautiful when a kid came up, looked and went "eeewww..." Hmm.... oh well.

In Honduras I was standing on a dock when I saw an octopus swimming along...I got so excited I jumped into the water clothes and all, forgetting I had my moneybelt on, passport travellers cheques and all...

I didn't mind though, and smiled at the memory every time I saw my wrinkley passport after that.

Hello all, nice to meet you! :bluering:

PS any of you out there Italian? If so you know what my name means

:welcome:!!!


Im BOE. :)

:welcome: to TONMO, Polpessa!
Found the meaning on Google. :)

:P

:welcome:

:canada:

It's nice to have you here, even if you are nuts. :wink:

Ciao. (I know five non-food-related words of Italian, counting that one)

Hello Polpessa,

Welcome to our band of outlaws.

In Honduras I was standing on a dock when I saw an octopus swimming along...
Your urge to jump in is understandable. Did you also happen to jump in when any whale sharks were swimming by? I hear Honduras is a Rhiniodon hot spot.

Say, if you're in Switzerland, you might be able to track down these posters. (http://www.tonmo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=926&start=80)

Of course,you'd best watch out for the dreaded Alpine squid.

Yours truly,

Clem

Hello lady P.!
I do love the honduras also...spent a lot of time just north in a little town called Akumal...nice place!
Glad to have you join us!
Greg

I am also Canadian. Hi. :mrgreen:

Hi welcome from me too,

nice to fill the place up with more nutters!

:welcome: to TONMO.com Polpessa!

Google can't seem to translate it :s

More mad cephaholics. Woohoo!!! I can imagine the fright that octopus got when you jumped in :heee:

Ciao is Italian???

It did get a fright! Poor lil guy was blue when I first spotted him, but when I jumped in he turned red and took off, one broken hearted canadian later... :(

Thanks for all your kind welcomes!!!

PS Polpessa is Octopus Macropus, and the "essa" ending in Italian usually refers to a female

http://www.mondomarino.net/ricerca/index.asp?view=ico&p=2&f=16&cat=24

Hi,

Welcome to TONMO!

What brought you to Honduras? How was it there? I lived in Guatemala for some time with my mother's famliy over the past twenty-some-odd years. I loved it, though nothing beats the redwood coast here. 8)

Sushi and Sake,

John

Yea Red usually means mad for octos.

Oh goodness, so sorry I missed your 'hi!' at the time.

Welcome, if it's not too late. Glad you decloaked as it were! Look forward to your posts.

Phil

:welcome: :ammonite:

Me too! Welcome!

<-- Tony Morelli is indeed Italian :wine:

Ciao Tony! Come va?

Thanks so much for the warm welcome, everyone!

You're welcome Polpessa, Tony Morelli is Italian?