even though Tonmo numbers have swelled nicely to 2464, does it not concern our benevolent leader Tony :notworth: that there are 8999997536 weirdos not signed up ?
(assuming population is 9 billion in US billions not UK billions as it makes a fair difference)

Keef

Ah yes but it takes a special kind of person to be ceph obssessed and there just ain't that many of us round!

J

& all but a tiny percentage are down right odd !
I fear for my species

no, THIS is odd..

Come and listen to a story bout a ceph named Squid
A deep sea dweller, barely kept his family fed,
Then one day he was spittin', about to heave,
And down through the sea came a bubblin' Steve...

'Food that is'..'Marine gold'..'New Zealand tea'..

Well, the first thing you know ol' Squid's awaitin' there,
The Kinfolk said "Squid! Move away from there!"
Said "Discov'ry Channel is the place you ought to be!"
They loaded up their beaks and moved to Auckland city.

Food, that is..Swimmin' pools..Documentary stars..

Well, now its time to say goodbye to Squid and all his kin.
And they would like to thank you folks fer kindly divin' in.
You're all invited back a gain to this locality
To have a heapin' helpin' of their tentacality

Squidbilly that is..Set a spell..Take your arms off..

Y'all dive back now, y'hear?

nah, you're right... we're ALL odd... :P

I'm signing my Christmas/holiday cards this year "Merry Squidmas and a fishy new year". Should freak out the relatives...

KRin

I'm signing my Christmas/holiday cards this year "Merry Squidmas and a fishy new year". Should freak out the relatives...

KRin

Not mine I'm afraid........they're all used to assorted weirdness from me! (Like the year I included a Moroteuthis tentacle hook in my cards from Santa Claws....... :roll: )


J

I am so far behind you three in your squiddishness that I should just be flattered to read your posts.

Melissa

:band:
We fish you a hairy christmoose,
we fish you a hairy christmoose,
we fish you a hairy christmoose,
and a hippo new year... :headphon:

Atticus Finch.

That, Sir, is freakin' funny.

I avert mine eyes from Thee.

8)

Clem

Verse 2!

Good findings we bring, to you of good beer,
we fish you a brandnewteuthis,
and a messie new year,
A MEEESSIE NEW YEEEEAAARRRR!!!!

hmm, I'm having a rethink :bonk:

about coming back? :lol:
Lots of great verse-ness going on this thread... :notworth:

I avert mine eyes from Thee. 8) Clem
geesuz h. octochrist, this made me laugh. :D

Weirdos? Odd? Obsessed? I.... I don't understand. Are you saying that... I mean...

Doesn't everyone love octopuses and squid? Cute, cuddly-wuddly cephalopods, with their high intelligence and their bioluminescence and camouflaging? And thier gnashing beaks and venomous, tissue-disintegrating secretions?

If not, what will they say about our tentacles? I mean, all you guys do have tentacles, too, right?? :goofysca:

Hmm... The Otter News Magazine Online... The Oxen News Magazine Online.... The Ostrich News Magazine Online... :mrgreen:

"A Cephologist's Christmas Carol"

Deck the halls with octop~us,
Falalalala, lalalalaaa,
tis, the season for tueth~ids,
Falalalala, lalalalaaa,
down we go, to ceph~y peril,
While, we hunt for messie captures,
Falalalalaaaa, lalalalaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

about coming back? :lol:
Lots of great verse-ness going on this thread... :notworth:

suffer the little children ! I'm back for good :twisted:

suffer the little children ! I'm back for good :twisted:

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!

:thumbsup:

suffer the little children ! I'm back for good :twisted:

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!

:thumbsup:

wanna buy some gravel ?

Weirdos? Odd? Obsessed? I mean, all you guys do have tentacles, too, right?? :goofysca:
of course we have.. now time for our meds.. :wink: jk

Well, I love her
But I love cephs
I spend all day out in this desert,
But parts are all I find.
Well, today she met me at the door
Said I would have to choose
If I hit those fossil beds today
She'd be packin all her things
And, she'd be gone by noon...

Well, I'm gonna miss her
When I get home
I'm out here on this outcrop
And I'm digging in the shale
I'm sure it'll hit me
When I walk through that door tonight
Hey, I'm gonna miss her
Oh, lookie there
an ammonite!

There's a chance,
That if I hurry
I can beg her to stay
But the shale is soft, and the weather's perfect
There's no tellin what I might find today

So, I'm gonna miss her
When I get home
I'm out here in the desert
And I'm diggin in the sun
I'm sure it'll hit me
When I walk through that door tonight
Hey, I'm gonna miss her
Oh, lookie there
an ammonite!

Kevin m'boy, do you have the bug perchance (sp) ?

:notworth: Way to go !!!

:santa:

To the tune of "Sleigh Ride"

Just hear those squid beaks gnashing
and soft-shell smashing, too
Come on there's a lovely current
for a deep-sea excursion with you...

Deep down the benthics are crawling,
there's no bottom trawling in view...
Come on there's a lovely current
for a deep-sea excursion with you...

Avast, avast, avast let's sail,
pull some chum from that pail,
We're sailing in a wonderland of whale
Ahoy, ahoy, ahoy, it's grand
Robot arms in the sand,
We're riding along with a song
Of a cephalopod fairyland!

Our cheeks are raw and salty
And sea-sick nauseous are we
We're huddled up together
Trying to ignore the weather at sea...

Let's take that krill before us
and feed it to a walrus or two...
Come on there's a lovely current
for a deep-sea excursion with you...

There's a documentary on the ship of Steve O'Shea
It'll be the perfect ending of a perfect day
We'll inspect the squids, maybe Architeuthis,
Looking for a match
By the Squidcam where we watch the larvae hatch
Hatch, hatch hatch!

There's a happy feeling in the TONMO community
When we discover Architeuthis so the world can see
It'll nearly be like a picture print by Currier & Ives
These wonderful things are the things
We remember all through our lives :wink:

Just hear those squid beaks gnashing
and soft-shell smashing, too
Come on there's a lovely current
for a deep-sea excursion with you...

Deep down the benthics are crawling,
there's no bottom trawling in view...
Come on there's a lovely current
for a deep-sea excursion with you...

:lol: :lol: Now, certainly in our ranks we have someone who can put all of these onto a cd...the Tonmo album...

:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :santa:

j

:lol: :)

Brilliant, Tony! Excellent! :notworth: :)

Tony: bravo. :D Cthulhu77: my Tonmo CD entry:

[sung to 'Deck the Halls']

Deck the seas with lots of bodies,
Fa la la la la la, la la la la.
Tis the ocean where we lose these
Fa la la la la la, la la la la.

Don we now our tank and flippers,
Fa la la, la la la, la la la.
To a cephhead we're just kippers
Fa la la la la la, la la la la.

See the gaping beak before us,
Fa la la la la la, la la la la.
Was it squid? or, an octopus?
Fa la la la la la, la la la la.

Expect it now, a merry choking,
Fa la la, la la la, la la la.
While I tell u I'm just joking
Fa la la la la la, la la la la.

Far away the coast guard passes,
Fa la la la la la, la la la la.
Hail the deep, ye lads and lasses
Fa la la, la la la, la la la.

Squeezed we joyous, die together,
Fa la la la la la, la la la la.
Heedless that we're dead forever
Fa la la la la la, la la la la.

Absolutely perfect !!! :notworth:

that was SO good I'm fillin' up :cry: sniff
we don't pay tony enough ! :twisted:

Our manager came up with this one! She's planning on using it as a radio ad and wants us to sing it :shock: ...scarey stuff, I couldn't carry a tune in a bucket!


The 12 days of Fishmas

On the first day of Fishmas my true love sent to me
An octopus escaping down the drain..

On the Second day of Fishmas my true love sent to me
2 wriggling wrasse and
An octopus escaping down the drain

On the Third day of Fishmas my true love sent to me
3 black paua
2 wriggling wrasse and
An octopus escaping down the drain

On the Fourth day of Fishmas my true love sent to me
4 roaming rays
3 black paua
2 wriggling wrasse and
An octopus escaping down the drain

On the fifth day of Fishmas my true love sent to me
5 gold slugs
4 roaming rays
3 black paua
2 wriggling wrasse and
An octopus escaping down the drain

On the sixth day of Fishmas my true love sent to me
6 cod cruising
5 gold slugs
4 roaming rays
3 black paua
2 wriggling wrasse and
An octopus escaping down the drain

On the seventh day of Fishmas my true love sent to me
7 seastars sliding
6 cod cruising
5 gold slugs
4 roaming rays
3 black paua
2 wriggling wrasse and
An octopus escaping down the drain

On the eighth day of Fishmas my true love sent to me
8 eels oggling
7 seastars sliding
6 cod cruising
5 gold slugs
4 roaming rays
3 black paua
2 wriggling wrasse and
An octopus escaping down the drain

On the ninth day of Fishmas my true love sent to me
9 sharks snapping
8 eels oggling
7 seastars sliding
6 cod cruising
5 gold slugs
4 roaming rays
3 black paua
2 wriggling wrasse and
An octopus escaping down the drain

On the tenth day of Fishmas my true love sent to me
10 crabs a creeping
9 sharks snapping
8 eels oggling
7 seastars sliding
6 cod cruising
5 gold slugs
4 roaming rays
3 black paua
2 wriggling wrasse and
An octopus escaping down the drain

On the eleventh day of Fishmas my true love sent to me
11 snails sneezing
10 crabs a creeping
9 sharks snapping
8 eels oggling
7 seastars sliding
6 cod cruising
5 gold slugs
4 roaming rays
3 black paua
2 wriggling wrasse and
An octopus escaping down the drain

On the twelfth day of Fishmas my true love sent to me
12 crays a crawling
11 snails sneezing
10 crabs a creeping
9 sharks snapping
8 eels oggling
7 seastars sliding
6 cod cruising
5 gold slugs
4 roaming rays
3 black paua
2 wriggling wrasse


AND AN OCTOPUS ESCAPING DOWN THE DRAIN!!!!

J

Jean: that was brilliant, imho. :D

:lol: :notworth: :lol: :lol:

move over Britney ! :heee:

:santa:

To the tune of "Sleigh Ride"

Just hear those squid beaks gnashing
and soft-shell smashing, too
Come on there's a lovely current
for a deep-sea excursion with you...

Deep down the benthics are crawling,
there's no bottom trawling in view...
Come on there's a lovely current
for a deep-sea excursion with you...

Avast, avast, avast let's sail,
pull some chum from that pail,
We're sailing in a wonderland of whale
Ahoy, ahoy, ahoy, it's grand
Robot arms in the sand,
We're riding along with a song
Of a cephalopod fairyland!

Our cheeks are raw and salty
And sea-sick nauseous are we
We're huddled up together
Trying to ignore the weather at sea...

Let's take that krill before us
and feed it to a walrus or two...
Come on there's a lovely current
for a deep-sea excursion with you...

There's a documentary on the ship of Steve O'Shea
It'll be the perfect ending of a perfect day
We'll inspect the squids, maybe Architeuthis,
Looking for a match
By the Squidcam where we watch the larvae hatch
Hatch, hatch hatch!

There's a happy feeling in the TONMO community
When we discover Architeuthis so the world can see
It'll nearly be like a picture print by Currier & Ives
These wonderful things are the things
We remember all through our lives :wink:

Just hear those squid beaks gnashing
and soft-shell smashing, too
Come on there's a lovely current
for a deep-sea excursion with you...

Deep down the benthics are crawling,
there's no bottom trawling in view...
Come on there's a lovely current
for a deep-sea excursion with you...

Bump! :santa: Read earlier posts for more...

annual "bump" :santa: Happy Holidays!

Good God, I've been out of the tonmo-loop for far too long! This place has gone downright mad! :lol:

:santa: bumpity-bump-bump bumpity-bump-bump

It's getting downright cthonic !

Cephnuts toasting dressed in dive attire
Small fish nipping at their toes
Low tide searches for food in the mire
And supporters making up these silly prose

Everybody knows Wild Turkey and some Michelob
Help to make the season right
Hardy sots with their eyes still aglow
Will find it hard to wake at light.

They'll dream that Cthulhu's on his way
Must be all the goodies eaten from the tray
And red teuthologists eyes are going to spy
To see if Humboldts really know how to fly.

So I have written this verse in parody
To followers from thirteen to one-OhToo
As a show of kinship and loving camaraderie
To wish a Merry Squidmas to you.

Excellent!!

:notworth: :cheers: :santa:

:cheers:

Tony/Monty,
How about retitling or moving the Xmas songs to an appropriatly titled thread.

I dunno, this seems pretty appropriate. I'll defer to Tony on this one.

Weirdos works for me! :bonk:

Up to the reef top krakens pause
Safely away from Archie's Claws
Down thru the briny with lots of kelp
Where no one hears divers
cries for help

No, no, no!
AM wouldn't go!
No, no, no!
Tony wouldn’t go!
Far from the reef top
Sink, Sink, Sink
Down thru the briny
thick with ink


First comes the vampire
Squid from hell
Inking light 'cause
He has no shell
Turn back now
If you are wise
Prickly squid has
Bioluminescent eyes


Oh, oh, oh!
Scott will go!
Oh, oh, oh!
Dale will go!
Far from the reef top
Sink, Sink, Sink
Down thru the briny
thick with ink


Next see the humbolts
Rise with speed
Diving here one
Must take heed
Here is your armor
Tether and facts
Wearing a camera
May cause squid attacks


No, no, no!
I wouldn't go!
No, no, no!
You shouldn't go!
Far from the reef top
Sink, Sink, Sink
Down thru the briny
thick with ink

:thumbsup: :notworth: :cheers:

8-) :thumbsup: