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  • It seems to me one would have to view it as a convergence to some significant degree Is comparing the intelligence of human and octopii like comparing and elephant trunk to a compound eye?

    Coyne: Appearance of Human Intelligence Contingent 2009

  • We invented the ‘belly of the sea beast’, much the same as above here. fill the tin foil with lots of yummy pippis, mussels, calamari, fish pieces, baby octopii, you name it.

    Make A Complete Dinner For Two On A Baking Sheet | Lifehacker Australia 2010

  • We invented the ‘belly of the sea beast’, much the same as above here. fill the tin foil with lots of yummy pippis, mussels, calamari, fish pieces, baby octopii, you name it.

    Make A Complete Dinner For Two On A Baking Sheet | Lifehacker Australia 2010

  • We have none of the poisonous jelly-fish, octopii and sea creatures they have up there, so we knew not to get too stressed about Emma's mishap.

    Archive 2008-01-01 appleleaf 2008

  • We have none of the poisonous jelly-fish, octopii and sea creatures they have up there, so we knew not to get too stressed about Emma's mishap.

    Summer Fun appleleaf 2008

  • And in Detroit, even when you're doing well, they throw octopuseseses octopii?

    Philadelphia Hockey: Best Overheard Lines 1 Dinosaur 2008

  • Favorite headline for the day has to be this one: "Evolutionary quirk unites man and octopus", which has to be the clunkiest euphisms for "octopii get erections" I've ever seen.

    things, things, things like those things Gwenda 2003

  • Favorite headline for the day has to be this one: "Evolutionary quirk unites man and octopus", which has to be the clunkiest euphisms for "octopii get erections" I've ever seen.

    Archive 2003-11-01 Gwenda 2003

  • In Detroit, for that glorious game of soccer-on-ice-with-sticks, we-I still say "we"; you can never separate yourself from your birthplace-know what to do with octopuses, octopii as were: We toss them on the ice.

    Latest Articles 2010

  • Here's hoping that if humans screw it all up real bad, that octopii will be the next "sentient beings" who build civilizations, onaccounta they have lots of arms that they could eventually make tools with ... and hopefully they're a little more gentle. by Jon Rynn at

    Grist - the Latest from Grist 2009

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