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The_RealAnim8me2 t1_iwhrz8j wrote

Reply to comment by CaveatRumptor in Known since Aristotle, no one understood the argonaut octopus—until a 19th-century seamstress turned naturalist took it upon herself to solve its mysteries by marketrent

Whales?

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CaveatRumptor t1_iwhvrcf wrote

The song to which you gave a link has a narrator who speaks in the person of a whale.

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The_RealAnim8me2 t1_iwhw3ln wrote

Uhm… no. It’s a giant squid. “I got pretty nice arms, but I hate my beak”

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CaveatRumptor t1_iwhwonz wrote

Could be. I thought he was going in and out of persona. He has a large nose, judging from his pic. Nonetheless it no doubt equally holds true that some cephalopods must be clumsy and some not.

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The_RealAnim8me2 t1_iwhwvw6 wrote

JoCo literally explains it’s about a giant squid with self esteem issues

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CaveatRumptor t1_iwhx57d wrote

Okay. This is the first time I have heard of this singer and I only heard the song once. I trust your expertise.

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The_RealAnim8me2 t1_iwhxc44 wrote

Oh man! Check out his catalog. He has great stuff and most has a bit of a nerdy bent. The man has a song about the Mandelbrot set!

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