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Old April 17th 07, 04:44 AM posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs,alt.folklore.urban,alt.fan.cecil-adams,rec.aquaria.marine.misc
swarvegorilla
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"Charles Bishop" wrote in message
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"swarvegorilla" wrote:

"R H Draney" wrote in message
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swarvegorilla filted:

Actually the fact the octopus didn't slaughter the crustys is my
problem.
octopus love lobbys
which is why lobbys around here hang in caves with wobbys.
And wobbys love to eat ockys so it all works for every one.

Do you talk like this in real life or what?...

R H "and is there any treatment for it?" Draney



It's called 'Ocka' mate!
Only the chosen few can speak it, gods own t'would seem.
Now if you would prefer the laborious terms wobbegong, octopus and lobster
I can work it it,
but your just making it hard on yourself digger.


Mind translating wobbegong, just one more time, into a language closer to
English as she is spoke?

charles, mate, bishop


They are like big pretend looking sharks...
Only they are still sharks.
Have lots of little needle teeth.
That hurt.
If you are looking for lobbys under ledges it pays to drag the wobby (shark)
outta the way by the tail.
Only they can turn and bite their tail.
Now the horror storys are snorklers swimming over the things.... they hide
well ya see.... and the fookin shark right.... comes up and bites the poor
persons groin.
Now I ain't seen that, legend maybe.
But I have been stalked by big ones when I have had speared fishys, they
bully for a feed.
That said they are very easy to catch at night on handlines and a good feed
once ya do. Trick is using a nice big fishy as bait.
lots of trawlers set lines for them to get them scavenging and then sell
them to us fried with chips.
:-)
short answer 'ragged brown mottled looking shark things, 2 types and dwarf
variants but yea to about 2metres or so'
Oh yea.... and they LOVE eating octopus.