21 Pound lobster caught off Cape Cod Beach. (Page 2)

Corwin: Well if you don't believe in evolution, then how could a cockroach be related to a lobster?? LOL

Barbara the Jew: that does not mean that i dont believe some animals are related.

Corwin: The relationship between different species IS evolution! If you deny the existence of evolution, then you also must deny the relationship between different species, no?

Barbara the Jew: not really!

Corwin: That would be like admitting that apes and humans are related, but denying our common ancestry. That doesn't make any sense.

Barbara the Jew: and why are apes and human? when we work better with then we do with apes Plus are the only animals besides humans that have sex for enjoyment not necesary reproduction purposes.

Corwin: Wrong.... Bonobos and Chimpanzees also have recreational sex.

And also happen to be our closest non-human relatives on the planet.... their DNA is 99% identical to ours.

Barbara the Jew: Cool!

Corwin: You see Barb, when we use the word "related" we are referring to different species sharing a common ancestor long ago. If we say that a cockroach (or insects in general) are "related" to a lobster, what we are saying is that they both share a common ancestor. Which means there would be a time before insects existed when there were only crustaceans... both lobsters and insects diversified from this common ancestor and evolved in separate directions. Without acknowledging the evolutionary relationship, you cannot acknowledge any relationship.

Barbara the Jew: i still wont eat a lobster! but i respect your views

Corwin: I have a friend like that... he won't eat lobster because they look too much like bugs. lol Which I suppose they kind of are..... sea-bugs. I think we find it acceptable because they live underwater.... let's face it, if I was catching lobsters under my kitchen sink, I don't think I would consider putting them on my dinner plate. LOL

Barbara the Jew: I agree!

RUBY: i'll still eat them

Corwin: Oh, and Barb... you said that when you've had Octopus that it was chewy? Well, you haven't tried it the way I make it.... I broil the Octopus in butter for a few hours in a sealed pot, and it just melts in your mouth... it gets very tender, and absorbs the butter flavor. mmmmmmm

Barbara the Jew: does it has his eyes still on it. I cant eat anything that stares at me.

Corwin: LOL. Yeah, I guess most seafood stares back at you. Except when the head is removed. But with Octopus the head is the best part. I have some prawns in my freezer that are head-on... you broil them right in their shell, and remove the head and shell (and all the little legs) while you eat them. You probably wouldn't like it.

OCD_OCD: Oh, GAG, Corvin.

Barbara the Jew: i agree with OCD thank you for your hospitality but no thanks

Corwin: It's really good OCD.
And then afterwards we take all the shells and heads, and simmer them for about an hour, and run it through a strainer... it makes the loveliest prawn broth. I often thicken it with rouxe and make a creamy buttery prawn sauce to put over homemade pasta. mmmmmmm

I love to cook.

OCD_OCD: I don't mean the shrimp. I mean the octopus head. Gak.

Corwin: LOL Oh.... it's emptied of it's innards of course. An Octopus head is really it's body... just tender flesh.

OCD_OCD: I don't want to even think about it. It makes me see stars before my eyes and I get to feeling a little woozy thinking about it.

Barbara the Jew: i know right!

Corwin: LOL. It is a strange looking creature I must say... very alien looking.

OCD_OCD: I saw this on an emote list and I have to type it so I can see what it is. If it explodes, or it looks obscene, I'll delete it.