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Thursday, February 22, 2007

You should've seen the one that got away



They've finally caught a collosal squid off New Zealand.

That thing is bigger than a double-decker bus. They said calamari rings made from it would be like tractor tires. I can't wait to see the plate that they are put in.


This reminds me of an incident an uncle of mine had at the US customs. During religious ceremonies, we eat on a large communal plate, sometimes large enough for 10-12 people to sit around it. Naturally, you don't get such a thing in the US, so this guy brought one from India. So he is going through customs and 3 guys are turning it over and looking from all sides. Its basically a flat stainless steel sheet with raised edges. Something like this, just a little larger,


So, finally, not being able to figure out its purpose, they just asked him, what is it, and he replies, "Oh, its a plate, for eating". So the customs guy's eyes nearly popped out and he says "Man, how much do you eat?"

1 comment:

Nandini said...

yummmmm..even i want to eat from that plate!!