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GIANT SQUID FOUND!

A couple of people who remembered my fascination with the cryptozoo e-mailed in to tell me about the recently spotted giant squid, and now that I look, some of the bloggers here were talking about it, too. Being a squid nut, I'm impressed by the shots, but by my personal definition, a 26' squid is not a giant squid. Call me when you get a 90-footer, crazy Japanese people. Sure, the evidence to support squids that big is a bit looser than a genuine video of the thing doing its squiddy dance, but of all the members of the cryptozoo, the super super super-sized squid is the one I have the most faith in. Squids really have no reason to ever stop growing, and considering where they live, it's very possible that a certain lucky few could attain sizes the likes of which no scientist with any interest in his/her reputation would ever suggest. My career isn't on the line, so I'm going to go out on a limb and say that there are squids in the ocean at least four miles long. If you want someone to say that squids will volunteer their services on dry land in an effort to grieve the murder of their young, talk to Peter Benchley.

Shut up, it's not late. It's still September 28th, and the Halloween Countdown entry for September 28th takes a look at the "That's Gross" toy collection -- a series of familiar Halloween toys repackaged under a single banner, all sold for the low price of a buck each. Everything from brains in slime to flies in slime to slimy tongues. And an eyeball that lights up. Enjoy. We're getting damn close to October.

PS, I still think Tummi's Halloween Jukebox beats any radio station in the galaxy.

Posted by Matt on 09/28/2005. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 66 comments

I once went to the Museum of Natural History in DC and eagerly awaited seeing the giant squid…

Needles to say I was dissapointed. It’s not giant… just… big.

Chestnuts roasted by Chilipeppers @ 09/28/2005 9:19 PM

That giant squid looks just like my creepy, old geometry teacher in high school. And that’s NOT an exaggeration.

Also, I liked the squishy octopus toy best. It makes me wish my wacky wall walkers had cute little blue eyes instead of the same blankness that I see in the faces of my 3rd graders. "No Child Left Behind," indeed!

Chestnuts roasted by Jillybeann @ 09/28/2005 9:31 PM

Okay, so technically, that little green octopus has black eyes, but in my world, all octopuses (octopi?) would have blue contact lenses.

And on that note, I think someone has laced my cider with Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds… ‘Night, ‘night from the crazy Beanner :)

Chestnuts roasted by Jillybeann @ 09/28/2005 9:42 PM

I love Target. If I’m in a crappy mood I just go in there and wander around awhile and come out with lighter pockets and spirits.
The Yucky Ball is grossing me out from here, but it’s also strangely cute. I see now you picked up two, which opens up twice the fun potentialities.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/28/2005 9:46 PM

The giant squid seems less cool because they are eaten by sperm whales. The giant squid must eat the whales to prove themselves!

Chestnuts roasted by Rambozo @ 09/28/2005 9:48 PM

If I had that fake tongue I would have it hang out of my mouth all day long and it’s no suprise to me that Target has this great stuff. It seems to me that out of all the stores Target always has the most Halloween stuff. Trandoshan Tongue :)

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 09/28/2005 10:00 PM

It’s kind of a gyp that the hand and the foot are shrunken down to the same size as all the face parts. I guess these toy makers could claim that they’re leprechaun feet and hands, but that’s just covering their tracks.

Chestnuts roasted by Wyatt @ 09/28/2005 10:02 PM

Oh yeah. Target’s a great place for that kind of stuff. One opened up finally here in Ithaca, and now i can’t imagine living without it.

It’s where I got a box of all three of the monster cereals yesterday, Count Chocula, Franken Berry, and Boo Berry.

Chestnuts roasted by Booth @ 09/28/2005 10:05 PM

Okay, I’m stupid, but is there any way at all to listen to that juke box on dialup?

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 09/28/2005 10:14 PM

They did identify a collosal squid a while back. It’s a different (and bigger) species than the Giant Squid, and has hooks on it’s tentacles instead of suckers.

Meaning it could totally kill you.

Chestnuts roasted by The Wukong Effect @ 09/28/2005 10:28 PM

I really feel disapointed about that watery slime. The best slime ever was the Nickelodian Gak! Perfect consistency and container for all your fart noise needs.

Chestnuts roasted by Mattman @ 09/28/2005 10:30 PM

Man, now I miss the cryptozoo again, Matt! I thought that was a cool addition to the site.

Chestnuts roasted by Toad64 @ 09/28/2005 10:50 PM

Yeahhh, I have that Yucky Ball. I even let the Psychology teacher use it to demonstrate a brain injury. I grab it by one of the ends and flap it around while the kids are taking notes or whatever. Never a dull moment.

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 09/28/2005 11:11 PM

What is it about Target that seems to elevate it above Wal-Mart and K-Mart? I don’t know about everyon else, but Target’s Loads better than the other Big Box stores.

Chestnuts roasted by Cameron T. @ 09/28/2005 11:45 PM

Am I the only when that thought when I saw the closeup of the GITD slimy eyeballs, they looked like breast implants with something melted inside?

I LOVE TARGET also.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 09/29/2005 1:11 AM

I’m pretty amazed by the sight of Stretchy Spider. I have a cheap rubber spider on my desk (purchased at least 20 years ago) who is the exact doppelganger of Stretchy Spider. Same mould, same markings – the lot. Good to know that my rubber spider’s bastard offspring are still going strong even after all these years!

Chestnuts roasted by Ginrai @ 09/29/2005 3:59 AM

I think I like the chopped off tongue best.

Is it just my Target, or do they not have adult sized costumes this year? That’s not cool.

Chestnuts roasted by Julie @ 09/29/2005 4:13 AM

Cameron: Target is better than Wal-mart and the big K because they don’t openly advertise directly to white trash. Not to say the omnious WT can’t be found in Target, but I don’t think it’s their main "focus group". I’ll still make a run to Wal-mart now and then, but it’s at 2am when my south of the border friends are there. :) :( :[ <- Smiley Vampire

Chestnuts roasted by Mad Cow @ 09/29/2005 4:23 AM

I’m a Target whore, too.

I don’t think my Target has everything Halloween out yet. I even roamed around the toothache inducing candy ailse, and found some pretty cool stuff, but didn’t buy any. I have a cavity :(

But yeah, the Halloween decorations are … well, they are kinda slack right now – I’m HOPING and praying they get more in and fast.

I just got home from work a bit ago, and I put out some Freddy and Jason accessory packs. I think they might have been very very similar to the ones you made your … nephew was it? try on last year, Matt. :) The Jason pack had a very bloody machete in it – I can’t believe we actually carry it. We don’t carry fake cowboy guns, but bloodied knives? Aww yeah.

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 09/29/2005 8:35 AM

I don’t know if any of you care about this, but I saw the Tastykake Pumpkin pies for the first time this year yesterday. They are only released in the fall. G’damn I love those things.

Chestnuts roasted by Y2JB78 @ 09/29/2005 9:13 AM

So has anyone seen the gargantuan Bat Peeps anywhere? I’ve been trying to find one ever since I saw it on the Countdown, but no luck. I refuse to believe thatmy town, crappy as it is, has completely forsaken the Marshmallow Bat of Marshie Doom, so I’ve concluded that I’m simply looking in the wrong spot.
Also, I haven’t been able to find Pitch Black II at Walmart, two grocery stores, or three Stop’n'Robs.
Texas sucks ass.

Chestnuts roasted by Jedoc @ 09/29/2005 9:29 AM

JLAJRC, I had the same thought.

Chestnuts roasted by bad karma @ 09/29/2005 9:33 AM

Value Village has an awesome Halloween section. I was there a few days ago they had a giant zombie head for 100 bucks. It looked like something you would see at a Rob/White Zombie concert.

Chestnuts roasted by MissKitty @ 09/29/2005 9:37 AM

Well forget Target, I live in the Texas-Mexican border, and in Mexico there is so much "Dia De Los Muertos" shit one could go crazy with it. Oh by the way for those of you who do not know spanish "dia de los muertos" is translated into "The day of the Dead". Mexicos version of halloween.

By the way Matty, nice article.

Chestnuts roasted by Texican @ 09/29/2005 9:39 AM

I was so happy to see you review Target’s Halloween dollar section, and all the squishy, gross stuff it contains. I’m a Target employee, and the minute I saw what we had in the dollar section for Halloween, one of my first thoughts honestly was "X-Entertainment has GOT to review this!" I’m a big fan of this page…

Chestnuts roasted by Sue @ 09/29/2005 9:53 AM

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