OFF TOPIC JUST FOR FUN BUT SLIGHTLY RELATED

[kronckew]

y'all are making fun of my girlfriend, ol' one-eye.
(cthulhu's older sister)

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by kronckew

y'all are making fun of my girlfriend, ol' one-eye.
(cthulhu's older sister)

OK Kronckew!! Just how many times have you seen that Pirates of the Caribbean sequel where the captain and lots of crew are humanoid/sea critter hybrids???? "

Barry, this is a brilliant thread, and well placed in its own context for discussion as this very topic has of course come up in other concurrent subjects..case in point the Sinhalese swords discussions.

As discussed there, there is a great deal of perception and 'license' involved as descriptions of unusual sea creatures (which extends of course to mythology in many ways and cases) were morphed into depictions of them in sketches, tales and lore.

Ibrahiim it is amazing that you found that example of the 'lions mane jellyfish'!!! and so interesting that the subject of lions manes and depictions of sea going mythological beasts recently discussed might have , as always, some fascinating basis in the real world. Well done!!!

I always enjoyed the Jules Verne movies and of course the novels, in particular "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", in which one of the key features in one part was the gigantic squid. In recent times there have found living examples of huge squids which correspond dramatically with Verne's descriptions, long thought to be imagined by the visionary writer.

While not directly related to weapons, the imagery certainly may apply to decoration and inscribed imagery on arms, and from an ethnographic point of view, certain creatures such as sawfish had some of their elements actually used in weapons in Oceanic regions, their influences alone notwithstanding.

[kronckew]

me and a canadian guy, kevin le grey, have a long running sga about his pyrate ship the 'Black Duck' where he is the captain (only 'cus it's his ship). thwe forum we used sadly is now defunct.

ol' one-eye was our chief cook and bottle washer, and also kept all the prisoners we held for ransom, occasionally lopping off body parts for the crews stew if it looked like they wasn't gonna pay up. we captured the real osma bin lightbulb and she slowly whittled him down till there was very little left. the doppleganger that obama eliminated in pakinstan in 2011 was just a clone. as an elder goddess, she would occasionally heal them and grow them new parts to prolong then agony.

osma was only a foot tall when she was finished with him. one foot, one hand, part of a lung and six feet of intestine that came and went out of his mouth. she figured whatever he said was just male bovine fecal matter anyhow. his brain was only the size of a small teacup, so she shrunk his head to fit. grew it all back together. he could just about hop around waving his hand, which only had one finger (yup, the middle one, she has a wicked sense of humor).

sadly, the pirate trade has fallen off lately, too many amateurs. the ol' black ducky has been laid up and rots at the dock, and ol' one-eye flaps her way between montreal and gloucestershire for her amusement, when she's not keeping her baby brother from eating everyone and spoiling everything.

anyhow, she cleans up well, and until you've tried a tentacly snog, you ain't lived. i also include the flag of the 'Black Duck' to prove the whole story. them pirates of hollywood stole our story, which pre-existed them davey jones imitations in the POC series. ol' one eye is looking for them, as she thinks she should have been the tentacly girlfriend of captain jack (they couldn't even spell kevin's name right). she may use her dorsal spines, which she can eject at 5000fps. they can cut thru 2 ft. of chobham armour plate. they're made out of an unobtanium alloy (made from compressed higgs bosons and a dash of chanel no. 5).

ol' one eye finally let osma go, he's now employed by hillary clinton as her presidential campaign manager.

[kronckew]

...and there is more unexplored areas of the ocean yet to be revealed, who knows what may be out there. them early sketches may be right after all....