I ate at this restaurant on 5th Avenue (1216 W. 5th) the other day, and boy, was it good. If you’re a fan of golden brown fried food, you gotta check it out. I ordered the standard fish and chips platter ($5.75), which came with delicious hush puppies. I don’t know what they are, but i want more. The service was quick and friendly; I literally got my food within 30 seconds of ordering it, and the lady at the counter offered me three sauces, ketchup, malt vinegar, and the oh-so-necessary tartar sauce. I got all three. I’m a sauce guy. The fish was extra crispy, just the way I like it (from time to time). I’m definitely going back, as their menu offers an extensive selection of seafood options, even fried clams.
On the CaptainBlogBeard rating scale, I give Marino’s 8 tentacles (out of 8, thanks to the octopus) for deliciousness.
A 4-ft jellyfish washed up on the shores of the North Devon coast (North Devon is a local government district in Devon, England). Despite the intimidating size, this jellyfish is fairly harmless, with only a mild sting. These jellyfish have no bones or brains, are 95% water, and normally grow to a length of 12 inches.
For your enjoyment, here is “Jellyfish” by Ghostface Killah.
The Megalodon was a giant shark that lived as far back as 18 million years ago and became extinct about 1.5 million years ago. Through fossil records, this enormous predator could grow to a size of 60 feet. By comparison, the closely-related great white shark has a maximum size of about 20 feet.
I’d be even more terrified of the ocean if these guys were still chomping around, but fortunately for us, the Megalodon is Megalo-gone.
Here’s a vid (real, fake, i dunno, no scientific evidence they exist)…Check out that jaw at the beginning, though.
The Spiny Dogfish is a small shark with a gestation period of 22-24 months. This is the longest gestation period of any vertebrate. Those babies are cooked.
The legend of the Kraken dates back to the 12th century, when Norwegian seamen described a many-armed monster the size of an island, that would wrap its tentacles around the largest of ships and drag them down into the ocean.
While the size is most likely exaggerated, those that lived to tell the story probably encountered a giant squid (or colossal squid). These squids are known to attack whales, and may have mistaken some ships as such. Unfortunately, squids sometimes catch the wrong end of a mistaken attack when they encounter the ships propellers.
Nevertheless, few specimens of colossal squid have ever been caught, and scientists can only project how large they can become. Today, research suggests that they can grow as large as 40-50 feet long, but the depths of the ocean where the colossal squid roam remain largely undiscovered, and beasts the likes of which we have never seen may exist.
Everybody fears the great white shark. However, nobody has it as bad as the seals do. We humans think we have it bad with the economy. Imagine if eluding great white sharks was just another day in the life.
