R.I.P. Scout26
a recent gem reporting “parboiled squid inseminates woman’s mouth.” I retweeted that news, of course, and promptly moved on to other animal kingdom gossip. But I couldn’t shake the story. What kind of creature was this whose reproductive instincts were so strong as to survive death by parboiling?The squid in question turns out to be Todarodes pacificus, and according to the literature it isn’t the first member of the species to try to mate with a diner’s oral mucosa. It also boasts an intriguing common name: Japanese flying squid. Can it actually fly? Sort of. Can it impregnate a human? Absolutely not. And, really folks, get your mind out of the gutter.
According to a case report published in the Journal of Parasitology, here’s how this latest episode of cephalopod sexual assault went down. A 63-year-old woman in Seoul, Korea is preparing a meal. She drops a whole live squid into boiling water for a few seconds (for any inexperienced cooks, “parboiling” is simply partial boiling) then removes it and chops it into pieces. She pops a piece into her mouth to see how it tastes and immediately experiences sharp pains her tongue, gums, etc. Naturally, she spits out the offending food item but continues to feel what she perceives as “bugs” squirming under the skin of her mouth. She packs up the spat out piece of squid and heads for the hospital, where doctors remove ....[/quote
I keep telling people that eating raw seafood is nasty, but they just won't listin.Now, breaded and fried is just dandy...
So we know that spiders and snakes are not allowed,
