Stalin's last army - hordes of gigantic crabs on their way to invade Europe -

The Telegraph - UK ^ | February 28, 2004 | Julius Strauss

[Bambino]

When is the all-you-can-eat night?

I'm there!

[snippy_about_it]

Perfect!! ROTFLOL. You are good!

[SAMWolf]

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians are Coming!

[Ole Okie]

What did Bush know and when did he know it?

He flew in an SR-71 to secretly meet Stalin?

What one can learn on these pages!!

[7.62 x 51mm]

The boat would be ***well-armed***, obviously. Has Norway even got a military worth a spit? Or is it Sweden I'm thinking of?

[Cowboy Bob]

Millions of giant Pacific crabs, whose ancestors were brought to Europe by Joseph Stalin in the 1930s, are marching south along Norway's coast, devouring everything in their path.

The author never explains why Uncle Joe brought the crabs to Europe in the first place. Anyone out there know?

[7.62 x 51mm]

Awwwww man, now you're killing me with that pic of crab and pasta! I'm stopping by the Giant on the way home tonite. Dang that looks good.

[Cowboy Bob]

Never mind..the answer was at the end of the story.

[Tijeras_Slim]

[AnAmericanMother]

. . . think it's Sweden . . .

"A thousand Swedes ran through the weeds
chased by one Norwegian."

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[SAMWolf]

Stalin, in plotting his many megalomaniacal projects, didn't limit himself to transferring human populations. It turns out he also had ideas about how to repopulate the animal kingdom. In this case, the plan was to take thousands of giant red king crabs, also known as Kamchatka crabs, from their home in the North Pacific and drop them half a world away into the Barents Sea near Murmansk, with the hope of creating a new food source for the Arctic waters of European Russia.

The Soviet leader did not live to see his project come to fruition, but his heirs dutifully carried out the transfer in the 1960s. Thousands of the monster crabs, which measure more than a meter across when mature, were loaded onto rail cars for the seven-day journey from Vladivostok to the Kola Peninsula. Others were transported by boat and dumped overboard at their new home.

[7.62 x 51mm]

Good enough for me; we stay out 12+ miles. But the boat still get some nice weaponry, just in case of muslim pirates or whatever.

[cerberus]

"A thousand Swedes ran through the weeds
chased by one Norwegian."

The dust from the weeds made snuff for the Swedes
and they called it Copenhagen.

[AnAmericanMother]

Why is that nice man wasting his time with broccoli and pasta when there is obviously plenty of CRAB available?

Some people's priorities are obviously out of whack.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

ping

[fish hawk]

Louie Louie....

[paws_and_whiskers]

Red Lobster's next promo: Monster Crab Feast

"The monster crabs, which can weigh up to 25lb and have a claw-span of more than three feet..."

When is the all-you-can-eat night?

[rmmcdaniell]

Idiotic enviromentalists. Get every spare boat out there and start catching them. They can send the surplus to us!

Its not about protecting the environment, its all about government regulation. This situation gives the lefties a perfect oppurtunity to put further regulations on the catching of fish that are being affected by these crabs. Digusting!

[WayneM]

The animal's legs are considered a delicacy and fetch top dollar in Japan and America. Even in Oslo, consumers pay around 200 Norwegian kronor (£15) a pound. Served with bread, butter, lemon and mayonnaise, the taste and texture of the crab meat is comparable with that of the finest lobster. One leg is enough to provide a grown man with a filling meal.

So what's the problem here?

[The Duke]

One leg is enough to provide a grown man with a filling meal.

I fail to see the problem(?)