MEET LOB-ZILLA (22 LB Lobster)

New York Post ^ | March 2, 2005 | GERSH KUNTZMAN

[nickcarraway]

POT LUCKY: Bubba, whose life will be spared, dwarfs his tankmate at a Pittsburgh fish market. The lobster-palooza will live out his days at a museum.

[Crazieman]

Between 50 and 100 years old. Wow.

Disagree with PETA(ethical) and PETA(eating) - he'd be safest in a museum aquarium.

[Vor Lady]

What does a 22 pound lobster eat?

Anything he wants!

[ninonitti]

Geeez and I was all set with 4 lbs of drawn butter!!!

[JoeSixPack1]

When you're diving for bugs, they look like this

But size perception is distorted and they always look about 2x bigger then they are. I can just imagine the shock of a 22 pounder looking like a 44 pounder in 50 feet of water!

All I would think of is if it would fit in my bag or should I ride it home!! :-)

[Vor Lady]

Muummm yeah! And a chilled bottle of white wine and some crackers.

[mewzilla]

Whoa.

[roaddog727]

"Bubba ranks as one of the most massive mollusks ever in captivity."

These idiot writers need to learn taxonomy - it's not a mollusk, but a crustacean.

However, I would certainly eat that bad-boy.......

Mmmmmmm

Mmmmmmmmmm..

Lobstah......... Beeeeerrrrrrr. Butter........

Mmmmmmmmm.

[roaddog727]

Also, if I am not mistaken, the largest lobster ever captured weighed in at an amazing 44 pounds.

THat figure was tucked away in my brain-casing from years past and may be pure BS.

[Izzy Dunne]

From the article:
People for Eating Tasty Animals, which wanted the lobster fried.

I have a hunch this is another liberty taken by the idiot writer - I never heard of anyone frying a lobster (And I live in Maine).

[roaddog727]

"I have a hunch this is another liberty taken by the idiot writer - I never heard of anyone frying a lobster (And I live in Maine)."

I expect your right.

The only way I've ever had lobster was either boiled, broiled, or steamed (with the corn, taters, clams and seaweed {and of-course beer}).

[Rudder]

This lobster's a piker. There was one caught near Sag Harbor, Long Island, in the middle '70's that weighed in at 45+ poinds. I saw it. It was about the size of a german shepard.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

"Oh, my God! I know him!!!"

[Sloth]

Why are these kinds of stories always accompanied by the smallest, crappiest photos with practically nothing for scale?

[rintense]

Let the old man live out his life in the safety of an Aquarium.

[LittleMoe]

I heard the larger ones were not as tasty

[toolbreaker]

One helluva sea roach.

[beyond the sea]

Wholey's fish market in Pittsburgh ping

[beyond the sea]

This lobster's a piker. There was one caught near Sag Harbor, Long Island, in the middle '70's that weighed in at 45+ poinds. I saw it. It was about the size of a german shepard.

Yes, but could he lead a blind man?

[BibChr]

True, perhaps; but the freed/fried assonance would have been well-nigh irresistible.

In other news... NUM!

Dan