Stalin's last army: Hordes of giant crabs on their way to invade Europe -

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

[Sender]

The solution to overpopulated, delicious wildlife does seem obvious. We must manage the herd. It might require some deep line crabtraps.

Ping to Discovery Channel "Deadliest Catch"...

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

As for the fishermen themselves, they are as deeply divided as the government.

WTF....Divided???

It's harvest time you idiots.

[RJL]

Aasmund Bjordal, of the Department of Marine Resources ....said: "We're between two policies. One is to get rid of the crabs. The other is to manage it as a fishing resource.

Only the government would be unable to resolve this issue.

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LOL... But sadly, too true.

[ozzymandus]

A “plague” of King Crabs?? Fishermen should be so lucky.

[EternalVigilance]

How horrible. Next thing you know, we're going to hear that Napoleon unleashed an awful plague of filet mignon...

Dang...we're doomed, I tell ya...

[dainbramaged]

Have these Nordskis lost their minds? Have they never seen Sig Hansen and his crew getting rich catching these very creatures on the Discovery Channel? Throw out a few thousand crab pots and have at them! My late father used to say, “the only thing dumber than a dumb Swede is a smart Norweigan”. He was a Finn.

[Rembrandt]

Lobstrosities? The Drawing of the Three again?

Yes, Gunslinger, again!

[TigersEye]

See post #12. Socialism. It fails every time it’s tried.

[TigersEye]

As a second thought, this sounds like a job for Forrest Gump.

ROTFLMAO You nailed it! Next to a socialist mind Forrest Gump is a towering genius.

[pandoraou812]

True but I still wouldn’t mind snacking on some of that crab right now...

[Caipirabob]

Looks like a self-regenerating income source to me. Where's the butter...

[Ditter]

I don’t really see the problem, I’d rather eat crab meat than mussels. In fact, I’d rather eat crab meat than just about any other thing out there except Gulf Red Snapper.

[chemicalman]

Send them here. I know just what to do with them.

[Ditter]

Yes you do! ;9)

[liberty or death]

I’ll take 300lbs off their hands today!

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

LOL! That movie was the first thing I thought of when I read the story. God bless Roger Corman!

[Hydroshock]

The Deadliest Catch, Viking Edition.

[SoftballMominVA]

I only see one problem - we’re gonna need a bigger pot

[EmilyGeiger]

hmm....there’s a horror movie in there somewhere. Instead of snakes in an airplane it could be crabs on a cruise. ;)

[Peelod]

http://www.fishex.com/seafood/crab/king-crab-101.html

Red King Crab

Caught in the waters of Bristol Bay and Norton Sound, the true red king crab is the most prized species of crab in the world. Alaska’s largest harvest of red king crab takes place in the waters of Bristol Bay. Roughly 100 boats participate in the fishery and harvest millions of pounds over a period of 2 to 3 months. Alive, red king crab are actually

a dark burgundy in color.  When they are cooked they turn bright red- with firey-red highlights on the top part of the shell, and especially around the toes. Taste-wise, true red king crab is the best in the world.  The meat is snow-white, with highlights of bright red. During the season, a growing number of white table cloth restaurants offer fresh red king crab- a sumptuous treat. Succulent, and served steaming-hot, there is no other meal I would rather have!