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Giant squid off the Australia coast

Some local fishermen got this in their nets yesterday, 40 km outside the south west coast of Australia.

wow...
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Re: Giant squid off the Australia coast

That makes for a lot of calamari rings. Did they say how big it is?
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Re: Giant squid off the Australia coast

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Some local fishermen got this in their nets yesterday, 40 km outside the south west coast of Australia.

wow...
did you find that on a news link? very cool pics
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Re: Giant squid off the Australia coast

Wow, impressive squid!
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Re: Giant squid off the Australia coast

There's a bit on it here: Massive squid hauled off Victorian coast - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
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Re: Giant squid off the Australia coast

Whoa! 500 lbs! I'm damned glad those things don't have the same habits that the Humboldts do. It could make diving entirely too exciting.
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Re: Giant squid off the Australia coast

I found it on a Norwegian newspaper web site - Vi spurte oss selv, hva er dette? - Nyheter - Dagbladet.no

They didn`t say how big it was
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Re: Giant squid off the Australia coast

From what i heard on the radio it was 6 metres long...
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Re: Giant squid off the Australia coast

Apparently when they brought it in the fisherman said 'Theres that six quid (sick squid) I owe you.

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Re: Giant squid off the Australia coast

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Apparently when they brought it in the fisherman said 'Theres that six quid (sick squid) I owe you.

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Sorry its early n the morning for me lol


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Re: Giant squid off the Australia coast

Oh there he is! I wondered where he went after I flushed him down the toilet. *sniff* my pond isn't the same without him....

What?! You think that's big? That's small for Australia!! lol!
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