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    New Species Of Sharks Discovered Sporting Forehead Genitalia

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    Image of lazlopink lazlopink
    09/24/09

    In reply to New Species Of Sharks Discovered Sporting Forehead Genitalia
    the deepsea fuckhead?
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    09/24/09

    @lazlopink: ...

    Get this commenter a star! Pleeeease.
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    Edited by Ghede at 09/24/09 10:33 PM Ghede was starred Ghede was unstarred
    Image of ceilingFANBOY ceilingFANBOY
    09/29/09

    @lazlopink: Billy Ripken predicted the existence of this chimaera years ago.
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    Image of Anekanta - Go Play! Anekanta - Go Play!
    09/24/09

    In reply to New Species Of Sharks Discovered Sporting Forehead Genitalia
    Meredith, you have just won the 2009 Obscure Childhood Reference of the Year award (+10). It's a little golden statuette of Denver the Last Dinosaur.
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    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    09/24/09

    @Anekanta: aw I used to sing that song. he's my friend.
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    Image of enderwiggin13 enderwiggin13
    09/24/09

    @Meredith Woerner: And a whole lot more.
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    Image of IWNH - Grey is the New Black IWNH - Grey is the New Black
    09/24/09

    @enderwiggin13: Why must you continue the song? Now its going to be in my head, along with an image of that blond mullet/hat kid ;(
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    Annalee Newitz promoted this comment Edited by IWNH - Grey is the New Black at 09/24/09 4:49 PM IWNH - Grey is the New Black was starred IWNH - Grey is the New Black was unstarred
    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    09/24/09

    @enderwiggin13: hey! let's keep it pg here.
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    Image of enderwiggin13 enderwiggin13
    09/24/09

    @tetracycloide: My sarcasm-dar might be malfunctioning here but those are actually the lyrics ;)
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    Image of ♠ Final ♠ ♠ Final ♠
    09/24/09

    In reply to New Species Of Sharks Discovered Sporting Forehead Genitalia
    Dick-faced Shark, "Can I have a kiss?"

    Everybody at the same time, "NOOOO!"
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    09/24/09

    In reply to New Species Of Sharks Discovered Sporting Forehead Genitalia
    Not Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus XXX coming to your porn store shortly
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    09/24/09

    In reply to New Species Of Sharks Discovered Sporting Forehead Genitalia
    Arggghhhhh. OH GOD, OH NO!! Please for everything thats good in this world, dont make Megashark Vs ......... 2 with this shark in mind!! One erection and the whole of New York would be flooded. Think of the Tidal wave!!! Its The Day After Tomorrow, with a stickier end...ewwwww!!
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    Image of SenorDoucheoisie SenorDoucheoisie
    09/24/09

    In reply to New Species Of Sharks Discovered Sporting Forehead Genitalia
    God damn, so when I wipe out on a particularly large wave, I not only have to worry about hitting the bottom and getting stung by a ray, but I also have to worry about getting teabagged by a shark?
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    09/24/09

    @SenorDoucheoisie: hehehehehe awesome
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    Image of Joewithay Joewithay
    09/24/09

    In reply to New Species Of Sharks Discovered Sporting Forehead Genitalia

    Here is a better pic of it:
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    09/24/09

    @Joewithay: Oh damn that is badass.
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    09/24/09

    @Joewithay: I think the first picture really caught his better side!
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    09/24/09

    @Joewithay: Is that his retractable sexual appendage that I spy on his head?
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    09/24/09


    @Joewithay: Another related species from the Tasman sea.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    09/24/09

    @Grey_Area: Stuffed specimen (?) of the goblin shark.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    09/24/09


    @Grey_Area: Umm, and now the image (d'oh).
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    09/24/09

    @Grey_Area: Is . . . is that thing on its head . . . um . . .
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    09/24/09

    @Annalee Newitz: A long rostrum or snout packed with electro-sensitive organs? Yep. Why what were you thinking?
    The odd thing (well, one of many about this critter) is the jaws. The model shows them in the extended feeding position. Normally the jaws are retracted all the way into the head. A bit like the xenomorph of cinematic fame, no?
    Nothing weirder than the Natural World.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    09/24/09

    @Grey_Area: IT LOOK LIKE PENIS
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    09/24/09

    In reply to New Species Of Sharks Discovered Sporting Forehead Genitalia
    Sharkette: Is that a laser on your head or are you just pleased to see me.

    Shark: Its a penis. Im sorry, im so very very sorry!!!
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    Edited by CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) at 09/24/09 2:09 PM CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) was starred CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) was unstarred
    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    09/24/09

    In reply to New Species Of Sharks Discovered Sporting Forehead Genitalia
    So... uh... go spelunking much?

    Side note: I am amused that the pic used for Snorks apparently came from Taiwan. Heehee.
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    Image of MonkeyT MonkeyT
    09/24/09

    In reply to New Species Of Sharks Discovered Sporting Forehead Genitalia
    Forehead genitalia. Funny how io9 keeps coming up with phrases that make me afraid to go to sleep at night.
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    09/24/09

    @MonkeyT: Amen. It was bad enough when I was just afraid of being eaten by a shark.
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    09/24/09

    In reply to New Species Of Sharks Discovered Sporting Forehead Genitalia
    Ghostshark is way better than dickheadshark. I guess somebody misunderstood when it asked for a frickin' laser beam.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    09/24/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: "You want it to shoot what now?"
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    09/12/09

    In reply to 500 Years Ago, A Giant Eagle In New Zealand Was Possibly Eating Children
    Now we know why there are no sheep on their farms...
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    09/14/09

    @Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.: +1 for the Blam's
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    09/12/09

    In reply to 500 Years Ago, A Giant Eagle In New Zealand Was Possibly Eating Children
    On the bright side, it kept the Maori children from sitting on the couch playing PlayStation 3, eating corn dogs all day and becoming fat and stupid...
    Well, the evolutionarily significant ones, at least.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/12/09

    @Trai_Dep: Now we know why the Maori are a sturdy folk. They had to bulk up young to survive giant eagle attacks! Small, wimpy Maori died as kids.

    Ancient Maori mom: "Clean your plate! You're so skinny you'll get taken away by the pouakai!"
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    09/12/09

    In reply to 500 Years Ago, A Giant Eagle In New Zealand Was Possibly Eating Children
    Im sure they helped out in Lord of the Rings...but not like this!!!!
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    09/11/09

    In reply to 500 Years Ago, A Giant Eagle In New Zealand Was Possibly Eating Children
    Haha. That's hilarious. Somehow saying "the myth of giant birds attacking people may have started when this giant bird attacked people" seems hilarious.

    Shouldn't they have at least added some lightning to it? Or eight heads or something? I mean... Put a little EFFORT into the theatrics here, ancient Maori people...
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    Image of ZhannTk ZhannTk
    09/12/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Do you know how big one of those birds are?

    For reference the other bird in the picture is called a Moa and they stand about 8 to 9 feet tall.

    The Haast's eagle had a wing span of about 6 to 7 feet and razor sharp claws. You wouldn't need 8 eight heads with somethings that big!
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    09/12/09

    @ZhannTk: You make the Pope's point there. The idea is that, if there really were gigantic birds eating people, then it isn't really a myth.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    09/12/09

    @ZhannTk:
    -"Well, this bird is pretty scary. Let's make it into a legendary creature of myth."
    -"Sure, okay so the bird's wingspan is 7 feet."
    -"Sure that's great. So let's make it bigger. And maybe add flames. So a giant flaming hell bird? That fucking rules."
    -"No."
    -"No?"
    -"No! The bird is 7 feet across. And it's not on fire. It's 7 feet across at most. You have to be accurate."
    -"uh, but it's a myth. Let's just go all out and make it rule. Let's have it grasping the sun in it's beak!"
    -"No. There's no way it can do that. It's seven feet across and it cannot grasp the sun. It can grasp small to medium sized prey."
    -"This myth sucks."
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