NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Hundreds of giant squid are washing up on Orange County beaches, creating a scene more akin to "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" than "The O.C."

The bug-eyed sea creatures, believed to be Humboldt squid, normally reside in deep water and only come to the surface at night. Why approximately 500 of them began washing up on the sands of Laguna Beach and Newport Beach on Tuesday isn't clear.


Authorities said the squid — the biggest weighing 377 pounds, covered in oily hair & resembling Ron Jeremy — might have been pursuing bait fish and gotten too close to shore, or the tides might simply have carried them in.

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Cool story Smut
I like anything with giant animals

so it didn't bother you that the squid looked like the Hedgehog?

That's so silly- how can a squid look like a hedgehog?

Cleet, read the article carefully. you fell for it & nobody else noticed or cared. Not a hedgehog, THE "Hedgehog". But think about it, would the authorities really compare a squid to Ron Jeremy? I would.

They put out a warning for people not to eat them.

What, it's in Cali, so are people gonna wash them down with their wheatgrass shots?

Darwin.

Oh never mind I thought you typed Jumbo Shrimp.
Gotta go now.....HUNGRY