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2009-08-10 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Chinese "mitten crab" threatens to destroy New Jersey

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Posted by Mike 2009-08-10 15:48|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 will make a nice horror movie if they also have

- brilliant but erratic and stubborn scientist
- spunky reporter
- prostitute with a heart of gold
- scientist wannabee nerd
- high school bully who learns that caring is what really counts in life

Posted by Lord garth 2009-08-10 16:16|| 2009-08-10 16:16|| Front Page Top

#2 http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/mluphoup/ronjeremy.jpg

Mongolian deathworm, huh?

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-08-10 17:05|| 2009-08-10 17:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Predatory as well as vegetarian, they crowd out other species by eating their food supply and sometimes by eating them....

So, they're omnivores then?

Posted by Injun Grinesing9686 2009-08-10 18:51|| 2009-08-10 18:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Do your part for the environment. Give a loved one crabs.

Posted by ed 2009-08-10 19:13|| 2009-08-10 19:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Has anyone considered the benefits of overfishing?

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-08-10 19:23|| 2009-08-10 19:23|| Front Page Top

#6 It's too late. New Jersey is already committing suicide. What the Martians didn't destroy in 1938 the politicians are destroying now.

Fred, how did LGF, Hot Air, and Five Feet of Fury make it onto the Weekly World News front page but not Rantburg?

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2009-08-10 19:46|| 2009-08-10 19:46|| Front Page Top

#7 "how did LGF, Hot Air, and Five Feet of Fury make it onto the Weekly World News front page but not Rantburg?"

Fred's just lucky, I guess, Eric. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-08-10 19:49|| 2009-08-10 19:49|| Front Page Top

#8 how did LGF, Hot Air, and Five Feet of Fury make it onto the Weekly World News front page but not Rantburg?

He ain't beautiful like Mrs. Malkin,
crazy like Chuck, or
Canadian like Ms Shaidle.

Posted by badanov 2009-08-10 20:59|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2009-08-10 20:59|| Front Page Top

#9 Don't fergit the SNAKEHEAD FISH.

Iff this crab can survive and thrive in the perennial pollution of the "JOISEY" + HUDSON RIVERS, ETC. it deserves to be there.

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