Archived Absurd Creature of the Week: The Barnacle That Invades Crabs in a Not OK Way (wired.com)
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Archived Absurd Creature of the Week: The Barnacle That Invades Crabs in a Not OK Way (wired.com)
submitted ago by ideasware
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[–] Macnewbie 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I really wish id read this comment before clicking the link from my front page.
[–] drunkywood 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
The parasite and crab are interesting, but the article reads as if it was written by a freshman girl from the Valley.
(There are many other instances of his prose in this article that make me cringe.)
Who the fuck is editing Wired and lets one of their contributors write like this? Am I the only one bothered by this?
[–] ideasware [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
That's WHY I said "the normally vile Matt Simon... "
[–] drunkywood ago
I have a terrible habit of reading the article and stuff before the comments, but you sure nailed it about that guy
[–] ideasware [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
THAT is just... Ugh. Even though it's by that normally vile Matt Simon, it's just too good to miss. Incredible -- in an icky sort of way.