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Post #123,185
by inthane-chan
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10/28/03 11:42:57 PM
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New While I don't consider him an authoritative source...
...David Brin has done some background on presentient beings in preperation for his "Uplift" series of books. IIRC, the following animals were listed as potential uplift candidates:

Whales (both toothed and nontoothed)
Apes (all)
Dogs
Cats
Raccoons
Elephants

and, of course, Octopuses.
In that final hour, when each breath is a struggle to take, and you are looking back over your life's accomplishments, which memories would you treasure? The empires you built, or the joy you spread to others?

Therin lies the true measure of a man.
Post #123,189
by kmself
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10/29/03 12:10:40 AM
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New Hrm... What do you call an octopus with no arms?

Octonaut?

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Post #123,195
by Ashton
10/29/03 4:56:58 AM
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New Likelier -
octopus
Post #123,205
by kmself
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10/29/03 7:24:45 AM
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New Izzit?

Or is zit?

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Post #123,219
by Silverlock
10/29/03 10:00:30 AM
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New Bait
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It is much harder to be a liberal than a conservative. Why?
Because it is easier to give someone the finger than it is to give them a helping hand.
Mike Royko
Post #123,222
by deSitter
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10/29/03 10:06:53 AM
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New H'armless
-drl
     Octopi: The Intelligent Invertebrate - (inthane-chan) - (11) - Oct. 28, 2003, 06:20:07 PM EST
         Re: Octopi - (kmself) - Oct. 28, 2003, 09:10:43 PM EST
         Bond, James Bond - (Ashton) - Oct. 28, 2003, 09:43:00 PM EST
         Trivia, how small a hole can an octopus escape through? - (ben_tilly) - Oct. 28, 2003, 09:47:19 PM EST
         What I find interesting - (JayMehaffey) - (6) - Oct. 28, 2003, 11:13:57 PM EST
             While I don't consider him an authoritative source... - (inthane-chan) - (5) - Oct. 28, 2003, 11:42:57 PM EST
                 Hrm... What do you call an octopus with no arms? - (kmself) - (4) - Oct. 29, 2003, 12:10:40 AM EST
                     Likelier - - (Ashton) - (1) - Oct. 29, 2003, 04:56:58 AM EST
                         Izzit? - (kmself) - Oct. 29, 2003, 07:24:45 AM EST
                     Bait -NT - (Silverlock) - Oct. 29, 2003, 10:00:30 AM EST
                     H'armless -NT - (deSitter) - Oct. 29, 2003, 10:06:53 AM EST
         And they're so tasty too! -NT - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:03:59 AM EDT

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