a novelty choking hazard

persistence of cephalopods

A few weeks ago, I ran across a bunch of pictures by visioluxus at DeviantArt, Of The Deep (nsfw) which featured a model tastefully draped with an octopus. I was reminded of, and was prompted to locate the Hokusai woodcut, Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife (c1820), which I had not seen for nearly 30 years, but it isn’t the kind of image that is easily forgotten.

Hokusai, The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, c1820

Hokusai, The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife, c1820

Cephalopod Awareness Day had already been and gone, so I didn’t post anything. This morning, however, PZ Myers at Pharyngula turns up with a link to a pair of photos (probably nsfw) in a similar vein, but with considerably lower production values. Between them, these locations link outwards to reveal a robustly healthy tentacle fetish scene. Who knew?

If this stuff rings your bell, and you’re thinking of having a go at this genre yourself, it would be well to heed the comments by visioluxus on DA, and have a good supply of hydrogen peroxide on hand.

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