January 25, 2005

Hitler and the Sea-Monkeys "Nobody ever doubted that Harold von Braunhut was one twisted dude. What else can you say about a man who transformed a dinky, transparent species of crustacean into "Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys," peddling billions of the creatures under fantastically false pretenses? A man whose 194 other patents included those other unforgettable staples of comic-book advertising, Invisible Goldfish and X-Ray Spex?"
posted by LokiSpeak 19 years ago
  • Pet lobsters and instant frogs. It would have been glorious. Except, uh, for that other thing they talk about.
  • Woah - Godwinned in the FPP! although i could use an instant frog. I'll find my instant frog.
  • I've got a plastic Stone Cold Steve Austin head on top of the Sea Money tank on my desk. Somehow this makes it work even better.
  • That sucks. I like Sea Monkeys. Those Aryan Nation people were north of here till the lawsuit. Lost the compound and everything, thankfully. Sad to think that the money spent on Sea Monkeys and X-ray Specs might have helped those bastards defend themselves in a small way.
  • The Sea People absolutely made one of my favorite episodes of South Park.
  • I was cruelly deceived by the promise of Sea Monkeys.
  • A Jewish neo-Nazi? The guy needed medical attention.
  • I will have to tell my mate about this one, we often share sea monkey jokes!