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"On Thursday, a group of Buddhists traveled to Gloucester and purchased 534 lobsters, about 600 pounds worth, from a wholesaler and dumped them back into the sea in a prayer ceremony in which the crustaceans’ bands were cut and blessed water was sprayed on them…. Yesterday, lobstermen from the fishing vessel Degelyse said they had traveled to the site of the ceremony, laid their traps, and hauled up exactly 534 lobsters, according to a local blog, Goodmorninggloucester.org. And then they brought their haul right back to market."
WE FEED THE RATS TO THE CATS AND THE CATS TO THE RATS AND GET THE CAT SKINS FOR NOTHING!
It could be that I'm still drunk from last night, but "goodmorninggloucester.org" is making me LOL wicked hard right now.
@jolie : Admittedly, the every-other-Saturday drag show at the Madfish Grill looks like a good time. (GMG calls it a "do not miss"!)
Clearly the Buddhists need to invest in some deep-water oceangoing vessels.
Seriously, this is the kind of crap we New Englanders tell gullible visitors just to see if they actually fall for it.
@Gef the Talking Mongoose: I really hope someone got the entire thing on video.
This is the most sensible proposal for economic stimulus I've seen in years.
@Clarence Rosario Circle of life and whatnot.
@saythatscool Talk about inflating the lobsters' sense of self-worth.
I just read a film review in the New Yorker in which the whimsical Amelie-esque character does just this. And in fact I thought it was such a sweet idea that I felt like doing it myself (I work right next to the market on Halifax's waterfront); or rather, recruit somebody else to do it while I filmed, because there is NO WAY I would handle one of those grotesque sea cockroaches, even if I do feel sorry for them.
Incidentally it's always amused me no end that you can buy live lobsters in the Halifax airport, that apparently you can take on a plane as carry-on luggage.