Why are some people terrified of lobsters?
For example, I was at a restaurant recently, and asked for a lobster dish.
The waiter said “We are out of lobsters. I’m afraid.”
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If the waiter was really afraid of lobsters he would have said “We’re out of lobsters I’m relieved”.
They can break your fingers.
The waiter’s name was “Claude’.
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Goggle eyes, pinchers, and tiny brains. If they leave me alone, I’ll leave them alone. I’m not that impressed with the taste either. Shrug.
The waiter is not afraid of lobsters, but of being out of them.
Was the waiter Homard Simpson?
When my son was little, he didn’t like to go down the dark hall because of the lurking lions and lobsters. I bought him an oven mitt shaped like a lobster claw. He named it Louie and wore it for protection in the hall. Eventually it became a toy.
Whole live lobsters are pretty primitive-looking and monsterlike, even in a tank in a restaurant. I always feel a little bit superstitious about picking one out for my dinner. Don’t you?
To me they’re the insects of the sea (and they are related to insects and arachnids) and that just freaks me out. D:
So what if they’re related to rolly pollys @Demosthenes! Do you know how many rolly polls you’d have to eat to get full??!!
Lobsters don’t bother me. Snakes are another matter. I had some rattlesnake meat one time though, not bad. Tastes like chicken.
The waiter was just sorry to tell you they were out of lobster, he didn’t like having to disappoint you. The waiter wasn’t afraid of lobsters, it’s just a saying in English that is unclear in direct translation.
It wouldn’t be surprising if there are people who are afraid of lobsters. They look like huge roaches under the sea.
They’re closely related to crayfish, AKA crayfish, crawdads, or colloquially, mudbugs.
The Goon Show: First aired 5 January 1959.
Bluebottle: “Here, dere’s a big lobster out dere, Oh!”
Eccles: “I ain’t frightened of big lobsters! I’ll fix him.”
SFX:[Door slams. Great roaring of a lion aroused. Terrible battle]
Eccles: [Yelling for help]
SFX:[Thuds, bangs etc. Door slams]
Bluebottle: ”‘Ere, where’s all your clothes?”
Eccles: “Bottle, say after me, I must learn the difference between a lion and a lobster.”
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