ScrappleFace: U.N. Protects Sea Horses, Ignores Sea Monkeys

U.N. Protects Sea Horses, Ignores Sea Monkeys

(2002-11-14) -- The United Nations voted this week to protect Sea Horses and several other species, but again ignored the plight of the Sea Monkey.

"We're not asking for much," said an unnamed Sea Monkey, whose cranial stalks give the appearance of a crown. "We just want some affirmation that we matter. And, we want the U.N. to make it illegal to flush our people down the toilet when the water starts to smell."

The Sea Monkey, standing with his wife and two children in front of their small castle, said humans who buy Sea Monkeys are often disappointed by how small they are and how much they look like ordinary brine shrimp.

"Some blame the magazine ads for building false expectations," he said, "but I think it's intolerance and racism of the worst sort. It's just the kind of thing that the United Nations was created to prevent."

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That is so unfair -- Shame on them

Posted by: dPhilc at November 14, 2002 02:44 PM

"These amazing new hybrids grow larger and live longer than any 'natural' variety of brine shrimp."
OMG, these are GMO!
We're all gonna die!

Posted by: rinardman at November 14, 2002 05:28 PM

I am so ashamed of myself, when I was a boy I saw an ad for Sea Monkeys in the back of a comic book. Every kid knows if it is in a comic book you can count on it being true, honest and real! After they arrived I placed them in the tank and watched in expectation of Monkeys that live in the sea. But to my horror all I saw was brine shrimp!

My shame is that I flushed the whole lot of them, mothers, sons, fathers and daughters! It is something I must live with, I face it every day!

Please Foegive Me!

Posted by: Jeff Zimmermann at November 14, 2002 05:30 PM

ah, the false advertising of sea monkeys don't bug me that much (although i loved the bit about "the sea monkey, standing with his wife and two children in front of their small castle").

what really got me is x-ray glasses! see through your hand and girl's clothes! man, were those ever a rip off!!

Posted by: skippy at November 14, 2002 08:04 PM

The guy who figured out a way to successfully market BRINE SHRIMP as pets deserves some strange variant of the Nobel Prize in Economics.

Posted by: rufus at November 15, 2002 04:14 AM

"The guy who figured out a way to successfully market BRINE SHRIMP as pets deserves some strange variant of the Nobel Prize in Economics."
Posted by: rufus on November 15, 2002 04:14 AM

>>> Stiff competition. He finished third.
Behind the guy who conviced Americans that Spaghetti-O's are Italian food and another guy
who tried to convince the world that Ayn Rand stories are even remotely readable.

Its a viscious bandy for the Nobel and there a few real winners.
I have to go and undress in front of my dog now so don't bother me with your stupid responses.

Posted by: poole at November 15, 2002 05:12 AM

The sea-monkeys dare to protest the U.N.? How simplisme of them! The gall, to act in such a unilateral way! We shall have none of their aquatic cowboy diplomacy!

Posted by: Maarten Schenk at November 15, 2002 07:07 AM

this is the most idiotic thing i have ever heard of! sea monkeys are brine shrimp, NOT PEOPLE OR DOGS! Whoever did this should realize what a fool you making of yourself!

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