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Elvers! Yes, they’re fetching up to $2000 a pound in Maine. When is the last time you’ve seen eel on a menu when it’s not at a Japanese restaurant? Eel is scarce and may some day get on the endangered list. They net them and a typical fisherman might haul two pounds a day. Last year it was at $891 a pound. Time to start an eel farm?
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We enjoy sushi just like everyone else, but this man had what looks like a baby unagi, swim up his urethra or in short (penis). Zhang Nan went into a pool of eels in a non-perverted manner. The pool was one of those gimmicks that incorporate swimming animals who eat the dead skin off of your body and an eel swam into his penis. Was he wearing shorts? The articles makes no mention of that. And where there’s a urethra, there’s also an anus, and perhaps he got lucky that the double dragon didn’t happen. However, Zhang did catch the 6″ critter and make an effort to pull it out, however it swam even harder in and disappeared. This has the makings of a great urban legend. (MetroUK – Eel)    
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