Oh. My. GAWD.

[albadger]

From Wikipedia's entry on the Hagfish:

However, a particular species, the inshore hagfish, found in the Northwest Pacific, is valued as food in the Korean Peninsula. The hagfish is kept alive and irritated by rattling its container with a stick, prompting it to produce slime in large quantities. This slime is used in a similar manner as egg whites in various forms of cookery in the region.

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[bearhedded.livejournal.com]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But surely something good must come of this...

[albadger.livejournal.com]

...me, I'm wondering what else the slime can be used for. Oh, not that, don't be silly. I mean more like industrial solvents, baby clothing and dessert toppings.

[snousle.livejournal.com]

Here, this video will make you forget all about hagfish slime:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxQmOR_QLfQ

[albadger.livejournal.com]

I'm expecting that undead squid to be seeking the flesh of the living, no? But that one comment is right, in what way is that any more inhumane or creepy than having a hamburger?

Which I did for lunch, by the way. Wendy's Bacon Portabella Melt, to be precise.

[progbear.livejournal.com]

Suddenly “Gangnam Style” makes sense.

[albadger.livejournal.com]

...by which you mean that it still doesn't make any sense but it has company, of course...

[progbear.livejournal.com]

Or maybe, “if you eat enough hagfish slime, you go on to annoy the whole world with your horrible rapping and stupid horsey dance.”