The Trials And Tribulations Of A 140 Year Old Lobster

This one really cracks me up. I'm sure some of you have seen the recent hubbub about George, the 140 year old lobster that for the past 20 years has lived peacefully inside his own tank in a restaurant called City Crab & Seafood in New York City.

Well, I guess living peacefully wasn't good enough for the people at PETA. Geez, don't these people have lives?

I guess not.

They lobbied the establishment to release old George back into the ocean.

Evidently the ownership doesn't have the cajones (balls) to tell the fine people at PETA to take a hike and go bother someone else, as they are now planning a "Releasing" ceremony where good ole George will be put put back into the ocean.

Now lets think about this for a second, there's George, minding his own business without the worry of predators, getting 3 squares a day and pretty much having an easy time of it.

Now granted, he probably didn't have access to any female lobsters on a regular basis, but hey, still a decent tradeoff for a tranquil existence.

But Noooooooo...That isn't good enough for the PETA nuts. Poor George needs to be free!! He needs to among his own kind! Hmmm...the last time I looked, lobsters make a pretty tasty dish for a whole lot of critters in the ocean.

Maybe PETA should provide a ocean going bodygaurd? Sometimes their thinking just defies common sense.

Personally, I would have invited a handful of my best customers and had a different kind of "Releasing Party". Oh yeah, one where you could hear the refrains of ..."Hey!!...can you pass the butter this way?"