Documentary about Seahorses - RTE1

amdublin

This evening at 8.30.

About an Irish marine biologist trying to breed them for private sales. Intriguing.

Anyone else watch it?

The second and final part of the documentary is on tomorrow eve at same time.

JonathanAnon

That guy was on with Mooney (I think) last week. Seahorses are an endangered species... I learned something that day..

ScumLord

If they want to guarantee their survival they should make themselves more tasty.

JonathanAnon

ScumLord wrote: »

If they want to guarantee their survival they should make themselves more tasty.

well the Japs use them as an aphrodisiac, a second piece of information I retained from that section on Mooney.

SEPT 23 1989

Far too much swearing before the water shed

JonathanAnon

So what do you think amdub... Me.. You .. Friday night?



I'm cooking seahorse, with a seaweed salad.

Interesting fact no.3 that I've just remembered : Seahorses tend to stay their whole lives together (they can prove this by tagging them). Also they tend to hang around the same lump of seaweed, which makes the susceptible to predators.. fk sake, how come I can never remember anything useful.

starviewadams

The ginger guy has the most irritating voice ever!

amdublin

Jonathan :eek:



Did anyone see how they have babies. The FEMALE produces the eggs and passes them to the MALE who holds them in his belly until this happens:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKrkXXaRMUI&feature=youtube_gdata

Mad!

amdublin

Oh and think there is another episode on Thursday eve....

JonathanAnon

amdublin wrote: »

Jonathan :eek: Mad!

Seahorse... Japanese aphrodisiac.... I'm willing to trust the Japs and give it a shot.. I will be cooking it in an oyster sauce (for the double whammy) .. lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKrkXXaRMUI

God that poor male seahorse, women seahorses will never experience anything like giving birth... Bet the male seahorses bitch about it the whole time and use it in any unrelated argument about pain / thresholds etc etc.. ...

Fact 4: The males give birth to the babies, and they are distinguishable as the "males" only because they are the ones that carry the sperm...

Richard Dower

THIS THREAD IS FREAKING ME OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

backspacer

Been from that side of the country where the original factory was setup, i was fairly interested in the story itself. However the fella comes across as a total spoofer in all fairness, he just seems to ride his luck and somehow has survived so far. Just makes me laugh in how he got so many grants for making something outta nothing.

JonathanAnon

His voice does grate on you after a while.. god bless Geraldine, she puts up with a lot...

He really should not be given any more money or be allowed to put in charge of a business. He has too much of an emotional attachment to the Seahorses, and you cannot run a proper business if you are blinded by such idealistic motivations... He's the sort of lad that should have a 9-5 job in an aquarium, but dont leave him handling the books ffs.

2040

backspacer wrote: »

Been from that side of the country where the original factory was setup, i was fairly interested in the story itself. However the fella comes across as a total spoofer in all fairness, he just seems to ride his luck and somehow has survived so far. Just makes me laugh in how he got so many grants for making something outta nothing.

What? He's obviously an outstanding marine biologist. He lacks business acumen but he's an intelligent man.

backspacer

2040 wrote: »

What? He's obviously an outstanding marine biologist. He lacks business acumen but he's an intelligent man.

I don't doubt his ability as a marine biologist, he's clearly a passionate man towards it. Just i see he really rode his luck business wise thats all, he's a lucky lucky man in that respect.

anniehoo

Ah crap meant to record it. Anyone got a link?

Richard Dower

^ nobody wants to sea Seehorses bonking on tv!

RolandIRL

it's not up on rte player yet.

no need to be so mean richard. we're not all into PG tv like you

anniehoo

Richard Dower wrote: »

^ nobody wants to sea Seehorses bonking on tv!

Oh....you again :rolleyes:

I do! Seahorses are fascinating creatures. Am getting a particularly bad impression of you right now after the J.Ross thread hmmmm. Are you just an annoying "firestarter" or worth replying to from now on?Lets see...

Richard Dower

whiteman19 wrote: »

it's not up on rte player yet.

no need to be so mean richard. we're not all into PG tv like you

TV-14 my friend, with DLSV....

JonathanAnon

anniehoo wrote: »

Are you just an annoying "firestarter" or worth replying to from now on?Lets see...

Tip for you...Slag off Hannah Montana or iCarly if you really want to piss Richard off... ;-)


Just watched the last episode of the Seahorses... Kealan's debt of 192k has been "shelved" by the bank... So the taxpayer has to pay for his flight of fancy... I was on his side til I heard that. And by the look of him, he wont be putting the profits of his new business towards the debts.

Nolanger

Yep, shame he didn't get all that ambition, vision, and entrepreneurship knocked out of him when younger. He could have made a good garda or school teacher

Richard Dower

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Tip for you...Slag off Hannah Montana or iCarly if you really want to piss Richard off... ;-)

:eek: - really taking the mick now, :rolleyes:

Elmo

http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1076961

Rich you will be glad to here that the show is rated PS Parental Supervision