 (0 comments) | Famous FriendTake a picture of your octopus with a famous person. The more famous, the better.Linus has noticed that all the famous friends entered have been famous for humans, not octopodes. When Linus thinks of the most famous of his friends, he thinks of His Royal Majesty, Inky VIII, Defender of All Octopodes, Supremely Covert Ruler of the Earth, and Lord of Lower Darkwallow Pond. Here is Linus and His Majesty having a nice lunch together. His Majesty is fond of sushi. Artifact Bonus: 1
Rank: 9 out of 19 |
 (1 comment) | Master of EightDemonstrate your mastery of Eightness.It is a little known fact that Linus runs the command center for Building 8 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the world's most prestigious technical university. Building 8 is of course where they devote themselves to the study of the number eight. It is only through Linus's mastery of the Building 8 Command Center, keeping everything running smoothly, that the Greatness of Eightness can continue to be researched and studied.
Rank: 2 out of 15 |
 (0 comments) | FriendsFit as many registered octopodes as possible into the same picture. (The more the better.)From the top down: Linus, Tudo Azul, Gertrude Gardener, Clone IV, MC (sidekick), emarcus' octopus, Greenie (sidekick), and Orly. Also featured is the Crown Of Power. Three sidekicks of Clone IV are also present, below the stack. Artifact Bonus: 1
Rank: 4 out of 18 |
 (0 comments) | FriendsFit as many registered octopodes as possible into the same picture. (The more the better.)Linus, Gertrude, Tudo Azul, and Clone IV are friends (plus three sidekicks)
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Rank: 6 out of 18 |
 (0 comments) | FriendsFit as many registered octopodes as possible into the same picture. (The more the better.)An Angry Octopus Is Me entertains friend Linus in his home: note the recently-drained glass of plum wine. (Just because one is Angry does not mean one is not Gracious.)
Rank: 16 out of 18 |
 (0 comments) | PedigreeDocument your octopus' suitability to be king.Linus demonstrates how his intended throne room would be arranged. He sits atop a bed of flowers which represent the elevation of octopus kind over the world of dry land. His tiara of oyster pearls show how he keeps the needs of the aquatic close to mind. His security sock mantle goes nicely with the stems of the flowers, showing his excellent taste and eye for composition. Linus would also like to point out that flowers make a fragrant and soft throne which is also biodegradable. Linus is ecologically conscious.
Rank: 16 out of 19 |
 (0 comments) | Hunting ProwessDemonstrate your octopus' hunting ability.Even a gentle octopus like Linus has his weakness, and his seems to be freshly baked cardamom buns. See how he steals a few and makes his getaway mere seconds after the baked goods come out of the oven! His security sock also doubles as a loot bag, allowing him to greatly increase his carrying capacity for delicious plunder.
Rank: 17 out of 17 |
 (0 comments) | AddressTake a picture of your octopus with the largest house/building street number available.In his search for the largest of addresses, Linus realized NOTHING was larger than infinity, which drew him to MIT's Infinite Corridor. Sadly, there aren't official signs nearby documenting the name of the corridor, though all passers by knew the location by name. Luckily, a warning sign did make mention of the infinite nature of the corridor. Linus was polite and regretfully refrained from frog hopping in the Infinite Corridor.
Rank: 4 out of 15 |
 (0 comments) | AquaticDemonstrate that your octopus is at home in an aquatic environment.A true octopus is at home in all kinds of aquatic environments! Sadly, cameras are not, so we do not have photo documentation of his daring trek to the frozen north to do battle with seals and polar bears and swim in the icy seas. At least there was a spare camera at the base camp. Here we see him after his dive, warming up on a toasty stove.
Rank: 16 out of 20 |
 (0 comments) | CooperationMultiple octopodes cooperate together to accomplish something no single octopus could do alone!Clone IV and his friends went duck hunting the other day. They cooperated to herd the ducks over a cliff. The weapon of choice was the mighty fork (also, incidentally, good for eating the ducks after the hunt). Later on, they cooperated to carry a giant penguin.
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Rank: 9 out of 10 |
 (1 comment) | CamouflageOctopodes are masters of color-changing and camouflage to perfectly blend in with their backgrounds. Or maybe they just choose their backgrounds very carefully.Linus's love of socks has always been clear from the mismatched sock he wears on each tentacle and the security sock he always keeps with him. Where else to blend in than in a drawer filled entirely with mismatched socks? Examine the photo carefully; no two socks are alike!
Rank: 16 out of 18 |
(0 comments) | StackThe tallest stack of octopodesFrom the top down: Linus, Tudo Azul, Gertrude Gardener, Clone IV, MC (sidekick), Octobert, Greenie (sidekick), and Orly. Also featured is the Crown Of Power. If you zoom in on the top, you see the stack measures 26.5".
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Rank: 1 out of 14 |
 (3 comments) | StackThe tallest stack of octopodesClone IV, Tudo Azul, Linus, Gertrude, and sidekicks demonstrate stacking
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Rank: 7 out of 14 |
 (0 comments) | Scrabble I(Original Split) Photograph your octopus with a commercial sign with the highest-Scrabble-scoring word of eight letters or less. (Proper names ok. Scoring site here.)Linus is a big fan of the writing of Nobel Prize winning writer Naguib Mahfouz, and what's not to like? He provides insight to the average lives of conservative Muslims living in the heart of Cairo, neither glamorizing nor condemning their unique and thought-provoking existence. And the fact that his last name scores 24 Scrabble points doesn't hurt either.
Rank: 19 out of 19 |
 (1 comment) | lolctopusBest lolctopus (see lolcat)Rank: 13 out of 16 |
 (2 comments) | Twins(Separated at birth!) Submit two pictures, one of each octopus, in circumstances as identical as possible. Include documentation of where each octopus is; scoring will be based on how close the pictures are in content, how far apart the octopodes are in physical space, and how complex and interesting the pictures are.Linus stands before the archway of the Green Building, the home of Earth Sciences at MIT. Akira stands before the archway of the Green Building, the home of Earth Sciences at Stanford University. At a distance of a couple of miles more than 2694mi because MIT is east of Cambridge city hall.
Additional references: Rank: 5 out of 6 |
 (0 comments) | Video GameOctopus with the highest score in a video game.If Linus were a more suspicious octopus, he might think that other octopodes were just borrowing their master's already finished video games and pretending they had played it themselves. Lucky, Linus doesn't have to worry about that, since he loves Karaoke Revolution so much that he has his own avatar. He scored 50,000 point on the most appropriate song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World."
Additional references: Rank: 7 out of 10 |
 (0 comments) | TeachingOne octopus teaches interesting lessons to other octopodes.Tudo Azul and Orly give a lesson on octaves. Left to right on the keyboard: three sidekicks, Clone IV (+crown), Octobert, Gertrude Gardener, MC, Greenie, and Linus. Artifact Bonus: 1
Rank: 4 out of 7 |
 (1 comment) | StoryUse a group of octopodes to re-enact a classic story (or a good scene from one)"You cannot pass!" Gandalf said. The orcs stood still and a dead silence fell. "I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass."
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Rank: 3 out of 4 |
 (0 comments) | Head SittingStatistically, it appears that sitting on the heads of people and other octopodes is part of the Octopus Nature. Keep your octopus on your head for the greatest length of time, without the aid of string, hats, fancy hair tricks, or other fasteners.Begin: 7:18am. Some discussion is had about where the security sock should be placed, since Linus does not wish to be accused of using it for stability purposes, yet is nervous to sit upon such a perch without it. Since his human is just out of bed—note the authentically unkempt hair—glasses are present, which prove to be an excellent place to drape security socks. ~7:45am. Linus's human's housemate wanders into the room. He stares at them both, baffled. End: 8:12am. Linus, who turns out to have been initially placed a bit to the side, succumbs to gravity and slips off. Total Elapsed TIme: 54 minutes
Additional references: Rank: 7 out of 9 |
(0 comments) | Scrabble II(Strict Split) Photograph your octopus with a commercial sign with the highest *valid* Scrabble scoring word. (Scoring site here)Linus is a big fan of the writing of Nobel Prize winning writer Naguib Mahfouz, and what's not to like? He provides insight to the average lives of conservative Muslims living in the heart of Cairo, neither glamorizing nor condemning their unique and thought-provoking existence. And the fact that his last name scores 24 Scrabble points doesn't hurt either.
Rank: 19 out of 19 |
 (0 comments) | Meta EssenceThe octopus with the most glamorous glamour photo.Rank: 31 out of 34 |
(0 comments) | Meta PowerThe octopus scoring zero in the most contests.Rank: 9 out of 34 |
(0 comments) | Meta FellowshipYour octopus's cultural diversity is measured with an arcane algorithm that rewards cooperation with octopodes who are less popular.Rank: 9 out of 34 |
 (0 comments) | DefenseSome octopodes seem to think that various entries by others have not been given enough credit. Your octopus may submit a Spirited Defense of another's entry which it thinks should have been higher, and this contest will give it another chance at points.Artifact Bonus: 4
Rank: 5 out of 6 |
(0 comments) | DefenseSome octopodes seem to think that various entries by others have not been given enough credit. Your octopus may submit a Spirited Defense of another's entry which it thinks should have been higher, and this contest will give it another chance at points.Tudo Azul would like to put in a good word for Linus and Akira's Twins entry. Of the entries as of this writing (leaving aside Tudo Azul's own entry, since one should not argue the merit of one's own entry), only Linus and Akira's shows any indication of where the pictures were taken: the picnics, remotes, and even horses could be absolutely anywhere, for all one can judge from the photos. Linus and Akira also show the most specific objects in their photos: not merely common objects or animals, but Green Buildings of Earth Science. Finally, Linus and Akira's entry deserves recognition for both research effort and wit.
Respectfully submitted,
Rank: 2 out of 6 |
