He um Growling Bear. He um heap big chief.

A genius bright and base, / Of towering talents, and terrestrial aims.

What else am I going to do, let the girl sit there on a railing in the moonlight thinking she's damned to go dudeless for the rest of her life?

Coconut octopuses can make themselves look like coconuts even without the visual aid, by gathering most of their arms around their body to make a rough sphere.