According to invertebrate zoologist Jaren Horsley, lobsters have a "sophisticated nervous system" and feel "a great deal of pain" when cut or cooked alive.

*Pic probably not actual lobster picked by jLoSsDh 9 months ago

NEW YORK - Maybe he was trying to beat the heat. A Brooklyn restaurant cook is accused of stealing frozen lobster tails by stuffing them down his pants. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

The owner of Arnold's Lobster and Clam Bar in Eastham, Mass., says he is excited to count a rare orange-and-yellow lobster among the site's residents. Arnold's owner Nathan "Nick" Nickerson said the 7-pound lobster named Fiona has made itself at home in his eatery's lobster tank since he received the crustacean as a gift from a friend, picked by suebe 6 months ago

With Mother’s day not that far away and lobster season quickly approaching, I thought I would switch gears and present you some facts and tips about lobster. picked by cactushair 8 months ago

"I was swimming around it when the lobster came at me, its claws snapping," Hovard said. "I could hardly get my hand across the back of its shell." picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

A mere 41k residents of New York City make up nearly half of the income tax revenue received by the city. A little over 19k makes up 40% of the revenue. Changing the city's tax code to soak the rich even more may result in some of those leaving, ending in lower tax revenue over all. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

A claw game that rewards its dexterous players with a live lobster. Evidentially these started out in China and Japan, but now they are making their way into the states. Freaking amazing. picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

A huge wave crashed into the New York City region 2,300 years ago, dumping sediment and shells across Long Island and New Jersey and casting wood debris far up the Hudson River. picked by Ankabout 7 months ago

Mexican scientists said they have identified the world's oldest lobster fossil, a creature that was alive when Africa was only just breaking apart from the Americas some 120 million years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Freedom of Speech is one of America's greatest rights. Sadly it is a very rare freedom. Many countries - even countries you'd expect to be freedom-lovers say no to free speech. Oh you have the right to say nice sweet things, but you can't say anything mean or negative, anything that might hurt a group's feelings.

wasn't going to post this, but it fit in with the salon owner article picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

This machine uses tremendous water pressure to remove every bit of shell from the lobster, leaving the meat inside perfectly intact and the germs neutralized. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

The "Clothing Optional Dinner" at a New York City restaurant is a monthly special for a group of nudists to have dinner. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A Scandanavian restaurant in Brighton has led to protests from Animal Rights campaigners by serving reindeer meat. picked by pocksucket 11 months ago

New York City agencies issued 9,955,441 parking tickets from July 2007 to June 2008. Here is an interactive map of them. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

Restaurant critic Caroline Workman wrote a review of the Goodfellas pizza restaurant on Kennedy Way in west Belfast that was less than glowing.

After the review was published in The Irish Times in 2000, restaurant owner Ciarnan Converey sued for defamation and was awarded £25,000. The Irish Times appealed, and today the award was overturned. picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

Over the years, poachers have done some creative things to hide illegally taken lobsters from game wardens, but one San Diego man takes the all-time Hidden Bug Award. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

The debate is growing heated over killing lobsters by boiling them to death. Even shellfish feel pain, scientists have discovered, rekindling efforts to ban the scalding death sentence. Shellfish are already covered by animals rights laws in New Zealand, and popping them into a boiling pot live is banned in an Italian town. The Brits electrocute them, and without butter. The entire European commun... read full post picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Remember those coin-operated “claw” games in the 80’s, where you could snag some fuzzy dice if you moved the robot hand with enough skill?

Well the Japanese arcades have a weirder, more sophisticated version. Having long moved on from useless stuffed animal prizes, the clientele are hungry for something more interesting and substantial…like a delicious live lobster! picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Bill Marconi thought he had a shiny blue beer can in his trap. Then he discovered he had a one-in-five million catch. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Becoming a nation with religious freedom has been a trial and error process. Remaining a nation with religious freedom will require constant vigilance. Check out the front page for many other articles such as "Racism has no place in Christianity. Jesus was not a white guy." picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago