Recognize this? It's your beloved seahorse.
That's right.
We've got it and we're keeping it, unless you....
Do as Instructed. We Mean Business.
You don't want to wake up with a seahorse head in your bed, do you?
Note: This randsom note was made with 100% recycled pixels
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Get five angels to bless this lens
2. Get five angels to bless Laura Fincannon 's lenses
3. No cops. We are serious. We'll be watching.
4. Pick up a loaf of bread on the way home
P.S. Laura is just an innocent bystander. She doesn't know anything about this. Really. ~Zelda
Avast!
THIS LENS WAS PLUNDERED BY
PIRATES NEXT DOOR
~Zelda Shagnasty
Pirate Wench
Confused? Did You Click the Seahorse Keeping Link on the Answer Deck?
Read on....
Sorry.
I really know nothing about seahorses except that you shouldn't try to eat them. They are bony and get stuck in your teeth.
What you have here is a kidnapping or, in this case, a squidnapping or quite possibly a seahorse napping - aren't they sweet when they are asleep? Sadly, I think you just endured a pirate rapping.
Here's the deal:
While reading through the SquidU pages trying to learn a thing or ten about how to make really super, awesome lenses, I came upon the lens shown in the screen shot seen above. Naturally, I clicked the link on seahorse keeping; doesn't everyone?
That's the one marked with the red arrow on the picture above. The link went to an available lens. No one was looking, so I took it. Pirates are known to do such things. And, here we are.
Now, it's up to you. Do you really want me to turn to a life of crime? Wouldn't it be better if you just visited my lenses, favorited and five starred them? You could even buy stuff through my lens.
Certainly, it would be better for me AND you could rest at night knowing that you've done your part to keep a pirate wench on the straight and narrow path of Squidom.
~Zelda
P.S. If you really, really want to know about keeping seahorses, read on. It's on this page somewhere. First, you'll have to scroll through some blatant attempts to get you to follow on Twitter, visit other lenses and join the crew.
"Aye, we Twitter.
But, there ain't no flitterin' or glitterin'!
It ain't piratey."
Zelda Shagnasty - Pirate Wench
'ello love, you can twitter me. I likes it.
- aka Twitter
- 0 followers
- 0 following
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- Please don't let it be Monday.
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- Yarr. We hihacked th' seahorse Keepin' Page on Squidoo. http://tinyurl.com/cycsry
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- @sweetheartbeats but is there rum?
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- @squidoonews Avast! We 'ave squidnapped yer mascot - the sea horse and are 'oldin' it fer ransom. You've been plundered.
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- 'tis be amazin' 'n a useful tool fer uneducated band 'o pirates
Laura Fincannon - Innocent Bystander
I know nothing. I maintain my innocence, but you can follow me anyway.
- aka Twitter
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- I just updated my Squidoo page: Bad Movie Night / http://tinyurl.com/mvwt3a
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- I just updated my Squidoo page: Simple Ways to Save / http://tinyurl.com/yf3vt9c
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- I can hear a sound only audible to young people, can you? http://trainhorns.net/soundtest/
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- Three Favorite New Orleans Coffee Shops @ http://aclnk.com/ar1702869
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- Coincidence? http://www.squidoo.com/hurricanemagnet Ya'll can pay me to stay away from Squidoo, too. #squidoolr http://tinyurl.com/dep6gy
Visit these nifty lenses that have nothing to do with seahorses
Angels. You know what to do.
Bless 'em DannoP.S. This is what we call shameless self-promotion.. Isn't learning fun?
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Laura Fincannon - Marketing Muse & Pirate Wench
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An award winning speaker, national presentation veteran and ghost writer, I also have over fifteen years of experience in marketing and sales management in service-related industries, including workforce development, banking, arts & cultural tourism...
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Zelda Shagnasty - Pirate Wench
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Background: Zelda hails from a long line of Slavic pirates and horse thieves - surf and turf Age: Refuses to disclose, but alot older than she'll admit Location: "Where'ver me arse lands, but fer now it be New Orleans." Family:...
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Bad Movie Night
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Not to be confused with "Guilty Pleasure" movies, films for Bad Movie Night typically have no redeeming value. These misfits of the cinema are so awful that the audience should be compensated for their time to watch them - and quite possibl...
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Cafe au lait - Not Just Coffee and Cream
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Picture it - a piping hot cafe au lait paired with an order of sugar sweet beignets as you chat with friends and listen to the street performers play - one of life's simple pleasures, no? I've always been a hard core coffee drinker. I like...
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Beignet - French Doughnuts
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What is a beignet? In the simpliest of terms, beignet - pronounced "ben-yay" - is French for fritter and is an umbrella term for pastries made from deep-fried dough. While they are often stuffed with fruit, vegetable, seafood or meat filli...
You can be a Pirate, too!
Join Pirates Next Door
- Pirates Next Door Headquarters
- It's time to come out of the footlocker. No need to be ashamed of your pirate nature. Make your pirate lens and come join the crew.
- Zelda's Squidoo Lens
- An ever-evolving page about the adventures of a pirate wench
- Zelda Shagnasty
- Zelda Shagnasty's Homepage
- Get Yer Rum Mug Here
- A rum mug cleverly disguised as a coffee mug
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Leave your ransom note
Now, you can get in on the action. Go ahead - make some demands!
Since you are here anyway, you may as well leave a message. So, go ahead - add to the list of ransom demands and be sure to leave a link back to your page.
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- Beautiful_GreenBeans Beautiful_GreenBeans Oct 14, 2009 @ 12:17 pm
- ahh, that felt good. Great fun ye scalawags!
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- Vladi Vladi Sep 26, 2009 @ 8:47 am
- A seahorse is quite tasty
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- bhymer bhymer Jul 14, 2009 @ 6:54 pm
- Darn, I realy wanted a Sea horse. But this was a welcome break from all this researching and lense building. Thanks for the fun.
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- CDT CDT Apr 30, 2009 @ 5:08 am
- Brilliant :D
The advantage of being a scurvy-ridden landlubber is that I've got access to the shops, so I'll pick up the loaf of bread OK...
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- LauraFincannon LauraFincannon Apr 28, 2009 @ 7:17 pm | in reply to Treasures-By-Brenda
- If it was just me, I'd be thrilled with an angel blessing, but those pesky pirates are hard to please.
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Wow. Are You Really Still Reading?
Since you have come this far, you must really want to learn something about seahorse keeping. Alrighty. Just for you, I bring you the Wonderful World of Seahorses. Giddy up. Hi ho Squider! Away!
Squid Links
Other lenses with seahorse information
Because some of you will have excitedly clicked that link on the Answer Deck, thinking that FINALLY you'd find out everything you ever wanted to know about keeping seahorses, I've compiled a list of links on the subject that you can find right here on Squidoo.
I'm working under that assumption that If you've read this far, there's a pretty good chance that you:
A) Really like seahorses
B) Have waaaay too much time on your hands
C) Are a good sport and will likely vote on or add a link
D) All of the above
Seahorse Children: Seahorses for Kids; Learning, games, books, coloring, t-shirts, toys and more for the child who loves Seahorses
Seahorse Children is directed at providing a posit more...0 points
SEAHORSE Network: seahorse facts, links, conservation, photos, books, gifts, seahorses for children
Seahorses are one of nature's most unique and intr more...0 points
Dwarf Seahorses
Dwarf Seahorses, Hippocampus zosterae, are one of more...0 points
Seahorses for Sale. Seahorse Care and Facts.
Seahorses for Sale. Care and Information on Seahor more...0 points
Did You Know?
#1 Seahorses have no teeth and no stomach. Food passes through their digestive systems so quickly, they must eat almost constantly to stay alive.
#2 Seahorses are carnivores.
#3 A group of seahorses is called a herd.
Sure. Why not?
Here's more seahorse information elsewhere
Seahorse, Seahorse Profile, Facts, Information, Photos, Pictures, Sounds, Habitats, Reports, News - National Geographic
Get seahorse profile, facts, information, photos, more...0 points
Seahorse.com - Seahorse, Sea Life, Marine Life, Aquafarm Sales, Feeds and Accessories - Home
Seahorse aquafarm in Hawaii for exotic fish marine more...0 points
Seahorse Organisation. Keeping and Breeding Seahorses in the home aquarium.
seahorse: Information on keeping and breeding seah more...0 points
Let the World Know That You Love Seahorses
The Seahorse According to Wikipedia
This is just here to make the lens look official. Impressed?
The species of the genus Hippocampus are the seahorses, a distinct group of fishes within the family Syngnathidae, which also includes the pipefishes. There are over 50 species of seahorse, mainly found in shallow tropical and temperate waters throughout the world. They prefer to live in sheltered areas such as seagrass beds, coral reefs, or mangroves. Colonies have been found in European waters such as the Thames Estuary. From North America down to South America there are approximately four species, ranging from very small in size (dwarf seahorses are only about 2.5 cm / 1" long) to those much larger, found off the Pacific Coast of Central America (the foot-long Hippocampus ingens). Hippocampus erectus are larger seahorses found anywhere from Nova Scotia down to around Uruguay. Three different species of seahorse live in the Mediterranean Sea: Hippocampus hippocampus (long snout), Hippocampus brevirostris (short snout) and Hippocampus fuscus (immigrated from the Red Sea). These fish form territories, with males staying in about one square meter of their habitat while females range about one hundred times that area. They bob around in sea grass meadows, mangrove stands, and coral reefs where they are camouflaged by murky brown and grey patterns that blend into the sea grass backgrounds. During social moments or in unusual surroundings, seahorses turn bright colors.
Seahorse Merchandise
I bet you can't wait to buy this stuff
Sterling Silver Charm Seahorse Ocean Sea Horse 18mm
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 11/25/2009) 
Soothe & Glow Seahorse
Amazon Price: $14.00 (as of 11/25/2009)
Seahorse Pendant by Margot Townsend
Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 11/25/2009)
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