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You'll also recall the Quesodillo. The Koalacanth is a prehistoric holdout, adapted to the deepest, darkest parts of the ocean so that it can hide its freakish visage. You really only want to hug the top half. Oh, and the new face is Lindsay, one of Conrad's new roommates! (There's a roommate shuffle going on - we'll do a follow-up comic at some point to clarify.)

Yuko finished the book she was working on! It's a Twisted Journeys book for Graphic Universe/Lerner Publishing - a choose-your-own-adventure that is half comic and half illustration. Not sure if we can talk about the content, but she just sent the pages off yesterday. Go Yuko! (Now on to the next book! YAAAaaayy ahh ... aw.)

The BEACH set prints are up in the store, if you are interested! They are adorable and ready to hang on your wall.

That's all from us! See you Thursday!

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...I've been pronouncing it wrong, too. Nuts.

Between the theAsaurus and this, if I didn't know better, I'd think Johnny Wander was a comic about literacy.

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i've been calling it kee-oh-la-canth. koalacanth is a much more adorable way to mispronounce it!

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Aquatic Drop Bears! Nooooooooo!!!

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Were there a way to upvote comments, you would get mine.

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Like Engadget style? I like it; I'll keep it under advisement.

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hahahahaa!! i know my ancient fish species, so i wouldn't make this mistake, but now i wish i had because this is freakin' adorable!

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I added the "stupid animals" tag. I thought it fitting. ;)

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Hahaha thanks!!

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So I've been pronouncing it wrong, too. Ko-ehl-a-canth. (Runs together like coal). But, then again, I have a history of mispronunciation.

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... Oh shoot me, I've been pronouncing it that way the whole time too. D:

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You guys come up with some of the weirdest creatures ever.
And I love them all.

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How do you manage to make these still be cute? I know I should be somewhat terrified of the results, but I still want to cuddle it.

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I can't wait to see your works in print :D

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Another animal to be added to the long list of ZooLOLOLogy :3

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haha, koLOLacanth xD

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What O__O

I've been pronouncing it Ko-el-uh-canth

...no idea how i got that at this point....

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You wanna know the embarrassing thing that corrected me? Pokemon.

"This is a Relicanth, it's based off of a KO-EL-O-CANTH"
"You're saying that wrong."

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I've always liked that name. Sounds pretty.

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It's pretty much the same case for Coelophysis (one of the earliest dinosaurs).

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So if I had put two and two together like an intelligent person, I would've known how to pronounce coelacanth correctly. Beh. XP
(Also, yay coelophysis)

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I used to pronounce Coelophysis wrong, and I didn't even realize until today (I automatically read it as seelo-fih-zis today, and possibly the last couople of times I encountered the word).

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Intense, book after book eh? man you're busy people. I feel a Koalacanth wouldn't be as cute in real life, all the scales instead of fur.

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For several years, I'd pronounce it Koh-El-Ka-Lanth. No idea why

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Dude, I totally want some of those prints and stuff but I don't have a paypal or anything! Bummerrrr

Also that's how I've been pronouncing it too xD I am known amongst my friends as a word monger-er (At least, I think that's what they call me)

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I WANT ONE. I can't stop reading "Coelacanth" as "Coelananth".

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Seal-Ananth?

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THE MOST MAJESTIC

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I caught one a few weeks ago at like 3am when I couldn't sleep.
I pronounced it "ko-leo-santh" for a long time.

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I am horribly allergic to everything with fur and love fish beyond all reason, so at first I was all YAY COELACANTH but then I realized that it had fur and if I hugged it I'd get a rash and then suffocate to death.
Cute but deadly in the itchiest way.

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Are you playing City Folk?

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IT ATE MY LIFE.

Seriously it's so fun, but for such simple reasons that I wonder how I'm not bored yet.

...tarantula, I'll get you someday, when you stop glitching on hills and suiciding in rivers.

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Animal Crossing is ok, but you reallllllllly should be playing pokemon, feed your inner child.

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I'd also like to venture the "Paulo Coelhocanth". Part ancient fish, part international bestselling author.

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I, too, pronounced wrongly for years!!! I am embarrassed... -_-;;

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Koalacanth would make a great tattoo!

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Awwww, I call myself a science nerd and I totally mispronounce it too! I have just brought shame to my BS in Marine Biology.

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Totally the way I've been pronouncing it too.

The rare Australian Koalacanth! You all have Discovery channel beat for spotting new species. =)

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I am so happy that I am not the only person who pronounces it this way...

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;-; I don't think I've ever brought up a Coelacanth in a regular conversion but I would have pronounced it more phonetically too.

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Sweet jesus, theres a new animal crossing out? The last I played was the one for the Ds :O
(gamecube version ftw!)

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It's been out since 2008, but don't worry, I learnt about it only in 2010 too.

...it never ends!

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*checks Dictionary.com*

...Huh. Sort of odd to think that so many people have been saying it wrong, but color me incorrect. =P

I miss the GameCube version of Animal Crossing, myself. The DS one was fun but I really liked the delivery favors you'd do for the people of the town.

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I play AC for the DS, and I caught one and was like 'WTF is this thing'. Gave it to Blathers, and never even tried to spell/read it.
Dayum.

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... This cracks me up; it wasn't until today that I learned how "coelacanth" was pronounced... And with the same slightly horrified expression. xD

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I tried to write own myself many MANY years ago but um...I triedto do the pages as they would appear...with none of the pages following sequential order. I got frustrated and confused myself. Happy to know you accomplished it though!!~~

~*KA*~

I say koala- too....

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Aww you guys play animal crossing? Sugoku kawaii ne! XD
It would be cool to be your neighbor in animal crossing (if I had a wii -_-) My friend's been bugging me to get one to play monster hunter tri... but it's hard to justify a 200 dollar system for 2 or 3 games when I have a 360 and ps3 and not enough time to play all the games for that :p

Also, I got all 6 volumes of Scott Pilgrim today in the mail... the River City Ransom style Scott Pilgrim game coming out the 10th and the movie along with your excitement about the release of the 6th vol decided for me... so are you guys excited for the game or the movie?

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I want this.
On a t-shirt.
SO HARD. ._.
If you could do that, I think I would have to buy 3. :)

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I SECOND THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Animal Crossing is my guilty pleasure :3

But I've never caught a...thing that i wont even attempt to spell.

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Oh my god, I always called a koal-a-canth too!
I knew that wasn't the right way, but at least I'm not the only one :)

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I...I think I have the same earrings as Rachelle...

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