[OPINION POLL] Squid: Symbol or Meal?

[Ninot]

This is an opinion poll on squid

should they be our national symbol?

or the best food in Spain? (thanks to History Guy)

Abtain is an option, in case this is too silly for you

[Ninot]

Its a meal

a good meal

but nothing more.

[Arnelos]

meal

[F-PRO]

Can't it be both our symbol AND meal?

[DAVOUT]

Its is an ambiguous symbol and a very dangerous meal (depends too much on the origin).

[Nuclear Winter]

They are a simbol AND a meal! The squid represents the flesh of hte spanish, and their will to fight (ever seen how a squid bravely resists to the cooking pot?) and the wine that feeds them represents the blood of our ancestors and our very blood too!!!!
When we discover an harmonious way of organizing the sounds of flutes into a sort of a way (wich I shall call theory) of music, we may just make the Spanish national anthem be called O´ mighty squid!

[ruby_maser]

Their ink is a symbol of the subterfuge we will use to blind and confuse our enemies and ultimately triumph over them

And they are a tasty snack

Alas, this issue has blinded and confused me though. I abstain

[GodKing]

Yuck. Neither, thank you. I will stick to beef and chicken.

[Togas]

The squid will not be our national symbol so long as I am in power. We EAT Squid. We catch it, kill it, cook it up and eat it. It does not represent strength, subterfuge, or even Spain, it represents a meal.

I am fond of bread and wine and a large chunk of slow roasted beef. Should these also be the symbols of Spain??

--Togas

[jdjdjd]

Originally posted by Togas
The squid will not be our national symbol so long as I am in power. We EAT Squid. We catch it, kill it, cook it up and eat it. It does not represent strength, subterfuge, or even Spain, it represents a meal.

I am fond of bread and wine and a large chunk of slow roasted beef. Should these also be the symbols of Spain??

--Togas

So it is written, so it is done. The next is set to a catchy tune from "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"....

"Its a certain responsibility,
to be the number one lawmaker - he,
so, let it be known, throughout the land, from sea to sea,
they'll be no more squid talking to the king (despot)."

Viva Espana! (and Las Vegas, too)

[ThePlagueRat]

Hey, The Squid is an advanced specie. Intelligent buggers...
They can kill sharks too!!! Good for a symbol.

[pikesfan]

Did I not hear that some wise ancient American with glasses proposed that the turkey be the symbol of America? The symbol of India is the elephant, which is used for carrying people. And the Canadian symbol is a beaver, which for the longest time was used to make hats. So you can have a symbol which is also an economic resource. In fact, to have such demonstrates the high practicality of a people, and it is the practical people that wins a civ game.

[Thrumble]

I find squid neither symbolic nor tasty.

[Ninot]

This poll is now ended, solely because the great leader Togas has wisely spoken, and spoken against the squid as a symbol

btw... inherrently, if you voted Symbol, your also voting for meal

if you voted for meal, your just picking that

and GODSPEED to those who voted abstain. I would have done the same, if I hadnt already tasted some delicious squid in my short life.

[History Guy]

Why, I have never said that the squid should be the symbol of Spain. In fact, as far as I recall, Ninot has been the only one to mention anything to that effect. However, I am honored by the idea, but what Togas says is the last word in everything, and I am honored by his mere glance in the direction of my squid factory. The squid is a wonderful animal, and a tasty meal, a symbol of endurance and heroism, yes, but not the Spanish people. The Spanish people need no symbol. They are what they are. The greatest people on Earth.