Well, Charley, we could alwaya get some mileage from "The World's Biggest Flasher Taningia danae", as described here. At only a couple of metres long, it's not in the big squid league, but the flashing aspect appeals. Speaking of which...

Here in NZ, there's a small amphipod (sandhopper), found under rotting seaweed on beaches. It can pick up a sexually transmitted disease (bacterial from memory) that makes it glow. When I took senior biology students on nocturnal seashore rambles, I got a hoot from pulling back rotten kelp, setting off a micro-mini-fireworks display. I'd then explain the 'facts of life'. The kids were unanimous in their approval - "What a good idea, you would know who not to knock!". That was in the late 70s, when sex education was almost OK in NZ schools.

The kids totally cracked up, when I told them about a sex-education film that was shown during my teacher training in the 60s. It was American, but I'm broadminded. Some very vague diagrams of sexual organs etc were shown. But it got real serious when VD was discussed (No STD then - we still had wind-up phones) - Let me set the scene...

US Campus in the 60s, with students wandering the course, wondering about their course, and looking for an intercourse break. One guy is flashing a light in his genital area (flash superimposed)...

Voice-over "Joe has had sex-out-of-marriage, and has contracted a VD. He talks to Mandy..." At which point, Mandy starts flashing (superimposed she didn't expose nothing). "Mandy has contact with Fred.." Etc.. Etc... until all the students were flashing as much as the amphipods on the beach. Nowhere did the film really say anything about coitus (let alone interupt-us)... It blighted me life...

I don't dare mingle in crowds for fear of VD, STD, WMD

AW Shucks... even I'm confused by this post.... it should be in KaTavern thread...

Cheers - Sam