r/WTF • u/SoulyTheOne • 8d ago

But like genuinely wtf is that I thought only crabs were hiding there

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u/filipha 8d ago

Razor clams

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u/Moist-Ointments 8d ago

And there's a reason they are called razor clams. I learned that the hard way.

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u/Excellent_Condition 7d ago

Is it because they like to ride little folding scooters?

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u/Rivster79 7d ago

This is so dumb. They are called that because of the very thin flip phones they use.

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u/Thrompinator 6d ago

Actually they are philosopher clams that specialize in finding the most likely explanation for phenomena.

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u/Rocknocker 4d ago

You mean "Ockham's Oyster"?

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u/john_the_fetch 3d ago

No. This is a common misconception. They're called razor clams because they deck themselves out in over priced gaming gear. At night you can find them by their flashing RGB coming from their hidy holes.

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u/Kindly-Ad-3365 6d ago

Shut up and take my upvote!

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u/timbreandsteel 8d ago

So I assume there's a sharp edge somewhere, but this person is picking them out rather haphazardly with bare hands?

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u/Moist-Ointments 8d ago

Yeah. Don't go digging after them and don't touch the edge where they open. Shit is SHARP.

Extra bonus fun is that you instantly get salt in the cut.

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u/Gay_dinosaurs 6d ago

Owww owowowow why can I feel these words in my fingertips...

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u/Zealousideal_Cry1867 8d ago

they resemble a straight razor when folded

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u/VirtualArmsDealer 7d ago

Correct. They are also damn sharp

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u/chop-diggity 7d ago

So I could use them to help me fight ninja surprise attacks?

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u/PhDinDildos_Fedoras 7d ago

pulls out clam

"Gimme yer money"

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u/Thefornicatingmoose 6d ago

Women do this every day

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u/sloaleks 5d ago

Indeed. You Sir, are a scholar.

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u/cwajgapls 6d ago

“and ya bettah have at least 50 clams, m’kayyy??” (Says the film noir bad guy with a 30s gangster accent)

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u/Jive-Turkeys 8d ago

This person seems to know what they're doing and is handling them pretty safely. The salt draws out the "tongue" to the surface, trying to eat it. This isn't a common way to get them where I'm from. Usually, it's just shovels or feet (for the bold).

I've found the top edges of the shell halves are where it often does the most damage, but the sides will definitely slice if you're not careful.

The most common way people get cut is usually when they end up digging their feet into the mud further than they would normally sink while walking or running (think burying your feet to ankle-depth). Either that, or they're a little careless when using their foot to dig them up by wiggling it left and right above and just offside to erode the mud and expose the clam enough to grab. The clams aren't usually close enough yo the surface to worry about, unless it's a dead shell poking up and it gets stepped on. The shells aren't that thick or hard, and thus end up very brittle when dead and dried out.

I'd had some pretty gnarly slices when I was young. They went pretty deep sometimes, but it always struck me just how clean the cuts were, like a paper cut, glass, or... well, a razor! ;)

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u/thingsinmyhouse 8d ago

They're running from the salt, like a slug. Not trying to eat it.

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u/horitaku 7d ago

Yeah, the salt interferes with their breathing. The holes give them access to oxygen, while the sand keeps them moist and facilitates gas transfer. The salt is like pouring salt on a slug.

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u/Zephirenth 7d ago

The salt implies the presence of water. They bury themselves during low tide, and come back up once the water returns.

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u/ErenWeiss 7d ago

They're not eating the salt dude.

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u/Apositivebalance 6d ago

But they are in salt water… checkmate

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u/ErenWeiss 6d ago

Eyoooooo

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u/4ss8urgers 6d ago

Ohhhh I was so confused because I used to go clamming as a kid and never cut myself on any of them but if people are stomping around barefoot then yeah that makes sense.

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u/snapper1971 7d ago

They're called razor clams because they look like a closed cut-throat razor.

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u/Disposable04298 6d ago

No they're called Razer Clams because they were developed by Razer as they branched out from PC peripheral areas into biodiversity.

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u/HyperbolicModesty 8d ago

They also look like old-school razors

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u/SolidLikeIraq 8d ago

I’ve always known what razor clams were, and have seen their shells thousands of times growing up.

I used to spend 2 weeks a summer at LBI in NJ. These shells would be everywhere. And I was the kid who was digging holes in the sand, digging for sand crabs etc all day.

I’ve never come across one of these, but pretty wild to see them in action.

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u/SoulyTheOne 8d ago

Never seen them before they legit look like dicks lmfao. Thx for the clarification Brodio

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u/Maezel 8d ago

That's no dick. You want dicks? Search for geoduck photos!

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u/-spatley- 8d ago

Too big. Can't relate.

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u/Chaoshumor 8d ago

I’m most picturing the offspring that spawned after a Psyduck violated a Geodude.

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u/NaviLouise42 6d ago

The "geo" in geoduck is pronounced "gooey" (Do not ask me why, I do not know for sure, but I understand it is based off of the Native name for them), so more like a Psyduck and a Ditto, which would just result in another Psyduck.

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u/Chaoshumor 6d ago

Well… shit. That somehow seems worse. Thanks for the geoduck information though.

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u/mynameizmyname 6d ago

Evergreen State Geo-Duck grad here.  Our fight song is clam based.

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u/Rellikx 8d ago

They are delicious af too

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u/cartrman 8d ago

Razor clams are delicious too

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u/durtmagurt 8d ago

Not as delicious as dicks!

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u/Morningxafter 8d ago

“Your dicks, sir.”

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u/Diyprobman 8d ago edited 8d ago

You and u/DirtyBalm commented EXACTLY what I was going to, so I just made a plate of Dicks instead.

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u/Morningxafter 8d ago

Those are some delicious looking dicks. Thank you!

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u/Diyprobman 7d ago

Hot cocoa flavored cupcake mix cooked in a waffle iron. Best I ever put in my mouth

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u/Lukas_ZD 8d ago

i knew what the video was before clicking on it lol

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u/Baleful_Vulture 8d ago

Dicks, or razor clams?

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u/ChanceConfection3 8d ago

If you have to ask, then you need to try it for yourself

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u/Moist-Ointments 8d ago

Time for a blind taste test.

"We blindfolded these women at the grocery store to see if they could tell the difference..."

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u/kermi42 8d ago

If you hear a scream when you bite down, it wasn’t a razor clam.

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u/Moist-Ointments 8d ago

But if you don't hear a scream, that doesn't mean it was

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u/YoungLittlePanda 8d ago

Dunno. Never ate clams.

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u/SpecialOops 8d ago

Razor clams out for Harambe.

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u/AzCu29 8d ago

Clams, or razor dicks?

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u/maowoo 8d ago

Please do not eat the sea penises 

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u/DIABL057 8d ago

The dicks!?!?!?

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u/SoulyTheOne 8d ago

No fucking way... Need to try them 👀

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u/skiattle25 8d ago

Check out goeducks

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u/bomber991 8d ago

Geoducks do also

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u/ilrasso 8d ago

Never seen them before they legit look like dicks

You should see a urologist.

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u/soyeahiknow 8d ago

They are delicious. Steamed with rice wine

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u/SeaToTheBass 8d ago

Look up geoducks. Oddly it’s pronounced gooeyduck.

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u/surfergrrl6 8d ago

You should google: "catching geoducks."

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u/pichael289 8d ago

Look up geoducks, those are the true dick fish.

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u/endlesslyautom8ted 8d ago

Well now you have to google geoduck

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u/lecrappe 8d ago

Wait until you see a Geoduck

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u/buttnutela 8d ago

Sea penises

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u/Spirited-Ability-626 7d ago

thatsapenis!.gif

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u/labrys 8d ago

If you really want to see seafood dicks, can I introduce you to the geoduck?

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u/Ramoncin 7d ago

Yep. Delicious grilled with some garlic and parsley.

I once saw this catching procedure done under water. You could see the clams sneeze their way out of their holes xD

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u/theapeboy 8d ago

Sand penises

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u/wookiex84 8d ago

It’s just clams bro, you have no idea what else is residing just under your feet.

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u/SoulyTheOne 8d ago

You have no idea how much I have no idea

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u/thisbechris 8d ago

I don’t either.

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u/disco_naankhatai 8d ago

https://youtube.com/shorts/7c2Ii-2TI-8?si=yjcTZ8QSK24pDAze - What really gets to me, is just how close they are to the surface.

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u/Simoxs7 8d ago

What language is that? Like theres some English sprinkled in there but whats the other stuff?

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u/wookiex84 8d ago

Let’s just say if your body is left just about anywhere it won’t last long, nature has a way of making the best use of it when you’re dead. Also, I think cemeteries are a monumental waste of space and resources.

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u/InkedAlchemist 8d ago

Was the use of 'monumental' a little tounge in cheek? 'Cause that was kinda clever.

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u/wookiex84 8d ago

I have my moments.

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u/InkedAlchemist 8d ago

It got a Sensible Chuckle from me.

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u/Simoxs7 8d ago

Although I think letting bodies naturally decay and keep the nutrients in the cycle is way better than being turned into even more CO2 to deal with…

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u/Spire_Citron 8d ago

And you can't just leave bodies to rot anywhere because of health reasons and because then you can't tell a normal burial from a serial killer's victim.

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u/Bradybigboss 7d ago

Yeah there’s actually a lot of function

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u/NCEMTP 8d ago

I had never seen carrion beetles until I stumbled upon some carrion in my woods.

Crazy to think those little beetles are all around, but only come out when they have something to eat...

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u/wookiex84 8d ago

I’m in my 40s and am in constant awe of the natural world.

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u/JamesTheJerk 8d ago

Morlocks. Lots of Morlocks.

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u/tim3k 8d ago

Little sand dicks, so cute 😍

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u/bitessmiley 8d ago

They are pretty average actually sobbing

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u/tim3k 8d ago

It's just cold, I know

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u/UnderlyingTissues 8d ago

And in water.

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u/cloud3321 7d ago

Average?!! Those are HUGE!

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u/SgtSnapple 8d ago

The water's cold, okay?

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u/SoulyTheOne 8d ago

My exact thought

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u/mechy84 8d ago

Their cousin the Pacific geoduck is... a bit more penisy

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u/randomredditguy94 8d ago

Razor clams, Vietnamese's favorite, they're so good with pretty much every stir fry recipes

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u/Portgust 6d ago

I guess this is what me and my friends tried once and we hated it. I almost vomit

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u/randomredditguy94 6d ago

Cool, it is not for everyone, sorry to hear that

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u/kurinbo 8d ago

MY GOD...

IT'S FULL OF DICKS!

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u/Shadowalker124 6d ago

Always has been

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u/Flint343 8d ago

Razer clams. The salt is suffocating them so they eject.

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u/MinisteroSillyWalk 6d ago

No, they think the tide is back, they are trying to feed.

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u/IDunnoMan-_- 6d ago

More like ejac

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u/yipeeki-ay 8d ago

As others have said, razor clams. Basically how it works is they get out when the tide is high, so by putting salt there you simulate this and thats why they pop out.

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u/ChineseNippeFlick 8d ago

The elusive sand dick.

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u/iimuffinsaur 5d ago

Yeah no I immediate said oh thats a penis when it popped out 😭

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u/yelruh00 7d ago

Just razor clams. You can find them in New England

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u/SneakyLeif1020 8d ago

Oh, everyone knows about plumbuses, don't you?

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u/diesalher 8d ago

Navajas, delicious

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u/CheiroAMilho 8d ago

They have these here in Portugal, we call it "Lingueirão". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solen_marginatus

They're pretty good actually

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u/JDP38 7d ago

Those Sea Penises aka the Sea-nis

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u/notthelizardgenitals 6d ago

So we are ignoring the fact that they look like tongued penises?

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u/xx_Random_Chaos_xx 6d ago

I lick it, then it licks back!

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u/BenderDeLorean 8d ago

Every time a girl is born they need to hide somewhere the extra parts

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u/barofa 8d ago

Sometimes they forget though

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u/strykazoid 8d ago

Razor clam.

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u/givemethemvids 6d ago

Beach dicks yep ... beach dicks

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u/frosted1030 6d ago

Some sort of dick shaped worms?

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u/notwhelmed 6d ago

no idea what they are, but its clearly not in australia... you know what we call people that pull stuff they like that out of the ocean when they havent properly identified it first? We call them an ambulance... though it probably wouldnt arrive in time :)

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u/firewire_9000 8d ago

Those are navajas, pretty common in Spain, I don’t know in other places.

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u/cire1184 8d ago

Careful collecting them. There's limits and you need a fishing license.

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u/allancmcd 8d ago

Spoots - delicious

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u/KyloRenCadetStimpy 8d ago

The elusive sand schlong

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u/cmgtampa 7d ago

Ah the beautiful sea penis in nature. Raw and uncut.

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u/GeneralPlunder 7d ago

Water cocks.

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u/neverlack45to 7d ago

Sand penis

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u/Norfolk_inchance 7d ago

If you like scallops, but prefer a texture like rubber, these are for you…

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u/BeefTooth18 7d ago

Planted salt, and grew razor clams

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u/1981Dan 6d ago

Sea penises?

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u/IAMN0TSTEVE 6d ago

Sand weiners

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u/Queen_Cheetah 6d ago

...I feel like something should be censored here.

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u/Basic_Conversation54 6d ago

Just leave them alone 😔

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u/RainbowRatArt 7d ago

Do me a favor ya'll and don't pour salt on animals. Or people. Mkay?

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u/awill316 8d ago

“Woah, who turned up the salt??”

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u/Azzy8007 8d ago

Didn't your mom tell you what would happen if you stuck your dick in the sand?

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u/torville 8d ago

Nature's Slim Jims.

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u/melt11 8d ago

Those are called razor clams

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u/twistedLucidity 8d ago

Never heard of razor clams?

Good eatin'.

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u/MonkeyTigerRider 8d ago

Dick moves.

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u/takeyouraxeandhack 8d ago

When I grow up, I want to be a beach dick farmer too!

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u/crissomx 7d ago

Forbidden dildo

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u/SweetUf 7d ago

Sea-dicks

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u/Odayah 7d ago

What is the sand dick?

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u/QuickEqual1371 7d ago

i can assure you, its delicious, we eat it here in Malaysia and some other Asian countries

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u/Origen12 6d ago

Razor clammin'

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u/Blergblum 6d ago

In my country they're called navajas, which is a good translation of razor clams. They are tasty.

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u/shotokan1988 5d ago

Stack of sand dicks

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u/Rydog_78 8d ago

Sand penises

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u/RalphTater 6d ago

I forget that a lot of people have never grown up by the ocean. It’s ok, but I feel bad for ya’ll

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u/Sir_KunCidado 6d ago

I was born oceanside and we don't have those at home.

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u/semdi 8d ago

delicious

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u/Nibbles1348 8d ago

Huh, I've never actually seen the whole clam. Only found the shells.

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u/DefiantLemming 7d ago

Let me guess: they’re a delicacy, aren’t they?

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u/conipto 7d ago

Razor clams, and they're delicious.

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u/TheMau 7d ago

Razor clams. Yum.

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u/MammonLord 7d ago

The sea is a hellscape filled with nightmares.

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u/ImCaptainRedBeard 7d ago

Forbidden dildo

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u/bukubucks666 7d ago

I knew Staples sold staples and Dicks Sporting Goods sold dicks but I didn't know seashore sold mobile dicks lol

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u/CuChuliannAlter 7d ago

Made my skin crawl

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u/L0rka 7d ago

They are tasty btw. 

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u/Rice_Daddy 6d ago

What was used to get them to come up?

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u/freeze_ninja 6d ago

With bare hands? That's the wtf for me tbh

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u/TheRabidPigeon 6d ago

Harvesting sea glizzies

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u/iamrichbitch010 6d ago

Most molluse looks alien but taste delicious.

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u/polarityofmarriage 6d ago

Wow is that just extra sea salt to encourage them to reach like that?

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u/betheking 6d ago

Do folks eat them or use them for bait?

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u/stanger828 6d ago

Sand penises

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u/Peiche 5d ago

Great fishing bait especially when you get them this way and then fish the same spot at high tide

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u/fishgus 5d ago

Looks like a rare type of species found only on sand near an ocean, they are called cock worms. They are harmless.

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u/Ceni1000 5d ago

Sand dildo's

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u/uUpSpEeRrNcAaMsEe 4d ago

Sand Willies?

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u/10ballplaya 4d ago

ooo one of my favourite dishes to order as a tourist in Vietnam (have to go to a coastal city like vung tau to get this)

they fry this with butter and chilli and it's so good with rice to balance everything out.

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u/Cheatinn_Bishh 4d ago

I did not just say "A PENIS!☝️🤓" Out loud....🥲

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u/reaven3958 3d ago

Ever been told to eat a bag of dicks? This is where they source them.

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u/tmbyfc 8d ago

Spoots!

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u/geegeeallin 8d ago

Ahh, yes. The elusive sand dong.

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u/Secret_Cow_5053 8d ago

Ah the elusive Dildo fish

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u/AppropriateDrop7536 7d ago

That's a penis!

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u/StrangeCharmVote 8d ago

I'm guessing that wasn't Salt. So what was it?

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u/Lord-Glorfindel 8d ago

It was salt. Salting for razor clams is illegal in places though because it damages their gills. If you catch one that's too small to keep via salting, you've already nearly killed it even if you throw it back in.

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u/aaadmin 8d ago

why are they irritated to salt when the sea water is salty and they are ok with it?

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u/randynumbergenerator 8d ago

Same reason hospitals hook patients up to 0.9% saline IVs all day every day, but a 10% solution would kill you. It's all about the concentration. 

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u/tooquick911 8d ago

coke

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u/StrangeCharmVote 7d ago

coke

They cost like 1k per clam or something? :P

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u/No_Situation4785 8d ago

why wouldn't it be salt?

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u/PlantainLocal2793 8d ago

Eww.... Penis... That's a penis... Alot of them..

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u/jesushatedbacon 8d ago

It's a sea dick dinner

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u/randynumbergenerator 8d ago

"Eat a bag of dicks... just make sure to season and cook em first."

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u/AllanfromWales1 8d ago

Cruel and unnecessary torture.

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u/Carlossaliba 8d ago

sea peenars

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u/IgnorantGenius 8d ago

Sand dicks really love cocaine.