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Word origin: Lobster

Some sources say that "lobster" is derived from the Latin word "lacusta" which means locust. It sounds more plausible that "lobster" means "something to be lobbed back over the side of the boat," when it was caught. Does anyone have any supporting evidence for this? Landroo (talk) 03:42, 2 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Dating when price is involved?

There is a line in the food section "One seafood guide notes that an $8 lobster dinner at a restaurant overlooking fishing piers in Maine is consistently delicious, while 'the eighty-dollar lobster in a three-star Paris restaurant is apt to be as much about presentation as flavor'." Would it be appropriate to include the year of this publication in the sentence itself? $8 from 2007 isn't the same as $8 now and it won't be the same as $8 in ten years. Or maybe a line indicating the current value? I guess it's perhaps too soon for it to be too relevant. Not sure on the protocol just thinking out loud :) I haven't made any edits at this time. Userbrn (talk) 17:07, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

An interesting and valid observation. Time and date sensitive info like that has the potential to mislead. The only purpose that sentence serves is to say "Maine lobster, it's great" in my opinion, making it promotional, slightly, rather than encyclopeadic in nature. I'd just delete the sentence on that basis, but let's see if anybody else has an opinion. (Also note that I put your signature at the end of your post, for neatness) -Roxy the effin dog . wooF 17:37, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, this is not an encylopaedic statement or even that useful, even though I agree with the sentiment! I will delete it. |→ Spaully ^~talk~ 05:35, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

reproduce

the word 'egg' does not appear in this text.85.149.83.125 (talk) 15:14, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

America-centrism

Somewhat confused by the entirely US-centric examples given here, considering that lobsters exist, and are consumed, all over the world. Dismas444 (talk) 19:55, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Colof prevalence table makes no sense

Of course, various proportions of all lobsters have various colors.

But the sum of all these fractions must add up to the number 1. (Or if expressed as percentages, they must add up to 100%.)

But it is easy to see that in the Lobster color chart the prevalence proportions add up to far less than the number 1.

Why is that? Either the numbers are significantly wrong, or else one or more colors are entirely omitted from the chart.

I hope someone knowledgeable about this subject can fix this obvious mistake.2601:200:C000:1A0:B948:3237:8DF:ADC2 (talk) 15:15, 6 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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 Somewhat confused by the entirely US-centric examples given here, considering that lobsters exist, and are consumed, all over the world. [[User:Dismas444|Dismas444]] ([[User talk:Dismas444|talk]]) 19:55, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
+== Colof prevalence table makes no sense ==
+Of course, various proportions of all lobsters have various colors.
+But the sum of all these fractions must add up to the number 1. (Or if expressed as percentages, they must add up to 100%.)
+But it is easy to see that in the '''Lobster color chart''' the prevalence proportions add up to '''far less than the number 1'''.
+Why is that? Either the numbers are significantly wrong, or else one or more colors are entirely omitted from the chart.
+I hope someone knowledgeable about this subject can fix this obvious mistake.[[Special:Contributions/2601:200:C000:1A0:B948:3237:8DF:ADC2|2601:200:C000:1A0:B948:3237:8DF:ADC2]] ([[User talk:2601:200:C000:1A0:B948:3237:8DF:ADC2|talk]]) 15:15, 6 May 2021 (UTC)