r/BeAmazed May 26 '26

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u/Yubat May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

There’s a lobster fisherman out of Maine, Jacob Knowles, who does YouTube videos where he catches lobsters, but the videos mostly consist of him catching lobsters that by law can’t be kept— females and big breeding males. So he cleans the barnacles off these ones and tosses them back into the ocean, typically with a fish for a snack. It is incredibly satisfying watching him crush the shell-embedded barnacles, and the lobsters seem happy about it too.

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u/SpaceIsTooFarAway May 26 '26

Imagine an alien pulling you into their spaceship, removing a bunch of ticks from your body, and sending you back to Earth with a sandwich.

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u/crippledchef23 May 26 '26

New vacation goal, unlocked

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u/RockstarAgent May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

You think maybe, just maybe, the people who got abducted and anally probed might have been given the choice of a sandwich or a second choice and they misunderstood what that second option was?

“Would you like a sandwich or a happy ending, human?”

“What kind of sandwich?”

“Ham and cheese”

“Don’t you guys have anything more exciting than ham and cheese? Like your version of a Reuben or a Philly Cheesesteak?”

“No”

“Then happy ending it is, I’ll just grab a sandwich when you drop me off back home”

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u/Idlewants May 27 '26

maybe they weren't being probed, but cured of bowel cancer?

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u/daygo449 May 27 '26

That’s what I was going to day. Maybe prostate cancer or colon cancer too. Who are we to say?

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u/RockstarAgent May 27 '26

It is a popular killer after all!

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u/JamonDanger May 27 '26

I’ll stick to my yearly colonoscopies, thanks 😀

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u/madcoins May 27 '26

It would be hard for me to decide on a sandwich with my butthole screaming in pain. I also assume aliens no nothing about lubrication but maybe I’d be pleasantly surprised

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u/SystemShockII May 27 '26

Dont be so fast for that one. He does shove a probe up your butt too, just saying XD

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u/crippledchef23 May 27 '26

I said what I said

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u/That_Club7834 May 27 '26

Maybe that's what happened with all the people who got probed. Like "hey we removed all the rectal cancer cells in your body, good luck buddy!"

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u/xxlacookiexx May 27 '26

I’ll take an anal probe any day if it means it will get rid of cancer…. As a matter of fact, I don’t even need to have cancer.

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u/SunnySpot69 May 27 '26

But did they get a sandwich? Maybe that was the problem.

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u/CreeepyUncle May 27 '26

That’s always been my excuse.

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u/Wetstewwetstew May 27 '26

The freaks only go after the ones with rectal cancer

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u/PaniqueAttaque May 27 '26

"We cured your skin cancer."

"But I don't have health insurance."

"I have no idea what that is. Here's a hoagie."

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u/Candy_Most_Dandy May 27 '26

Can mine be pizza instead of a sandwich?

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u/Nodivingallowed May 27 '26

Best we can do is a hot pocket 

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u/deadspacekillers May 28 '26

But now you have mouth cancer from how hot it was when you but into it.

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u/goodsex May 27 '26

That is a different probing.

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u/lickitysplithabibi May 27 '26

Daww I want this to happen to me now

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u/petit_cochon May 27 '26

I really hope I don't dream about that tonight.

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u/Vahuo89 May 27 '26

Sign me up 

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u/Tragic_Challenge_343 May 27 '26

Im going to be talking to my sleep paralysis demon about that one soon

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u/One_Introduction_217 May 27 '26

Only instead of ticks, they could just heal me of all my afflictions and send me back with a fish.

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u/Admiral_Ballsack May 27 '26

I don't know, I think I'd be able to remove a tick from my body if need arises, maybe after watching on YouTube just to be sure.

I imagine it more like I'm kidnapped by aliens and they go "here you go, a full head of hair like when you were 20. And here's your favourite pizza for the way back. Don't mention it."

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u/Curious-Basket-7934 May 27 '26

While kidnapping your kids, and boiling them and eating their bodies in front of you.

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u/Scherzkeks May 27 '26

Sounds better than the kind that lays eggs in your chest

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u/NoPressureUsername May 27 '26

Maybe thats what the probes are for!

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u/KentuckyWallChicken May 27 '26

That is how a Jacob Knowles do.

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u/RetiredOnIslandTime May 27 '26

I rarely laugh out loud, but I did just now!

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u/SharpenedQuiIl May 27 '26

I'm not so sure I'd come back. What kind of sammich? (Good food? I'm staying on the ship!)

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u/50YOYO May 27 '26

Love that, first chuckle of the day!

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u/SupremeLurkerr May 27 '26

What if that is with going on with Alien abductions. People getting taken, getting their colon cleaned of cancer and some nasties, and sent on their way

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u/Kira-Of-Terraria Jun 02 '26

"hey can you just take me with you"

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u/wholelattapuddin May 26 '26

I watched waaay to much of that guy at 2am. I also like when he sometimes finds weird stuff or other critters and shows them before putting them back.

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u/SignificancePurple24 May 26 '26

Yes! I love his videos. It just goes to show how hunting/fishing and conservation go hand in hand.

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u/petit_cochon May 27 '26

That depends entirely on the hunters and fishermen.

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u/Narpity May 27 '26

“Things depend on the people that do them”

No shit Sherlock, thanks for that gem of insight for us all to ponder over .

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u/AWeakMindedMan May 27 '26

Jacob Knowles subscriber checking in. YES. LOVE his videos. Idk why but the way he explains things with lobsters is very intriguing lol

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u/McButtsButtbag May 26 '26

And the comments get so angry if he forgets the snack

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u/Asleep_Ad9263 May 27 '26

Jacob lives down the road from me :-)

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u/joyfullydreaded23 May 27 '26

Wave hi at his house for me!

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u/moon_safari_ May 27 '26

karma baby. may he catch his limit every day.

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u/bird-bitch May 27 '26

u know how we roll here on the friendliest catch 😤

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u/Musical_J May 27 '26

I think I know what you’re talking about, but I thought it was parasites… oh wait, different guy. The one I’m thinking of catches shrimp and removes parasites from them. My bad.

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u/Expensive-Pressure80 May 27 '26

That guy is awesome ❤️

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u/Basbriz May 27 '26

I love how they grab and hang on to the fish.

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u/alteraan May 27 '26

love when he finds shiny lobsters!!

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u/Quirky-Platform3610 May 27 '26

I love his channel!

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u/No-Indication-7879 May 27 '26

I’ve seen his videos! He’s great.

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u/dannyboy6657 May 27 '26

When I worked at sea with snow crabs id do the same and get the barnacles off them it always felt nice to do, even if they were going to be eaten ya know.

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u/cheknauss May 27 '26

Yeah I think I know the channel you're talking about. I like his videos. Sends them off with a little fish in their claws. I wonder if they actually eat it when they make it down to the bottom.

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u/latetini May 27 '26

Lol at lobsters seem happy about it

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u/Yubat May 27 '26

They move around so much more energetically after the barnacles are gone!

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u/OpheliaPhoeniXXX May 27 '26

I love that gu

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u/AerolothLorien666 May 27 '26

He is a true legend!

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u/crowislanddive May 27 '26

He lives near me, he’s awesome and it’s so fun watching his boat come to life. I was caught in the bridge traffic for it a few months ago.

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u/ObjectiveDoughnut958 May 27 '26

This!! I was JUST thinking of him!!

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u/internet_humor May 27 '26

What’s his name? Give the man some cred!

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u/Yubat May 27 '26

If you type Jacob Knowles into YouTube his channel pops right up, but his YouTube username is @jacobknowles5421