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  • There's some fantasy precedent for this, but I'm going to be disappointed if the upcoming Warcraft expansion has me fighting three-eyed yaks ( yakaboos ) and nine-armed octopi ( nonopi, or possibly octoplarghs ).

    Alt Text: 'World of Warcraft' Masters In-Game Bribery 2008

  • There's some fantasy precedent for this, but I'm going to be disappointed if the upcoming Warcraft expansion has me fighting three-eyed yaks ( yakaboos ) and nine-armed octopi ( nonopi, or possibly octoplarghs ).

    World of Warcraft Masters In-Game Bribery 2008

  • Walker Vaughn's vehicle, a nine-armed windmill-looking object with newspaper used as blades was about 6 feet in diameter and larger than he was.

    New Orleans Saints Central 2010

  • Walker Vaughn's vehicle, a nine-armed windmill-looking object with newspaper used as blades was about 6 feet in diameter and larger than he was.

    New Orleans Saints Central 2010

  • The sea stars being washed ashore are the nine-armed sand star, Luidia senegalensis, said Richard Turner, a biologist at Florida Tech. "They're usually out of the eye of beachcombers," Turner said.

    tcpalm.com Stories 2010

  • The sea stars being washed ashore are the nine-armed sand star, Luidia senegalensis, said Richard Turner, a biologist at Florida Tech. "They're usually out of the eye of beachcombers," Turner said.

    tcpalm.com Stories 2010

  • The sea stars being washed ashore are the nine-armed sand star, Luidia senegalensis, said Richard Turner, a biologist at Florida Tech. "They're usually out of the eye of beachcombers," Turner said.

    tcpalm.com Stories 2010

  • Any candelabra, but more commonly used to refer to the nine-armed candelabra that is lit for the holiday of Hanukkah.

    InterfaithFamily.com 2009

  • Any candelabra, but more commonly used to refer to the nine-armed candelabra that is lit for the holiday of Hanukkah.

    InterfaithFamily.com 2009

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