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Lobster Outline P1. The enormous, pungent, and extremely well marketed A. Maine lobster festival held every late July B. State’s midcoast region (western side of Penobscot Bay) C. Camden: Old money and yachty harbour and five star restaurants and B&B and Rockland P2. Tourism and lobster are the midcoast region’s two main industries A. Warm-weather enterprises B. Joyful and lucrative and loud C. 56th annual MLF, july 30 to august 3, 2003 D. Paid attendance over 80k E. Represents less an intersection of the industries F. Concerts by Lee Ann Womack and Orleans G. Carnival rides and midway attractions and food booths and MLF’s main eating tent H. Lobster T-shirts and lobster bobblehead dolls and inflatable lobster pool toys and clampon lobster hats and big scarlet claws P3. Lobster- much more to know than most of us care about A. Marine crustacean of the family Homaridae B. Five pairs of jointed legs C. Both hunters and scavengers D. Stalked eyes, gills on their legs, and antennae E. Dozens of different kinds F. Corrupt form of “spider” P4. Crustacean is an aquatic arthropod of the class Crustacea A. Invertebrate member of the phylum Anthropoda B. Chitinous exoskeleton composed of segments C. Appendages are articulated in pairs P5. Giant sea-insects A. Date from Jurassic period B. Brown-green state, brandishing their claws like weapons C. Cali- in indemand bc cheap and high in protein (chewable fuel) P6. Lobster is now a posh, delicacy, only two down from caviar A. Meat richer/ more sustainable than fish B. Seafood analog to steak P7. Counter idea that lobster is unusually luxe or rish or unhealthy or expensive A. Suitable only for effete palates or the occasional blow-the-diet treat

B. Main lobster meat: fewer calories, less cholesterol, less saturated fat than chicken C. Quarter, 4-oz cup of melted butter, bag of chips, soft roll 2/ butter-pat for around $12.00 D. Slightly more expensive than McDonald’s P8. Be apprised A. Styrofoam trays B. Soft drinks iceless and flat C. Coffee convenience-store D. Utensils are plastic E. Lobster- messy to eat F. $20 extra for a folding chair G. NyQuil cup size samples of finalists P9. Lobster is essentially a summer food A. Prefer lobsters fresh B. Can live over 100; 20 pounds or more C. Shedders slightly cheaper D. Can almost bet that a lobster is hard shelled P10. A la carte menu A. Baked, broiled, steamed, grilled, sauteed, stir-fried, or microwaved; boiling B. Details about how to cook the lobster P11. Each lobster is supposed to be alive when cooked A. Freshest food out there B. No decomposition C. Easy to keep alive D. Pegged or banded E. World’s largest lobster cooker can process over 100 lobsters at a time P12. A Question A. Is it alright to boil a sentient creature alive just for our gustatory pleasure B. Previous question irksomely PC or sentimental C. What does “all right” even mean in this context D. Individual choice P13. Ethical Treatment of Animals A. Morality of lobster-boiling is not just a matter of individual conscience B. MLF C. Festivals

P14. PETA A. 2003 MLF B. The camden herald to the NYT C. Lobsters are extraordinarily sensitive D. Eating lobster is out of the question P15. Interchange A. Route 1, 30 July B. 4 mile, 50 min ride C. Lobsters don’t feel pain bc their brains lack a part P16. Incorrect 11 diff ways A. Thesis echoed by the festival’s own pronouncement on lobsters and pain B. Lobster IQ quiz C. Main Lobster Promotion Council P17. Claim- either false or fuzzy A. Human cerebral cortex B. Pain reception P18. How different kinds of animals feel pain A. Comparative neuroanatomy B. Pain is a totally subjective mental experience C. Can’t use language to communicate D. Morality P19. Uncomfortable A. No one wants to be cruel or unfeeling B. Moral questions cannot be avoided P20. Several reasons not to avoid questions A. Boiled alive just for the customer B. World’s largest Lobster Cooker C. World’s largest killing floor D. Nebraska beef festival P21. Intimacy maximized at home A. Most lobsters get prepared B. Putting it in boiling water C. Lobster fighting to cling to the boiling container’s sides D. Lobster fighting to push the cover off even though immersed in boiling water E. Acts as it is in terrible pain

P22. Ethicists agree A. How much neurological hardware required for pain-experience B. Animal demonstrates behavior associated with pain? C. Lobster's nervous systems P23. There are always more worse and crueler ways people prepare lobster A. Microwave them alive B. Live dismemberment P24. Suffering A. Lobsters don’t have good eyesight or hearing B. But have exquisite tactile sense C. Receive stimuli and impressions from without D. Nociceptors P25. Do not have system to handle intense pain A. Either don’t feel too much pain B. Or feels pain completely differently P26. Still… A. Hard to deny a living creature wishing to escape pain B. Preference to suffering C. Ex: Cut up some worm, half of it may still move around as if nothing had happened P27. Lobsters exhibit preferences A. Can detect changes in water temperature B. Bottom dwellers C. Dislike crowding P28. Festival A. Rudimentary B. Sense unhappy, frightened P29. Comparison seem a bit much? A. Nero’s entertainments B. Aztec sacrifices C. Selfish interests D. Not succeeded in working out any sort of personal ethical system P30. Curious whether audiences can identify with any of these reactions A. Convictions

B. Extra attention and sensibility of gourmet P31. Larger and abstract questions A. Limits B. Morality C. Aesthetics...