I think the important question is "Why is this entity consuming humans?"
The reason provides a certain direction towards an answer. I can see myself being friends with the Grim Reaper. Or a sphinx, depending on their motivation.

Hey, Everyone!

I've been reading Io9 since its glorious inception. I still remember the joy I felt upon reading about this sci-fi and science-oriented, upcoming blog. I'm a Social Media administrator/ professional grammar nazi, and a freelance artist during my free time. Science and sci-fi have been life-long…

Huh. You're the only other person I've heard of who's played the Journeyman Project.
Those games were excellent, man!
Never played the third one, though.

How so?

So...they hang out together! They look damn happy:)
I hope, when i grow old, to remain a happy guy, with happy old friends who know how to laugh. That is my wish for the future.

I read all three books over the course of a weekend. Wouldn't put the damn things down. Now, only the painful wait for Cibola Burn remains:)

I love that book.

True. Assholes will be assholes to anyone present. Still, doesn't mean we shouldn't do our own thing and appease them?
Just a thought.

I have a bit of a problem with the essence of what you're saying.
So one should stick to names that don't stand out?
Because people might pick on kids with names that stand out?

That's kind of like saying... oh, I don't know... "Of course she got groped, did you see how short her skirt was?"

You're right, it does. It's like people leaving negative comments on someone's work. More and more people jump on the bandwagon, and before you know it, it ends up in a super-convinced mass of people radiating and repeating a specific notion.

Marketing is like the first guy yelling in the street that the new iPhone is…

I apologize if my comment sounded as if I didn't agree with you- because, in reality, I do. I was merely humoring my over-active brain and writing down a situation I found humorous.
No offense meant:)

I see what you did tharr!
I only remember Theseus because I see (in my mind) some forgotten guy dissing Athens: "Thesevs was what all Greece except Athens most admired."

"James! Bring me some moderately praised works of fiction! I want to be adequately entertained."
I like your jibe.

...are you The Monarch?

Good catch!
I was hoping someone would mention this, so I wouldn't have to type it.
Which is ironic, as this takes a lot longer to type than what I was hoping to avoid in the first place.

So much basic stuff! It's really cool to see, and think about the times when a crappy electric clock was right freakkin' fancy.

I was just scrolling downwards, almost losing hope that someone would have mentioned this already. But no! Somebody has their priorities straight!

I second this motion. We need a good Prawnpocalypse.

Title suggestions:

"Independence Prawn"
"A nightmare on Prawn Street"
"Prawn and Prejudice"

Looks like someone drank a bunch of health potions.

Thank you. I am now imagining Sir David Attenborough hosting a show in which we track the elusive Archbishop around in the wilderness of south-east England.
"The Archbishop of Canterbury prepares an elaborate nest, getting ready for the mating ritual. He gathers trinkets and soft cloth, and constructs a rudimentary…

Guys! They're messing with us! Mere-exposure effect... MIRROR Exposure effect! If we're exposed to mirrors, they'll mess up our perception of ourselves.
It's a pun, and that's why it's obviously wrong.
Nothing good ever comes out of punning.