Amusing anecdote - I used to eat octopus whenever I could get my hands on it, but always as an ingredient in a larger dish - e.g. chunks of octopus in a stew or sauce.

One day I ordered octopus tentacle from a tapas bar, and it arrived whole (and beautifully presented as a centerpiece of sorts). This surfaced many memories of nature documentaries demonstrating the wit and resilience of the octopus.

Looking at the delicacy artfully arranged on its plate, all I could think was "Jesus, that's _someone's arm_ we're eating!"

Took a bite, nearly threw up, and haven't eaten octopus since.