http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/deathbyanger Questions tagged with 'deathbyanger' at Ask MetaFilter. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:01:18 -0800 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:01:18 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/54663/Tears%2Dof%2DOctopussy%2DRage Is it possible to annoy an animal/person to death? Greetings, metafilterinians!<br> <br> I recall reading in a children's science book that it was possible to kill an octopus by:<br> <br> a) Biting or cutting a nerve behind the eye of the octopus<br> <br> or<br> <br> b) Annoying the thing to death. The term used was "apoplectic" or "apoplexy" which is an old term for stroke. The book itself used the words "annoy/anger to death", presumably by causing stroke. <br> <br> Is this possible? Is it just restricted to octopuses? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.54663 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:01:18 -0800 annoytodeath apoplexy deathbyanger octopus snailer