Squid are expected to be damp though... otherwise they die.
A damp squib won't go off, or if it does it'll be far less dramatic.
Not to be confused with a damp squab, which is a baby pigeon that's gotten rained on.
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If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing. —Malcolm X
Just a reminder: under international law, an occupying power has no right of self-defense, and those who are occupied have the right and duty to liberate themselves by any means possible.