Since Google Answers got shut down, this is the next best thing.
I will pay $20 to the first person that can bring me two or three good citations explaining the significance of the lobster that is carved into the Notre Dame Cathedral. It’s on the outside, to the top right of the exit. It is very prominent. What’s up with it?
You can see it in this other shot as well in the top left.
Yes, I’ve tried googling for the answer. I’ve also asked historians and the few French people who I personally know. None of them have any clue as to why it is there.
Help me, Internet. You’re my only hope.