Okay, one more horror story. A lobster can be lulled to sleep by rubbing the back of its head, just behind the eyes. It'll be totally pliable. Roll it to its back, spread out the claws, then wake it up by thrusting your chefs knife into the thorax, clean it, stuff it and bake it. Or so I'm told.
Also, if you unband a claw and hang it from the rack in your walk in cooler, it will hold on indefinitely.
On topic - prefer steamed, if possible.