Tag Archive for 'Humor'

Jasonopod, the cra-octopus

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Jason
on October 18, 2007
in Life Oddquatic
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Jasonopod, the cra-octopus, buildyourwildself.com [300x400, 132K][via neatorama]

Something fun from the Wildlife Conservation Society: Build Your Wild Side. It’s a marketing gimmick, but a wild one.

And in the tradition of infecting other bloggers, I challenge the following to build their wild self too and pass on the meme:

Fun facts about salmon and a brand new dance

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Jason
on September 22, 2007
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There are many things to dislike about this video. Mixing limnetic and stenohaline fishes. Confusing a Holocentrid for a Salmonid. Undergravel filters. But then you realize the kid is probably just tripping and the beatbox blowfish is really amusing. So don’t sweat the details and just give it up for Sammy the Salmon and his amazing salmon dance…


mild profanity

Funny Bones

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Jason
on August 29, 2007
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Some osteological curiosities have been collecting in my cabinet inbox. It’s hard to articulate why I find these so humerus since some of them are quite gross.

And if you want to take these things more seriously, try the teaching kits.

Marine Biologists needed for rock video! PLEASE HELP!

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Jason
on May 1, 2007
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[via TONMO]

Attention marine biologists of the world! Gather up your plankton nets and Nansen bottles! You are urgently needed to star in the “most rockin” music video ever. 8)

Toren Atkinson, lead singer for the Lovecraftian rock band, The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets will soon release a new track from their forthcoming album “The Shadow Out of Tim.” The track is called “A Marine Biologist” and is all about “bathyscaphes, benthic trawlers, architeuthis, etc.” They want to create a video for this song that features marine biologists from around the world. All they need is any video, even previously produced footage, of you doing anything marine biological.

If you want to help out, contact Toren Atkinson at thickets [at] uniserve [dot] com. I believe cephalopod costumes are optional. Or if you are not a marine biologist (or only play one on TV), please spread the word to any marine biologists you know.

UPDATE: DotHT have released the mp3 of their song. Check it.

Life of the Giant Squid (cartoon excerpt from The Mr Hell Show)

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Jason
on April 20, 2007
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[recursively via Majikthise]

Got my first introduction to the Mr. Hell Show. This YouTube excerpts contains a skit with a lonely giant squid. Rated FV for fantasy violence.