August 23, 2009
Bill Maher or Obesity Epidemic Expanding to the Floor of the Tasmanian Ocean: Blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus) aka "The Ugliest Fish in the Ocean"
As you can imagine, with the name like the Blobfish they aren't extremely active. In fact, most of the food that they eat simply floats right by them. This deep sea fish simply picks and chooses what to eat.
UPDATE: It would seem the Blobfish has been threatening humanity for some time:
Posted by Vanderleun at August 23, 2009 12:22 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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It kinda looks like either "The Hag" or "Alice the Goon" in the Popeye cartoons.
Also reminds me of the late Bella Abzug for some reason.
Start a contest to see what other resemblances people can come up with.
Posted by: Roderick Reilly at August 21, 2009 2:11 PM
Ah!
Yasser Arafat!
Hosni Mubarak?
Posted by: Roderick Reilly at August 21, 2009 2:13 PM
Ziggy!
Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 21, 2009 2:15 PM
Yes, Ziggy, absolutely spot on.
Also, Pope John the 23rd.
But Ziggy for sure.
Posted by: Roderick Reilly at August 21, 2009 2:38 PM
Looks like some of my New York relatives.
Posted by: flannelputz at August 21, 2009 3:05 PM
Gak! Oh, wait... No, never mind.
I thought it my ex-boss.
Phew!
Posted by: Ed Skinner at August 21, 2009 4:40 PM
I shall call him Jabba.
Posted by: Rich Fader at August 22, 2009 8:36 AM
Pogo, gone to fat.
Posted by: RebeccaH at August 23, 2009 7:29 AM
OTOH, one of Blair's regulars suggested Bill Maher, and I think I do see it.
Posted by: RebeccaH at August 23, 2009 7:33 AM
Good call. I'll use it.
Posted by: Vanderleun at August 23, 2009 8:05 AM
Helen Thomas.
Posted by: Don at August 24, 2009 5:14 AM
Helen Thomas! Absolutely! THAT's who I was trying to remember, and the best I could come up with was the late Bella Abzug. Yes, and Bill Maher for sure, although Blobfish has more character and much greater depth.
"much. greater. depth." Get it?
NYUCK! NYUCK! snort.
Posted by: Roderick Reilly at August 24, 2009 2:12 PM