My ass.

But it really is true.  Check it out on the web.  They kill more people than any wild animal besides snakes and bugs.

Hippos on rampage down Niger

NIAMEY - Rampaging herds of hippopotami have been spreading terror among farmers and fishermen along the river Niger, local authorities in the west African country of the same name said yesterday.

The giant mammals, which can weigh up to four tonnes have been attacking boatmen and impeding rice harvesting in the Tillabery region, 100 kilometres northwest of Niger's capital Niamey, assistant district administrator Abdoulaye Saidou Maiga said.

Around a dozen dugouts have been smashed or sunk, witnesses told AFP.

Two hippos who were found to have injured a boatman and damaged rice fields have already been destroyed, according to Saidou Maiga.

The marauding herbivores are also attacking the cattle that graze along the river banks.

Authorities have banned navigation on several stretches of the Niger where the hippos have established themselves in numbers never seen before according to locals.

Teams armed with machetes, clubs and burning torches have been set up to protect the rice fields, but a local trader said the strategy was ineffective because the villagers are unable to resist the charges of the ravenous animals.

The hippos appear to have come down from neighbouring Mali where the inhabitants succeeded in chasing them away.

Authorities in Niger have ordered all aggressive hippos to be killed."

"There are limits, we cannot put humans in danger under the pretext of wanting to protect the animals," said Saidou Maiga.- Nampa-Sapa-AFP

Hippos rock.  When's the big fucking HIPPO MASSACRE movie gonna happen?  I think we need one.

And I'm siding with you on your LOST theory.  Except I think HR is dead.  However, Jack Wild has removed HR's head, consumed the remains and now wears it, thinking that he has become HR Puffnstuff.

Good luck with the awards!

let me start off by saying hahahahaha. there. i agree with you on texas chainsaw, wow was that brutal. good though. also with the illusionist, what a great movie, ed norton is amazing. thanks for the hippo facts too, interesting! i thought studio 60 was good but then again, i don't know exactly what really happens behind the scenes of one of those shows. nice to see lucy davis in there though. oh and for the next 2 straight hours, i'm going to put my life on hold and vote non-stop! thanks for the blog!

Never mind...  not the first.

Try as you might to find good television programming during the week, you won't be able to find anything better than The Office.  So don't even try.

Speaking of Lost is the rumblings of Nathan Fillion is gonna be on for a few episodes, possibly as Kates husband?  This may be total bullshit, although it would fit, since it would then open the door for him to drop into the island and kick all sorts of ass and hoard all the fish biscuits for himself...then he can go mad with power of having fish biscuits and it can spiral into some Klaus Kinsky-esque insanity....ya know cuz that's really likely...*blink*

Just a question on Studio 60, why not just hire a few guys who actually work on sketch shows to do some of of the writing for the sketches on the show??  Granted most sketch shows blow anymore but it wouldn't be hard to top Pimp My Trike..meh

and just for the fuck of it.....cheerverine

So, it's not just me. Studio 60 is slow death to others. Hmmm...do you think they know about it at Guantanimo?

I'm stoked about SLiTHER! Can't wait to see it again.

So, go fuck your own self.

Dallas

I always learn something new here.

I dig your glasses!

Well, based on those games, you and my husband are now best friends.  He told me to tell you, that you should play Half Life 2 for sure.  And  Counterstrike Source for some online gaming.  Oh, and F.E.A.R.   Well, those are the three he recommends for sure because they will be awesome on the alienware. 

And coming up on the 360, in case you were looking for that too, there is one called BioShock.  It looks awesome, we've watched some really good videos of it. 

Will Jenna be mad that i've told you all this? :)

I'm going to have to agree across the board here.

F.E.A.R. is really, truly great.  And Half-Life 2 is widely regarded as the best PC game ever made (they've even got an expansion out for HL2 and one coming for FEAR).

And Bioshock looks great.  Incidentally, it's being planned for PC release as well.

I GOT A NEW COMPUTER,

A souped-up Alienware monstrosity.  Since I've been mostly an Xbox guy, I'm looking for suggestions on the best PC games.

-Solitaire and Fraction Munchers are the hottest games out right now for the PC. Play COD2 so I can kick your nazi loving ass.

Hippos don't look too tough when I see them at the zoo. I say flesh eating bacteria can kick/eat a hippos ass any day.

THANK YOU!  And the hilarious "stolen" bit!?  Whatever!  Actually, by that episode I had grown REAL tired of it.  My big question: when are they just going to come out and say "this show is based on info revealed in 'Live from New York' by James A. Miller and Tom Shales." Geez!  I mean, who hasn't heard that story about Jay Mohr stealing a joke word for word from a stand-up comedian?  It is starting to feel like they were inspired by the whole "ripped from the headlines" concept and ran with it.  Sure, SNL is a big inspiration behind the show, but are they that stupid to think that diehard SNL fans won't grow tired when they start seeing obvious SNL storylines.  Matt Perry = Lorne Michaels.  Sure, he isn't supposed to be playing the that role, but essentially he is.  He's playing Lorne when he was lured by to run the ship again.  Yawn.  We get it.  Move on!

I loved the first episode.  I think the second episode kinda sucked, but I was still hooked in.  But yeah, I'm getting really tired of the religion and the cheesy Perry relationship bullshit.  Relationships are important parts of decent shows, but we don't need this kind of canned nonsense.  Keep it SOMEWHAT real.  Come on!  They wasted no time turning up the relationship tension.  They should have started the first few episodes of the two avoiding each other, and saved the relationship tension for sweeps.

I still agree on Busfield being awesome, but I started to realize that he'd be underused once I noticed that he's already directing episodes.  Something tells me that was one of the big reasons he took the gig.  It is a same he isn't in front of the camera more.  I loved how we felt his stomach turning during that first episode.

What a typo fit I just had!  Yes, typing these messages at work can be difficult.  I really need to save these for when I have actual time to put them together.

Okay - I'm buying plane tickets right now.  It's only like $2000 to go to LA right now!  LMAO

I'm now scared of fucking hippos - but I really, really, really, REALLY wanna see a sweating hippo!  How awesome a movie scene would that be - a hippo, sweating profusely as it runs 30mph towards a lone fella and then proceeds to rip him to shreads.  AWESOME!!!

I still think Stevie is one weird dude.  He looks and sounds REALLY serious but when you watch him in Troma stuff, he's a weirdo like the rest of them.  You can mostly tell Troma folk are weird just by looking at them, but Stevie could pass for an important business man, easy!

AHH dude - dedicated readers, awesome idea.  But seeing as I work 12+ hours in my job and now moved to 6 hours writing and 2 hours film work (yes, a day!) I'm probably fucked for catching it anyway.  Although, I'll feel better about people who actually give a shit regularly will get an advantage . 

Majorly fucking jealous of the comp!  I wanted one of those but I won a stupid ass Dell.  Most of my favorite PC games are also Xbox games though.  What games are you into?  RPGs?  Shoot 'em ups?  Puzzlers?  Driving?  Driving and blowing shit up (aka GTA)?  Sports?  Let me know and I'll pass on a list of my favs if we share a common category interest.  If I listed them all, I'd need a 3 page blog!

STUDIO 60

My issue with Studio 60 is that it seems a little too fantastic.  "You will change TV"  "We will change the FCC"  "We will SAVE freedom of speech and the WORLD!!!"  I have a hard time believing Amanda Peet could save anyone.  I did enjoy the musical number in the first show though.

HIPPO FACTS

Busch Gardens has a fun LIVE hippo cam on their website.  I am easily amused so sometimes when I am pissed off or stressed out I like to check and see what these little asses are doing.  I've never seen them kill anyone but they sure do eat a lot. 

Check it out HERE

MEERKAT MANOR

I know it isn't on your list but I want to talk about it anyway.  I knew it would happen.  I suffered my first meerkat killing and I don't think I can ever watch that show again.  It is my own fault... I should have known I wouldn't be able to handle it. 

STEVIE BLACKEHART GOT FUCKING MARRIED THIS WEEKEND

Congrats!!

STAY TUNED

You just want to try and see how many blog comments YOU can get in 20 minutes :)

I've already fucked myself once today, but I will do it again just because you said so.

Have a great weekend!

See, I think you should demand more of us when you plan on giving away free shit.

Your best giveaway should require at least 10 FOR YOU, with photograph/video evidence.  I've no doubt a few would indeed do this - I worry about some people on this blog  *cough* Ablazin' Devil Head *cough*.

Hehehe - just kidding, dude!  But you already know you're crazy nuts!  Do you have a shortened name?  Can I call you ADH?  That fits because it also stands for Anti-diuretic hormone - that's what we need to keep from pissing ourselves laughing at Gunn's blogs and your insane comments .