Animals Named After Celebrities

David Bowie has received an honor that few can claim. The man who brought you "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars", has a spider named after him.

Scientist Peter Jäger, in an effort to bring attention of the rapid rate of extinction of spiders and the destruction of their habitats, has named the Malaysian spider 'heteropoda davidbowie'.


Look at this.... While trying to get more information about the David Bowie spider, I found this! In 2007, scientist Jason Bond from North Carolina found a new spider and named it 'myrmekiaphila neilyoungi', after Neil Young.

Wow! Apparently there's a huge list of animals and insects that have been named after celebrities and musicians.... Here's a link to the list.... List Of Animals Named After Celebrities. Yeah, I know it's a Wikipedia list, but most of the animals are noted in scientific journals and on respected science web sites if you look for them on Google.

The list includes a woolly lemur named after John Cleese (avahi cleesei), a snail named after Boris Becker (bufonaria borisbeckeri), a roach named after Jerry Garcia (cryptocercus garciai), an ant named after Harrison Ford (calponi harrisonfordi), and a jellyfish named after Frank Zappa (phiallela zappai). Also, each of the Ramones have a trilobite named after them!

My favorite is the wasp named after an Elvis' song, the 'Preseucolia imallshookupis'.

If you discovered a species, what would you name it? I would have to go with something historically bad.... Like naming the animal after Kevin Federline or Jon Gosselin.... Ooooooh.... Or something historically good, like naming the animal after Katharine McPhee or Christina Hendricks!

Don't Vote

Ok, so this has a lot of celebrities in it, and it's not super funny, but it has a good message, so watch it. Just wait until you're about a minute and twenty seconds in, and then it will BLOW YOUR MIND!!!!!

Stem Cell Research

This blog is a little long, but bear with it....it's a good one.

If you haven't heard about it yet, watch this clip of Faith Hill being a sore loser! It is hilarious! This is one of the best unscripted moments in television history.

Today is election day, I am soooo glad that there will be no commercials for these propositions for a while. I had been looking for the ad with Patricia Heaton from "Everybody Loves Raymond" coming out against stem cell research. You can't help but laugh when Kurt Warner, former Super Bowl MVP says "Why does it cost $28,000,000 blah blah blah?" Hey Kurt Warner? How come you couldn't spend more than $15.00 on your commercial? Come on! Jesus opens and closes your commercial! Watch the low budget piece of crap that will probably convince Missourians to vote against stem cell research.

Is there anyone that reads my blog that is against stem cell research?

And if you get a chance....read the comments from viewers of the commercial....You'll get to see gems like:

"Liberals only "tolerate" those that agree with their ultra-left extremist social views about morality. Gay marriage. Abortion. Restrictions to religious freedom. Higher taxes of hard workers to pay for the services of the lazy. These are the beliefs of the leaders of the Democratic Party. Don't be fooled!"

I just love how liberals pull out the Jesus card whenever it's convenient for them... You libs think you're immune from criticism on any issue just because you have no principles yourself. As far as the elections go.. I'd almost like for you libs to win so we don't have to LISTEN TO YOUR WHINING for the next 4 years!! How do YOU know about the Jesus aspect of Christianity? Grow up, lib."

"Being totally uninformed is a trait of you liberal morons. When you say conservatives are, you're just projecting your own shortcomings."

"5 celebrities against 1. Talent Wins. Missouri wins. Goodnight, Democrats."

Those are just a few of the dumbest statements I have ever heard. There are over 200 comments just like those pertaining to the video. I hate stupid extremists. Just wait until 6 celebrities come out in a commercial promoting stem cell research! Boy, the republicans will be screwed when that happens!

And why is a guy who played Jesus, two baseball players, an old football player, and the mom from "Everybody Loves Raymond" trying to tell people what to do with their bodies? Whoo! That is firepower! Was Gary Coleman busy? What about Kevin Federline or Paris Hilton? Did they have previous engagements? Was Lindsay Lohan exhausted or dehydrated? Well, at least they were able to get Patricia Heaton, I mean, she did have roles in movies such as Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Beethoven and Space Jam!

Kurt Warner tells us that: "Scientists now say that there won't be any cures for at least 15 years!" Who wants to wait 15 years for the cures for such diseases as cancer and AIDS?!?!?! Am I right!?!? It didn't take Jesus 15 years to walk on water! It didn't take Jesus 15 years to turn water into wine! Do me a favor, if you see either Patricia Heaton or Janeane Garofalo (I hate the extreme left too!) walking down the street, punch them in the face! Actually, punch Janeane Garofalo twice, once for her extreme views on politics, and once for her crappy movies and miserable stand-up comedy routine.

Smelly

First Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe are splitting, and now Chris Rock and Malaak Compton-Rock are splitting after ten years of marriage and two kids. Does anyone stay married in Hollywood?

Are there any more straight men in Hollywood? First "Grey's Anatomy" actor T.R. Knight comes out to People Magazine. Now, you may be shocked, or you may realize something that you have suspected, bur Neil (DOOGIE HOWSER and BARNEY) PATRICK HARRIS has officially come out of the closet.



Don't people who wear perfume or cologne, wear it so they'll smell better?

Do you really want to smell like Paris Hilton? Ew. Now, Simon Cowell just announced that he's teaming up with a fragrance company to put his name on a cologne. I heard that if you mix the two scents together, it attracts buffalo in heat.

Finally, if you thought having Arnold Schwarzenegger as a governor was funny, then you'll enjoy this story. Well, it's a little scary actually.... Marvin Richardson, the self-proclaimed "most conservative politician in Idaho", is running for governor of Idaho. The catch? He's not running as Marvin Richardson. He just legally changed his name to "Pro-Life". No, not "Pro-Life" Richardson. Just "Pro-Life", like Cher or Prince.

He added "Pro-Life" as a middle name in 2004, but a court approved his request to make it his entire name as of August. However, "Pro-Life" made the change too late to get the updated name on the ballot. Idahoans, Idahoians, screw it.... People from Idaho, do not vote for this douche.

I Need To Go Home!

Heather Mills McCartney is starting to bring out the big guns, telling the press that Paul McCartney pushed her into a bathtub, stabbed her with a broken wine glass, and hid her leg from her! I was wondering why she didn't tell anybody....but the I figured that she probably told her friend that has no arms and no legs that lives in a safe and comes calling when you die....his name is Will....oh...and her friend that has no arms and no legs that lives on a tennis court....her name is Annette.....or maybe her friend with no arms and no legs that lives on a mountain....his name is Cliff.....Or her friend that has no arms and no legs that lives on the beach....his name is Sandy! Oh man...Stop me!

Back on July 11, I wrote that Elvis Presley was the "Top Earning Dead Celebrity" in 2005 as reported by Forbes Magazine. Well, "The King" has been dethroned. Kurt Cobain has launched to the top spot as the "Top Earning Dead Celebrity" in 2006, earning approximately $50,000,000 in 2006.

Will somebody buy me the Kevin Federline "Playing With Fire" CD? Colleen refuses to buy it for me and has actually said "I forbid you to buy that album!"

If you have some time, watch this clip of Kevin Federline on WWE Raw.....He's such a douche nozzle!



On a final note, how did the entire world get the idea that the new Spears-Federline kid was named Sutton Pierce, when his actual name is Jayden James? And with a name like that, how is nobody going to mistake him for a female porn star? And what about this kid Madonna stole? The father's name is Yohane Banda and the name he and his wife came up with is David? What's the deal? Sounds like they were preparing him to work at an AOL customer service call center!

Scorsese

Colleen suggested that I change the format of my blog. She thinks that I should post the trivia question, then answer it in my next blog. What do you guys think?

Ok, so here's the trivia question for today. The question is threefold.

1. Martin Scorsese - Director of such films as 'The Aviator', 'Gangs of New York', 'Cape Fear', 'The Color of Money', 'Raging Bull' and 'GoodFellas'. Writer of 'GoodFellas' and 'The Age of Innocence'! How many Academy Awards has Martin Scorsese won?

2. What infamous music video did Martin Scorsese direct?

3. What African-American actor, at the very beginning of his career, had a role in that music video at the young age of 25?

The NBA is going to use a new ball during games this year. Here's a picture of it. I'm done with that story.

Has anyone here seen the Greg Berhendt Show? I saw one minute of his show while sitting at the Sacramento Airport. It is the worst show ever....and I was able to come to that conclusion after watching only one minute of the show! He was talking about pets ruining relationships...and he tried to pull a "Top 5" or "Top 10" list like David Letterman. Well, you want to know the number two reason you might know that your pet is ruining your relationship? He text messages you when he's hungry to let you know he's ready to eat! What the hell! Greg Berhendt needs to be killed.... I went to the show's website to find a recap of the show....the recap includes this comment.....:

"Have you ever seen a dog and its owner dance together? We were all amazed to see it today."

You were amazed! Die!!!!!!!!! Oh yeah, and get a last name that maybe one person in the world can spell!

Finally, I was reading the sports news, and I came across this headline...

"Business Exec Signs Agreement to Buy Pens"

He's actually buying the Pittsburgh Penguins from Mario Lemiux.

Ok, here's the answer to the trivia question....

1. The infamous Mr. Scorsese has been nominated SEVEN times, but has NEVER won!

2. Martin Scorsese directed the music video for Michael Jackson's 'Bad'.

3. Wesley Snipes played Mini Max in the video.

Come On Oprah! #235? You Are Soooooo Poor!

Forbes Magazine has been ranking the 400 Richest Americans since way back in 1982. In that year's issue only 13 of the mighty 400 were billionaires, the rest had merely hundreds of millions of dollars.

The 2006 issue came out last week. How many of the 400 are now worth a billion or more? The answer, after this....

Want to hear something interesting, well I think it's interesting....Flavor Flav has five children....their names are Shanique, 13; William Jr., 12; Karren, 11; Da'Zyna, 7; Quanah, 5; Kayla, 3.

Colleen, if we have a daughter....I want to name her Da'Zyna......please?

Jerry...you are wrong! Something interesting did happen in hockey this week.... The New York Islanders signed goalie Rick DiPietro to a 15-year contract where he will be making $4.75 million a year, for a total of $67.5 million! Talk about job security. His contract ends in 2021! He's going to be a 40-year old goalie...

Did you know that Rob Zombie got his start in show business as a production assistant on the Pee Wee's Playhouse?

Ok... Here's your answer....This year's Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans contains 400 billionaires for the first time! 999 million dollars doesn't even get you in the issue this year. Bill Gates is still number one with $53 billion....George Lucas was #70 with $3.6 billion, Steven Spielberg and Donald Trump were tied at #94 with $2.9 billion. Oprah is #235 with $1.4 billion....Martha Stewart dropped off the list this year. Poor poor Martha.

Singing Sensation

With all the horribleness that goes along with this show, I cannot believe that it is still on the air! Lea Thompson was eliminated in the second week of "Celebrity Duets". I love it when thy refer to her as "Caroline in the City's" Lea Thompson....the show has not been on since 1998.

However she did have some singing experience.....she was the pop punk starlet in "Howard The Duck"!

Could This Be True!?!?!?!?!?

The comedy gods read my blog! lol.....or they listen to everybody's opinions! Apparently this is all alleged, but if it's true, then SNL might not be sooooooo bad next season.

Horatio Sanz - OUT!

Kenan Thompson - OUT!

Chris Parnell - OUT!

Finesse Mitchell - OUT!

Tina Fey - OUT! (Left On Her Own)

Rachel Dratch - OUT! (Left On Her Own)

Maya Rudolph - Might Be Leaving On Her Own

Darrell Hammond - Working out terms of his contract!

Amy Poehler - Not The Weekend Update Lady Anymore!

Jason Sudeikis - The New Weekend Update Person?

Seth Myers - Promoted to Head Writer To Take Tina Fey's Place

Now, if they would just get rid of this Will Forte character!

Celebrity Duets

Do not watch Celebrity Duets....It is the most boring show ever. Even I don't like it! I'm going to continue to watch it, because I love bad television, but it's horrible.

Little Richard, Marie Osmond and David Foster are judges on the show. Little Richard looks scary! All of the judges are too nice. They praise the celebrities and tell them that they can sing well.............but they're soooooo bad.....

Anyway, Chris Jericho, the wrestler, was eliminated last night because he is freaking horrible! This show is soooooo bad!

Duets

Another good show is entering into the fray at 8:00 p.m. on August 29, 2006! The show is called "Duets". Every week, a celebrity will perform with a singer, and every week a "Duet" will go home. It's kind of like "Dancing With The Stars", but more like Acting Stars Singing with Singing Stars.

The professional singers will include: Patti LaBelle, Aaron Neville, Clint Black, Michael Bolton, Belinda Carlisle, Taylor Dayne, Peter Frampton, Macy Gray, James Ingram, Wynonna Judd, Chaka Khan, Kenny Loggins, Richard Marx, Brian McKnight, Smokey Robinson, Randy Travis, Dionne Warwick and Lee Ann Womack. That's a pretty impressive lineup if you ask me.

Now, the actors and actresses that are going to be performing in these duets........um.....let's just say that they could have picked a few people that are recent or relevant..... The celebrities include Lucy Lawless (XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS), Lea Thompson (CAROLINE IN THE CITY), Cheech Marin (CHEECH AND CHONG), Carly Patterson (WON A GOLD MEDAL IN 2004), Hal Sparks (QUEER AS FOLK), Jai Rodriguez (QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY STYLE GURU).....and my favorite......Alfonso Ribeiro (CARLTON FROM THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR!)