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April 06, 2012

Vid: Hippo Charges Jeep
— Ace

I always hear that hippos are bad-tempered and aggressive and dangerous, but I never see it.

Except in movies, like Congo, where they try to Authenticate their movie by bragging that they know that hippos are dangerous. And of course that's fake.

So here's a hippo charging and head-butting a jeep or Land Rover or something.

Via @kenwheaton

Posted by: Ace at 10:12 AM | Comments (145)
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1 Dam you

Posted by: salmon at April 06, 2012 10:14 AM (OhYCU)

2 http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1862 /are-hippos-the-most-dangerous-animal

Answer: "yes".

Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at April 06, 2012 10:15 AM (QTHTd)

3 I'm sure this video is racist, somehow.

Posted by: wheatie at April 06, 2012 10:15 AM (+5U+B)

4 Hippos are dicks.

Posted by: Xander Crews at April 06, 2012 10:16 AM (cfnVv)

5 Behold the well-toned hippo...the Michelle Obama of the Animal world!

Posted by: Marlin Perkens at April 06, 2012 10:16 AM (XBdI0)

6 They're like big ol' mean pigs. (Wonder how they taste?)

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 06, 2012 10:17 AM (UOM48)

7 Also in case she is picked for VP, her proper name.

Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Haley

Posted by: Shiggz RocketSurgeon at April 06, 2012 10:17 AM (RfvTE)

8 I guess that Hope & Change bumper sticker was a bad idea.

Posted by: Dr Spank at April 06, 2012 10:17 AM (Sh42X)

9 5
Behold the well-toned hippo...the Michelle Obama of the Animal world!

Posted by: Marlin Perkens at April 06, 2012 02:16 PM (XBdI0)

omg! I'm cryin' here. lol

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 06, 2012 10:18 AM (UOM48)

10 I read this as "hippy," and was very disappointed at the lack of OWS carnage.

Posted by: Underground Vulgarian at April 06, 2012 10:19 AM (Aaxiu)

11 Sir would you describe this hippo as hungry?

Posted by: Shiggz RocketSurgeon at April 06, 2012 10:19 AM (RfvTE)

12 It saw the Obama/Biden '08 sticker and flew into a rage.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 06, 2012 10:19 AM (UOM48)

13 Scrummy!

Posted by: Ann Coulter at April 06, 2012 10:19 AM (5H6zj)

14 Remember Jessica the Hippo? She was very pleasant and nice.

Posted by: mike at April 06, 2012 10:20 AM (yyxSW)

15 They run like little panzies, though.

Posted by: nickless at April 06, 2012 10:20 AM (MMC8r)

16 "The Pissed Off Pissy Hippo"

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 06, 2012 10:20 AM (UOM48)

@7.....Wow. I didn't know that was Nikki Haley's full name.

She's 40 yrs old. .....Is there an age minimum for VP's? Seems like it would be the same as for Pres.

Posted by: wheatie at April 06, 2012 10:21 AM (+5U+B)

18 5
Behold the well-toned hippo...the Michelle Obama of the Animal world!

Posted by: Marlin Perkens at April 06, 2012 02:16 PM (XBdI0)

Nope... not goin out there... uh uh... YOU get out of the saftey of the truck this time... I've F'n had it!!!

Posted by: Jim at April 06, 2012 10:21 AM (lZBBB)

19 15 They run like little panzies, though.

Posted by: nickless at April 06, 2012 02:20 PM (MMC8r)

Doubt you would say that if you were on the receiving end of the stompy boots.

Posted by: Underground Vulgarian at April 06, 2012 10:21 AM (Aaxiu)

20 I remember an African teacher of mine describing how comparing the appearance and behavior of Animals in the wild compared to the zoo are like comparing humans in the jungle to humans in Mcdonalds.

Posted by: Shiggz RocketSurgeon at April 06, 2012 10:21 AM (RfvTE)

21 I like that he bounces off the jeep then trots off thinking to himself, "Yeah, I just did that....fuck, that hurt."

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at April 06, 2012 10:21 AM (JEpGb)

22 O/T: Paul Ryan pron: http://tinyurl.com/6s2zde

Posted by: Y-not at April 06, 2012 10:21 AM (5H6zj)

23 I was taking a peek at our baby bluebirds yesterday and got dive-bombed by one of the parents. Brushed my head and scared the pee out of me.

Nature's a bitch.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 06, 2012 10:21 AM (UOM48)

24 OT: I heard about 30 sec of Geraldo intervieweing Vince Bugliosi. Bugliosi has lost his mind. I remember that stupid anti Bush book he wrote and him going off on anyone who even mildly challenged his BS. This time he was saying that Manson is highly intelligent (he's not) and that the murderers were revolutionary, he's a revolutionary and that is why he appeals to people on the right. I shit you not...

Posted by: mike at April 06, 2012 10:22 AM (yyxSW)

25 Drive a jeep into my living room and I'd head but ya also

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 06, 2012 10:22 AM (eCnLg)

26 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable tyrant.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 06, 2012 10:23 AM (8y9MW)

27 The best video was the big cat that hopped onto the jeep with the sunroof and shit all over the occupants.

Posted by: mike at April 06, 2012 10:23 AM (yyxSW)

28 Man, I am so tired of having to highlight/copy/paste/go on people's links here.

ace, will the site ever be fixed?

Posted by: Tami at April 06, 2012 10:23 AM (X6akg)

29 Ace us old farts knew hippos were dangerous because we saw Hatari way back in 1962 and Hatari means Danger! in Swahili.

Now get off my lawn.

Posted by: Vic at April 06, 2012 10:23 AM (YdQQY)

Is this covered by insurance?

Posted by: Sub-Tard at April 06, 2012 10:24 AM (ursbV)

31 Is there an age minimum for VP's? Seems like it would be the same as for Pres.

Correct. Unless you are eligible for the Presidency in all respects, you aren't eligible for the VP job. Interestingly, the President could have been a woman, even before women had the vote.

Posted by: dick cheese at April 06, 2012 10:24 AM (GTbGH)

32
True Science Story.

Back in the olden days, hippos used to be covered in feathers.

Posted by: Soothsayer at April 06, 2012 10:24 AM (G/zuv)

33 humans in Mcdonalds.

Like these humans? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWd9prCFP-s

Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at April 06, 2012 10:24 AM (QTHTd)

34 I can see Rosie walking one of them.

Posted by: sTevo at April 06, 2012 10:25 AM (q1Tbv)

35 I'd like to see a cage match between a mountain gorilla and a hippo.

Posted by: Dr Spank at April 06, 2012 10:25 AM (Sh42X)

36

And rhinoceroses used to have gills.

Posted by: Soothsayer at April 06, 2012 10:25 AM (G/zuv)

37 They run like little panzies, though.>>

Yeah but they hit like a German Panzer.

Posted by: Big City Libtard at April 06, 2012 10:25 AM (tf9Ne)

38 Nature's a bitch.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 06, 2012 02:21 PM (UOM4

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Damn mockingbirds have been attacking my bluebirds Jane.

Posted by: Vic at April 06, 2012 10:25 AM (YdQQY)

39 28 Man, I am so tired of having to highlight/copy/paste/go on people's links here.

ace, will the site ever be fixed?

Posted by: Tami at April 06, 2012 02:23 PM (X6akg)

If you use Firefox or chrome you can just highlight, right click, and open in new tab. Yeah, the site should fix the links, but that isn't too hard.

Posted by: Underground Vulgarian at April 06, 2012 10:25 AM (Aaxiu)

40 An African safari is on my bucket list.

With my luck, though, you guys would be reading about me getting dragged off into the brush by a lion and eaten.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 06, 2012 10:25 AM (UOM48)

41 "She's 40 yrs old. .....Is there an age minimum for VP"

1. I dunno

2.Considering most such laws were written in the 1700's, I would be surprised since hitting past 40 back then was no safe expectation.

Posted by: Shiggz RocketSurgeon at April 06, 2012 10:25 AM (RfvTE)

42 Oh, don't tell me Harry the baby Hippo isn't cute: http://goo.gl/slp5z

Posted by: mike at April 06, 2012 10:26 AM (yyxSW)

43 A gay couple will use the traditional White House Easter Egg roll Monday to lobby President Obama to sign an executive order banning workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation. Jarrod Scarbrough and Les Sewell of New Mexico, partners for 18 years, will bring their eight-year-old daughter to the event to try to influence Mr. Obama on the proposed order that would cover federal contractors. can't gay's just be normal and have a normal outing without making a political statement out of it?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 06, 2012 10:26 AM (eCnLg)

44 If you use Firefox or chrome you can just highlight, right click, and open in new tab. Yeah, the site should fix the links, but that isn't too hard.

Posted by: Underground Vulgarian at April 06, 2012 02:25 PM (Aaxiu)

I'm using Firefox and that doesn't work for me.

Posted by: Tami at April 06, 2012 10:26 AM (X6akg)

45
Remember playing HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOS when you were a KID?

And TROUBLE?

Posted by: soothsayerwing plover at April 06, 2012 10:27 AM (G/zuv)

46 can't gay's just be normal and have a normal outing without making a political statement out of it?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 06, 2012 02:26 PM (eCnLg)

Not when they have been invited for that purpose.

Posted by: Underground Vulgarian at April 06, 2012 10:27 AM (Aaxiu)

Hippos are cranky and aggressive.....against other hippos, too.

I've seen nature vids of adult hippos being aggressive towards baby hippos....trying to kill them.

Posted by: wheatie at April 06, 2012 10:27 AM (+5U+B)

48 Can you still embed a link here? I haven't been able to lately.

Posted by: Dr Spank at April 06, 2012 10:27 AM (Sh42X)

49 Ace us old farts knew hippos were dangerous because we saw Hatari way back in 1962 and Hatari means Danger! in Swahili.

I used to play that sound track over and over. Still have the record (with the rest of them under the bed in the spare bedroom)

Posted by: minuteman (formerly trainer) until Juggy is gone at April 06, 2012 10:27 AM (Rojyk)

50 I'm using Firefox and that doesn't work for me.

Posted by: Tami at April 06, 2012 02:26 PM (X6akg)

What version?

Posted by: Underground Vulgarian at April 06, 2012 10:28 AM (Aaxiu)

51 Damn mockingbirds have been attacking my bluebirds Jane.

Posted by: Vic at April 06, 2012 02:25 PM (YdQQY)

A couple of years ago I heard some blue jays going nuts near the screened porch. I looked up in the trees and a crow was eating a baby blue jay while the parents watched helplessly.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 06, 2012 10:28 AM (UOM48)

52 Hippos are bulletproof too.

The tour guides on the Jungle Cruise boat at Disneyland has been shooting that same Hippo for 50 years now.

Posted by: Clutch Cargo at April 06, 2012 10:28 AM (Qxdfp)

53 >>47 Hippos are cranky and aggressive.... It's from all that bullying they have to endure from the skinny animals.

Posted by: Y-not at April 06, 2012 10:28 AM (5H6zj)

54
...can't gay's just be normal and have a normal outing without making a political statement out of it?

Then they wouldn't be gay. Where's the fun in that?

Posted by: soothsayerwing plover at April 06, 2012 10:28 AM (G/zuv)

55 What version?

Posted by: Underground Vulgarian at April 06, 2012 02:28 PM (Aaxiu)

3.6.something

Posted by: Tami at April 06, 2012 10:28 AM (X6akg)

56 Holy shit balls!! Rosie coming at you at 25mph... thats no laughing matter!!

Posted by: dananjcon at April 06, 2012 10:29 AM (8ieXv)

57 Ask anyone who worked in a zoo. Hippos are frigging evil. Meanwhile, rhinos have long been given a reputation for belligerence that is completely false. They'll defend themselves but domesticate quite well. I've met rhinos that wag their tails when they think they're about to get attention. And watching them jog with their keeper is amazingly cute.

Amazing what PR can do.

Posted by: epobirs at April 06, 2012 10:29 AM (kcfmt)

58
I love my version of firefox 3.6.28.

I also have the 12.0 beta.

Posted by: Soothsayer at April 06, 2012 10:30 AM (G/zuv)

59 I wouldn't want to go boating in Africa. Those fat f*ckers will flip a boat....and then there's the crocodiles.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 06, 2012 10:31 AM (UOM48)

60 #55

You may want to update that. Current is 11.0 and a lot has changed since the clay tablet version.

Posted by: epobirs at April 06, 2012 10:31 AM (kcfmt)

61
Angry, angry Hippo.

Posted by: YIKES! at April 06, 2012 10:31 AM (1mF6D)

62 Good thing it wasn't Moochelle headbutting the jeep. THat could have caused some damage.

Posted by: RightWingProf at April 06, 2012 10:31 AM (IC6Er)

63 Don't mess with Rosie O'Donnell around lunch time!

Posted by: lorien1973 at April 06, 2012 10:31 AM (0tkqC)

64 The most important question is, what does Hippo meat taste like?

Posted by: Buzzsaw at April 06, 2012 10:31 AM (tf9Ne)

65 And watching them jog with their keeper is amazingly cute.

Until the turn toward the fence behind which you're standing and run straight at it. A lot less cute then.

I'm surprised I didn't need new pants after the time that happened to me.

On the other hand, if you're ever near Glen Rose, TX, take the time to go to Fossil Rim. Take the guided tour and, if you're lucky, you might be in a very small group (last time we went, my wife and I were the only two on the tour). You get to do much, much cooler stuff that way.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 06, 2012 10:31 AM (8y9MW)

66 Walgreen's caved re the Rush boycott thingy: http://tinyurl.com/7vaeqao

Posted by: Y-not at April 06, 2012 10:31 AM (5H6zj)

67 Ace So I here there was a huge cock up last night?

Posted by: Cockney Rhyming Slang at April 06, 2012 10:31 AM (r2PLg)

68 Every time I read about someone updating their version of Firefox, all they do is complain about it.

Posted by: Tami at April 06, 2012 10:32 AM (X6akg)

69 I've met rhinos that wag their tails when they think they're about to get attention.
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Sounds familiar like our House and Senate leadership.

Posted by: Vic at April 06, 2012 10:32 AM (YdQQY)

70 So I *hear* there was a huge cock up last night?

Posted by: Cockney Rhyming Slang at April 06, 2012 10:33 AM (r2PLg)

I wonder if you could bullfight a hippo like they do with, you know, bulls.

Posted by: hobbes at April 06, 2012 10:34 AM (OSbed)

72 When asked what African animals he was most scared of Peter Capstick, professional hunter and author of Death In The Long Grass said Leopard, because they strike silently and without warning, but at night, close to a river, Hippo. Because they will kill you just for being there.

Posted by: maddogg at April 06, 2012 10:34 AM (OlN4e)

73 That was a white hippo

Posted by: media at April 06, 2012 10:34 AM (OhYCU)

74 ace, will the site ever be fixed?

Tami -- if you're using Firefox, highlight the URL, right-click, and select "open in a new tab".

I don't know if there's an equivalent for Exploder, Chrome, or Safari or not.

Posted by: jwb7605 at April 06, 2012 10:34 AM (Qxe/p)

75 If the hippo had been wearing a hoodie, it would have been the jeep's fault.

Posted by: 0302 at April 06, 2012 10:34 AM (sRWlD)

76 So I *hear* there was a huge cock up last night?

You're going to have to be more specific. Why should last night differ from any other?

Posted by: Hollowpoint at April 06, 2012 10:34 AM (SY2Kh)

77 Jessica is a nice hippo: http://goo.gl/UDMS

My favorite is when she accidentally steps on the dog's paw and immediately raises her leg. She also likes nightly massages from the lady of the house and treats in the kitchen.

Posted by: mike at April 06, 2012 10:35 AM (yyxSW)

78 @7 - what are you, some sort of RAAAAACIST?!??!?!

Posted by: Lib Losers Who Changed Their Middle Name to Hussein on FaceBook in 2008 at April 06, 2012 10:35 AM (q/kmn)

79 I notice the recent Time flap did not make Governor Haleys wiki page.

Any Morons that can rectumfy that?

Posted by: Shiggz RocketSurgeon at April 06, 2012 10:35 AM (RfvTE)

Correct. Unless you are eligible for the Presidency in all respects, you aren't eligible for the VP job. Interestingly, the President could have been a woman, even before women had the vote.

Posted by: dick cheese at April 06, 2012 02:24 PM (GTbGH)

Another interesting note... on Presidential succesion... you don't have to have the Presidents qualifications to be in the Cabinet, yet are in the line of succesion... but by law cannot become President unless you do meet the requirments...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 06, 2012 10:35 AM (lZBBB)

81 3.6.something

Posted by: Tami at April 06, 2012 02:28 PM (X6akg)

Support for 3.6.x ends on April 24th. You may want to consider upgrading. Don't know what hardware/OS you are running, but FF11 is considerable zippier than earlier versions. I am now back to FF after abandoning it for chrome a few years back.

Posted by: Underground Vulgarian at April 06, 2012 10:36 AM (Aaxiu)

82 Well story goes it only was up for a few minutes--- but that's long enough to knock up your Snooki star....

Posted by: Cockney Rhyming Slang at April 06, 2012 10:36 AM (r2PLg)

83 I don't know if you got this - Daily Mail - Hornet crash in Virginia Beach suburb.

Posted by: Orphal at April 06, 2012 10:37 AM (C5zUW)

84 Fun Facts About Africa says hippos kill more humans annually than any other African animal.

That doesn't include skeeters though thanks to more shit from the EPA. But then they are insects.

Posted by: Vic at April 06, 2012 10:37 AM (YdQQY)

85 51 Damn mockingbirds have been attacking my bluebirds Jane.

Posted by: Vic at April 06, 2012 02:25 PM (YdQQY)

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A couple of years ago I heard some blue jays going nuts near the screened porch. I looked up in the trees and a crow was eating a baby blue jay while the parents watched helplessly.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 06, 2012 02:28 PM (UOM4

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And some were saying on that 'feathered Dinosaur' thread that having feathers makes something less fierce.

Vic....I put out cheap peanut butter for my backyard birds. The mockingbirds love it....and I have noticed a lot less aggression towards the other birds, since they've become addicted to peanut butter. ....Maybe it's just because they have a constant food source, though.

And yeah, Jane. Bluejays hate crows....with a passion. I've seen them gang up on crows and chase them out of an area. ....Crows hate them back, too.

Posted by: wheatie at April 06, 2012 10:37 AM (+5U+B)

86 The hippo was simply engaging in legitimate organizing activity in the course of protesting the fact that the driver didn't have collective bargaining rights.

Posted by: NLRB at April 06, 2012 10:38 AM (SY2Kh)

87 Ace us old farts knew hippos were dangerous because we saw Hatari way back in 1962 and Hatari means Danger! in Swahili. Time to get your 1962 groove on, cool cats. Everybody up and dance! http://tinyurl.com/8xy4rwz ...You too, Jim!

Posted by: Marlin Perkens at April 06, 2012 10:38 AM (XBdI0)

88 Ok, ok.....I'll upgrade....but I'm gonna remember all you that recommended that and if I hate it....I will hunt you down like a dog. I am Sicilian.....

Posted by: Tami at April 06, 2012 10:38 AM (X6akg)

89 I think it's pretty clear that the hippo was just playing.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at April 06, 2012 10:38 AM (X3lox)

90 I don't know if you got this- Daily Mail - Hornet crash in Virginia Beach suburb. Posted by: Orphal at April 06, 2012 02:37 PM (C5zUW) *********** So far 5 in the hospital--but no one dead? I don't know if they are done searching the buildings....

Posted by: tasker at April 06, 2012 10:38 AM (r2PLg)

91 Bluejays are pretty nasty to other birds, unfortunately. They take eggs and chicks. Hummingbirds are tough little buggers. Hysterically funny watching (and listening to) their territorial battles.

Posted by: Y-not at April 06, 2012 10:39 AM (5H6zj)

92 That Hippo was just reacting to the news about Trayvon

Posted by: dagny doesn't want to forget Andrew at April 06, 2012 10:39 AM (CMM9V)

93 Posted by: Marlin Perkens at April 06, 2012 02:38 PM (XBdI0)
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LOL, I have several CDs with that on it as well as numerous albums.

Posted by: Vic at April 06, 2012 10:40 AM (YdQQY)

94 @77 so fat chicks are like hippos most become sour from the mistreatment experience but a few become quite sweet.

IME and in fairness every kind of physically unpleasent or any kind of serious mistreatment pretty much drives people to become either sweet and sour.

mmmm sweet and sour hippo

Posted by: Shiggz RocketSurgeon at April 06, 2012 10:40 AM (RfvTE)

95 39 If you use Firefox or chrome you can just highlight, right click, and open in new tab. Yeah, the site should fix the links, but that isn't too hard. It works in Safari, too. I did not know that. I learned something new today.

Posted by: rickl at April 06, 2012 10:40 AM (zoehZ)

96 So I *hear* there was a huge cock up last night? Yes, several of them actually.

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at April 06, 2012 10:40 AM (2jQGY)

97 More evidence that all "stand your ground" laws must be repealed.

Posted by: MFM at April 06, 2012 10:41 AM (YdQQY)

98 Most chicks are sweet with enough whipped cream on them.

Posted by: Y-not at April 06, 2012 10:41 AM (5H6zj)

99 Support for 3.6.x ends on April 24th. You may want to consider upgrading. Don't know what hardware/OS you are running, but FF11 is considerable zippier than earlier versions. I am now back to FF after abandoning it for chrome a few years back.

I learned "the hard way" to just let FF update itself.
When I used to do it manually, I'd lose all bookmarks and passwords.

I'm up to "eleven" now, and it's been good since 8 something.
I have noticed that when things get goofy, shutting Firefox down and restarting usually results in an "update", and things start working normally (or actually start working).

Posted by: jwb7605 at April 06, 2012 10:41 AM (Qxe/p)

100 Don't let the cuteness fool you- most wild animals are assholes.

Hunting them down, shooting them and eating their flesh isn't just sport, it's justice.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at April 06, 2012 10:41 AM (SY2Kh)

101 someone finally got Rosie O'Donnell's infamous bad temper on tape!!!!!!

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy aka st tits at April 06, 2012 10:41 AM (r5sFm)

102 68 Every time I read about someone updating their version of Firefox, all they do is complain about it.

Posted by: Tami at April 06, 2012 02:32 PM (X6akg)

Some people just like to complain and FF spent the last year getting its sh!t in order. I'm a browser abuser (tons of tabs) and FF11 handles most of what I throw at it, only getting cranky when I have too many other apps open (development tools, Vms running whole other OSes running other dev tools).

Just install firefox 11 in its own folder, and you should be able to keep your old version in case you think it sucks.

Posted by: Underground Vulgarian at April 06, 2012 10:42 AM (Aaxiu)

103 Hummingbirds are tough little buggers. Hysterically funny watching (and listening to) their territorial battles.

Posted by: Y-not at April 06, 2012 02:39 PM (5H6zj)

They're fearless, too. I was filling the feeder on the deck last year and turned around and one was hovering inches from my face. Startled me just a tad.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 06, 2012 10:42 AM (UOM48)

104 #86 solid!

Posted by: Shiggz RocketSurgeon at April 06, 2012 10:42 AM (RfvTE)

105 I have a new computer and I can't figure out why my yahoo toolbar doesn't seem to retain the changes I make to it or today even show them.

Posted by: dagny doesn't want to forget Andrew at April 06, 2012 10:43 AM (CMM9V)

106 Hippos are like me. They just don't give a damn!

Posted by: Honey Badger at April 06, 2012 10:43 AM (mQMnK)

107
Hippopotamus. Greek.

hippos: horse
potamos: river

Put them together and you get Rosie O'Donnell.

Posted by: Soothsayer at April 06, 2012 10:43 AM (G/zuv)

108 6They're like big ol' mean pigs. (Wonder how they taste?)

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 06, 2012 02:17 PM (UOM4

Actually, I think they are more closely related to the whales. And I've read they taste good, if you don't let them lie around in the African sun for a couple of days prior to sampling.

Posted by: maddogg at April 06, 2012 10:43 AM (OlN4e)

109 ...You too, Jim!

Posted by: Marlin Perkens at April 06, 2012 02:38 PM (XBdI0)

I don't think soo.....

/wrestling the 20 ft. Anaconda...

Posted by: Jim at April 06, 2012 10:44 AM (lZBBB)

110 @Y-not lol

Posted by: Shiggz RocketSurgeon at April 06, 2012 10:44 AM (RfvTE)

111 See what happens when you call them "tubby"?

Posted by: TexasJew at April 06, 2012 10:44 AM (Bughn)

112 Aren't hippos near sighted? Maybe it's got bad depth perception and didn't know it was about to run into a jeep.

Posted by: digitalbrownshirt at April 06, 2012 10:44 AM (eHwT1)

113 Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 06, 2012 02:42 PM Yep. And I love the little buzzy sounds they make. BTW, that Great Blue Heron gal is up to five eggs. If you go to this website, http://www.livestream.com/cornellherons you can see her live and you can also watch clips of when the eggs were laid. It is something to see. You can tell she's doing it even though you can't see the egg. Turn the sound up and you can listen, too. Very soothing.

Posted by: Y-not at April 06, 2012 10:45 AM (5H6zj)

114 I cant pull up the video. Michael Moore bought a Jeep on credit?

Posted by: polynikes at April 06, 2012 10:47 AM (eH3n4)

115

you can see her live and you can also watch clips of when the eggs were laid. It is something to see. You can tell she's doing it even though you can't see the egg.

Why, was she screaming for a nerve block?

Posted by: maddogg at April 06, 2012 10:48 AM (OlN4e)

116 @jeffemanuel five civilians are now being treated for injuries in addition to the two pilots. http://t.co/uRUSC45H

Posted by: Y-not at April 06, 2012 10:50 AM (5H6zj)

117 The people in the Jeep didn't have a single firearm between them to defend themselves? What, did this take place in California or something?

/second amendment rant off

Posted by: Keith Arnold at April 06, 2012 10:50 AM (Jdtsu)

118 You may want to update that. Current is 11.0 and a lot has changed since the clay tablet version.

Pssh. Version 4 was new, like, last week or something. They're going through major versions faster than Ace goes through Valu-rite.

Posted by: red sweater at April 06, 2012 10:50 AM (Xwgt3)

119 Dang, Y-not. That is soooo relaxing to watch. Now I've gotta finish the vacuuming. :l

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 06, 2012 10:50 AM (UOM48)

120

71
I wonder if you could bullfight a hippo like they do with, you know, bulls.

Yes, but only once.

Posted by: Colonel Mustard at April 06, 2012 10:51 AM (mQMnK)

121 One hippo. One OWS campsite. Oh, the glory.

Posted by: media at April 06, 2012 10:52 AM (OhYCU)

122 Cage match: hippo vs. Rosie

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 06, 2012 10:53 AM (UOM48)

123 >>Why, was she screaming for a nerve block? lol. No, she ruffles her feathers and kind of puffs up a lot. Also, toward the end she opens her beak several times. I can't recall if the taped video has sound or not -- I don't remember hearing anything. The funny thing is during the lead up to egg #4, the daddy heron keeps stopping by from time to time with sticks. "Here honey, a nice stick for you!" I was surprised she didn't grab one of them and whack him with it!

Posted by: Y-not at April 06, 2012 10:54 AM (5H6zj)

124 HOLY CRAP. I clicked on the hippo/croc vid in the middle.....YIKES.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 06, 2012 10:56 AM (UOM48)

125 They're like big ol' mean pigs. (Wonder how they taste?)

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 06, 2012 02:17 PM (UOM4

Delicious, I'm told by a big game hinting friend.

Posted by: eureka! at April 06, 2012 11:00 AM (LQIyD)

126 er, hunting.

Posted by: eureka! at April 06, 2012 11:00 AM (LQIyD)

127

Hippos are bad-tempered and aggressive and dangerous?

It looks like another Christmas tradition just crumbled ... http://tinyurl.com/38n2xd2

Posted by: Arbalest at April 06, 2012 11:01 AM (Yqagx)

128 Go watch the movie Hitari! to see great footage of rhinos taking on jeeps. Rhino or Hippo, either can rock a 3000 lb vehicle.

Posted by: oldsalt at April 06, 2012 11:06 AM (eOdp2)

129

Can't a hippo just go out and get an Ice Tea and some Skittles without being hassled??

Posted by: TheGarbone at April 06, 2012 11:09 AM (vtiE6)

130 Can't a hippo just go out and get an Ice Tea and some Skittles without being hassled??

Better be careful out there. I hear there are white rhinos patrolling the veldt.

Posted by: Heorot at April 06, 2012 11:11 AM (Nq/UF)

131 127 Hippos are bad-tempered and aggressive and dangerous?

It looks like another Christmas tradition just crumbled ... http://tinyurl.com/38n2xd2

Posted by: Arbalest at April 06, 2012 03:01 PM (Yqagx)

Next you'll tell me there isnt an Easter Bunny

Posted by: Say What? at April 06, 2012 11:17 AM (b7L99)

132 Hippos are fat, stupid, extremely violent, and wallow around in their own shit all day. In other words, hippos are typical Obama voters.

Posted by: I Hate Hippos at April 06, 2012 11:19 AM (SLkPz)

133 Wow, like Rosy O'Donnell hitting a taco truck!

Posted by: Bob in Houston at April 06, 2012 11:38 AM (fJoZd)

134 If you were a pork zeppelin living in a river with giant crocodiles you'd probably develop an attitude also.

Posted by: DaveA at April 06, 2012 11:46 AM (onSRg)

135 Vic at 29 covered what I was going to say.

Dang it, Vic, you did it again.

Posted by: Otis Criblecoblis at April 06, 2012 12:06 PM (IlZPo)

136 I read something years ago that said the number one killer of humans were insects. Number 2? The hippo.

Posted by: Jaynie59 at April 06, 2012 12:13 PM (4zKCA)

137

I've read that hippos kill far more people in Africa than lions, but I'm way too lazy to look it up ... or check if anyone else has said it up-thread.

Posted by: Warden at April 06, 2012 12:21 PM (Gso/k)

138 Oh, look. Someone said it right above me. So sue me. Lifting up your eyeballs is tiring.

Posted by: Warden at April 06, 2012 12:22 PM (Gso/k)

139 I've read that hippos kill far more people in Africa than lions, but I'm way too lazy to look it up ... or check if anyone else has said it up-thread.
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Yeah, I looked it up (upthread) they kill more people per year than any other animal in Africa. But insects kill more thanks to Rucklsnot from the EPA and Racheal "burn in hell" Carlson.

Posted by: Vic at April 06, 2012 12:34 PM (YdQQY)

140 Anyone who drives around Africa with anything less than a mini-gun and a hellfire missile mounted to their jeep is just an idiot.

Posted by: Voluble at April 06, 2012 12:50 PM (C9bRU)

141 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at April 06, 2012 01:00 PM (7W3wI)

142 The hippo runs away thinking, my nose hurts like hell but I'm not going to give them the satisfaction.

Posted by: PJ at April 06, 2012 01:24 PM (DQHjw)

143

I must have read too many Tarzan novels. Every time I watch this, I expect the great white whatevers to turn around and ram the hippo in the ass.

But maybe they were late for mahjong.

Posted by: NCC at April 06, 2012 01:37 PM (lDsmT)

144 Before I clicked to see the video, I figured it would be Rosie O'Donnell tripping and falling into a car or something.

All part of my war against women.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 06, 2012 01:40 PM (NHmmj)

145 If Tami has a PowerPC Mac, I think 3.6.28 or whatever is the last version Mozilla created for the platform.

Posted by: AB at April 06, 2012 01:41 PM (RJMcc)

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