Archive for the ‘furry’ category

Wheat Thins Yeti…

February 7, 2013

Yeti – – Thanks to the Super Bowl commercial for Wheat Thins, we now know what the Big Foot secret agenda is; they want to steal into our kitchens under cover of darkness, and abscond with our snack crackers!  The only defense against this tactic is to sit in the blackness ourselves with night vision goggles, and be prepared to grapple with them!  It’s the manly and right thing to do…

“Who’s gonna take your Wheat Thins?,” asks the wife of the snack cracker vigilante as he hunkers down to guard his treasure.  “I dunno,” responds the guy, “an intruder, the dog, Big Foot, Ted from next door,” he answers as the lights are put out on his request.  Momentarily the lights are restored, and we behold the lone defender with his arms locked around a Yeti, who is flailing about!  In the ensuing turmoil, dastardly Ted from next door darts in, and makes off with the Spicy Buffalo Wheat Thins!  Ted is an opportunistic predator…

The commercial is appealingly cheesy as the “Yeti” is obviously someone in a costume rather than a computer-generated masterpiece, an example of where less can be more…

Doritos “Goat 4 Sale” Commercial…

February 5, 2013

doritos goat– – Goats tend to be slighted, and really don’t get the attention that they deserve.  One crosses a goat at their own peril…or some might infer from the “Goat 4 Sale” commercial by Doritos featured on the Super Bowl. 

Made by users and chosen by fans, the commercial features a goat named “Moose” who is depicted being picked up by a new owner at a yard sale.  The owner-pet relationship appears to be a match made in heaven, as both the man and his new goat love Doritos, and the man appears to have a generous stock of the snack on hand.  Alas, however, the man underestimated the passion of the goat for Doritos, and after the animal consumes hundreds of bags of the product (with loud, actual goat-chewing sounds), his owner attempts to cut him off and sell the goat.  The goat screams a memorable, piercing scream, and then it’s pay-back time…beware the wrath of the goat!  The raucous, boogie sound track of the spot is a blast, too…

Feline Terminators…

January 31, 2013

blofeld-cat– – It’s been said that were videos about cats and pornography eliminated from the internet, there would be little left!  While appealing and loved by many, cats can at times also show a darker side.  Here we see the lap cat of Bond arch-villain Blofeld.  Cats have demonstrated abilities to be efficient predators, as has been recently noted by research conducted by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published on Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications.  

The study found that previous wildlife mortality estimates owing to feline predation were way too low.  Cats, primarily un-owned, feral ones, are felt to be responsible for the deaths of 1.4 to 3.7 billion birds, and 6.9 to 20.7 billion mammals annually.  If 2.3 billion birds are killed by cats, this would mean that 1 in 10 birds are taken by cats every year. 

In New Zealand, cats are considered an invasive species, and have prompted environmentalist/economist Gareth Morgan to push for much tighter controls on the island nation’s cat population expressed through a “Cats to Go” campaign.  Rather than declaring open season on cats, however, the program advocates neutering cats, keeping them indoors, and not getting any new ones. 

The American study does not recommend any drastic schemes to cut down on U.S. wildlife deaths, but rather calls for “conservation and policy intervention” in order to reduce environmental impact.  It should be pointed out that humans are responsible for most modern animal extinctions, whether through hunting, habitat destruction, introduction of invasive species, or other environmental disruptions…

 

The Audible Oregon Bigfoot…

January 28, 2013

Oregon Bigfoot– – Children, it is sometimes said, should be seen and not heard.  Bigfoot in Oregon, in contrast, has been heard but not seen.  People residing near the Indian reservation near the Blue Mountains have reported noises described as roaring and screeching, and sounding unlike anything they’ve heard before from the local wildlife.

The noises started last month, with rumors spread among locals that they were the sounds of a young Bigfoot separated from its mother.  While the sounds are described as frightening, some in the local community believe that they most likely originate from a fox or coyote.

Pictured is an image captured earlier of the alleged Provo Canyon Bigfoot sighting…

“Fancy Bear” from FreeCreditScore…

January 16, 2013

Fancy Bear– – Seems like everyone’s a critic these days, even Fancy Bear from the FreeCreditScore commercial!  It appears that you’re just not safe from having a home invasion by a bowler-hat wearing, cane and moustache-sporting bear in a dress jacket who criticizes your taste in home decor.  “May I respond negatively about your porcelain poodle?,” interjects the well-dressed ursine intruder, disdainfully holding up the objectionable artifact.   “This should be in the trash!,” he huffs.  The commercial closes with Fancy Bear playing a piano piece while the properly scolded human couple sit listening on the couch.  

Fancy Bear is not quite my cup of tea, and I dread to think of what he would say about half of the stuff that I have sitting around my house, such as a bust of a snarling werewolf…

 

 

Cat Detained With Contraband!

January 6, 2013

escape cat– – A cat being used as a “mule” for contraband was detained on the grounds of a Brazilian prison on New Year’s day as it crossed the main gate!  Strapped to the cat’s body with tape were drill bits, a saw, files, and a mobile phone with charger and memory chip, all intended for use by prisoners. 

“It’s tough to find out who’s responsible for the action as the cat doesn’t speak,” a prison spokesman memorably told the local paper. 

The largely-white cat, remaining silent, was taken to an animal disease center to receive medical care…

The Feline Avenger…

January 3, 2013

Batcat – – If Batman and Catwoman had a child, the offspring might look something like this magnificent creature whose image originally came from Reddit and was popularized by the Huffington Post before spreading like wildfire throughout the Internet.  Thought by a number of commentators to be a Maine Coon cat, this Batcat might not have a Robin, but could probably bring you one…Meow!

 

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Pig On A Plane!

December 25, 2012

Maxwell on plane– – We’ve had the movie, Snakes on a Plane, and now we have Maxwell the Pig in a commercial set on a plane, where two flight attendants are after him to turn off what they think is his “little word game.”- -Well, it turns out that Maxwell is actually using his Geico application to pay his bill, detailing a host of other potential functions which the flight attendants can’t quite swallow, one remarking that she’ll believe the accounting of the app’s functionality “when pigs fly.”  

“Did she seriously just say that?!,” marvels Maxwell to a fellow passenger in this episode which is free of the “wee” squealing and the pinwheels that were Maxwell’s hallmarks in earlier commercials.  Pigs, it would seem, fight stereotypes as do many of us for a variety of assorted reasons…

…and wishing Happy Holidays to all of our readers!

The Pepto Bismol Squirrel…

December 21, 2012

Pepto squirrel– – Even when you are out in the woods in the darkness of night, you can apparently find attached to a tree a convenient brightly-illuminated medicine cabinet, filled with a wise, zen-like squirrel who will counsel the gastric-afflicted that “many hot dogs are within you,” and provide pepto bismol to go, in a convenient use-anywhere vial! 

Such is the Pepto 2 Go TV commercial, “Squirrel.”  Would you refer to such a squirrel as, “your nutty buddy?”–Nah, I’m not gonna touch that one…

 

Sad-Looking, Cute, and Threatened…

December 17, 2012

cute slow loris– – Have you ever seen anything look this sad and cute at the same time?–Don’t you just want to take it home with you?–Well, you may not want to, because it’s a venomous primate, a type of slow loris species called Nycticebus kayan newly discovered in Borneo.

Now the slow loris (which sounds like a Dr. Sseus character) is a nocturnal primate found across Southeast Asia that is closely related to a lemur and is characterized by unique fur coloration on its face and body.  The creatures are poorly understood due to their lifestyle of nighttime activity and slow movements.

To access its poison, a slow loris rubs its hands under glands near its armpits, then applies the poison to its teeth.  The resulting bite can put a person or predator into potentially fatal anaphylactic shock.  Despite its toxic defense, the species is threatened due to deforestation and poaching.  Sadly, the cuteness of the species may lead to its undoing, making it a prime candidate on the illegal pet-trade market in Asia.  Due to the toxicity of its bite, captive animals often have their canine and incisor teeth pulled out, which puts them at risk since they then can’t chew properly, ultimately resulting in death…