Word: amphibianism
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...Budweiser talking frogs to sip a few brews, but they never, ever inhale. At least that's what Anheuser-Busch seemed to be saying when it threatened to sue a pro-marijuana Website depicting the amphibian trio croaking "Bud is wiser." Scott Jeffrey, the owner of legalize.com yanked the graphic but grabbed the domain, budiswiser.com "I have the constitutional right to parody," he says. And, he claims, to smoke pot regularly. Does Jeffrey inhale? "Definitely...
...held in Teaneck, New Jersey, during which the audience was given a peek at Frog Baseball, a short film by a then 30-year-old novice animator named Mike Judge. The group's response to the film, in which the boys take turns whacking a bat at a harmless amphibian, went way beyond a few thumbs up. "People asked to buy the tape right out of the machine," recalls Abby Terkuhle, then an MTV producer to whom Judge had submitted the film. "One guy wouldn't leave until he had a copy. It was then that we thought, Hey, maybe...
...Acanthostega -- strongly suggest that toes and feet were developed before life climbed onto land, not after. Moreover, in shape and function, Acanthostega's fully jointed toes bear no resemblance to the spiky, fanlike fins of a fish. Scientists believe they understand how a fish's gills evolved into an amphibian's lungs. But how did fins turn into feet like these...
...watch from a $595 replica of the benches at Giverny; and a Poopet, a lump of cow manure sculpted by the Pennsylvania Amish into "functional fecal friends" that will "nurture and decorate your garden for years to come." These are available in many shapes, including rabbits, skunks and an amphibian, which they call a "large stool toad." Price: as much as $13 per Poopet...
Michigan J. Frog was a singing amphibian who appeared in a single Warner Bros. cartoon, One Froggy Evening, back in 1955. He would burst into exuberant renditions of The Michigan Rag and I'm Just Wild About Harry for his delighted owner. But the minute anyone else showed up, all the frog could emit was a feeble croak, driving his owner from dreams of instant wealth to the brink of insanity. The cartoon is not exactly an uplifting parable for a company on the verge of a new venture, but this week the frog will be reincarnated...