No, Seriously – They Named a Fish After Obama
[High Praise! to American Digest]
[via The Guardian]
Yeah, a rainbow-colored, 2-inch-long perch.
Our first Gay President is now our first Piscene-American President.
Of course, a REAL president would get his name attached to something a little more impressive, like:
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February 7th, 2013 at 4:08 pm
Now that the perch has a drone, Nemo remains in hiding.
February 7th, 2013 at 4:36 pm
If it didn’t already have a name, this fish deserves the name far more than that innocent perch: candiru
February 7th, 2013 at 4:42 pm
Rots from the head…
February 7th, 2013 at 5:00 pm
… no doubt a bottom feeder …
February 7th, 2013 at 5:01 pm
touch to catch, though: always avoiding de-bait.
February 7th, 2013 at 5:04 pm
“Carp: definition: to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably.”
There was already a fish named after Obama.
February 7th, 2013 at 5:22 pm
Hah! Take THAT Carter!
February 7th, 2013 at 5:49 pm
And how about naming a Michellefish?
February 7th, 2013 at 6:32 pm
I know its father met its mother but once, and then only briefly. But does it also suck scum? If not, then I’m afraid the fish has been unfairly named.
February 7th, 2013 at 6:32 pm
Michellefish:
http://listdom.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/fangtooth-fish.jpg
Michelle:
http://thedailycricket.com/2012/01/16/michelle-obama-the-next-one-who-calls-me-an-angry-black-woman-is-going-to-get-their-ass-kicked/
Close enough
February 12th, 2013 at 8:11 am
And, in other science news:
Paragordius Obamai
Hairworm biodiversity survey | January 2013
The discovery of a new hairworm species–Paragordius obamai
” . . The project involved the collection of snails that serve as intermediate hosts for the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni.”
” . . .Hairworms use insects such as crickets as hosts and can also use snails as intermediate hosts. . . .”
“Since the initial discovery of the new hairworm species, this remote part of Kenya has gained international attention. Just 19 kilometers (11 miles) to the northwest of Kasabong stream sits the town of Kogelo, where President Barack H. Obama’s father was born and paternal step-grandmother resides. The town contains the Senator Barack Obama Primary and Secondary Schools (Figure 4). Hanelt, Bolek, and Schmidt-Rhaesa decided to name this new and unique species in honor of the 44th president of the United States—Paragordius obamai.”