The Wookiee

Humor for Hairy Creatures

Monkey Monday: Best Friends with a Pigeon

Monday, October 15, 2007

An orphaned macaque monkey has become best friends with a pigeon:

You can read the full story here.

Only Three Men have ever Walked on Water

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Do you know who they were?

The first one was Jesus.

The second one was Peter, the apostle.

The third was this guy (click for image).

Paris Hilton fake interview with Jay Leno

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Returning from her stint in jail, Paris Hilton did an interview with Larry King Live. Jay Leno took parts of Paris's interview and spliced in his own fake comments:

"What's your ethnic background? I'm an Aquarius."

The Strongest Dog Ever

Thursday, July 05, 2007

Which dog would win in a fight? First we have Roo, our 8-month old IG/Whippet puppy. When we were out hiking with our dog, a kid came up to us and said "Look mommy! A deer!" Our puppy definitely has deer-like legs. Below Roo is Wendy -- the most muscular dog ever -- who is also a whippet!

Photo of our Whippet, Roo


Photo of Wendy by Bruce Stotesbury, Times Colonist

Launching Gerbils from a Cannon

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Back by popular demand, here's another great video of an Overstock ad. This one features gerbils being shot from a cannon. No gerbils were harmed in the making of the movie. At least I don't think so. Maybe.

So close.

That's good stuff - Overstock and Wolves

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Back in the dot-com bubble days, Overstock.com had some hilarious commercials. Here's one of my favorite where a marching band meets a pack of rabid wolves. Check out the results:

Now that's good stuff.

Quiznos Commercial with Crazy Creatures

Saturday, May 12, 2007

A friend just showed me this hilarious, off-beat Quiznos commercial:

I wonder what sort of creatures those are. Perhaps they're the type of pet that a wookiee would have. My friend's pugs love the commercial -- they come running whenever they hear it.