It seems that everyone is jumping on the marketing campaign from Turner Broadcasting that had Boston locked up on Wednesday, with suspicious devices planted throughout the city. They ended up being electronic signs displaying a “mooninite” from the cartoon network series, “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” and not a bomb threat or even a hoax. Turned has apologized, and is taking financial responsibility for the work incurred around handling the mumbo jumbo. It turns out that their marketing scheme didn’t work as intended, it is working much much better! I just want everyone to know that I won’t discuss this here, as I don’t want to be just another blogger to jump on the bandwagon (Carl?) <sarcasm />. I won’t even discuss the hair style press conference of the suspects Sean Stevens and Peter Berdovsky. Okay, just one more link: ‘Aqua Teen’ leads geek-chic TV.

What I do want to discuss are these huge animals! My friend Brent finds the weirdest stuff. First he found this bear sized catfish on National Geographic, then he points me over to Hogzilla.

The catfish was caught in Thailand back in May, was around nine feet long, and weighed over 600 pounds. This may be the largest freshwater fish ever recorded. National Geographic reports, “Despite efforts to keep the bear-size catfish alive, it died and was later eaten by villagers.”

The 12 foot long, 1,000 pound, 9 inch tusked hog killed in Georgia in 2003 may not even be real. It could be just another photoshoped animal like this giant cat, or this newer giant cat.

So, does any of this have to do with a broken broom? Well, the giant pig got me thinking of Ben’s Pig Band. So, I thought I would just mention that I recently re-read “Fox in Socks” to my kids. It is my favorite Dr. Seuss book.

Bim comes.
Ben comes.
Bim brings Ben’s broom.
Ben brings Bim’s broom.

Ben bends Bim’s broom.
Bim bends Ben’s broom.
Bim’s bends.
Ben’s bends.
Ben’s bent broom breaks.
Bim’s bent broom breaks.

Ben’s band. Bim’s band.
Big bands. Pig bands.

Bim and Ben lead bands with brooms.
Ben’s band bangs and Bim’s band booms.

Pig band! Boom band!
Big band! Broom band!