I believe Animal Planet had a show about Jessica here. She tried lying on a bed and it collapsed instantly.

Nintenboy01

@Hiphopopotamus: I raise you Raffi and a puppet show.

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SeattleTed

Animal Planet ran a documentary on Jessica (by John Waters, no less!) several times last fall and winter. It is a fascinating story about Jessica and her human keepers. You gotta see it to believe her, and they are not in it for the publicity. Truly an endearing piece of film making. Check Animal Planet and see if "Jessica the Hippo" is going to run again soon.

motionmonk

You think he's "Hungry Hungry"?

Kareem King

Here is your Cliff Claven fun fact for the day: Hippos kill more than any other wild animal.

SeattleTed

I bet that hippo shits a house every day

fastmike

cant even spell that name and now a pet?

Amiash is dyslexic

@ramman345, @strider_mt2k: Would that be a poopeller?

bosskev

They can't fool me. They're just fattening it up! That thing better stay entertaining because the day the novelty of a pet hippo wears off is the night they have hippoburgers...and get supprise visit from a hungry tonytriple

I hope they save me a piece of the hippo's legendary "bacon gland".

TonyTriple

Sure its gadget related.

Bet that sink doesn't need a garbage disposal.

tande04

@Rabid Penguin: It's also bionic.

sonicwind

Funny, he's cleaner than my college roommate.

fusedinertia

If the tail starts spinning-RUN!

strider_mt2k

Sounds like the North American House Hippo

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saskabush

@shamoononon:
anywhere it wants
(i cant believe i got to use that)

godwhacker

There's totally video of this hippo and its family somewhere. They talk about how it's only allowed in certain rooms of the house now because it broke too many couches.

GeekyNerdGuy

Hippos kill more people than the other African dangers put together.

Also, reading wikipedia, "hippos mark their territory by spinning their tails while defecating" - who needs a paint job?

J

ramman345

@Kaiser-Machead: That's not a plan. That's my childhood fantasy.

bosskev

OOOOooooOOOO also found this!

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kosikutioner

@Hiphopopotamus: exactly what I was thinking.
Overall, hippos are pretty awesome, but hip hop hippos (short for hiphopopotamouses) are about 56,000x as awesome as normal hippos.
Flight of the Conchords is the best show on HBO, hands down

itb

Thank you, Rabid Penguin, thank you (even if you did steal my joke).

bosskev

@Damage: Hippos account for the majority of fatalities there, above crocs, angry African elephants and lions.

Here's a plan. Feed the hippo some ecstasy, put a pink tutu on it, and reenact a scene from Fantasia.

Kaiser-Machead

Pooper scooper anyhow? Dumb, I know, but i wonder where a 3000 lb pet hippo craps.

shamoononon

that's ridonkulous!

Paul

I think this is the perfect time to tell all fellow FuzzyWuzzyModo readers about the North American House Hippo

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kosikutioner

Best post ever.

Can it freestyle?

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Hiphopopotamus

btw, hippos eat people. that's why there are no people in these photos.

Rabid Penguin

Wait, aren't Hippos incredibly dangerous when they become mature and goes into mating season? Especially the male Hippos?

I smell darwination here real soon.

Damage

Of course there is a gadget connection.
In pic 1 there is a sink with a stone basin, and in pic 2 there appears to be an old phone.

You just have to look harder... the tech is always there. And what do you think these pics were taken with - a gadget.

Rabid Penguin

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas.

Did you get that thing I sent you?

jbrecken

@bosskev:Ha! Thats good shit right there.

tek_nic

@Rabid Penguin: Excuse me, don't mean to correct you.. but hippos eat white plastic marbles, when you push down on their tails. It's ok. Alot of people make that mistake.

lpranal

@kosikutioner: You totally beat me to it!

saskabush

If the hippo tries to attack you, just run through a narrow doorway and watch it get stuck!

01.moore

that thing thinks its people? nonsense. soylent green is people.

peterlarson233

@lpranal:
The colored plastic marbles represent the different races of people around the world... I thought that was obvious.

Rabid Penguin

I am South African... and if there is one thing they teach you growing up it's that Hippos kill more people in Africa than any other animal each year....so.... um good like with that!

sonburn

i want a hippoppotamus for x-mas only hippopotamus will do! Don't want a dog! no dinker toy! i want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy!

<3 the song

Townie

Hippos do NOT kill people. You just wait till they open their mouths and then punch them. (Don't bother with body blows.) It will hurt them so bad they won't even get up after a 10-count.

kaneshadow

@kaneshadow: Punch out FTW!

neekap

@kaneshadow:

Top post of the day.

playaj

Who says it's not a gadget?? Anyone can see it's an iHippo... you talk into it's butt and it spins its tail and recites the latest news from the Clinton/Obama campaign!

professor

But will it blend?

I'm really sorry, just couldn't resist. Don't come after me PETA.

ekasbury

"What a world, am I right guys?!?"

I totally read that in Brucie's voice from GTA IV. I need to stop playing that game for an hour or two.

zimzombie

That thing is going to get absurdly huge. Maybe they can domesticate it, selectively breed it for thousands of years, and get a really great pet out of the deal.

indemnitypop

I have 5 cats and I thought changing their litter was a nasty chore. Can't possibly compare to 1 hippo.

The more I know about hippos, the more I love my cats!

Guy-Fawkes

Hippos scare the shit out of me. I think it's the killing power.

Collins1

@Damage: Yes. Owning a domesticated hippo is bad news. They kill zoo keepers regularly. (cite facts, hah!)

maztec