thinkoholic.com - a blog by markus nolf
[posted: Sunday, 2009-10-04] [category: twitter]
[posted: Friday, 2009-10-02] [category: nature, video] [tags: ]

filming and photographing the kakapo for the new BBC documentary series “last chance to see“, zoologist mark carwardine becomes part of something unexpected…

Stephen Fry sees photographer get humped by a rare parrot – watch hilarious video

This clip is more suited to the top shelf of a seedy sex shop than part of a nature documentary presented by Stephen Fry.

While filming a kakapo parrot for new BBC programme Last Chance to See, the actor is taken aback when the bird leaps onto a crewmember’s head and starts humping him.

Exploding with laughter, Q1 host Stephen says: “This is one of the funniest things I have ever seen, you are being shagged by a rare parrot.”

The excited kakapo, christened Sirocco, flaps its wings and attempts to mate with the photographer for a full minute before its claws start to draw blood.

Stephen was in New Zealand to record scenes for the wildlife series, based on the search of animals on the brink of extinction.

The kakapo species, known for being fat and flightless, is extremely rare.

Perhaps poor Sirocco should try taking out his frustration on another parrot…

source: mirror.co.uk

[posted: Thursday, 2009-10-01] [category: fun]
vacation relaxation

so true…
i just never get down to the point marked “wait, most of it is spam”.

via @olidax
comic courtesy of phdcomics.com

[posted: Sunday, 2009-09-27] [category: twitter]
[posted: Monday, 2009-09-21] [category: photo, travel] [tags: ]
anton and i wearing all our bad-weather-outfit. so silly-looking, and so ineffective. :)
day three: anton and i wearing all our bad-weather-outfit. so silly-looking, and so ineffective. :)

soon we would learn how to properly waterproof our stuff… and ourselves!

update: oops, i just noticed that the title is wrong. on day 3, we were already in switzerland!

[posted: Sunday, 2009-09-20] [category: twitter]
  • pufferfish have the shortest known genome of any vertebrate. http://tinyurl.com/6k9do (via @qikipedia) #
  • jellyfish usually die after propagating. turritopsis nutricula just returns to a polyp state and starts over (=biological immortality) #
  • wikipedia entry on turritopsis nutricula: http://tinyurl.com/2gh7zj #
  • i was so busy collecting all the information for biology fresh(wo)men that i don't have a clue what my own choices are this semester… #
  • i cut my finger on the seat of my car today. it's time to lay down and stay in bed for a while… #
  • this summer, even my parents were surprised to see how much i tan if i spend enough time outdoors. working too much. #
  • my day may have started an hour late, but it started well. #
  • RT @SeaShepherd Japan Gets Its First Chance to See The Cove – TIME http://bit.ly/RJz5S #
  • http://twitpic.com/hzohw – when we drove through st. anton last summer, we somehow didn't notice the nuclear roundabout… #
  • mein marmeladebrot ist heute morgen auf der brotseite gelandet. was will man mehr? #
  • RT @serafinowicz Using Twitter. #
  • RT @zefrank http://bit.ly/XOnk7 :: a little movie about electrical sockets #
  • Bizarre Tongue-Eating Parasite Discovered Off the Jersey Coast – http://tinyurl.com/lyzrkw #
  • #wolframalpha is good! http://tinyurl.com/kjshl6 #
  • #myparentsjoinedfacebook: divorce – http://tinyurl.com/blde9o #
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[posted: Saturday, 2009-09-19] [category: photo, travel] [tags: ]
anton and i at the arlberg pass (1800 m)
day two: anton and i at the arlberg pass (1800 m)

going down on the other side of the mountain, we reached 60 km/h.
totally worth the way up!