So last night I was chillin’, minding my own business and talking to my cousin via MSN about an upcoming project for Killahbeez, when a link to the above photo appeared in the chat box. Here is the intelligent conversation that followed:

Van: Link
Van: What the fuck kind of fish is this
Me: fuck that!
Me: photoshop son, has to be.
Me: fuck that fam
Me: nah man. I refuse to believe.

Yeah that was pretty much the extent of the conversation, until I decided to follow the National Geographic link to see if it was actually real. To my surprise, it’s very real. This catfish is known as the Mekong Giant Catfish and lives in areas around Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. They can grow up to 10 feet in length and weigh in at a whopping 650lbs. Now the sad part, these fishes are becoming nearly extinct due to overfishing and the disruption of dams being built.

What do these fishes eat you may ask, I honestly assumed poop and other waste matters that get dumped into the river, but it’s really a mixture of plants and algae, so actually poop definitely plays a part in the growth of this fish. Have a look at the video below.

Image: Zeb Hogan
Source: National Geographic
Video: YouTube

Ahhhh shit. “SAY M-S-N”, this is one of the funniest things I’ve seen. AJK sent this to me while I was at work and I bursted out laughing as I watched all three freestyles.

Some of my favorite lines:

• From Google to MSN “I’m 6 gigs deep up in their inboxes”
• From MSN to Google “Your name sounds like a baby retard doodle”
• From MSN to Yahoo! “You should ask your mama, cus Bill Gates might’ve been your real founding father”
• From MSN to Yahoo! “Yahoo HOT JOBS? Sounds like a porno”
• From Yahoo! to MSN “40 Billion couldn’t buy you a date with me” (clearly about the buy out attempt earlier this year)
• From Google to Yahoo! “You want to test my manhood, you see my stock rise. Let’s both lift our hoods and compare index size”

I have to say these dudes did a great job in researching and setting this up. I really felt like the dude in the MSN costume really sold it and came out hard. Good mic and crowd control…wait am I judging this as if it’s real? Just sit back and watch all three videos. I think these freestyles could knock Eli of his throne, maaaaaang.