Blowfish

Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the Tetraodontiformes order. The family includes many familiar species, which are variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab. They are morphologically similar to the closely related porcupinefish, which have large external spines (unlike the thinner, hidden spines of Tetraodontidae, which are only visible when the fish has puffed up). The scientific name refers to the four large teeth, fused into an upper and lower plate, which are used for crushing the shells of crustaceans and mollusks, their natural prey.

Pufferfish are generally believed to be the second–most poisonous vertebrates in the world, after the golden poison frog. Certain internal organs, such as liver, and sometimes the skin, are highly toxic to most animals when eaten; nevertheless, the meat of some species is considered a delicacy in Japan (as 河豚, pronounced as fugu), Korea (as bok), and China (as 河豚 hétún) when prepared by chefs who know which part is safe to eat and in what quantity.

'Blowfish' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Shark Bait (2006)

Actors: Rob Schneider (actor), John Rhys-Davies (actor), Freddie Prinze Jr. (actor), Joel Michaely (actor), Michael Cornacchia (actor), Joel Michaely (actor), Andy Dick (actor), Richard Epcar (actor), R. Lee Ermey (actor), David Fickas (actor), David Fickas (actor), David Fickas (actor), Andy Dick (actor), Donal Logue (actor), Rob Schneider (actor),

Plot: After losing everything, a young fish, Pi, goes to live with his family on the Reef. There he meets the love of his life but finds that she already has the unwanted affections of a bully shark. He must follow his destiny to save her and rid the Reef of this menace for good.

Keywords: actor-playing-multiple-roles, computer-animation, fish, scene-during-end-credits, shark, title-spoken-by-character, turtle, underwater
Genres: Animation, Family,
Taglines: The adventure continues (Israeli tag-line)

Quotes:

[imitating Darth Vader from 'Star Wars V']::Sharp-toothed baddie sidekick: I am your father. Come to the dark side. Oh wait - you can't come to the dark side because you're not evil enough.

The 51st State (2001)

Actors: Samuel L. Jackson (producer), David Wu (editor), Emily Mortimer (actress), Ricky Tomlinson (actor), Angus MacInnes (actor), Ronny Yu (director), Michael J. Reynolds (actor), Meat Loaf (actor), Mac McDonald (actor), Rhys Ifans (actor), Sean Pertwee (actor), Samuel L. Jackson (actor), Robert Carlyle (actor), Julia Jones (miscellaneous crew), Ava DuVernay (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: Elmo McElroy is a streetwise American master chemist who heads to England to sell his special new formula - a powerful, blue concoction guaranteed to take you to 'the 51st state.' McElroy's new product delivers a feeling 51 times more powerful than any thrill, any pleasure, any high in history. But his plans for a quick, profitable score go comically awry when he gets stuck in Liverpool with an unlikely escort and his ex-girlfriend and becomes entangled in a bizarre web of double-dealing and double-crosses.

Keywords: accidental-killing, american-abroad, american-in-the-uk, betrayal, blood, blood-spatter, body-in-trunk, car-accident, car-chase, chase
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller,
Taglines: Nice Wheels. Dirty Deals. And One Mean Mother In A Kilt. Have a good trip. Have a Nice Trip In a world of shady characters and dirty deals, this is just business as usual.

Quotes:

Felix: Oh, bollocks!::Elmo: Dog's bollocks?::Felix: No, just plain fucking bollocks!::Elmo: No dog involved?

Elmo: [explaining his new drug to Durant] MDMA utilizes Serotonin. Opiates, like heroin, utilize dopamine. Sort of like the same sensation you get after sex. Amphetamines increase adrenaline. And cocaine gets those synapses in the brains firing really fast. My product is 51 times stronger than cocaine, 51 times more hallucinogenic than acid, and 51 times more explosive than ecstasy. It's like getting a personal visit... from God!::Durant: It's that good?

The Lizard: I want McElroy kept alive.::Dakota: I don't do alive, I do dead.

Elmo: Look, if I wanted cuisine, I'd have gone to Paris, all right?::Felix: You can still go to France, mate, it's not too far, it's full of pricks and they hate fucking yanks as well!

[as the nightclub gets raided by cops]::Elmo: Aw, fuck... Can't a brother just deal some GODDAMN DRUGS?

[first lines]::Elmo: I mean, rules are like, arbitrary, you know. Made up for people who believe in fairy tales like, you know, like Santa Claus. Hey, but not us, right? I mean, we know what's important. There's a war going on, man. A war. Ain't that a bitch? [cop sucks his teeth] I just graduated today, man. With honors. Got my degree in pharmacology. I'm licensed. Look, if you write me up on this drug charge, I won't be able to practice. So what we're talking about here is, is my life. The rest of it.::[cop lights joint, takes one hit, then discards it]::L.A. Highway Patrol: The Sixties are over... MAN!

Felix: Listen to this, I'm in fucking Florida, right. This southern prat comes up and he's like, uh, "Hey! England's small. You must know that John Fuckin' Smith guy, right?" Fucking Smith. I'm like, "oh yeah, yeah mate. That's right. John Smith, yeah, I do know him, but, uh, he doesn't come from England mate, no, he comes from fucking"::Felix, Frederick: Pricksville, USA.

Shirley DeSouza: Well, shit in a bag and punch it!

Elmo: What the fuck did they do to this fish? Batter it to death?::Felix: Fish and chips, national dish mate.::Elmo: More like a national disaster!

Felix: I couldn't take America. It's like fuckin' Albania in neon.

Bed and Breakfast (2000)

Actors: Barclay Hope (actor), Aaron Woodley (director), Aaron Woodley (writer), Robert Crossman (producer), Robert Crossman (actor), Robert Crossman (editor), Peter Blais (actor), Jim Desroches (miscellaneous crew), Susan Kottman (actress), Lindsay Collins (actress), E.C. Woodley (producer), E.C. Woodley (composer), Michelle Axbey (actress), Jennifer Hall (actress), Rachel Crossman (actress),

Plot: Chandler owns and runs one of the finest bed & breakfasts in town. What his guests do not realize, is that each room is secretly monitored by a hidden video camera. He delights in entering the very private worlds of those who pass through, and when the Glue family arrives, he uncovers their well kept secret. In this short dramatic film, which combines stop-motion animation with live-action, dark truths are brought to the surface, not only for the Glue family, but very unexpectedly, for Chandler himself.

Genres: Short,

photo: WN / Imran Nissar

File - File - People cling to trucks and wade through water as they are moved to safety following flooding in Anantnag district, Kashmir, 25 June, 2015.

World heading for catastrophe over natural disasters, risk expert warns

Edit The Guardian 24 Apr 2016

With cascading crises – where one event triggers another – set to rise, international disaster risk reduction efforts are woefully underfunded. Global development is supported by. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. @swajones ... Last year, earthquakes, floods, heatwaves and landslides left (pdf). Yet the international community spends less than half of one per cent of the global aid budget on mitigating the risks posed by such hazards ... ....

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Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba, commonly know as Papa Wemba

World music star Papa Wemba dies after collapsing on stage

Edit The Hindu 24 Apr 2016

Papa Wemba, a musician known around the world as the king of Congolese rumba, has died following a collapse on stage during a concert, officials said. He was 66. Culture Minister Baudouin Banza Mukalay confirmed the musician’s death on Sunday, calling it a “great loss for the country and all of Africa.” ... He was taken to a nearby clinic, but couldn’t be resuscitated ... Keywords....

photo: AP

US President Barack Obama and Prince William while Catherine Duchess of Cambridge plays with Prince George at Kensington Palace during visit to Britain.

'Adorable' Prince George wows Obama in pyjamas

Edit Deccan Herald 23 Apr 2016

Barack Obama has described Prince George as "adorable" after the 2-year-old son of Prince William and Kate Middleton was allowed to stay up past his bed-time to meet the US President. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hosted Obama and wife Michelle for an informal dinner at Kensington Palace in London last night, after which photographs were released of the guests kneeling down to shake hands with the young prince in his pyjamas ... ....

photo: AP / Sunday Alamba

Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo arrives for the inauguration of the new Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja , Nigeria, Friday, May 29, 2015.

Africa's longest serving leader seeks new 7-year term

Edit Graphic 24 Apr 2016

The country's opposition leaders and international civil society groups have already dismissed Sunday's vote as "not credible". President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo faces six mostly unknown opponents, with most of the opposition boycotting the poll ... Critics accuse the 73-year-old of failing to distribute the country's oil wealth to the population of about 700,000 ... In the last election in 2009, Obiang won 97 percent of the vote....

photo: AP / Evan Agostini

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2012 file photo, singer Kanye West and girlfriend Kim Kardashian attend a benefit in New York. Reports attributed to anonymous sources broke over the weekend that Kardashian has given birth to her baby with West.

Kim Kardashian posts steamy NSFW photos from friend’s wedding

Edit Celebrity Café 24 Apr 2016

Kim Kardashian attended a friend’s wedding this past weekend and she captured the night’s events with some racy images that are definitely NSFW ... 001. A photo posted by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on Apr 23, 2016 at 6.05pm PDT. 014 ... 006 ... He married model Isabela Rangel ... ....

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Darius Rucker on Prince: 'He Made Me Stand Up and Listen'

Edit Rollingstone 21 Apr 2016

Country singer Darius Rucker is a longtime and vocal fan, an appreciation that began well before Rucker was leading Hootie & the Blowfish to massive success in the Nineties. Sidebar. Prince Dead at 57 » ... In the video above — from Rucker's annual St ... ....

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed PS3 Review

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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.  Image © Sega. Compare Prices. Maybe I';m just a sucker for silly racing games ... Maybe that explains my love for "LittleBigPlanet ... Game Details Publisher. Sega. Developer. Sumo Digital. ESRB Rating. E (Everyone). Genre ... Races include weapon pick-ups that can be used to derail your opponents with a variety of firepower, including snowballs, blowfish that serve as mines, and even swarms of bees ... ....

TV guide: Our picks, streaming - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 13 Apr 2016

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Netflix, new season available Friday. The gentle, optimistic Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt blows like a fresh breeze through a landscape dominated by much darker comedies ... The supporting characters are great fun too ... And just when you think the up-to-the-minute pop-culture references might date too quickly, a sweet Hootie & the Blowfish gag makes you think again. Nice. ... Advertisement ... Stan ... ....

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, season 2, on Netflix

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Here's why Greenville, S.C. is attracting athletes, fans and families

Edit Atlanta Journal 12 Apr 2016

Whether you’re a participant or a spectator, Greenville, S.C., is the ideal destination to feed your hunger for sports. With just a two-hour drive up I-85, you can enjoy the city’s family-friendly sporting events, vibrant downtown and four-season climate ... “It’ll be exciting for sure ... Past celebrity competitors include musicians Mark Bryan (Hootie and the Blowfish) and Ed Roland (Collective Soul) and actors Lucas Black (“NCIS ... 120 S ... Life....

Son gets email from late dad two years after he died

Edit Digital Spy 11 Apr 2016

A son received an email from his late father two years after he died ... It opens in the same way that Homer Simpson starts his recorded message to his children when he thinks he's dying in the classic 'One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish Blue Fish' episode of The Simpsons ... "I always said I will come back and haunt you ... ....

The Games Announced for the Wii U

Edit About.com 10 Apr 2016

This is a list of upcoming games announced for the Wii U. While announced, some of these games are in early development and may or may not ever actually be released; the further out the release date, the less chance we'll ever see the game. Those with specific release dates are, for the most part, definitely going to be released, although those dates could change ... Pokken Tournament (Bandai Namco). The game ... 2016 ... Gunscape (Blowfish)....

Come play in Greenville!

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Marcus Stroman shows his love of Toronto

Edit Toronto Sun 08 Apr 2016

Blue Jays opening day pitcher Marcus Stroman loves Toronto. He reps the 6ix on his jersey and his custom designed New Era hats.  . So it’s no surprise he took to The Players’ Tribune to talk up Hogtown. But – shocker – it wasn’t love at first sight ... “I didn’t want to go to Canada ... Blowfish is a spot that I always hit.” There were so many, he said in wonderment. We should get back to him....

Jays' Marcus Stroman shows his love of Toronto

Edit Toronto Sun 08 Apr 2016

TORONTO — Blue Jays opening day pitcher Marcus Stroman loves Toronto. He reps the 6ix on his jersey and his custom designed New Era hats. So it’s no surprise he took to The Players’ Tribune to talk up Hogtown. But – shocker – it wasn’t love at first sight ... “I didn’t want to go to Canada ... Blowfish is a spot that I always hit.” There were so many, he said in wonderment ... Email ... Twitter....

As Pearl Jam comes to Tampa, here’s why the band is still a ‘Ten’

Edit Tampa Bay Online 07 Apr 2016

The grass is always greener, even if you’re a world renowned recording artist. You think it would be enough to headline arenas, but so many entertainers wish they were professional athletes ... Last autumn I reminded Darius Rucker that he challenged me and some friends to play Hootie and the Blowfish in a game of basketball before a show 22-years ago, just before their breakthrough album “Cracked Rearview” exploded ... ....

The Red Grape's Todd Thompson answer the Roost Questionaire

Edit The Examiner 01 Apr 2016

The Red Grape is more than just a place for pizza. Although it's everyone’s favorite food. Executive Chef Todd Thompson rolls out, tosses and tops Sonoma’s best slice of pie at The Red Grape. However, Thompson's menu diversity and the way he rolls out specials that compliment The Grape's menu is an art in itself ... Strudel ... Joy ... If you ate some poorly prepared blowfish sashimi and passed, what person or thing would you like to come back as?....

The Red Grape's Todd Thompson answer the Roost Questionnaire

Edit The Examiner 01 Apr 2016

The Red Grape in Sonoma is more than just a place for pizza. Although it's everyone’s favorite food. Executive Chef Todd Thompson rolls out, tosses and tops Sonoma’s best slice of pie at The Red Grape. However, Thompson's menu diversity and the way he rolls out specials that compliment The Grape's menu is an art in itself ... If you ate some poorly prepared blowfish sashimi and passed, what person or thing would you like to come back as?....

'Blowfish' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Shark Bait (2006)

Quotes:

The 51st State (2001)

Quotes:

Bed and Breakfast (2000)

Blowfish Filmography

Blowfish

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World heading for catastrophe over natural disasters, risk expert warns

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Kim Kardashian posts steamy NSFW photos from friend’s wedding

You can search using any combination of the items listed below.

Darius Rucker on Prince: 'He Made Me Stand Up and Listen'

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed PS3 Review

TV guide: Our picks, streaming - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, season 2, on Netflix

Here's why Greenville, S.C. is attracting athletes, fans and families

Son gets email from late dad two years after he died

The Games Announced for the Wii U

Come play in Greenville!

Marcus Stroman shows his love of Toronto

Jays' Marcus Stroman shows his love of Toronto

As Pearl Jam comes to Tampa, here’s why the band is still a ‘Ten’

The Red Grape's Todd Thompson answer the Roost Questionaire

The Red Grape's Todd Thompson answer the Roost Questionnaire