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I don't think they're ready for this jellyfish

Sea-dweller stops McConaughey in his tracks

Posted by Yolanda Crous (Guest Contributor) at 10:16 AM on 04 Apr 2007

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The recent discovery of Irukundi jellyfish off the coast of Fraser Island, Australia, has stopped production of Fool's Gold, a sure-to-be-Oscar-contender starring Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson. The teensy-tiny toxic creatures ("no larger than a thumbnail") are usually found only in northern Queensland, but -- you guessed it -- warming temperatures seem to be pushing the deadly (and we mean deadly) critters south.

The upside: Now that global warming has deprived the world of the wacky romantic-comedy stylings of Matt and Kate for a few whole days, maybe the administration will finally have the motivation it needs to do something about global warming.

Yeah. And maybe Matthew McConaughey will finally go a whole day without taking his shirt off in public.

or "irukandji" ...

... but whatever.

It seems puzzling, why so small a creature should need so powerful a venom.  This is clearly a job for Robert Delfs: Why do these pretty little things, from up by you, dear Robert, need to be so deadly?  What are they afraid of?  Or else, what big game do they have in their sights?

As for darling Matthew: Yes, indeed, he should be strongly encouraged to take off as much of his clothing as possible.  But we must make sure he does it in a safe place.  Otherwise, the sweet lad may feel a certain cramping of his style ...

Chickens deserve our true friendship! So do fish! So do other sentient beings! Let us learn to be kind.

by caniscandida at 1:13 PM on 04 Apr 2007

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