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Pamela Anderson @ WSJ: Chimps Shouldn't Be Forced to Live like Me.
2006-04-28
Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, with at least 95% of the same DNA. We're closer to them than they are to gorillas, so when I see chimpanzees being used as on-screen comedians, dressed up in silly costumes to sell credit cards, I think, Is this any way to treat a relative?
This issue has been on my mind a lot lately. It started when my kids went on a field trip to what was billed as an exotic animal refuge in Malibu. I excitedly tagged along only to find that it was like a shabby petting zoo that rents lions, tigers and a fascinating pair of chimpanzees to productions like "The Gong Show" to perform pathetic tricks under lights in front of loud crowds--conditions that are very stressful. I chose to have that kind of life; these animals didn't.

Sorry, I just couldn't pass on Pamela's Debut on the WSJ editorial page. No ink dot drawing was in the paper. EFL.
Posted by:Nimble Spemble

#9  Dear Lord, please strike all the people who use the term "XX% shared DNA", dead.

Cordially Yours,
Professional Evolutionary Biologist.
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-04-28 21:38  

#8  She's still mad because she and Kid Rock were displaced as PWT queen and king by Britney and Cletus.

Personally, I think that if all four of them appeared at the same time on the Jerry Springer Show, it would have torn a hole in the very fabric of the low-cut jeans of the universe.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2006-04-28 21:01  

#7  So why did the WSJ invite her for an editorial? Circulation numbers down or what?
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2006-04-28 19:30  

#6  Pam Anderson has a mind? Who knew?

She does. But it can only hold one thought at a time.
Posted by: Fordesque   2006-04-28 19:13  

#5  Well, at least they've got non-speaking roles, Pam.

Just waggle your boobs and stradddle that bike, rub hard Pam. Sell whatever. But do shut up.
Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412   2006-04-28 18:23  

#4  At least the chimps don't need silicone to become sucessful in show biz.
Posted by: Sgt. D.T.   2006-04-28 15:41  

#3  "This issue has been on my mind a lot lately."

Pam Anderson has a mind? Who knew?

"I chose to have that kind of life; these animals didn't."

How do you know, Pammy? You say they're intelligent - have you asked them? Or did you just assume?

Remember, cookie - "assume" always begins with an ASS.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-04-28 14:00  

#2  Ah yes, we all know how much WSJ readers value the considered opinions of distinguished and accomplished individuals like Ms. Anderson.
Posted by: Mark E.   2006-04-28 13:57  

#1  That's great, Pam.
Now show us your boobs...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-04-28 11:50  

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