A school of tadpoles chilling along the edge of the water. Judging from their abundance on land nearby, these are most likely to be future American toads.

Here’s an unlikely hip-hop music video which begins with Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Jamie Foxx, and Ron Howard showing up together at a party. Samuel L. Jackson is already there, chilling with a young woman whose boobs are hanging out. The party is off the hook, there’s even a man wearing a giant panda head. At one point, Ron Howard raises up his champagne glass in unison with the others, while dollar bills flutter down from the ceiling.

The other day, there was concern over whether Lizard People could be someone’s name, as Franken’s lawyer contended that since Lizard People was not a real person, it shouldn’t count as an overvote. Coleman’s lawyer helpfully suggested “Beaver” and “Chopper” as unusual nicknames some people have. It eventually was counted as an overvote. (Donovan has more on Mpls Metblog about why that was a dumb position to take and why Franken needs a new lawyer.)

Local news crew The UpTake has been grinding away and providing non-stop recount coverage, and it’s been paying off, with record-breaking traffic to their site. Their hard work was also spotted on CNN, with regards to their coverage of MN Senate recount comedy ballots.