If you don't already track Blink 182's Mark Hoppus' every move through his Twitter account, allow me to fill you in on something awesome that one of our Blink-loving staff members spotted last week:
Ask and ye shall receive, Mark!
Since Mark made the compassionate choice to use a plastic prop rather than a real octopus for his photo shoot, peta2 is giving him a 'Compassionate Citizen' Award. He'll also receive a framed certificate and a card signed by peta2 staffers.
Octopi are intelligent and sensitive animals who have been observed communicating with each other. They're able to grasp objects with their tentacles just like we can with our hands, and some have even been taught to unscrew jar lids in order to retrieve food inside.
Here's to Mark for showing that "all the small things" deserve compassion and respect!
xo
hoppus is the maaaaaaan haha
Yeah!! Mark you rock, and you really desrved that award because not every artist will pay 1000 bucks to save an animal's life.
Your my idol!!
It will be so cool if you sent me an email about anything i would love that!
bye
Summer 2009
PS Do you still like Sombrero's?
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Roberto Martinez Monterrey Mexico
haha, this is great. i remember getting the text on my phone and thinking, wow mark is so awesome.
im so excited to see the octopus photoshoot & for blinks tour!!!
ps. peta2: mark wants you to change his photo cus he thinks he looks fat. lol.
http://www.pickrset.com/markhoppus/?p=581
i love mark
That's so cool. I had no idea they could open jars btw. I could of realllly done with an octopus this morning as they seem not only more intelligent than me, but stronger too!
Well done Mark!
Mr. Hoppus rules, we should build him a statue in his honor!
mark is my favorite mark is my favorite <3333333333
aww…that's sweet.
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.
I lerrvv him.
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.
I lerrvv him.
<3
=] Good job, Mark Hoppus!
Hoppus is my god (L)