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Re: Strange Koala News
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Sat, 9 Feb 2002 20:15:14 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:

  I was digging around on CNN today, and found an interesting
  story about San Francisco's "late" koala (died at 19, apparently
  the oldest known?)

  http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/02/08/oldest.koala.dies.reut/index.html

  But the part that caught my eye was this:

  "Zoo officials said that according to the International Koala Stud
  Book kept in Melbourne, Australia, Clarry had lived longer than
  any other male koala documented."

  "International Koala Stud Book?"  Are we looking forward to competition
  koala racing or something? (I can't imagine how much fun *that* would
  be).  Either that, or I'm picturing the Koala equivalent of beefcake
  magazines.  Either way, it's a little bit disturbing.

It sits on the shelf right next to the listings of all the bathrooms in  the
country. Gotta' say this for our Oz friends...their publishing industry
doesn't shy away from much!

Matt



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(...) Don't forget the kangaroo scrotum product catalogue! :D But "International Koala Stud Book" implies that it's updated *and* that it's not restricted to Australians. I wonder--could I make a mint with International Koala Stud trading cards? (...) (23 years ago, 9-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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I was digging around on CNN today, and found an interesting story about San Francisco's "late" koala (died at 19, apparently the oldest known?) (URL) But the part that caught my eye was this: "Zoo officials said that according to the International (...) (23 years ago, 9-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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