Camilla... It sounds like a "Flamingo liver's heaven!" <grin> Errrrr.... except it's kinda scary to picture such militant pink birds! <'nother grin> Oh - and I'm BACK! Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Camilla Flintermann <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 8:26 AM Subject: NON-PD: Flamingo Alert !!!!! >Friends-- be warned--there is a squad of "Military Flamingos" trained to >"charge" and residing at a zoo in Nassau, Bahamas. According to an >Associated Press article, these birds have been trained since the 1950s to >perform maneuvers in lockstep! This boggles the mind ! They are even >said to appreciate the applause of the audience, as they "run flailing >around the circle as if being chased by a warthog"! (I am NOT making this >up, as Dave Barry would say.) The trainer is quoted as saying, "Sometimes >they say NO and you have to accept it"---that's SCARY! There was even a >color photo of some 20 of the birds "darting past spectators"...... yep, >they are PINK all right! >What if this idea spreads to Barb Mallut's neighborhood? Will there be >*charging flamingos* on the loose there? Will they be using VISA cards????? >Where is our very own Barb-the Flamingo -person when we need her???? > > > ---just for fun!........ Camilla <[log in to unmask]> > > > On PDWebring at : http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/genugten/flinterm.htm > > > Laughter-- :-) :-) > the best medecine !