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'Miscommunication' led to giraffe remains in trash
hosted ^ | Mar 26

Posted on 03/26/2010 2:49:44 PM PDT by JoeProBono

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Albuquerque city officials are blaming miscommunication for the remains of a Rio Grande Zoo giraffe being placed in a trash bin.

A memo Friday from city officials to Mayor Richard Berry said it was not an act of insubordination or disrespect but appears to be the result of unfortunate miscommunication between the zoo manager and an employee.

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TOPICS: Humor; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: giraffe; jpb; nm; trash
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1 posted on 03/26/2010 2:49:45 PM PDT by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono

An apparent giraffe gaffe...

:-(


2 posted on 03/26/2010 2:51:41 PM PDT by green pastures (Cynicism-- it's not just for breakfast anymore...)
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A memo Friday from city officials to Mayor Richard Berry said it was not an act of insubordination or disrespect but appears to be the result of unfortunate miscommunication between the zoo manager and an employee.

Clearly, the mayor does not wish to stick his neck out.

3 posted on 03/26/2010 2:54:33 PM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (Barack Obama: Government:: Bernie Madoff: Finance)
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To: JoeProBono

Don’t they have any carnivores there?


4 posted on 03/26/2010 2:54:52 PM PDT by SouthTexas (Congress is out of order!)
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In the dump? What a waste of good meat. Think of all the starving puppies and kittens.


5 posted on 03/26/2010 2:56:53 PM PDT by QBFimi (When gunpowder speaks, beasts listen.)
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To: SouthTexas

Waste not, want not.....

Save a lot on Lion Food, and appreciate how nature works...


6 posted on 03/26/2010 2:56:59 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: JoeProBono

Wouldn’t it be standing policy that if a multi-ton animal dies, you would want to figure out what killed it?


7 posted on 03/26/2010 2:58:09 PM PDT by jmcenanly
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The article says it was euthanized due to a leg injury...


8 posted on 03/26/2010 3:00:33 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: JoeProBono

That ain’t right


9 posted on 03/26/2010 3:03:12 PM PDT by GeronL (All politicians are POS. Some are just piled higher and smell worse.)
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To: SouthTexas; abb

abb, no attacking giraffe in this story. Still, not a common topic on FR. :)


10 posted on 03/26/2010 3:04:57 PM PDT by GeronL (All politicians are POS. Some are just piled higher and smell worse.)
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11 posted on 03/26/2010 3:05:21 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono

Punchline after seeing the trash bin;

“Wow. That bar must serve plenty of long necks.”


12 posted on 03/26/2010 3:07:38 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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If they didn’t want to feed it to the other animals, they could have gotten a loooong spit and BBQ’ed it for a fundraiser.


13 posted on 03/26/2010 3:09:44 PM PDT by SouthTexas (Congress is out of order!)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Bwahahaha!


14 posted on 03/26/2010 3:10:08 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: SouthTexas
If they didn’t want to feed it to the other animals, they could have gotten a loooong spit and BBQ’ed it for a fundraiser. Yeah, but Giraffes are all neck and all you get in neck is nothing but grisle....
15 posted on 03/26/2010 3:13:07 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: JoeProBono

LOLZ!


16 posted on 03/26/2010 3:13:14 PM PDT by GraceG
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I can see how it happened. I never know what my boss wants me to do when she says “before you go, will you clean this place up and throw away the dead giraffe?”


17 posted on 03/26/2010 3:15:33 PM PDT by philled ("There's always money in the banana stand."-- George Bluth)
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18 posted on 03/26/2010 3:15:37 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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19 posted on 03/26/2010 3:16:50 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: SouthTexas

I suppose you can’t wear giraffe skins?? (lol)


20 posted on 03/26/2010 3:18:04 PM PDT by GeronL (All politicians are POS. Some are just piled higher and smell worse.)
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