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REDIRECT ALERT! (Scroll down past this mess if you're trying to read an archived post. Thanks. No, really, thanks.)

Due to my inability to control my temper and complacently accept continued silliness with not-quite-as-reliable-as-it-ought-to-be Blogger/Blogspot, your beloved Possumblog will now waddle across the Information Dirt Road and park its prehensile tail at http://possumblog.mu.nu.

This site will remain in place as a backup in case Munuvia gets hit by a bus or something, but I don't think they have as much trouble with this as some places do. ::cough::blogspot::cough:: So click here and adjust your links. I apologize for the inconvenience, but it's one of those things.


Monday, July 22, 2002

Good grief, how did I miss this!? Presidential hippo's death kept secret from leader
Nigeria's Presidential hippo has died from suffocation in a poorly ventilated tank.

The animal was originally a gift to the country's former military ruler General Sani Abacha.

But officials say they haven't yet told current President Olusegun Obasanjo about its death because they are afraid of his reaction.

The President's staff say Mr Obasanjo will be enraged by news that the tank was left in direct sunshine.

Channel Africa reports vets had transferred it to the tank in the palace at Aso Rock for a check up because it was making too much noise.

Story filed: 15:53 Wednesday 17th July 2002
I feel a wave of new spam coming on..."Please keep this secret--My name is Doctor Peter Ogunsalo, and I have been charged with recovering 600,000,000,000US$ which was illegally taken from the Nigerian Federal Hippopotamus Sport Training program by the previous director of the program, who was appointed by General Abacha. THIS IS LEGAL! We only need to use your bank account..."


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