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From Timberlake to Tank

02 Nov 2007

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*NSYNC with wildlife

JT ain't gonna buy you a diamond ring (that sort of gift don't mean anything). He wants to get you somethin' special, Aussie Zoo: It's his Hancock on a check.

Could watching 30 Rock in our Scrubs while Singing Bee why we're The Biggest Loser in The Office?

More awkward: Squeezing "green" into all of NBC's primetime shows? Or squeezing all of the shows into that headline?

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Ass forwards

A Sicilian town is reducing emissions by replacing its rubbish trucks with carts pulled by donkeys. Says the mayor, "We are making savings and making the world a better place." Yeah, but your garbage collectors smell like ass.

Spray it, don't slay it

Leading causes of climate-change-related deaths: drought, disease, and lawn care.

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Someday, bloody someday

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Sarah van Schagen is Grist's assistant editor.

Sarah K. Burkhalter is Grist's editorial assistant.

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Australia Zoo

Well done, Justin! What a classy way to lighten the pocket of some burdensome change!

On the Australia Zoo site, go from Animals to Mammals to Kangaroos, and you get to this odd non-sequitur:

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Kangaroos are one of the only animals that are not able to move backwards easily, and this is why they are used on the Australian national emblem.
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I can see how a kangaroo might have a hard time walking backwards. But what national character is an inability to back up supposed to symbolize? And is it anything to be proud of?

Chickens deserve our true friendship! So do fish! So do other sentient beings! Let us learn to be kind.

by caniscandida at 10:10 PM on 02 Nov 2007

well...

The kangaroo is always moving forward. Clever, if intentional.

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by Greta at 3:40 PM on 04 Nov 2007

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