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To: paret who wrote (41697)	8/25/2005 1:00:07 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 93284

What do they do at feeding time? London Zoo exhibits humans From: Agence France-Presse From correspondents in London August 26, 2005 news.com.au LONDON Zoo unveiled a new exhibition overnight - eight humans prowling around wearing little more than fig leaves to cover their modesty. The "Human Zoo" is intended to show the basic nature of human beings as they frolic throughout Britain's August bank holiday weekend. "We have set up this exhibit to highlight the spread of man as a plague species and to communicate the importance of man's place in the planet's ecosystem," London Zoo said. The scantily-clad volunteers will be treated as animals and kept amused at the central London zoo with games and music. "I actually think the fig leaves will be enough to cover us up, it's no worse than a swimming pool," said volunteer Simon Spiro, 19, from New Malden, south of the British capital. Mr Spiro, selected from dozens of hopefuls in an internet competition, said he was excited by the prospect of monkeying around on the zoo's Bear Mountain. "I'm a veterinary student so the idea of working for a zoo was something that appealed to me. "I thought it would be fun and interesting because I'm an outdoorsy kind of person," he said. Brendan Carr, 25, from Aylesbury, southern England, wrote a poem in his bid to get on the mountain. "I'm funky like a monkey and as cool as a cat, talk more than a parrot, up all night like a bat," it went. "I got a laugh like a hyena but get the hump like a camel, so cover me in fig leaves as I'm the ultimate mammal."

To: paret who wrote (41697)	8/25/2005 2:02:00 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

In a widely publicized and vocal break with the magazine, former columnist Christopher Hitchens left The Nation when it published a large number of letters from readers, who, Hitchens claimed, blamed America for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Well Hitchens is entitled to his opinions just as were the readers. The Nation's Editorial Board includes Tom Hayden, Toni Morrison, and Roger Wilkins. So? They are respected citizens of the US. Now if Pat Robertson were on the board I would think twice about reading the magazine. Can you believe that Robertson? Do you think dementia has set in........or is he just plain stupid?