Post by SunnyGirl on Dec 15, 2003 13:12:48 GMT -5
Zoo Christmas 
The Crist family worked at a zoo. Each year they predicted the
general luck and overall mood of the year by watching the the gnu. If
the gnu's ears were forward, that meant a successful, joyous year was
almost certain to happen. But if his ears were laid back flat against
his head, it meant that an unlucky or very unhappy year was sure to
come.
One year it was young Mary's turn to "survey" the animal and
come up with the prediction. It was her first time solo, and in her
excitement, she forgot to take the key to the cage. She was late in
coming to check on the gnu.
Well, she saw the wrong ear position and predicted a bad year,
when in fact it was quite good. To explain the error, the local
newspaper ran the following headline a year later:
MARY CRIST MISSES AN HAPPY GNU'S EAR!
The Crist family worked at a zoo. Each year they predicted the
general luck and overall mood of the year by watching the the gnu. If
the gnu's ears were forward, that meant a successful, joyous year was
almost certain to happen. But if his ears were laid back flat against
his head, it meant that an unlucky or very unhappy year was sure to
come.
One year it was young Mary's turn to "survey" the animal and
come up with the prediction. It was her first time solo, and in her
excitement, she forgot to take the key to the cage. She was late in
coming to check on the gnu.
Well, she saw the wrong ear position and predicted a bad year,
when in fact it was quite good. To explain the error, the local
newspaper ran the following headline a year later:
MARY CRIST MISSES AN HAPPY GNU'S EAR!
. I will be back looking for Lin and others.