yvr girl
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Mon Aug-22-05 08:40 PM
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Why Donkeys and Elephants? |
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Why are these animals symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties? I just don't get it. Let this Canuck in on the secret.
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Mon Aug-22-05 08:40 PM
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Edited on Mon Aug-22-05 08:41 PM by Jara sang
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yvr girl
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Mon Aug-22-05 08:52 PM
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4. We have loads of them in Canada |
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How many indigenous elephants are in America?
Our political parties don't have animal symbols.
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Mon Aug-22-05 09:06 PM
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6. We had loads, until Canada stole them. |
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Mon Aug-22-05 09:55 PM
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I challenge you to show me a single organism that would thrive in Canada's harsh desert climate, save for camels and dung beetles.
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Mon Aug-22-05 08:42 PM
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Mon Aug-22-05 08:43 PM
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3. Geez, do you have to link to that stuff? |
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Now I have to wipe my browser cache again...
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Mon Aug-22-05 09:05 PM
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5. You're so right. I think a pig and a chicken would be more appropriate. |
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(Sorry, I just couldn't resist.)
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Mon Aug-22-05 09:08 PM
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7. Thomas Nast cartoons from the 1800s |
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Don't know the exact details, but he was the one who came up with the Ass and the Elephant.
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Mon Aug-22-05 09:10 PM
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9. The stubborn donkey and the rogue elephant. |
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Post Civil War Democrats were too set in their ways. Republicans of that era promoted plutocracy and corruption.
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Mon Aug-22-05 10:10 PM
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12. Well, nobody's perfect... |
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Mon Aug-22-05 09:09 PM
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8. More about the Donkey and the Elephant |
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Mon Aug-22-05 09:13 PM
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10. I've always wondered about that myself. |
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