Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Greetings fellow Bizarros:

Thanks to the Internet we have all seen the dog who says, "Hello," and the dog who says, "I love mamma," and then there is the famous cat who says, "Oh, long Johnson," and "Oh, Don Piano." And, of course, with some birds you can practically have conversations.

But have you seen the elephant who can speak Korean?

An Asian elephant named Koshik can imitate human speech, speaking words in Korean that can be readily understood. The elephant accomplishes this by sticking his trunk in his mouth.

As a juvenile elephant - a period when elephants are developing and forming bonds - it seems that Koshik was trying to connect with those around him. At the Everland Zoo in South Korea, humans were his only social contacts.

Unfortunately, after more than five years of association with humans his vocabular is limited to five distinct words. Koshik can say, "annyong" (hello), "anja" (sit down), "aniya" (no), "nuo" (lie down) and "choah" (good). Not exactly Franz Kafka, but pretty good for an elephant.

You better believe I found the video for you. You can watch it by clicking: Watch Koshik speak.

Bizarrely,
Lewis

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*-- Even More Bizarre Holidays in November --*
November 20 is Absurdity Day
November 21 is World Hello Day and False Confessions Day
November 22 is Start Your Own Country Day
November 23 is National Cashew Day
November 24 is Use Even If Seal Is Broken Day
November 25 is National Parfait Day
November 26 is Shopping Reminder Day
November 27 is Pins And Needles Day
November 28 is Make Your Own Head Day
November 29 is Square Dance Day
November 30 is Stay At Home Because You're Well Day


*-- Man spots Bigfoot in Utah? --*
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah man says he saw Bigfoot while camping in Provo Canyon. The man, whose real name has not been reported, posted a video to YouTube of what he says he believes may be Bigfoot, KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, reported Saturday. The man said he and a friend were hiking near Squaw Peak and Little Rock Canyon Overlook when they spotted what they believed to be a bear. But when "the monster stood up and looked right at us," they fled. "We had actually been standing there for awhile. We had thought it was a bear up to that point but when it stood up and looked at us it was just massive animal," said the video's uploader. "We don't know what it was. I mean none of us really believe in Bigfoot but we've talked about it over and over again since then. It happened on Monday and all of us are positive that thing wasn't a bear," the uploader said.


*-- Nun charged with thefts from churches --*
KENDALL, N.Y. - A nun, accused of stealing $128,000 from two New York State churches, was treated for a gambling addiction, a leader of her religious order said. Sister Mary Anne Rapp, 67, of Lewiston, N.Y., has "maintained her recovery" after completing a nine-month stay at a gambling treatment facility, Sister Edith Wyss, provincial minister for the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity, said. Rapp was arraigned in Kendall, N.Y., Town Court Monday on a felony count of second-degree grand larceny, charged with stealing from two churches where she worked, in the Town of Kendall and the Village of Holley, the Buffalo, N.Y., News reported Tuesday. Attorney James P. Harrington entered a not guilty plea on her behalf, court records said. Sister Rapp allegedly stole money donated by church members to finance trips to a nearby casino and horse racing track, the newspaper said. "She agreed at our order's behest to seek treatment for her gambling addiction," said Wyss. "We continue to pray for Sister Mary Anne and help her deal with her addiction, which is sadly prevalent in our society."


*-- READER COMMENTS --*
Lewis, I don't know why we Americans continue to complain about our politicians' awful track record. Until WE start holding them accountable for their jobs and FIRE them if they don't do what WE want, then none of us have the right to complain about anything! Thanks, Mike
[If there are no good candidates (and there usually aren't) I tend to vote against the incumbent. So we would tend to agree. Keep kicking them out until you get a good one.]

Can I still celebrate November 12? I like anchovies on my pizza.
[No, but you can celebrate Veteran's Day.]

Tonight is time change to set the clock back 1 hour... and on Tuesday try not to set the country back 50 years. No matter which party a person is with, they think this statement is about the other.

Lewis, your other readers seem to have missed the part that said the zombie exercise was being put on by a private company and was by invitation only. No doubt, they sell to the gov't, nevertheless, they're just citizens chumming the waters before selling their own brand of snake oil. -Andrew
[A private company contracted by the government. You are going to end up paying for it one way or another.]

*-- END OF READER COMMENTS --*
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