PredatorBiologist, a timely story for you
Dec 11th, 2008, 10:44 AM
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PredatorBiologist, a timely story for you
Bill, on the other thread the subject of names for your new baby came up. Something happened at lunch today that I have to tell you.
My parents gave my sister a 4 or 5' tall giraffe when she was about 16 years old (she's 46 now). She kept the giraffe for a very long time and finally gave it to a niece a couple of years ago. Now the niece is ready for it to move on. My brother asked my dad if he would like to have the giraffe for an 8 yr old, Corie, that lives with them and Dad said yes and he took the giraffe home yesterday.
This morning my dad went in to wake up Corie and there was a huge lump in her bed. He asked her what in the world it was and she threw back the covers and it was that giraffe! She loves it. Corie asked my dad what the giraffe's name was and he said it had never been named so she might as well call it Ralphie. She asked, why Ralphie? He said, you know,ralph/gi-raffe sounds the same.
It cracked me up and I immediately thought of you trying to come up with a name
My parents gave my sister a 4 or 5' tall giraffe when she was about 16 years old (she's 46 now). She kept the giraffe for a very long time and finally gave it to a niece a couple of years ago. Now the niece is ready for it to move on. My brother asked my dad if he would like to have the giraffe for an 8 yr old, Corie, that lives with them and Dad said yes and he took the giraffe home yesterday.
This morning my dad went in to wake up Corie and there was a huge lump in her bed. He asked her what in the world it was and she threw back the covers and it was that giraffe! She loves it. Corie asked my dad what the giraffe's name was and he said it had never been named so she might as well call it Ralphie. She asked, why Ralphie? He said, you know,ralph/gi-raffe sounds the same.
It cracked me up and I immediately thought of you trying to come up with a name
Dec 11th, 2008, 05:29 PM
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Funny Sundowner! I'll add Ralph to the selection list that I will review over some Amarula this week. Leo has a big cheetah that is at least 3 feet tall. On safari I found out from a German couple that my grandfather who was born there had a last name that could be considered a derivative of cheetah in German, Gepard is the German word and our name was Gebhardt so we call him Gebby after my grandfather.
Unborn baby just received a wonderful stuffed rhino last weekend from a friend so our safari collection is growing nicely.
Unborn baby just received a wonderful stuffed rhino last weekend from a friend so our safari collection is growing nicely.
Dec 11th, 2008, 06:08 PM
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Ashley surprised a porcupine walking to her tent one night at Mashatu and it really scared her. Last week Katie and I went to the hospital gift shop to buy something for her new baby and what did we find but a porcupine. What are the chances of the hospital gift shop having a porcupine stuffed animal. Of course, we bought it.
Dec 30th, 2008, 10:30 PM
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That is a cute story Cindy! Congrats again on your daughter's new baby Bryce.
Congratulations to PB and family and welcome MAX (King of the wild things) from the storybook Where the Wild Things Are!
(And also congrats on your story in the Dec. issue of Africa geographic)
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Congratulations to PB and family and welcome MAX (King of the wild things) from the storybook Where the Wild Things Are!
(And also congrats on your story in the Dec. issue of Africa geographic)
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Dec 31st, 2008, 07:51 AM
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Thanks Carla for both congrats.
We did go with Max, with the connection to the Where the Wild Things Are as the natural world theme. Also, with 6 letters total for both boys names I'm instilling a conservation ethic from the beginning
We did go with Max, with the connection to the Where the Wild Things Are as the natural world theme. Also, with 6 letters total for both boys names I'm instilling a conservation ethic from the beginning
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