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Old Feb 14th, 2011, 06:32 AM
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Show your love on Valentines Day, Africa-style

Or at least Madagascar-style. As in Madagascar Hissing Cockroach.

www.wcs.org

"Nothing says forever like a cockroach." Name a cockroach in tribute of your one true love in honor of their resourcefulness and resiliency. Or maybe you love the fact that they willingly eat whatever emerges from your kitchen.

You can name one of these hearty creatures at the Bronx zoo by making a $10 donation. A distinguished looking certificate will be emailed to your Valentine with the chosen name of your Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. You can also personalize the certificate with several hundred keystrokes.

I practice what I preach and a Valentine certificate is on the way to my dear husband's inbox. It took 5 minutes and you can use paypal or one of 4 major credit cards.

Make this Valentine's Day unique special with the help of Wildlife Conservation Society, The Bronx Zoo and our Madagascar Hissing Cockroach friends. Your beloved will never forget this unique way of saying, "I love you."

www.wcs.org
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Old Feb 14th, 2011, 09:20 AM
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Only you Lynn, only you! Would find something like this.

What a good laugh and so unique... and I thought being a New Yorker, just naming the occasional mouse that made it's way in (before I let the trap get the poor thing), but since I haven't seen a cockroach in years... this is just perfect.

I sent one also, and am now only waiting to see his response! Or maybe not!
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Old Feb 14th, 2011, 09:23 AM
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Too funny! I once "adopted" a cockroach at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, but I never thought about doing it as a gift!!!
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Funny, atravelynn!! Thanks for the giggle.

I already gave wolves and rhinos this year. Both are having a tough go this year.
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Old Feb 14th, 2011, 05:10 PM
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Classy, Lynn. Thanks for the laugh and a good gift idea. My Valentine is free to show love by giving me a cockroach, a wolf, a rhino, a lion or any other threatened species at any time. Including a gorilla...or even a gorilla vet.

http://gorilladoctors.org/

Happy Valentine's Day.
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