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Koalas: Now Them's Good Eatin'

In the four years I've been working for a newspaper, I've received some goofy and bizarre e-mails. I have a thick folder marked "Crackpots" in my desk that I pull out whenever I need a good chuckle. Until today, my favorite was probably the guy who demanded I send him Andy Rooney's personal e-mail address. Andy and I are pretty tight, and I'm sure not about to jeopardize the magic of our relationship by telling the world his e-mail is cbsgrump@yahoo.com.

But I digress...

Today I received my new favorite. Someone wrote in to ask how much it would cost her to purchase two pet koalas (one male, one female) from us. This missive was, of course, immediately passed around to most of the office. Which led to a discussion as to whether or not koalas are legal to own as pets. A quick Google search produced this site, which resulted in me laughing my ass off.

I particularly like this Customer Testimonial: "My son has a lot of behavioral problems and his doctor recommended getting him a pet, but his puppies kept dying and we couldn't afford to keep going back to the pet store at $40 a pop. Thanks to Pets or Food, we can keep getting our son puppies as fast as he goes through them!" Signed: Loving parent, Deerpoint Florida.

I never did find out if it's legal to own a pet koala.

 

Comments

Posted by: SharonZ on November 18, 2004 03:02 PM

So they emailed you about purchasing koalas...why?

Yeah, disturbing website, especially the part about passing off parakeet as squab for a wedding banquet.

Posted by: Johnny B. Good on November 19, 2004 05:02 PM

I love the testimonials, such as....

"State law requires us to serve inmates 4 ounces of meat with lunch and dinner but our budgets keep getting cut by the state legislature. By buying our meat in bulk from Pets or Food, we're saving money, coming in under budget and we can still afford jerseys for the guards' bowling league."

-- Warden Jay Miller, Texas State Correctional Department

It all comes back to bowling, and "Lebowski".

Very funny site. Good catch.

Out.

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