Here's one way to promote the zoo: have a dog eaten by a croc

As part of their "Come to the Zoo, before the Zoo comes to You" campaign, the Neunkircher Zoological Gardens have come up with an unusual way of promoting themselves...

The croc-suit-wearing dog helped increase attendance by 15% that month.

Pentagon confirms it sought to build a "gay bomb"

Oh, dear. So much absurdity to choose from today...have a look at the "gay bomb" article here. And I'm really enjoying the thread on Fark.com that was prompted by (yet another) debate in Utah regarding bringing God back into the classroom. Someone must have revoked his diploma. The letter at left wins my absurdity award for the day. Best line: "...to all the atheists in America: Get off of our country." Made me think of the cartoon below :)

100 Words Every High-School Graduate Should Know

A pretty daunting list, but see how many you know...my favourite is still jejune. I used to work for a Head in the English Department who insisted we put an end to our jejunery during department meetings. So instead we decided to be puerile and frolicsome.