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New candidate for Python mascot

See http://news.independent.co.uk/world/...p?story=476931

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Jul 18 '05 #1
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Tim Churches <tc***@optushome.com.au> writes:
See http://news.independent.co.uk/world/...p?story=476931


For those who like to have a visual of the proposed mascot:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...911/bthde3bgn1

Unfortunately, it fails both the cute-and-cuddly and the
can-I-take-it-home tests.

Nick

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Jul 18 '05 #2
Nick Vargish fed this fish to the penguins on Thursday 15 January 2004
12:38 pm:


Unfortunately, it fails both the cute-and-cuddly and the
can-I-take-it-home tests.
Especially the second... being in the "It will take me home"
category... for dinner...
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Jul 18 '05 #3
Dennis Lee Bieber <wl*****@ix.netcom.com> writes:
Especially the second... being in the "It will take me home"
category... for dinner...


"We used to have three dogs, but then the Python guys changed the
mascot..."

Nick

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