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Old Tue Jan 01, 2002, 04:59pm
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally posted by Mark Padgett
This has been a joke in my family for generations. Whenever a kid is young and just learning what sounds animals make, we ask him or her, "What does the dog say, what does the cat say, what does the cow say, etc." Then, after about 7 or 8 obvious animals, we ask, "What does the giraffe say?"

Next, you can ask why the giraffe's neck is so long.

The obvious answer: Because the head is so far from the torso. (and it would look really stupid / cool not to have the neck connected at both ends)
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