...wait for it...
...Josiah.
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After further research I learned Josiah was "tossed on to the Presidential train as it traveled through Kansas in 1903 by a little girl, who shouted the animal's name to the President. Josiah was bottle-fed until he cut his teeth, at which point he started to nip at any legs available."
My estimation of Theodore Roosevelt--already fairly high--just went through the roof.
After searching the web, I've not been able to find any actual photos of Josiah, so instead I'll just put up a picture of a non-presidential badger. (By the way, "Presidential Badger"--fantastic band name).
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Second only the Presidential Wombat --
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=wombat&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
You started it...
Wow. That story just made me happier than I could ever have imagined. The one question is - which underling was the designated presidential badger bottle-feeder?
Wait, Barbara, do you know of ANCIANT's predilection for wombats? And was there a presidential wombat?? The link seems inconclusive.
ANCIANT, this post started my day right.
"Inconclusive" -- LOL
No, I didn't know of Anciant's penchant for wombats, but I hear the southern hairy-nosed wombat, although equally stout and sturdy, has larger ears than the common wombat, and its snout is coated with fine hairs.
What's not to love? In either case?
And if there wasn't a Presidential Wombat, there should be. We need all the stout and sturdy we can get. They are calm but feisty when need be.
By the way, they can live 27 years in captivity.
In the wild, not so much. There is always a trade-off.
However...as a wombat grows and matures, it becomes less and less friendly, and increasingly hostile and unpredictable. They have sufficient strength and speed to be dangerous.
Sarah "The Wombat" Palin.
Know fear, as Andrew S. would say.
BTW, I did not post these at 5:43+++ AM. Default/random times, used to fill the space? They mean nothing, right?
Or is there some alternative time/space continuum in cyberspace that posters tap/type into?
Until I saw my own time/date today, I thought everybody else rose early or bedded very late.
Now, not so impressed.
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