With all the hullaballoo about the U.S. Presidential Election, many of you may have missed the actual Most Important Election of Your Lifetime: The naming of the newest baby panda cub at the San Diego Zoo.
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| "You had your chance" |
The (now) little ball of fur was born on July 29, and yesterday was 100 days old, the traditional time for the naming of a Chinese baby. I guess you don't want to get attached before that; babies are so freaking fragile. Anyway, there was an election for baby panda names. The zoo received 30,000 emails about name suggestions and then whittled it down to a few choices and you could vote online. Did you vote in the baby panda name election? I sure did. I voted for Water Dragon (Shui Long), because that's the best name. I thought it had a good chance to win because it had so much meaning. You see, this is the Year of the Dragon, and the cub was conceived in a rare Southern California rainstorm. Thus, Water Dragon. Well, Water Dragon didn't win because people who love pandas are generally more sentimental than I, so the name Little Gift (Xiao Liwu) won, even though he won't be little for long. Dan and I are calling him Charlie Woo to cover our disappointment about Water Dragon. In the same spirit as the name Water Dragon, I propose all children should be named regarding the circumstances of their conception. Here are a few samples:
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| Heathrow |
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| Radisson |
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| Cortéz |
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| John |
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| Vicky |
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| Southwest Flight 482 Service to Albuquerque, Junior |
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