Jake Young is a MD/PhD student at Mount Sinai School of Medicine focusing in Neuroscience. He is due to graduate in 2032. He received a BS and a MS in Biological Sciences from Stanford University -- where he spent most of his time drinking heavily and building vegetable catapults instead of learning information that would now be eminently useful. When he is not failing terrifically to perform his sworn duties, he enjoys watching bad movies, ethnic food, and running.
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Posted on: June 14, 2006 2:11 PM, by Jake Young
GrrlScientist displays one of her favorite animals -- the Okapi.
Personally I think it looks suspiciously similar to the result of a profane, drunken hookup between a zebra and a giraffe. I wonder who rolled over only to be shocked that morning -- my guess is the zebra...
How would that even work? I would think zebra girl, giraffe boy, but I am willing to hear alternative views on the subject. Like all drunken hookups, the issue of mechanics is usually secondary.
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wait a second .. even though zebras are widely known to be zealous party animals, everyone knows that giraffes don't drink!
Posted by: GrrlScientist | June 14, 2006 2:29 PM
Oh, giraffes do drink, but only in strange contortionist positions. Kama Sutra comes to mind.
Posted by: coturnix | June 14, 2006 2:32 PM