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The unicorn - official mascot of the World's Fair (and a bit about nuclear warheads)

Category: Humor stuff, and in the best of worlds, science humor stuff
Posted on: June 26, 2008 10:58 AM, by David Ng

When I read pieces like this one (at McSweeney's), it makes me want to make the World's Fair the place to go to at ScienceBlogs when you want to catch up on unicorn stuff.

Anyway, here's the first paragraph:

The unicorn starts out by laying out its plan to counter the North Korean nuclear threat. It says, "Create a giant rainbow over the entire country that lasts 100 years and then flood the DMZ with thousands of puppies--er, kittens. Because nothing's cuter than a kitten scratching and meowing to get in somewhere. Then, after we break through, the Marines go in and take over any nuclear facilities, turning them into 'Happy Centers,' filled with flowers, cupcakes, popcorn (low sodium), toys, smiles, trust, and kinship."

Read the rest at McSweeney's.

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