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    Run away and join the circus - - if only for one performance  09 Jan 2004
    ...says. At age two, he befriended elephants. At 10, he became a ''giraffe jockey'' and by 12 he was directing his own animal act. He ... (Miami Herald, FL)

    Head of Midwest Museum quits post  09 Jan 2004
    ...animals in 2001. The museum will display 350 taxidermic animals, including an elephant, giraffe and other exotic wildlife. The museum ... (Dekalb Daily Chronicle, IL)

    Detroit 2004: Keeping it on the road  09 Jan 2004
    ...instance Jaguar made the inexplicable decision to mount an F1 chassis high on the wall, in the perfect line of sight for the occasional visiting giraffe. ... (Motorsport.com, Canada)

    Tears of the Giraffe  Jan 4, 2004
    ...you enjoyed 'The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency', then you can look forward to savouring the first line of Alexander McCall Smith's sequel, 'Tears of the Giraffe ... (IAfrica South African News, South Africa)

    The Giraffe ’ s Christmas  Dec 30, 2003
    I am moved but I do not sign. Oh, the giraffe. Yes, yes, the giraffe. He’s right around the corner. Be patient. It’s Christmas. It seems weird. ... (iBerkshires.com, United States)

    From Butch Cassidy to Giraffe Hunting  Dec 17, 2003
    ...works to its National Film Registry, ranging from popular (news - web sites) classics like "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" to a documentary about giraffe ... (Yahoo News)

    Giraffe's tour stops at Wolcott library  Dec 23, 2003
    WOLCOTT — Instead of the donkeys and camels of the Nativity or Santa’s reindeer, a 7-foot-tall giraffe named Erin is the animal attracting the most ... (Finger Lakes Times, NY)

    Zoo Giraffe Dies In Unusual Accident  Dec 22, 2003
    The Erie zoo’s only female giraffe died Sunday. The giraffe, named Sarah, came to the Erie Zoo when she was just a year old. She ... (WJET, PA)

    Giraffe at Erie Zoo euthanized after injury  Dec 22, 2003
    The giraffe caught one of her horns in a gate Friday and strained her neck. She was given steroids and initially appeared to respond ... (NEPA News, PA)

    Under the big top  Jan 8, 2004
    The menagerie includes zebras, camels, laughing hyenas, an ostrich, elephants, llamas, alpacas and "Too Tall," a performing baby giraffe. ... (Biloxi Sun Herald, MS)

    The insult  Jan 6, 2004
    Clarke compared the chancellor to a "long-fingered baboon", the home secretary to a "hungry crocodile", the agriculture minister to a "knock-kneed giraffe" and ... (Guardian, UK)

    Berkeley artist in paper proves you can't have your art and eat ...   Jan 7, 2004
    Arnold did not invent the genre, which was suggested to her by a small paper giraffe, made in Japan, that her mother gave as a present to her grandmother in ... (San Francisco Chronicle, CA)

    Vancouver Sun  Jan 8, 2004
    10391 -- 150th St., Surrey, 604-951-9575. $$. Giraffe Charming place, eclectic West Coast menu. 15053 Marine Dr., White Rock, 604-538-6878. $$/$. ... (Vancouver Sun, Canada)

    Ouch, Pain In The Neck!  Jan 7, 2004
    His head was now free to move as it liked. I sometimes wonder if animals too suffer from a stiff-neck. Imagine, for example, a giraffe having a stiff-neck. ... (Navhind Times, India)

    Lake area holds sites of historic interest  Jan 7, 2004
    The carousel inside, built around 1910, contains 54 painted animals, including a giraffe, camel and lion, and a two-person chariot. ... (Times Picayune, LA)

    SAMA exhibit highlights regional artwork  Jan 7, 2004
    Pittsburgh artist J. David Wissell made a life-size terra cotta head of a giraffe with half-closed eyes and a slurping tongue. Sister ... (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA)

    Republicans embrace plan targeting corporate tax break  Jan 8, 2004
    The legislation takes aim at what some politicians dub the "Geoffrey loophole," a reference to the giraffe logo of Toys R Us, one of the companies that have ... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)

    Anne Chalfant CONTRA COSTA TIMES |  Jan 2, 2004
    We scheduled pedicures at The Blue Giraffe spa, a pedicure being the minimum requirement for a Girlfriends Weekend. However, The ... (Provo Daily Herald, UT)

    Get all the news you want delivered to your door daily  Dec 27, 2003
    BY BECCY TANNER. A baby giraffe stands next to its mother in the giraffe building Friday at the Sedgwick County Zoo. The male baby, born Dec. ... (Wichita Eagle, KS)

    Interview: Daire O'Brien: Business is child's play for a Giraffe  Dec 13, 2003
    IF you want to get into Mary Ann McCormack’s bad books, then just call her Giraffe Childcare facilities “crèches”. Puh-leese. ... (The Sunday Times (subscription), UK)

    189 pounds of babies Both mothers are doing fine after two big ...   Dec 26, 2003
    County Zoo. On Dec. 12, a boy giraffe was born to Lois and Emmett. He weighed 108 pounds and stood 5 feet 6 inches tall. "He's pretty ... (Wichita Eagle, KS)

    A bristling good show from Dick  Jan 6, 2004
    Scott speaks like a commercial radio DJ and sports a hair-don’t that has looks as though it has just been wrestled from the slavering jaws of an angry giraffe ... (The Scotsman, UK)

    NDF offers to pay sjambok victims' medical expenses  Jan 7, 2004
    ...was not named, was identified a week after the raids by his superiors as the man ordered the exercise, which some sources say was code-named Operation Giraffe. ... (The Namibian, Namibia)

    Agencies optimistic of the opportunities  Jan 5, 2004
    Sarah Hughes left Harrison Cowley to form her own agency and after its first year Giraffe Communications counts Marketing Birmingham amongst its clients. ... (icBirmingham, UK)

    TUESDAY MATCH: Lemmon has special delivery for Mailmen  Jan 6, 2004
    ...audacious 40-yard looper high into the sky, back down over his head and under the bar (and believe me it had to be high to clear the head of the Mail's giraffe ... (Peterborough Evening Telegraph, UK)

    Animals' Best Friend  Dec 29, 2003
    Nine-year-old Angel Arellano stood in the middle of Chaffee Zoo on Sunday, placed an apple slice in her mouth and let Angolli the giraffe pluck it from her lips ... (Fresno Bee, CA)

    News in brief from the San Joaquin Valley  Dec 29, 2003
    Changes included a new 24-foot giraffe barn door, and rubber flooring in the giraffe barn that is easier on the hooves. When Angel ... (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL)

    Taxes an issue as Legislature gets started  Jan 8, 2004
    ...businesses. In particular, lawmakers will look at the "Geoffrey loophole," so-named after the giraffe mascot of Toys "R" Us. The ... (Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic, MO)

    Zoo animals get ready for their winter nap  Dec 31, 2003
    What’s really exciting is that the visitors will get to be eye-to-eye with the giraffe and get to feed the giraffe,” Anderson said. ... (Green Bay Press Gazette, WI)

    Kenyans Usher in New Year in Style  Jan 2, 2004
    ...sales. At the Giraffe Centre in Langata, a sizeable number of visitors took time off to play with the long-necked animals. Mombasa ... (AllAfrica.com, Africa)

    Act now to avoid rising costs on the cards  Jan 2, 2004
    ...an agreed level. Giraffe has a two-year one at 4.59 per cent, currently charging at 3.79 per cent, with a £299 fee. It’s easy ... (The Scotsman, UK)

    PS Seeks Deportation of Spectator Clarke  Jan 5, 2004
    He said Clarke went on to refer to agriculture minister Mundia Sikatana as a knock-kneed giraffe, legal affairs minister George Kunda as red-lipped snaked and ... (AllAfrica.com, Africa)

    Museum exhibit comes alive  Jan 5, 2004
    In an occupation that, at least domestically, consists mostly of mounting deer heads on plaques, they had a chance to work on oryx and okapi, giraffe and jaguar ... (Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX)

    Mayor's menu of projects might give taxpayers some indigestion  Jan 5, 2004
    ...ticket expenses. The items on the Kilpatrick administration’s present development menu would choke a full-grown giraffe. The new ... (Detroit News, MI)

    Renowned satirical writter Roy Clarke deported  Jan 5, 2004
    Mr. Clarke is alleged in his Thursday's column, "The Spectator" of January 1, to have called some government leaders as Muwelele, Long - legged Giraffe, Red ... (Zambia News Agency, Zambia)

    AC trip to Africa serves 4 benefits  Jan 4, 2004
    She's the one who said she's looking forward to a safari, having bought several more cameras just for it. "I want to see a giraffe in the wild.". Rev. ... (Sherman Denison Herald Democrat, TX)

    Making a big impression on rhinos  Jan 2, 2004
    We had seen the overlooked beauty of the impala, the disguised elegance of the giraffe, the comical sprinting of the dik-dik and the shiny blue "superb ... (Telegraph.co.uk, UK)

    Seconds out  Dec 27, 2003
    Readers wondered how Daren King could follow his ingeniously bizarre drugged-up romance Boxy an Star, published in 1999; Jim Giraffe (Cape, February) concerns ... (Guardian, UK)

    An MCG Test offers spectacle on both sides of the fence  Jan 5, 2004
    He must, I thought, have a neck like a giraffe to see round the edge of the sightscreen. But he didn't. His neck was quite normal. ... (The Age, Australia)

    Planes, strains and automobiles  Jan 2, 2004
    Blue-ink maps showing railways, coastlines, rivers and very little else. Spread on the bonnet of a jeep bogged in long grass, giraffe grazing the skyline. ... (The Age, Australia)

    Fitter Than Thou  Jan 5, 2004
    Honey Stingers, man," he says. Sean looks like a giraffe, impossibly tall and skinny, and sounds like a skateboarder. "Goes right to the bloodstream . . . ... (Washington Post)

    MEMBER EXCHANGE: Cincinnati school one of few in US on zoo ...   Jan 2, 2004
    Amir Kavyani, 17, was sweeping and hosing down the primary cage for Muhindu, the zoo's only giraffe, as zookeeper Val Nastold coached him on feeding giraffes. ... (WHAS 11.com (subscription), KY)

    PARENTS & CHILDREN CALENDAR  Jan 5, 2004
    10:30 am, JC Penney Wing. Free. Call 362-1900. Design paper bag giraffe puppets and paper plate peacocks this week at the Louisiana Children's Museum. ... (Times Picayune, LA)

    TRIBUNE-REVIEW THEATER CRITIC  Jan 3, 2004
    Curry spent 13 weeks working all day with actors in rehearsal to collect biodynamic data to refine the giraffe costumes that required an actor to work with not ... (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA)

    Here comes Carnival  Jan 1, 2004
    Art activities are titled "Jungle Begins with the Letter J," and include designing a paper bag giraffe puppet and a paper plate peacock. ... (Times Picayune, LA)

    Fire hits Whyte Ave. business  Dec 23, 2003
    ...damaged. In March, seven businesses on Whyte Avenue were destroyed by fire, including Albert's Pancake House and the Plaid Giraffe. (CBC Edmonton, Canada)

    Teens get taste of animal conservation  Dec 18, 2003
    The action days get the teens out into the park, such as with the giraffe encounter this week, and gives them hands-on experience in conservation field projects ... (North County Times, CA)

    'There's a hyena on the 2nd hole'  Dec 29, 2003
    Germany for the experience. "We had a big giraffe walking with us the whole way yesterday," Van der Walt said. Besides tourists from ... (Independent Online, South Africa)

    Congressional Film Registry Adds 'Butch Cassidy'  Dec 16, 2003
    ...works to its National Film Registry on Tuesday, ranging from popular classics like "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" to a documentary about giraffe hunting ... (Reuters, United States)

    Giraffes, wart hogs join golfers in South Africa  Dec 26, 2003
    We had a big giraffe walking with us the whole way yesterday," Van der Walt said. Golfers must sign an indemnity form before they can play. ... (Seattle Times, WA)

    African course boasts unique kind of game  Dec 26, 2003
    Germany for the experience. "We had a big giraffe walking with us the whole way yesterday," Van der Walt said. Game specialist Greg ... (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

    Beware of hippos, crocodiles  Dec 29, 2003
    Walt traveled from Germany for the experience. "We had a big giraffe walking with us the whole way yesterday," Van der Walt said. (CNN)

    Congressional film registry adds 'Butch Cassidy'  Dec 17, 2003
    ...cinematic works to its National Film Registry on Tuesday, ranging from popular classics like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to a documentary about giraffe ... (ABS CBN News, Philippines)

    African golf course offers its own kind of hazards  Dec 26, 2003
    Germany for the experience. "We had a big giraffe walking with us the whole way yesterday," Van der Walt said. Along with tourists ... (International Herald Tribune, France)

    The top ten South Florida family attractions  Dec 26, 2003
    The park is also undergoing a $5 million expansion – its first since the opening in 1967 – that will be completed in June to include a giraffe feeding ... (Boca Raton News, FL)

    Wildlife Par for this Course  Dec 26, 2003
    ...experience. Martina Gronwald and Adi Van Der Walt said of their round, “We had a big giraffe walking with us the whole way yesterday.”. ... (Cybergolf National)

    Zoo Aid from South State  Dec 31, 2003
    Priority projects include installing cushioned flooring over concrete for the giraffe barn to prevent injury to hoofs and replacing the rain forest bridge. ... (Fresno Bee, CA)

    FATHER FIGURE  Jan 1, 2004
    Toys 'R' Us catalog. You half-expected Geoffrey the Giraffe to stick his long neck out of the Continental flight. "A lot of times ... (Times Picayune, LA)

    Man-made menagerie makes many merry  Dec 31, 2003
    ...money. A smiling dolphin, a hip-high giraffe and a butterfly the size of a pterodactyl live in harmony at 1930 Pebble Beach Court. ... (Venice Gondolier, FL)

    Out of the flaming lips of men  Jan 1, 2004
    And after years of making albums with unlikely names (This Here Giraffe) and the testing Zaireeka – an idea which came from cars at a drive-in all playing ... (Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand)

    The Great Dane  Dec 31, 2003
    Oh and by the way, if you or someone you know is missing a dog that is easily mistaken for a giraffe, please contact me I will happily return the gentle giant ... (Jamaica Observer, Jamaica)

    Smell wards off ticks  Dec 15, 2003
    Californian chemist Bill Wood has found eight chemical substances in giraffe hair of which some give-off the smell that apparently deters the ticks. ... (News24, South Africa)

    Unresolved New Year resolutions  Dec 30, 2003
    So long as we regard a tree as an obvious thing, naturally and reasonably created for a giraffe to eat, we cannot properly wonder at it. ... (Hindustan Times, India)

    New world underground  Dec 26, 2003
    Echoboy, Giraffe (Mute); Matthew Dear, Leave Luck To Heaven (Ghostly); Broadcast, Ha Ha Sound (Warp/Outside); Stars, Heart (Paper Bag); The Unicorns, Who Will ... (Toronto Star, Canada)

    Amid the Fighters, a Few Winners  Dec 24, 2003
    Game play involves leading your monster army against the opponent's monster army; this may be the only game in which a squad of giraffe-whales does battle ... (New York Times)

    Phoebe Ward playing in her Heacham home. Picture: IAN BURT (03/ ...   Dec 26, 2003
    She also has a 'monkey' standing frame which helps strengthen her hip joints by making her stand up straight while she plays, a similar 'giraffe' chair and a ... (Lynn News, UK)

    Pole barn houses African menagerie  Dec 26, 2003
    Phares said. Depending on the animal, Phares charges from $500 to mount a lifesize bobcat to $20,000 for a lifesize giraffe. In ... (Gary Post Tribune, IN)

    Program promotes safety  Dec 28, 2003
    BrainMinders stresses injury prevention through the story of Wise Old Owl and his BrainMinder Buddies: Gerald Giraffe, Martin Monkey, Penny Panda and Fiona Fox ... (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL)

    BEST AND WORST TRIPS OF 2003  Dec 28, 2003
    ...stayed there twice), The Library Hotel (a book theme), Elysee Hotel (where former Czech President Vaclav Havel and other Czech leaders stay) and Hotel Giraffe. ... (Times Picayune, LA)

    Horse Mountain Roundup  Dec 16, 2003
    Did you know we have a King, a Queen, a Dragon, two Bears, and a Giraffe in our heavens this month? No partridge in a pear tree, though! ... (El Defensor Chieftain, NM)

    Books & Culture Corner: A Few Coming Attractions from 2004  Dec 29, 2003
    ...resourceful Mma Precious Ramotswe. Wendy and I are just ready to begin the second book in the series, Tears of the Giraffe. For those who ... (Christianity Today Magazine)

    Rocky River man back at play - at work  Dec 25, 2003
    There's an 8-foot Steiff giraffe in the store, a $5,000 Bentley pedal car and a $5,600 rocking horse," she says with a resigned smile. ... (Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH)

    Old items get new life as gifts  Dec 14, 2003
    ...local Christmas trees this year. How about a parking meter, a 12-foot-tall toy giraffe or dental instruments? Those are the kinds ... (The Saratogian, NY)

    Youth group delivers gifts to local kids  Dec 23, 2003
    Caitlyn asked Santa for a "real baby bunny, real puppies and kittens, and a real baby giraffe," Vollbracht said. "We got her a really ... (The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, MT)

    Classic Movies Added to Film Registry  Dec 16, 2003
    Other movies included "The Hunters," a 1957 film chronicling a giraffe hunt by Kalahari Desert tribesmen, and the 1926 tongue-in-cheek adventure-romance "The ... (Hartford Courant (subscription), CT)

    Classic movies added to National Film Registry  Dec 16, 2003
    Other movies included The Hunters, a 1957 film chronicling a giraffe hunt by Kalahari Desert tribesmen, and the 1926 tongue-in-cheek adventure-romance The Son ... (The Globe and Mail, Canada)

    "Sundance," "Young Frankenstein" Live!  Dec 17, 2003
    On the documentary front, the library selected 1957's The Hunters, which captured footage of a giraffe hunt by Kalahari Desert tribesmen, and a Fox Movietone ... (E! Online)

    Niagara Falls survivor sentenced for stunt  Dec 18, 2003
    Some of Jones' new co-workers, including "Cookie the Clown," and the "Giraffe-neck Girls" (Burmese women who lengthen their necks with rings), were in Niagara ... (Newsday)

    Streetwise: 'Santa' discloses what's hot, what's not with toys ...   Dec 20, 2003
    ...is looking at rolling out a new line of stores it will likely call Geoffrey, which loyal patrons to the chain know is the name of the company's mascot giraffe. ... (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA)

    Wilson Share Scheme To Continue  Dec 15, 2003
    Early in 2003, Wilson - the Flying Giraffe - floated himself as a publicly-listed company on the London Stock Exchange to finance his F1 debut. ... (Home of Formula One, UK)

    Shield your home's wireless network  Dec 21, 2003
    ...location. So don't name it after yourself, company, street or building number. Make it something generic, like "giraffe.". While ... (Everett Herald, WA)

    Best Sellers  Dec 14, 2003
    Alan Paton (Scribner Book Company). 10. Tears of the Giraffe. Alexander McCall Smith (Anchor Books/Doubleday). 1. Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling. ... (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

    All creatures great and small  Dec 13, 2003
    ...and manipulate things? Or even the length of a giraffe’s neck that allows it to pick leaves from the top of acacia trees? It’s ... (The Star, Malaysia)

    Revenue from animal adoption scheme doubles  Dec 21, 2003
    The list of adopted animals includes elephant Sumit, a pair of Hippos, Sujata the Giraffe, Nepal Kaliz (pheasant), silver pheasant and a pair of Cockatoo birds ... (Times of India, India)

    Chatological Humor  Dec 23, 2003
    Dinner at CB on Cap Hill? Yes. Were you the one in the giraffe suit? _______________________. Took a quick glance at the article you mentioned. ... (Washington Post)

    Mudrock On Catalogs  Dec 17, 2003
    Well, some damnfool was on a cell phone the other day talkin’ a mile a minute an’ weavin’ aroun’ like a giraffe on roller skates. ... (American Daily, OH)

    Restless Native: Allan Brown: Rock with a groovy kind of ...   Dec 20, 2003
    Who rides the backwards giraffe?” the song asked, illustrating the band’s uncanny insight into hippiedom’s most pressing cares and concerns. ... (The Sunday Times (subscription), UK)

    In the Stacks: This week offers tapes to listen to while wrapping ...   Dec 21, 2003
    ...out who-done-it and why. "Tears of the Giraffe," by Alexander McCall Smith, read by Lisette Lecat. The second in the detective series ... (Juneau Empire, AK)

    Game Drives in Africa - Tracking The King  Dec 18, 2003
    An astonishing 430 species of birds have been recorded and much game including the rare sitatunga and red lechwe, as well as buffalo, giraffe, elephant, zebra ... (Windsor Journal, CT)

    Give parents a break with nontoy gifts for holidays  Dec 14, 2003
    Have you seen the new commercial in which a frantic Santa Claus calls Geoffrey, the Toys R Us giraffe, because he’s running low on toys? ... (Huntington Herald Dispatch, WV)

    Couple finds profit in Books About You  Dec 24, 2003
    ...enjoyable.". The idea for the business took shape as Wendy recalled her own fond memories of a personalized book about a giraffe. ... (Towson Jeffersonian, MD)

    The Darix Togni circus pitches up at Fiorano  Dec 23, 2003
    ...stood in for the single-seaters. Elephants, hippos, giraffe and camels completed the merry band. Over two thousand people watched ... (Ferrari (Rassegna Stampa), Italy)

    Zoo's best friends  Dec 16, 2003
    ...said. "We do about 20 projects a year," he said. "It's everything from expanding the giraffe yard to replacing mulch.". People buy ... (The Capital Times, WI)

    The Zoo Academy  Dec 16, 2003
    Amir Kavyani, 17, of Westwood, was sweeping and hosing down the primary cage for Muhindu, the zoo's only giraffe, as zookeeper Val Nastold coached him on ... (Cincinnati Enquirer, OH)

    A 300 and a few other Christmas presents  Dec 23, 2003
    Calgary tournament in November. And you thought I forgot. To my teammate Tom Gossack: a mouse and a giraffe. To the Electric City ... (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

    Celebrate the New Year in WILD style at the zoo!  Dec 14, 2003
    Be sure to get along to some of our exciting Eye to Eye Encounters featuring some awesome animals in action from around the globe, including African giraffe ... (Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand)

    Exploring the Delta in an African Mokoro  Dec 24, 2003
    ...one of the many prey in this park - buffalo, antelope (roan, puku, kudu, sable, red lechwe, waterbuck, steenbuck, and bushbuck), wildebeest, impala or giraffe. ... (Windsor Journal, CT)

    Children's Museum sets Jingle Bell Jam  Dec 18, 2003
    The Camellia Trio will serenade the children at noon with some holiday tunes, then at 1:30 pm, author Cecilia Dartez will read her book, "Jenny Giraffe ... (Times Picayune, LA)

    Birdies? Try crocodiles  Dec 26, 2003
    Martina Gronwald and Adi Van der Walt traveled from Germany for the experience. "We had a big giraffe walking with us the whole way," Van der Walt said. ... (Rocky Mountain News, CO)

    Community Calendar  10 Dec 2003
    Dec. 19, 7-9:30 pm -- Camelopardalis, the Giraffe, stretches its neck out to see the New Year at Discovery Park in the Grand Kiva. ... (Eastern Arizona Courier, AZ)

    Rumsfeld's award a reminder that no one is immune from saying ...   10 Dec 2003
    ...am. No one else knows who I am. If I was a giraffe and somebody said I was a snake, I'd think, 'No, actually I am a giraffe.'". It ... (San Antonio Express, TX)

    Zoo Workers Walk Tall After Giraffe Awards  Dec 9, 2003
    PIONEERING surgery and a successful breeding programme left members of the giraffe team at Belfast Zoo walking tall yesterday after they won two prestigious ... (icNorthern Ireland, UK)

    Four local residents win 2003 Giraffe awards  Nov 25, 2003
    Winners were presented with a handsome giraffe statue with brass nameplate and nominees received a certificate reminding them that their deeds are appreciated. ... (Oconomowoc Focus, WI)

    State scores in tax royalty suits  Dec 9, 2003
    The heart of the dispute is what has come to be known as the Geoffrey issue or the Geoffrey loophole, so named for the Toys "R" Us mascot, a giraffe named ... (Times Picayune, LA)

    Giraffe could boost cultural links  Nov 22, 2003
    A giant metal giraffe is set to grace the streets of Southwold – in a bid to boost Danish culture. While the Danes may be better ... (Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK)

    Pattern of Mistakes Found in Zoo Deaths  Dec 6, 2003
    ...of zoo reports shows that records were changed or were incomplete in files on eight animal deaths -- including the deaths of an orangutan, a lion and a giraffe ... (Washington Post)

    Ex-Fort Worth vet criticized at National Zoo  Dec 7, 2003
    ...of zoo reports shows that records were changed or were incomplete in files on eight animal deaths, including the deaths of an orangutan, a lion and a giraffe. ... (Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX)

    Stuffed mammals not stuffy  Dec 7, 2003
    One giraffe is standing majestically, eating from a tree in a peaceful, can't-touch-me pose. Another is standing by a watering hole, bent over and drinking. ... (Akron Beacon Journal, OH)

    Route through some gruelling roads in EA  Dec 9, 2003
    Day eight takes competitors to the spectacular Great Rift Valley and a 50 kilometre section that threads it way around huge herds of majestic giraffe ... (Daily Nation, Kenya)

    A New Shape  Dec 8, 2003
    In the 1930's, mannequins without heads became the rage, giving way in the 40's and 50's to giraffe-necked society swans with polished talons and immaculate ... (New York Times)

    A brush with success  Dec 9, 2003
    The students took turns brushing Betsy's oversized teeth with a toothbrush, and watched a video about a giraffe that learns the importance of brushing. ... (Glendale News-Press (subscription), United States)

    makes a Christmas delivery  Dec 9, 2003
    ...begins talking. "What would you like for Christmas?" he asks. "I want a unicorn and a giraffe," Sarah says in soft whisper. Sarah and ... (Milwaukee Freeman Newspapers, WI)

    Survival saga boosts incubator plea  Dec 6, 2003
    His fundraising is one of several efforts from local businesses and community groups keen to raise the £28,000 needed to purchase a Giraffe Incubator. ... (Belfast Telegraph, UK)

    Louisiana sues national franchises for state taxes  Dec 7, 2003
    Geoffrey is a company that is owned by Toys "R" Us, and Geoffrey owns the rights to the Toys "R" Us mascot, a giraffe named Geoffrey, as well as trademarks and ... (Times Picayune, LA)

    Louisiana sues national trademark subsidiaries for state taxes  Dec 7, 2003
    BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Geoffrey the giraffe — or at least the subsidiary created by Toys R Us Inc. to hold its trademarks — owes ... (Times Picayune, LA)

    Family reading event set at Charles Carroll school  Dec 8, 2003
    The Giraffe Heroes Program at East Middle School Community Learning Center's Service Learning Club is collecting coats for the "Call for Coats" program. ... (Baltimore Sun, MD)

    Rumsfeld Awarded "Foot In Mouth"  Dec 3, 2003
    No one else knows who I am. If I was a giraffe and somebody said I was a snake, I'd think 'No, actually I am a giraffe.''. Others ... (Islam Online, UK)

    Celebrity stretch as Mogo Zoo goes cub crazy  Nov 25, 2003
    Ijuma the giraffe became an instant idol during his road trip from the Sydney docks to his new Eurobodalla Shire home last month. ... (Narooma News, Australia)

    Louisiana sues national trademark subsidiaries for state taxes  Dec 7, 2003
    BATON ROUGE, La. - Geoffrey the giraffe - or at least the subsidiary created by Toys "R" Us Inc. to hold its trademarks - owes Louisiana ... (Miami Herald, FL)

    Louisiana sues national trademark subsidiaries for state taxes  Dec 7, 2003
    BATON ROUGE, La. -- Geoffrey the giraffe _ or at least the subsidiary created by Toys "R" Us Inc. to hold its trademarks _ owes ... (Newsday)

    Louisiana sues national trademark subsidiaries for state taxes  Dec 7, 2003
    Geoffrey the giraffe - or at least the subsidiary created by Toys R Us Inc. to hold its trademarks - owes Louisiana more than $800,000, state lawyers claim. ... (Ocala Star-Banner, FL)

    Judge says Louisiana can sue national trademark subsidiary for ...   Dec 8, 2003
    The state revenue department can sue Geoffrey the giraffe for unpaid taxes, through the subsidiary created by Toys "R" Us Inc. to ... (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL)

    Precautions for setting up a home wireless network  Dec 7, 2003
    ...location. So don't name it after yourself, company, street or building number. Make it something generic, like "giraffe.". While ... (Munster Times, IN)

    Santa brightens lonely Christmas for Guard families  Dec 7, 2003
    Nathan was all smiles, even before he received his stuffed monkey and boxed giraffe. Jude Zeches climbed up next and asked for a teddy bear tooth brush. ... (Winona Daily News, MN)

    A calendar for the bibliophile  Dec 6, 2003
    ...- Cecilia Casrill Dartez signs 'Jenny Giraffe Discovers Papa Noel' and her other books, noon-2 pm Saturday* at B.Dalton/Oakwood. ... (Times Picayune, LA)

    Glad You Asked 11-15-03  Nov 15, 2003
    The giraffe exhibit had a large partition with a thatched roof until early last summer. Christie said the zoo mounted a large green ... (Journal Times Online, WI)

    'Unknown unknowns' put Foot in Mouth on Rumsfeld's mantelpiece  Dec 1, 2003
    ...am. No one else knows who I am. If I was a giraffe and somebody said I was a snake, I'd think 'No', actually I am a giraffe.". 2001 ... (The Star, Africa)

    Companies weigh tax settlement offer  Dec 4, 2003
    We called it the Geoffrey case," said Danny Brazell, spokesman for the South Carolina Department of Revenue, alluding to the toy retailer's trademark giraffe ... (Maryland Gazette Newspapers, MD)

    Rumsfeld world's best language-mangler  Dec 2, 2003
    ...am. No one else knows who I am. If I was a giraffe and somebody said I was a snake, I'd think, `No, actually I'ma giraffe'.". The ... (CBC News, Canada)

    Vatican Accused in Jackson Coverup  Nov 29, 2003
    ...chimpanzee. Jackson denies the charges and said the giraffe made them up only after he rebuffed it's numerous advances. Jackson ... (News Hax (News Satire))

    Wal-Mart: We are the world  Dec 5, 2003
    The week before, Toys "R" Us - whose latest gimmick makes uses of an annoying giraffe as the retailer's pitchman - closed more than 180 of its Kids "R" Us ... (Arkansas News, United States)

    Review : Ribs untickled by ' Tuna Christmas '  Dec 3, 2003
    Paul. "Tuna" is the bastard child of "The Mystery of Irma Vep" and "Hee Haw." Yes, that sounds as improbable as mating a giraffe and a kangaroo -- and the ... (Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN)

    Filmmaker Who Gravitates Toward Rising Stars  Dec 4, 2003
    ...now Mr. Kerry. There are antelope skulls and giraffe bones, and his Boston Brahmin great grandma's horsehair settee. Then there's ... (New York Times)

    Features: Faith & Values  Dec 3, 2003
    Sells of Niomi bracelets will benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, a Rwanda basket will benefit the Global Peace Fund, Raku giraffe ... (North County Times, CA)

    North Celebrates National Young Readers Day Nov 11  Dec 3, 2003
    Poet Shel Silverstein tickled the imaginations of the listeners when Ms. Johnson read his poem "A Giraffe and a Half." They also enjoyed looking at the funny ... (Grundy County Herald, TN)

    Some 'novel' ideas for grown-up gift-giving  Dec 3, 2003
    1 Ladies' Detective Agency" is in the most unlikely spot. Follow up with "The Kalahari Typing School for Men" and "Tears of the Giraffe.". ... (Allentown Messenger Press, NJ)

    Vancouver Sun  Dec 4, 2003
    Straight ahead food. 12251 Beecher, 604-531-1882. $$. Giraffe Charming place, eclectic West Coast menu. 15053 Marine Dr., White Rock, 604-538-6878. $$/$. ... (Vancouver Sun, Canada)

    Stuffed animals look alive  Nov 28, 2003
    In an occupation that, at least domestically, consists mostly of mounting deer heads on plaques, they had a chance to work on oryx and okapi, giraffe and jaguar ... (Baltimore Sun, MD)

    The traditionally built detective  Dec 4, 2003
    ...four novels, starting with The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency (published in South Africa by David Philip) and with the latest in the series, Tears of the Giraffe ... (Mail & Guardian (subscription), South Africa)

    New exhibits at National Museum of Natural History  Nov 14, 2003
    The 18-foot-tall South African giraffe that stands with its neck and blue rubber tongue extended as if it were eating leaves in a tree is perhaps the most ... (Times Record News, TX)

    Big Questions, Simple Answers  Nov 18, 2003
    ...us and guide us. Guiding the growth of a young child's faith can feel like fitting a giraffe into a refrigerator. But children don ... (Christianity Today Magazine)

    Looking ahead to Christmas and New Years travel  Nov 25, 2003
    Mansfield Hotel — 80 percent booked already, rooms starting at $279/night. Giraffe Hotel — “Little more than half is booked”, doubles starting at $295. ... (MSNBC)

    Loophole Deprives Schools, Md. Picketers Say  Nov 28, 2003
    ...a front company in Delaware, called Geoffrey Inc., that owns the rights to the company's trademarks, including its iconic character Geoffrey the Giraffe. ... (Washington Post, DC)

    Will Wal-Mart Steal Christmas?  Nov 30, 2003
    The new shop, Geoffrey, named for the company's mascot giraffe, is a multihued, airy warehouse that's part playpen, part kids' mall and part toy store. ... (TIME)

    Where the Toys Are  Nov 21, 2003
    The way Toys "R" Us (NYSE: TOY) is sticking its neck out, it's appropriate it has a giraffe for a mascot. The stock is trading for ... (Motley Fool (subscription))

    Local students give grants to area agencies  Nov 25, 2003
    Library; Ellen Snell with the Arkansas City Arts Council, Casey Doty for Arkansas City,s Recreation Center; Molly Foster with Leadership Southwestern,s Giraffe ... (The Arkansas City Traveler Online, KS)

    Amherst IDA approves tax breaks for UB research document archive  Nov 22, 2003
    Allen also defended the agency's move last month to approve a lease for the Spotted Giraffe gift shop in a tax-abated building at 5454 Main St. ... (Buffalo News, NY)

    Recipients of the Millennium Fund For Children for 2003: Battered ...   Nov 28, 2003
    Akron, $2,000. Tappan Elementary School, Ravenna, for ``Giraffe Heroes -- Sticking Our Necks Out for Others,'' $1,500. United Baptist ... (Akron Beacon Journal, OH)

    FAO to File Bankruptcy  Dec 2, 2003
    ...its own flagship in Times Square, a complex three times the size of the FAO flagship, complete with a ferris wheel, rollercoaster, and a huge, robotic giraffe. ... (Smartmoney.com (subscription))

    Blackhawk man helps open Smithsonian exhibit  Nov 16, 2003
    Separate Asian and marine mammal exhibits are planned for later. A giraffe too tall to fit through the museum doors greets visitors in the Africa section. ... (Alameda Times-Star, CA)

    Smithsonian mammal exhibit opens  Nov 25, 2003
    A giraffe, front legs splayed, stretches for a drink of water while a second reaches an impressive tongue upward to pull in some leaves for a meal. ... (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

    The Shape of Jackets to Come  Nov 28, 2003
    I hate everything techno.'' He lives in a small apartment in Paris surrounded by remnants of the past: real stuffed animals -- a giraffe's head, a peacock ... (New York Times)

    Reality show ideas that will never fly  Nov 25, 2003
    ...the contestants-, rescuing their teammates from water filled with leeches and electric eels and a tug of war challenge using the decapitated head of a giraffe. ... (Brock Press (subscription), Canada)

    Author's flying high with new book  Nov 26, 2003
    ...dangerous to bizarre. One of Vallone's former colleagues, Paul Crandall, crashed into a giraffe during a flight to Botswana. He was ... (Easton Journal, MA)

    Sea Cruz singer ’ s benefit set Dec . 7  Nov 28, 2003
    Gardens. The exhibit features 12 colorful and elaborately carved horses, lions and tigers, zebra, giraffe and even a saddled frog. ... (Georgetown Times, SC)

    City planning ahead for new bridge replacement projects  Nov 14, 2003
    Planner Jeff Finley said Mark's Plastering of Vandalia finished work Wednesday on City Hall's south wall, which was damaged by the May 12 fire at the Giraffe ... (Mattoon Journal, IL)

    Elephant to flip switch for 16th 'Zoolights'  Nov 26, 2003
    Lions can be seen chasing a herd of impalas, while a giraffe grazes nearby. An ostrich gets startled and runs away, hiding its head in the sand. ... (Hillsboro Argus, OR)

    If you just need a gargoyle . . .  Nov 26, 2003
    ...with harp. A 6-foot-tall giraffe is available for $225, in addition to the more-manageable items in the $15-$30 range. I considered ... (Richmond Times Dispatch, VA)

    Teen afflicted with CF fights for normalcy  Nov 25, 2003
    ...experiencing minimal lung function. Her face was sunken, her legs all knee caps. "Giraffe legs," she called them. In the past year ... (Dayton Daily News, OH)

    Mattel toys to grow base with contest and new toys  Nov 20, 2003
    3. Tumblin' Sounds GiraffeTM with Zoo Friends BlocksTM- the Giraffe comes with exclusive Zoo Friend blocks. Baby can stack the blocks ... (Indian Television, India)

    Antagonizing Traditional Friends  Nov 24, 2003
    On my second trip to New York, in 1947, I walked out of our Pan American flight with a toy giraffe in my arms, my favorite toy. ... (CATO Institute, DC)

    TOWN FANS CHEERED BY WIN  Nov 29, 2003
    Laughing Giraffe said: "Darren Jones did well and John Cant put across a few good balls but we never put a side that was solid at best under any real pressure ... (Gloucestershire Citizen, UK)

    Foot in Mouth Award  Dec 2, 2003
    No one else knows who I am. If I was a giraffe and somebody said I was a snake, I'd think 'No, actually I am a giraffe'.". •Hollywood ... (The Age, Australia)

    Recent editorials from New Jersey newspapers  Nov 20, 2003
    ...inexplicable and irresponsible. Geoffrey, the Toys "R" Us giraffe mascot, soon may be hitting the bricks looking for a job. The Wayne ... (Newsday)

    Warthogs double up at Kruger  Nov 17, 2003
    ...which covers the 12-month period up to March 31 this year, also shows substantial increases in the numbers of white rhino (from 5 665 to 7 596) and giraffe ... (News24, South Africa)

    Bumper entry for EA Safari  Nov 23, 2003
    Vast open plains, with only a rally car, a long plume of dust trailing behind it, small gatherings of tribes-people and families of giraffe and zebra are ... (Daily Nation, Kenya)

    Interview: Daire O'Brien: Vision keeps big picture developing  Nov 22, 2003
    The unique appeal of the latter, he gleefully admits, is that “you are as likely to see a giraffe walking the fairway as anything else”. ... (The Times (subscription), UK)

    Walgreens zoning fight brewing on W. Main  Nov 21, 2003
    ...developed, Diebold said. "If they would take the giraffe off and paint a different color" the school will sell, Diebold said. Boyd could ... (Newark Advocate, OH)

    From the Garret to the Guild  Nov 16, 2003
    A group of young ceramics students press excitedly into the corner where Hennig’s ceramic giraffe plays with Merikay MacKenna’s fabric animal heads, and ... (Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA)

    Students show signs of learning language  Nov 16, 2003
    School, she moved through a series of expressive hand gestures to signify the words surprise, mad, shy and bored, as well as chicken, rabbit, monkey, giraffe ... (Lawrence Journal World, KS)

    Kids Impact Cowley County concluding its first year  Nov 22, 2003
    The winners included: Molly Foster with Leadership Southwestern’s Giraffe Program; Lois Loucks with the Island Park Community Playground; Cindy Waugh for the ... (Winfield Daily Courier, KS)

    Giant of a man  Nov 22, 2003
    Johnson was so much bigger than the other players that he hung over them with a kind of diffidence, like a giraffe towering over the other beasts. ... (The Sunday Times (subscription), UK)

    Asia's ills and potential artistic cures  Nov 14, 2003
    Wang Xinwei's installation, "House Mortgage," is an oversized brochure on buying houses, with a cartoon giraffe welcoming potential homebuyers. ... (Korea Herald, South Korea)

    Antagonizing Traditional Friends  Nov 17, 2003
    On my second trip to New York , in 1947, I walked out of our Pan American flight with a toy giraffe in my arms, my favorite toy. ... (Tech Central Station)

    Way to go  Nov 14, 2003
    Murray Bridge has a range of attractions including the nearby Monarto Zoological Park where visitors can see rhino, cheetah, giraffe, zebra, antelope, lion and ... (Advertiser, Australia)

    Kids play is serious at Indy museum  Nov 23, 2003
    Let your kids choose their ride--horse, reindeer, giraffe or bench--then join them (you can "park" strollers nearby) or watch and wave from the sidelines. ... (Chicago Tribune (subscription), IL)

    Big Jack relives England's great Wembley victory  Nov 22, 2003
    Sitting with Charlton, the Giraffe of the 1966 winning team, had its moments of revelation, some predictable, some not a tad more obscure. ... (Telegraph.co.uk, UK)

    Central Park gets a new benchmark for art  Nov 18, 2003
    The sculptors, architects and conceptualists come out best. Minimalist Joel Shapiro takes his bench apart and reconfigures it into a 10ft-high "giraffe". ... (Financial Times (subscription), UK)

    The global makeover market  Nov 20, 2003
    The exquisite head of Nefertiti seems closer to our more chiselled contemporary ideal; yet not even Jerry Hall has a neck as giraffe-like as hers. ... (The Statesman, India)

    Rival stores drain sales from toy retailers  Nov 18, 2003
    ...is likely to save them. A computer-generated mascot giraffe in a commercial for Toys R Us. Competition from discount stores and ... (USA Today)

    Young pretenders  Nov 19, 2003
    At one point, Vera and Allan sat in their jeep in the bush, poring over Game Ranch Management (Fourth Edition) trying to sex a giraffe. ... (Guardian, UK)

    Tiny Jemma 'is our little miracle'  Nov 15, 2003
    However, her survival was entirely dependent on the availability of a Giraffe incubator, of which there are only two in Northern Ireland. ... (Belfast Telegraph, UK)

    Under African skies  Nov 22, 2003
    ...sunshine. We quickly become blasé at the sight of zebra and giraffe crossing the gravel roads as we drive to viewing points. But ... (The Scotsman, UK)

    Breathtaking Botswana  Nov 22, 2003
    We have seen cheetahs hunting, hippos bellowing as we took our tea break next to their watering hole, and lionesses feasting on giraffe while their cubs waited ... (Chicago Tribune (subscription), IL)

    RP hosts famed Zigong Lantern Festival  Nov 22, 2003
    ...interesting lanterns include the Small Magic Girl, King’s New Dress, Happy Chorus, Merry Christmas, Seven Hilly Wall, 12 Zodiac Signs, Artistic Wall, Giraffe ... (Manila Bulletin, Philippines)

    Don't be afraid to yawn while you read this  Nov 16, 2003
    Sure enough, carnivores yawn much more frequently. (One observer failed to see a single giraffe yawn in 35 hours of observation.). ... (Toronto Star, Canada)

    From Grit to Chic to Très Chic  Nov 21, 2003
    The association with Mr. Jacobs put the Achenbaums in touch with Henry Kallan, for whom Mr. Jacobs designed the Library Hotel and Hotel Giraffe in New York. ... (New York Times)

    ART STUDENTS GET LESSON FROM NIGERIAN ROYALTY  Nov 18, 2003
    Commenting on a work titled "The World is My Village for Long Life and Harmony," Oloruntoba explained that, according to his tribal customs, finding a giraffe ... (Wichita Eagle, KS)

    Piggy Wiggy to the rescue  Nov 20, 2003
    It seems everybody around here has a pet giraffe or antelope of some kind. I had my eye on something more dramatic than an ungulate. ... (Spectator, UK)

    Travels with Frederic  Nov 15, 2003
    South Africa, Brenner found Brenda's Cooking School, where the stuffed heads of 52 impala adorn a wall, sharing pride of place with a stuffed zebra and giraffe ... (Times Picayune, LA)

    Library: getting bigger, cutting services  Nov 15, 2003
    In children's library news, the children's room downstairs has a new attraction in Gertrude the Giraffe, made during pre-school story time during the summer. ... (Go Erie, PA)

    1 rchs play preview 11-18  Nov 18, 2003
    Veterans Phil Northam and newcomer Jocelyn Lower do a terrific job of gracefully prancing across the stage as Mr. and Mrs. Giraffe, the zoo's No. 1 attraction. ... (Rushville Republican, IN)

    Walk on the wild side  Nov 15, 2003
    It's a 1,500-square-foot tract house, built in the mid-1950s, that would have a spectacular view of Mission Bay "if you were a giraffe standing on the roof ... (Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX)

    Don't strangle the Net  Nov 20, 2003
    South Carolina sought to tax Toys R Us because the image of the company's mascot, Geoffrey Giraffe (essentially a trademark and an intangible property ... (WorldNetDaily)

    Long-time Calistoga restaurant to close  Nov 21, 2003
    From there Birnbaum moved to New York's Quilted Giraffe, the Rattlesnake Club in Denver and San Francisco's Campton Place Hotel Restaurant -- a three-time ... (NapaNet Daily News, CA)

    Waterloo Center Holds Annual Holiday Arts Festival  Nov 16, 2003
    ...customers so I’m pretty pleased.". Minter says the most unique order he received today was for a sculpture of a 12-foot giraffe. (KCRG, IA)

    Gift of Adoption helps financially stretched couples bring home ...   Nov 20, 2003
    Sarah and Melissa are now 3. On a Halloween visit to the Milwaukee Public Museum, the girls sported a pair of giraffe costumes and Melissa - who has cerebral ... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI)

    Golf on the go  Nov 16, 2003
    ...great white egret and a gorilla. Many are posed to blend in with the scenery like the giraffe that looks like it’s sipping water. (The News-Press, FL)

    The global makeover market  20 Nov 2003
    The exquisite head of Nefertiti seems closer to our more chiselled contemporary ideal; yet not even Jerry Hall has a neck as giraffe-like as hers. ... (The Statesman, India)

    Zookeeper shocked to find newborn giraffe  Nov 7, 2003
    MILWAUKEE -- It was no tall order for giraffe keeper Rich Schweitzer to check on his charges one recent morning, even though he was scheduled to work with ... (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

    Zookeeper Shocked to Find Newborn Giraffe  Nov 7, 2003
    MILWAUKEE - It was no tall order for giraffe keeper Rich Schweitzer to check on his charges one recent morning, even though he was scheduled to work with ... (Yahoo News)

    Zoo Needs Help Treating Sick Giraffe  Nov 17, 2003
    BOSTON -- Zoo New England is asking the public to open their hearts and their wallets for a sick giraffe. The Franklin Park Zoo ... (Boston Channel.com, MA)

    Baby Giraffe Takes Zookeepers By Surprise  Nov 7, 2003
    MILWAUKEE -- A brand new baby giraffe arrived on Halloween at the Milwaukee County Zoo -- much to the surprise of zookeepers. "When ... (Milwaukee Channel.com, WI)

    Giraffe's Helium High Offends  Nov 1, 2003
    A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ire of anti-drug ... (The Ledger, FL)

    Baby Giraffe Takes Zookeepers By Surprise  Nov 7, 2003
    MILWAUKEE -- A brand-new baby giraffe arrived on Halloween at the Milwaukee County Zoo -- much to the surprise of zookeepers. "When ... (NBC5.com, IL)

    Nameless resident giraffe in backyard  Nov 12, 2003
    IT took 45 man hours, 25 kilograms of plaster and a lot of creativity on the behalf of its creator to make a life size giraffe. ... (Collie Mail, Australia)

    Zookeeper shocked to find newborn giraffe  Nov 7, 2003
    MILWAUKEE (AP) — It was no tall order for giraffe keeper Rich Schweitzer to check on his charges one recent morning, even though he was scheduled to work ... (Penn Live, PA)

    Zookeeper Shocked to Find Newborn Giraffe  Nov 7, 2003
    It was no tall order for giraffe keeper Rich Schweitzer to check on his charges one recent morning, even though he was scheduled to work with elephants that ... (Times Daily, AL)

    Zookeeper Shocked to Find Newborn Giraffe  Nov 7, 2003
    MILWAUKEE (AP)--It was no tall order for giraffe keeper Rich Schweitzer to check on his charges one recent morning, even though he was scheduled to work with ... (News Journal, TX)

    OFFBEAT: ZOOKEEPER SHOCKED TO FIND NEWBORN GIRAFFE  Nov 7, 2003
    ...(11-07-2003) - It was no tall order for giraffe keeper Rich Schweitzer to check on his charges one recent morning, even though he was scheduled to work with ... (KFMB, CA)

    Zookeepers learn about giraffe's pregnancy after she gives birth  Nov 6, 2003
    MILWAUKEE -- Zoo keeper Rich Schweitzer had to count twice when he went to check to check on the giraffe barn at the Milwaukee County Zoo. ... (Boston.com, MA)

    Glad You Asked 11-15-03  Nov 15, 2003
    The giraffe exhibit had a large partition with a thatched roof until early last summer. Christie said the zoo mounted a large green ... (Journal Times Online, WI)

    Surprise delivery  Nov 5, 2003
    Giraffe keeper Rich Schweitzer wasn't expecting a trick or a treat when he arrived for work at the Milwaukee County Zoo the morning of Halloween, but he got a ... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI)

    Race that gets your goat first past the post  Oct 22, 2003
    Plate distance. Other names thrown into the mythical mix included the red kangaroo, an ostrich and, perhaps, a giraffe. The trouble ... (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia)

    Ten Year Old Boy Would Bring Joy To A Forever Family  Oct 22, 2003
    ...about things. He gazes up at a Giraffe at the Caldwell Zoo and says, "He looks like that big Giraffe on that Toys-R-Us thing. He's ... (KLTV, TX)

    Home & Garden Digest  Oct 24, 2003
    Animals and other critters feature prominently in his jewelry as well as this collection. Taken from his Hinged Giraffe bracelet are the Giraffe Napkin Rings. ... (The Californian, CA)

    New measure of success cited for statistical prediction  Nov 6, 2003
    So a sample sequence such as giraffe, giraffe, elephant, giraffe, zebra would be encoded in numbers as 1,1,2,1,3. Every time a new item appears, it is assigned ... (EE Times Online (subscription))

    Ad Showing Helium Inhaling Is Criticized  Nov 1, 2003
    WASHINGTON — A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ire ... (Los Angeles Times, CA)

    Toys 'R' Us ad riles anti-inhalant organizations  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ... (USA Today)

    Toys 'R' Us Ad Campaign Riles Some  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON (AP)--A Toys ``R'' Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ... (Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA)

    Ad Showing Helium Inhaling Is Criticized  Nov 3, 2003
    WASHINGTON - A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ire of ... (Yahoo News)

    Toys 'R' Us Ad Campaign Riles Some  Oct 31, 2003
    31 — A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ire of anti ... (ABC News)

    Toys 'R' Us ad campaign riles some  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON -- A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ire of ... (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

    Ad Showing Helium Inhaling Is Criticized  Nov 1, 2003
    1 — A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ire of anti ... (ABC News)

    Toys 'R' Us Ad Riles Anti-Drug Groups  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON (AP) - A Toys ``R'' Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ... (Guardian, UK)

    Toy store ad draws fire from anti-drug forces  Oct 31, 2003
    The Toys "R" Us commercial features the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, accidentally inhaling helium from a balloon, causing him to talk funny. ... (KPLC-TV, LA)

    Toys "R" Us Criticized for Promoting Inhalant Use  Nov 3, 2003
    ...experts and federal officials have criticized Toys "R" Us for running a television commercial that shows comapny mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe inhaling helium ... (JoinTogether.org)

    New exhibits at National Museum of Natural History  Nov 14, 2003
    The 18-foot-tall South African giraffe that stands with its neck and blue rubber tongue extended as if it were eating leaves in a tree is perhaps the most ... (Scripps Howard News Service)

    Toys 'R' Us commercial draws fire from anti-drug forces  Oct 31, 2003
    The Toys "R'' Us commercial features the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, accidentally inhaling helium from a balloon, causing him to talk funny. ... (News 8 Austin, TX)

    Can we who are not hungry identify with those who are starving?  Nov 11, 2003
    Toodles the giraffe, Project Hunger's official mascot, is asking everyone to "Have a Big Heart For the Hungry." For those who don't know, a giraffe was chosen ... (Grand Island Independent, NE)

    Toy store ad draws fire from anti-drug forces — (11/01/2003)  Nov 1, 2003
    The Toys ``R'' Us commercial features the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, accidentally inhaling helium from a balloon, causing him to talk funny. ... (KXXV, TX)

    Toy company pulls helium commercial  Nov 1, 2003
    ...potentially dangerous gas. The commercial shows the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon. An official ... (CBC News, Canada)

    Natural History Museum's New Hall Is Stuffed With Innovative ...   Nov 14, 2003
    One giraffe is standing majestically, eating from a tree in a peaceful, can't-touch-me pose. Another is standing by a watering hole, bent over and drinking. ... (Washington Post, DC)

    Schwarzenegger imitators see big business in the big guy  Nov 6, 2003
    MILWAUKEE ---- Zoo keeper Rich Schweitzer had to count twice when he went to check on the giraffe barn at the Milwaukee County Zoo. ... (North County Times, CA)

    Toys 'R' Us ad draws fire  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON - A Toys ''R'' Us television commercial, which features the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon, has drawn the ... (Athens Banner-Herald, GA)

    Toys ‘ R ’ Us ad draws criticism  Nov 1, 2003
    WASHINGTON -- A Toys "R’’ Us television commercial, which features the company’s mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon, has drawn ... (The Trentonian, NJ)

    Centennial Trick or Treat  Oct 26, 2003
    A giraffe carrying a spider slowly skids over the pavement. No one stares. This is normal. It's trick or treat time at Centennial Village. ... (Greeley Tribune, CO)

    Texas Safari: Out of Africa, close to Dallas  Oct 20, 2003
    Our vehicle holds 10 people beaming with excitement. Smiles are everywhere, especially on my wife Susan's face. Now an adult giraffe is only a few feet away. ... (Freeport Journal Standard, IL)

    Handicrafts is a listing of some area arts and crafts classes  Oct 25, 2003
    Reservations. 744-1914. Advanced Giraffe, 12:30 pm Tuesdays starting Nov. 4, two weeks. Derby Rec Center, 801 E. Market, 788-3781. ... (Wichita Eagle, KS)

    Toys ``R'' Us ad campaign riles anti-inhalant organizations  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON -- A Toys "R" Us television commercial, which features the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon, has drawn the ire ... (Newsday)

    Big Questions, Simple Answers  Nov 18, 2003
    ...us and guide us. Guiding the growth of a young child's faith can feel like fitting a giraffe into a refrigerator. But children don ... (Christianity Today Magazine)

    Toys 'R' Us commercial draws complaints over inhalant use  Oct 31, 2003
    Washington — A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ire ... (Springfield News Leader, MO)

    Toys 'R' Us ad riles anti-inhalant groups  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Toys "R" Us television commercial, which features the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon, has drawn ... (Henderson Gleaner, KY)

    Toys 'R' Us ad campaign angers some  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON (AP) - A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ... (Hilton Head Island Packet, SC)

    Organizations criticize Toys 'R' Us commercial  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ... (Sioux City Journal, IA)

    Blackhawk man helps open Smithsonian exhibit  Nov 17, 2003
    Separate Asian and marine mammal exhibits are planned for later. A giraffe too tall to fit through the museum doors greets visitors in the Africa section. ... (Alameda Times-Star, CA)

    Story time enthralls young readers  Nov 11, 2003
    11. Monroe County Executive-elect Maggie Brooks read fifth- and sixth-graders another Silverstein book, A Giraffe and a Half. As ... (Democrat and Chronicle, NY)

    African safari . . . but this is Texas  Nov 2, 2003
    ...creatures. Our vehicle holds 10 people beaming with excitement. Smiles are everywhere. Now an adult giraffe is only a few feet away. The ... (Redlands Daily Facts, CA)

    Lucknow Zoo braces itself for winters  Nov 10, 2003
    Para grass or pual will be laid inside the cages of primates, giraffe, bears, deer, lions and tigers to protect them from cold. ... (Times of India, India)

    From Tuesday's Globe and Mail  Nov 4, 2003
    Rex is a big dinosaur. He is taller than a giraffe. Rex is as tall as a house! 1. Rex is a: pet/bird/giraffe/dinosaur." Tough, huh? ... (The Globe and Mail, Canada)

    Trials of standing out from the crowd  Nov 11, 2003
    Are the elephant, the antelope, the ghastly hippopotamus and that supermodel of the animal kingdom, the lovely giraffe, getting taller or has their increasing ... (Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand)

    Women's Soccer Diary: Part I  Oct 28, 2003
    Leigh Ann Schwartz discovers our favorite find: "Mombasa, the 8-foot tall Garden Giraffe." If gazing balls, lawn gnomes, and plastic flamingos weren't gaudy ... (Cornell Daily Sun, NY)

    Private zoo under investigation  Oct 19, 2003
    Volunteers took us for a tour so we could see the living conditions for ourselves. We were told the giraffe's cage was a mess. Inside ... (KTVB, ID)

    Lucknow Zoo braces itself for winters  10 Nov 2003
    Para grass or pual will be laid inside the cages of primates, giraffe, bears, deer, lions and tigers to protect them from cold. ... (Times of India, India)

    Baby Giraffe Takes Zookeepers By Surprise  Nov 7, 2003
    MILWAUKEE -- A brand new baby giraffe arrived on Halloween at the Milwaukee County Zoo -- much to the surprise of zookeepers. "When ... (Milwaukee Channel.com, WI)

    Zookeeper shocked to find newborn giraffe  Nov 7, 2003
    MILWAUKEE -- It was no tall order for giraffe keeper Rich Schweitzer to check on his charges one recent morning, even though he was scheduled to work with ... (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

    Zookeeper Shocked to Find Newborn Giraffe  Nov 7, 2003
    MILWAUKEE - It was no tall order for giraffe keeper Rich Schweitzer to check on his charges one recent morning, even though he was scheduled to work with ... (Yahoo News)

    Zookeeper shocked to find newborn giraffe  Nov 7, 2003
    MILWAUKEE (AP) — It was no tall order for giraffe keeper Rich Schweitzer to check on his charges one recent morning, even though he was scheduled to work ... (Times Picayune, LA)

    Baby Giraffe Takes Zookeepers By Surprise  Nov 7, 2003
    MILWAUKEE -- A brand-new baby giraffe arrived on Halloween at the Milwaukee County Zoo -- much to the surprise of zookeepers. "When ... (Channel Oklahoma.com, OK)

    Giraffe's Helium High Offends  Nov 1, 2003
    A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ire of anti-drug ... (Lakeland Ledger, FL)

    New measure of success cited for statistical prediction  Nov 7, 2003
    So a sample sequence such as giraffe, giraffe, elephant, giraffe, zebra would be encoded in numbers as 1,1,2,1,3. Every time a new item appears, it is assigned ... (EE Times UK, UK)

    Surprise delivery  Nov 5, 2003
    Giraffe keeper Rich Schweitzer wasn't expecting a trick or a treat when he arrived for work at the Milwaukee County Zoo the morning of Halloween, but he got a ... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI)

    Back By Popular Demand  Nov 9, 2003
    A very large jungle animal makes an appearance. “I can put my head on the giraffe!” squeals Tessa, taller than the critter by just a few inches. ... (New London Day (subscription), CT)

    Toys "R" Us Criticized for Promoting Inhalant Use  Nov 3, 2003
    Inhalant-abuse experts and federal officials have criticized Toys "R" Us for running a television commercial that shows comapny mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe ... (JoinTogether.org)

    Toys "R" Us ad campaign riles anti-inhalant organizations  Nov 3, 2003
    WASHINGTON - A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ire of ... (Redlands Daily Facts, CA)

    New exhibit at Washington's history museum  Oct 16, 2003
    Chainsaws buzzed in the next room as taxidermist Paul Rhymer explained what he was doing to the knee of an 18-foot-tall South African giraffe that stood before ... (Scripps Howard News Service)

    Relax, 'Yule' like it  Nov 7, 2003
    ...we could do a lot worse than worrying about why Macy's is out with its Santa display when it's 70 degrees in Manhattan, or why Geoffrey, the talking giraffe at ... (Town Hall, DC)

    Walk among Salem's old-growth trees  Nov 7, 2003
    ...the stem,” Luoma says. He’s not one for common names but identifies what he calls giraffe-stalked lactarious. “Here’s one ... (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)

    A "Little" Cherokee mythology  Nov 7, 2003
    Cherokee. ""They gave us tobacco," said Cheek. "And they gave us names for animals we'd never seen - zebra, giraffe, elephant.". Although ... (Tahlequah Daily Press, OK)

    Toys 'R' Us ad draws fire  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON - A Toys ''R'' Us television commercial, which features the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon, has drawn the ... (Athens Banner-Herald, GA)

    Toys 'R' Us commercial draws complaints over inhalant use  Oct 31, 2003
    Washington — A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ire ... (Springfield News Leader, MO)

    Toy store ad draws fire from anti-drug forces  Oct 31, 2003
    The Toys "R" Us commercial features the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, accidentally inhaling helium from a balloon, causing him to talk funny. ... (WHNS)

    Toys 'R' Us Ad Riles Anti-Drug Groups  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON (AP) - A Toys ``R'' Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ... (Guardian, UK)

    Toys ``R'' Us ad campaign riles anti-inhalant organizations  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON -- A Toys "R" Us television commercial, which features the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon, has drawn the ire ... (Newsday)

    Toys 'R' Us ad campaign riles some  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON -- A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ire of ... (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

    Toys 'R' Us Ad Campaign Riles Some  Nov 1, 2003
    WASHINGTON — A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ire ... (Los Angeles Times, CA)

    Toys 'R' Us ad riles anti-inhalant organizations  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ... (USA Today)

    Centennial Trick or Treat  Oct 26, 2003
    A giraffe carrying a spider slowly skids over the pavement. No one stares. This is normal. It's trick or treat time at Centennial Village. ... (Greeley Tribune, CO)

    Toys 'R' Us Ad Campaign Riles Some  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON (AP)--A Toys ``R'' Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ... (Springfield News Sun, OH)

    Organizations criticize Toys 'R' Us commercial  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ... (Sioux City Journal, IA)

    Toy company pulls helium commercial  Nov 1, 2003
    ...potentially dangerous gas. The commercial shows the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon. An official ... (CBC News, Canada)

    Toys 'R' Us ad riles anti-inhalant groups  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Toys "R" Us television commercial, which features the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon, has drawn ... (Henderson Gleaner, KY)

    Toys 'R' Us ad campaign angers some  Oct 31, 2003
    WASHINGTON (AP) - A Toys "R" Us television commercial that featured the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon has drawn the ... (Hilton Head Island Packet, SC)

    Race that gets your goat first past the post  Oct 22, 2003
    Plate distance. Other names thrown into the mythical mix included the red kangaroo, an ostrich and, perhaps, a giraffe. The trouble ... (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia)

    Beating the rate rise  Nov 5, 2003
    399 arrangement fee. • Giraffe Mortgages (part of Bristol & West): has a two-year discounted and capped rate*. The 2.05% discount ... (This is Money, UK)

    Schwarzenegger imitators see big business in the big guy  Nov 6, 2003
    MILWAUKEE ---- Zoo keeper Rich Schweitzer had to count twice when he went to check on the giraffe barn at the Milwaukee County Zoo. ... (North County Times, CA)

    Motoring By Gavin Bennet : What to Check in a 'New' Used Car  Nov 3, 2003
    ...and preferably the change should be slight (a couple of centimeters can make a significant difference; don't try to turn you car into a round-legged giraffe). ... (AllAfrica.com, Africa)

    What to choose as rates rise?  Nov 6, 2003
    He also recommends a two-year capped rate mortgage with a discount from Giraffe, a trading name of Bristol and West, at 3.49 per cent. ... (Financial Times (subscription), UK)

    Couple adapts home to put cats first  Nov 3, 2003
    It's a 1,500-square-foot tract house that would have a spectacular view of Mission Bay "if you were a giraffe standing on the roof," Walker is fond of saying. ... (Indianapolis Star, IN)

    A fair amount of sunshine  Nov 6, 2003
    She is mostly leg. Daddy says when we born Grandma Evadnee tell him about a tribe in Burma called Padung – giraffe women. I asked Mummy. ... (Open Democracy)

    Library hosts kids' Halloween party  Nov 5, 2003
    A lion, giraffe, princesses, Disney characters and pumpkins all turned out for the River Forest Public Library's annual Halloween parties Oct. 29. ... (Pioneer Press Online, IL)

    African safari . . . but this is Texas  Nov 2, 2003
    ...creatures. Our vehicle holds 10 people beaming with excitement. Smiles are everywhere. Now an adult giraffe is only a few feet away. The ... (San Bernardino Sun, CA)

    Gryphons dance into Torrington  Nov 2, 2003
    The story began with Anansi tricking a giraffe into bringing him across the jungle. The giraffe tells Anansi the sky god stole all ... (Torrington Register Citizen, CT)

    Disney World fulfills cancer patient's wish  Nov 3, 2003
    Their stay included visits to Animal Kingdom, Epcot Center and a giraffe, and a trip to nearby Universal Studios’ Islands of Adventure. ... (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)

    Educating against brain injuries  Nov 3, 2003
    They are the Wise Old Owl, Gerald Giraffe, Penny Panda, Captain Kitty, Brave Bob the Beagle, Martin Monkey, Fiona Fox, Danny Deep the Fish, Hero Horse and ... (Tarboro Daily Southerner, NC)

    Another great battle in the War on Drugs  Nov 5, 2003
    Thirdly, if a fake giraffe accidentally getting a lungful of helium is a more powerful incentive to do drugs than parental responsibility and teaching is a ... (morons.org)

    Bellevue wood carver to be featured artist for Y-Wives  Nov 3, 2003
    ...animals of all sizes. Life-size zebra, giraffe and elephant babies also are to be on display and available for sale. Linda is to ... (Tiffin Advertiser Tribune, OH)

    A birthday to really trumpet about at the Zoo!  Nov 5, 2003
    ...friends. Encounters include giraffe, Galapagos tortoise, native fauna, orangutan, tiger and macaw free-flight demonstration. Go ... (Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand)

    World briefs - November 4 , 2003  Nov 3, 2003
    San Diego, California - Ivan, a giraffe at San Diego Zoo's wild animal park, puts his foot out to stop Bucky, a Cape buffalo who shares his habitat. ... (The Star, Africa)

    Women's Soccer Diary: Part I  Oct 28, 2003
    Leigh Ann Schwartz discovers our favorite find: "Mombasa, the 8-foot tall Garden Giraffe." If gazing balls, lawn gnomes, and plastic flamingos weren't gaudy ... (Cornell Daily Sun, NY)

    Make-A-Wish Foundation puts 4-year-old boy in the saddle  Nov 3, 2003
    When his parents asked what other kinds of animals Austin might like if a horse wasn't available, he offered suggestions such as a giraffe or a zebra, said ... (Brattleboro Reformer, VT)

    Local Women Unite for World Community Day  Nov 6, 2003
    When they came to the giraffe and asked why they had been designed like so differently Mr. Kettering replied, “they were designed by a committee.”. ... (Delphos Herald, United States)

    HOME NOTES  Oct 31, 2003
    Animals and other critters feature prominently in his jewelry as well as this collection. Taken from his Hinged Giraffe bracelet are the Giraffe Napkin Rings. ... (Hampshire Gazette, MA)

    Local artist gravitates to nature for inspiration  Nov 4, 2003
    Animals play prominently in her works, so look for a giraffe, a zebra, a macaw, a puppy, a heron and a set of parrots. “It’s just in my heart. ... (Citizen Online, GA)

    Q+A with former Terrapin and ESPN SportsCenter anchor Scott Van ...   Nov 5, 2003
    I'm the Sesame Street thing that doesn't fit. Apple, orange, banana and I'ma giraffe. I don't fit in that group, but I've been having fun with it. ... (The University of Maryland Diamondback, MD)

    Ten Year Old Boy Would Bring Joy To A Forever Family  Oct 22, 2003
    ...about things. He gazes up at a Giraffe at the Caldwell Zoo and says, "He looks like that big Giraffe on that Toys-R-Us thing. He's ... (KLTV, TX)

    Home & Garden Digest  Oct 24, 2003
    Animals and other critters feature prominently in his jewelry as well as this collection. Taken from his Hinged Giraffe bracelet are the Giraffe Napkin Rings. ... (The Californian, CA)

    Texas Safari: Out of Africa, close to Dallas  Oct 20, 2003
    Our vehicle holds 10 people beaming with excitement. Smiles are everywhere, especially on my wife Susan's face. Now an adult giraffe is only a few feet away. ... (Freeport Journal Standard, IL)

    Tall, attractive bachelor turns heads  Oct 19, 2003
    By CHANTAL RUMBLE. Meet Ijuma - an 18-month-old purebred Rothschild giraffe and the latest addition to Mogo Zoo. "It's amazing, amazing ... (Illawarra Mercury, Australia)

    Handicrafts is a listing of some area arts and crafts classes  Oct 25, 2003
    Reservations. 744-1914. Advanced Giraffe, 12:30 pm Tuesdays starting Nov. 4, two weeks. Derby Rec Center, 801 E. Market, 788-3781. ... (Wichita Eagle, KS)

    Zurich Premiership: Try of the week  Oct 28, 2003
    For this week's effort, we go to the Stoop, home of Harlequins, where the Premiership's very own demented giraffe, the long legged and highly mobile Sale ... (Telegraph.co.uk, UK)

    ITV axes 'abysmal' animal show  Oct 30, 2003
    ...the Stateside version of the show have included a sumo wrestler taking on an orangutan in a nappy, a bear taking part in a hotdog-eating contest, and a giraffe ... (Guardian, UK)

    Loophole Inc.: A special report on Florida's corporate income tax  Oct 26, 2003
    Delaware. In one famous case, Toys "R" Us set up a Delaware subsidiary called Geoffrey Inc., named after the company's Geoffrey giraffe. ... (St. Petersburg Times, FL)

    Private zoo under investigation  Oct 19, 2003
    Volunteers took us for a tour so we could see the living conditions for ourselves. We were told the giraffe's cage was a mess. Inside ... (KTVB, ID)

    Fash 'dwarf show' pulled  Oct 30, 2003
    Other iffy wheezes on the yankee original of Man Versus Beast have, according to reports, included a giraffe legging it in competition with a human sprinter, a ... (Megastar News, UK)

    Toy store ad draws fire from anti-drug forces — (11/01/2003)  Nov 1, 2003
    The Toys ``R'' Us commercial features the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, accidentally inhaling helium from a balloon, causing him to talk funny. ... (KXXV, TX)

    Toys " R " Us commercial . . .  Oct 31, 2003
    The Toys "R'' Us commercial features the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, accidentally inhaling helium from a balloon, causing him to talk funny. ... (News 8 Austin, TX)

    Best Sellers  Nov 2, 2003
    1. The Secret Life of Bees. Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin). 13. Tears of the Giraffe. Alexander McCall Smith (Anchor). 4. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution. ... (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

    He talks to the horse, of course  Nov 2, 2003
    ...zoo?'. "I didn't know what the hell he was talking about, and then Higgo shouted again, 'are you taking a giraffe to the zoo'? "I ... (The Age, Australia)

    ELLEN CREAGER / Detroit Free Press  Oct 28, 2003
    ...and support wildlife conservation. Having a bull giraffe's nose in your face pretty much accomplishes that. Driggers throws bags ... (Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA)

    A visit to the zoo  08 Oct 2003
    ...on us, we reached the b’draffs. For a dollar, you can buy a handful of special giraffe food. It looks nothing like what they must ... (Chester News, SC)

    Matopos park fire extinguished  08 Oct 2003
    ...such animal species. The animals found in the park include rhinos, giraffe, sable, kudu, zebra, hippo and bush bucks. Speaking at ... (Harare Herald, Zimbabwe)

    Why be a Tory? Because James Bond is  08 Oct 2003
    ...the numbers going into higher education. Some said a kind of spavined giraffe. Some said a tortoise. No one thought the party was ... (Telegraph.co.uk, UK)

    Tiger Tug o' War Looms  08 Oct 2003
    ...alligators, iguanas, eagles, hawks, falcons, vultures, roosters, ducks, turkeys, venomous insects and spiders, large rodents, deer, antelopes, sheep, giraffe ... (Newsday)

    School Lunch: Something to Get Wild About  08 Oct 2003
    A skit on the importance of good nutrition will be presented, and students will walk under a life-sized giraffe to receive their lunch. ... (Yahoo News (press release))

    Hadzabe Hunter - Gatherers of Tanzania and the Art of Survival in ...   08 Oct 2003
    The Hadzabe hunt all manner of game from small animals such as dik dik, bush pig and antelope, to large creatures such as wildebeest and giraffe, using arrows ... (Islam Online, UK)

    Criminal Charges Laid Against Game Traders Following Death of ...   Oct 3, 2003
    Criminal charges have been laid against a game traders association following the death of a giraffe in transit, the National Society for the Prevention of ... (AllAfrica.com, Africa)

    USDA Investigating Giraffe's Death At Zoo  Sep 25, 2003
    ...-- Dane County's Henry Vilas Zoo is being investigated by the US Department of Agriculture because of the tragic death of a giraffe two weeks ago. ... (WISC, WI)

    Baby giraffe meets zoo visitors  Sep 25, 2003
    DENVER – The zoo’s new baby giraffe was introduced to visitors Thursday morning. Taabu (tah-boo) is still hanging ... (KUSA, CO)

    Zoo giraffe Savannah dies after fall  Sep 15, 2003
    By Bill Novak. The Vilas Park Zoo has suffered a major loss with the death of Savannah, the zoo's 10-year-old female reticulated giraffe. ... (The Capital Times, WI)




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