Monday, April 12, 2010

Zoo Finds Innovative Way to Stay Open

Cash strapped Philadelphia opened a new zoo exhibit this week, in the hope of bolstering attendance in a weak economy and becoming more fiscally solvent this tourist season. 

Tentatively called, “What Critters Would Look Like 2U if They Were Made of Legos,” the exhibit, boasts over 95,000 Lego pieces and will save the Zoo roughly $27 million annually in animal food and salaries of animal food flingers.

After witnessing the City of Brotherly Love’s library system on the brink of closing last summer, Zoo officials decided to take the budget crisis bull by the horns.   By replacing the live animals with their Lego™ counterparts, the zoo is able to maintain their mission of being educational and will still attract students from around the globe.  A spokesperson offered, “The savings this year on monkey chow and herring alone will save the jobs of our entire public relations department.  Plus, I love being able to explain the serious problems of the world to kids, like animal extinction and financial bankruptcy, by putting it all into plain English so they can understand.   And, we can also explain to the kids that these animals will always be here for them to enjoy, and even their grandkids too, as these critters’ rapidly deteriorating ecosystems will never have an effect on them.  Also, by being immobile and not emitting fart gas, it makes these animals' carbon footprints invisible.”

1 comments so far :

Fawn Due said...

I work with Lego people, they're better than real people.

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