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Old 12-23-2009, 11:09 PM   #1
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Dec 24, 2009: Frisco Bison
Yes, San Francisco has an urban bison herd in Golden gate Park.

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The first bison, named Ben Harrison, was purchased by Park Superintendent John McClaren on February 26, 1891...
A female mate by the name of Sarah Bernhardt soon followed, and the two bison began one of the longest-running efforts to breed bison in captivity. Over the last 120 years, more than 500 bison have been born from the Golden Gate herd...


That haircut's kind of gay, but it is Frisco after all.

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If the animals' names, Ben Harrison and Sarah Bernhardt, seem strangely delicate for the hulking beasts, the tradition of the time dictated that the bison receive the monikers of their political contemporaries. The original herd included superstars such as Grover Cleveland, Bill McKinley, and Bill Bunker.
Strange, but sure, why not.
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Recent years have brought changes to the bison's naming practices. Throughout the mid-twentieth century, the animals had borne royal Shakespearean handles.
Also strange, but it really goes down hill from there.

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As of 1993, the bison have been reclaimed and renamed with Native American names bestowed by the "Watchbison Committee," a Native American Advisory Committee, and one of their current caretakers, the San Francisco Zoological Society.
Yes, we must be politically correct in Frisco.

btw, they hate it when you call it Frisco.

At the link, you can read about Mayor Dianne Feinstein's foibles.
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Old 12-24-2009, 03:12 PM   #2
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Jeeze, we should have started roasting that yesterday..... I hope you like it rare.....
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Old 12-24-2009, 03:34 PM   #3
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Do you know that the official name for the American bison is...
wait for it....

Bison Bison

Like the black rat is Rattus Rattus.
Makes me laugh every time.

I am so easily pleased.

Snigger snigger.
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Old 12-24-2009, 04:03 PM   #4
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Yes, San Francisco has an urban bison herd in Golden gate Park...That haircut's kind of gay, but it is Frisco after all.
Leave it to Frisco to queer bison.

(How do you queer a bison? Well, first you buy him a drink...)
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Old 12-24-2009, 04:06 PM   #5
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Thanks for the unexpected Bruce! Must have bison herd...
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Old 12-24-2009, 05:42 PM   #6
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What is the difference between a bison and a buffalo?


Ever tried washing your hands in a buffalo?
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Old 12-24-2009, 06:35 PM   #7
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What is the difference between a bison and a buffalo?..
Ever hear anyone cheering for the Bison Bills?
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Old 12-24-2009, 06:43 PM   #8
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Nice spicy Bison wings?
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Old 12-24-2009, 07:25 PM   #9
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Do you know that the official name for the American bison is...
wait for it....

Bison Bison

Like the black rat is Rattus Rattus.
Makes me laugh every time.

I am so easily pleased.

Snigger snigger.
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Old 12-24-2009, 07:27 PM   #10
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Leave it to Frisco to queer bison.

(How do you queer a bison? Well, first you buy him a drink...)
Only if they had named it Sandra Bernhard.
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Old 12-24-2009, 09:29 PM   #11
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What is the difference between a bison and a buffalo?
All bison are buffalo, not all buffalo are bison.
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Old 12-25-2009, 07:44 AM   #12
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Sundae Sundae, the common wombat is, I think, Vombatus vombatus.
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Old 12-25-2009, 12:08 PM   #13
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what? You couldn't find Santa's reindeer on this night!
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What is the difference between a bison and a buffalo?


Ever tried washing your hands in a buffalo?
I don't get it...
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