From: et472@ncf.ca   
      
   On Sat, 14 Apr 2012, Captain Infinity wrote:   
      
   > Once Upon A Time,   
   > Michael Black wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Sat, 14 Apr 2012, Captain Infinity wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Once Upon A Time,   
   >>> R Flowers wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Why does everyone think it's an elephant? It doesn't look like   
   >>>> an elephant to me. Where are the ears? I think it looks like   
   >>>> an eerie, evil-looking bird head...   
   >>>   
   >>> Ridiculous.  If it was a bird it would have a worm in its mouth.  It's   
   >>> clearly an elephant.  Now, why is there a ring in its nose?  I've never   
   >>> seen an elephant with a ring in its nose, but you can see lots of birds   
   >>> with worms in their mouths.   
   >>>   
   >> It's an Indian elephant, nose piercing seems pretty common in India.   
   >   
   > Hmmm, well, that's the most reasonable answer so far, even though the   
   > Simpsons are not from Indiana.  Maybe it was a gift from Apu when they   
   > moved to town.   
   >   
   If it was an African elephant, it wouldn't have had a ring in its nose.   
      
       Michael   
      
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