In article <[log in to unmask]>,
Joe Geiser <[log in to unmask]> writes
>OK, just when you thought that you could take no more... here is an item
>that appeared in various news sources here:
>
>The San Francisco Zoo has an elephant named Calle who has a chronic illness,
>requiring medication.  The zoo people couldn't get Calle to take her dose
>orally, so a California pharmacologist developed a suppository. The
>10-inch-long, four-pound, cocoa-butter bullets
>are crafted by the good folks at Guittard Chocolates in Burlingame.
>
>Administering the DAILY medication takes five zoo workers, including one
>person to distract Calle with treats and one person who wears a full-arm
>glove.
>
>So, there are five people have jobs worse than yours, stop complaining and
>get back to work (after you stop laughing, that is).
>
At least their day is choc-a-block with excitement... :-)