Tai Shan....DEPORTED!

[El Mudo]

Well...soon to be anyway (http://dcist.com/2009/12/tai_shan_to_be_deported_to_china.php)

In an advisory to the media early this morning, Zoo officials said that the extensions China has already granted to allow Tai Shan to stay past his second birthday will soon expire. The panda celebrated his fourth birthday in July, and at the time the Zoo acknowledged that while it was fully committed to its panda program, it probably wouldn't be able to keep Tai Shan past the end of this year.

Tai Shan's parents, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, are also at the zoo under a loan agreement with China (theirs is for 10 years) and are scheduled to go back at the end of 2010.

I remember when the little guy was born....the area went NUTS. I hope he can come back some day.

http://z.about.com/d/dc/1/0/v/5/photo3919.jpg

http://miriella.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/tai_shan.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/36/101396418_31ef8e795d.jpg

[Aggie]

pandas are cute, but useless.

[TheMojoPin]

pandas are cute, but useless.

What did you expect to be able to do, do your taxes?

[KatPw]

So cute yet so vicious.

[El Mudo]

I've always been a fan of the red panda, or the fire fox

http://mansionapartmentshackhouse.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/redpanda.jpg

In a way, i'm kinda glad to see him go. As incompetent as the National Zoo has been run over the last decade, he's probably better off in China.

[boosterp]

pandas are cute, but useless.

I bet they can be grilled to a delicious state thus are not useless.

[razorboy]

pandas are cute, but useless.

I don't know, they look pretty delicious.

[Aggie]

What did you expect to be able to do, do your taxes?

If monkeys can write Shakespere, a panda better be able to do my taxes.

http://www.nbierma.com/weblogs/monkeys-shakespeare.gif

"Let's see: 'A something by any other name.'"

"Carnation ..."

"What about daisy?"

"Chrysanthemum, iris..."

"Rose? what about rose?"

"Rose is good."

"Uh, 'A rose by any other name.' Yeah, that works. Moving on..."

"Hey, what about tulip?"

"Rose is fine. Moving on."

[TheMojoPin]

I can't believe you picked a Family Guy ripoff debacle as opposed to the great Simpsons "it was the best of times, it was the BLURST of times" bit for a joke about monkeys writing classics.

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[Chigworthy]

Pandas now top my list of baby animals that I want to smash with a boat oar.

[WRESTLINGFAN]

Never knew Anchor Pandas could be deported, arent they automatic Citizens? At least give him an immigration hearing

[Penelope]

http://miriella.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/tai_shan.jpg


I hope he has a safe trip back. Poor panda, he probably doesn't want to live in China. I wouldn't want to live there.

[opie's twisted balls]

http://miriella.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/tai_shan.jpg

pandas are cute, but useless.
Looks like they'd make lovely slippers!


I bet they can be grilled to a delicious state thus are not useless.
ehhh....probably taste like bamboo

[Dude!]

being cute doesn't save you
from being deported

just ask elian gonzalez

[SonOfSmeagol]

http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/2008/12/23-End/al_franken_bunny_web.jpg


Send 'em Al Franken and keep the bear.

[Chigworthy]

being cute doesn't save you
from being deported

just ask elian gonzalez

Do you always have to bring up your nambla-crush on elian gonzales?

[Dude!]

Do you always have to bring up your nambla-crush on elian gonzales?

hey, that's the first time i ever
mentioned elian!

(not that that diminshes
the rest of what you said)