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I Defend Yaks in the New Zork Times

Sirs,

Many people say that yaks have no sense of humor. This is untrue. Yaks have a highly sophisticated sense of humor, as the yak joke below proves. Gnus have no sense of humor.

Grunt. Grunt grunt grunt. Sniff! (Paw, paw, paw.)

Grunt? (pause)

Grunt sniff!

Signed, YAK X

 

This letter from a disgruntled reader has prompted The New Zork Times editorial staff to launch a serious investigation of its own attitudes and prejudices toward yaks, resulting in a 105-page white paper that is now required reading for all staff writers.

But even this is not enough. Disgruntled readers demand that the sins of the past be rectified. (Gruntled readers demand nothing, as usual.) So, in the spirit of equal treatment for all bovine species, The New Zork Times now begins a series of public-service messages designed to enlighten its readership on the subject of gnus.

Did you know...

• that the gnu is an African antelope, bulky but compact?
• that "gnu" comes from the Bushman word "nqu"?
• that Dutch settlers in Africa called the gnu a "wildebeest"?