Friday, July 30th, 2004

Subject: Offbeat News: Panda Theft Time: 12:06 pm. Mood: silly. Music: Can I get next to you? (Joan Armatrading).

This is too funny. Excerpt: Statue theft blamed on PandaMania 'We just want our panda back' Thursday, July 29, 2004 Posted: 7:25 PM EDT (2325 GMT) Missing: 250 pound plastic-composite sculpture and its 650 pound concrete base. WASHINGTON (AP) -- PandaMania seems to have infected someone just a little too much. Officials said Thursday that one of the panda sculptures dotting the streets of the nation's capital this summer has been stolen. It is by far the worst crime to hit the PandaMania exhibit, with other sculptures suffering from vandalism. Full article According to the article, the theft included a 250-pound plastic composite sculpture and its 650-pound concrete base. Here's a picture: What did the thieves use to cart away the sculpture? It had to be done in the middle of the night. Wonder where it is now? But what I found really funny in the article was the comment that the theft " ... is by far the worst crime to hit the PandaMania exhibit ... " Aww ... Crime associated with Chet's favourite stress buster.

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Subject: New v1 entry Time: 2:04 pm. Mood: thankful. Music: Chinese song (Lam).

My Friend Chet No, it's not about me. I really do have a friend called Chet.

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