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Two freakin' days and I've only gotten this far...

LET IT BE KNOWN, That it is both a pleasure and a privilege to welcome Dr. Turner Isoun, the distinguished and honorable Minister of Science and Technology of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Michigan State University. Dr. Turner Isoun visits us today to receive a Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University in honor of his career of scientific and veterinary excellence.

Dr. Turner Isoun received his PhD in Veterinary Medicine here in the United States. His research has been published in over fifty scientific publications. In 1979, Dr. Turner Isoun was

Talk about Michigan-Nigerian relations?

IN SPECIAL TRIBUTE, Therefore, This document is signed and dedicated to welcome and congratulate Dr. Turner Isoun during his visit to Michigan State University to receive yet another prestigious award. We thank you for honoring us with your visit. May your career continue to continue to be bright and successful.


Usually it only takes me a day and my writing is a complete lack of inspiration as of late.

Well, I could think of something humorous, but you're not going to be able to put any of it out in public.

Considering that being a veterinarian like that probably involves getting shoulder deep in a cow's ass on a regular basis...

What has this guy done?

Include a few biographical details, and like the previous poster said, a joke is almost always good.

What has this guy done?
Well, as a member of the Nigerian Government, considering his age, he's probably done this:

SURVIVED.

He should get a medal for that.

of course, he probably survived by being apolitical in an apolitical post.

So he was a government vet who you are welcoming to your facility?

Actually he is the head of the Nigerian Science Ministry, AND a vet. :)

Considering that being a veterinarian like that probably involves getting shoulder deep in a cow's ass on a regular basis...
That would depend on whether the vet specilized in small or large animals.

Actually he is the head of the Nigerian Science Ministry, AND a vet. :)
Tell some funny anecdote involving him and a cow.

hmmm...well..my stepmother works at MSU

That would depend on whether the vet specilized in small or large animals.
Having personally seen someone relieving an intestinal impaction on a cow, and seeing the resultant effluvia, I have been permanently scarred.

The small animal vet thing, yes. But I've seen the large animal vet at work - it's not pretty.

Check to see if he has a homepage on the net..lol

Having personally seen someone relieving an intestinal impaction on a cow, and seeing the resultant effluvia, I have been permanently scarred.

The small animal vet thing, yes. But I've seen the large animal vet at work - it's not pretty.
He. One of my buddies from high school is now a vet and works on large animals. Some of his stories are not for the dinner table.

Having personally seen someone relieving an intestinal impaction on a cow, and seeing the resultant effluvia, I have been permanently scarred.

The small animal vet thing, yes. But I've seen the large animal vet at work - it's not pretty.
Eew.

I dunno, I had to hold my cat down last week as she got her temperature taken... rectally. She was not a happy kitty.

When she got her shots, she sounded like a little motorcycle revving its engine (she was growling in that pattern) and then she hissed at a wall... strange cat.