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Common name: White elephant
Latin name: Elephantic blancius owhatamigoingtodowiththiswasteofmoneyius
Habitat: Southern Demo-Bobylon
Diet: Five pound notes (need around 60kg of fivers per day)
Price: £2000
Use: None as known

We have begun selling our famous white elephants across the world to zoos, hungry natives and Tony Blair alike (although the latter withdrew his bid for a large bowl upside-down on Greenwich). Our reason for selling is, as stated in the Communist Party Journal, "as us having no immediate use for this species, and appear to have an excess of their numbers. Thus we have decided to share these marvellus creatures all over the world." Or, as our home minister said: "What the hell are we meant to do with these damn elephants! Give 'em away!"
Bidding starts.

No-one on NS has a sense of humour.

The kingdom of Crookfur would like to buy a herd for our nature park say an exteneded family group of 10 females of various ages and about 3 males?

They would have great camoflage (sp?) in our frozen wastelands to the North of our region, and so we wish to buy 50 males and 50 females. We also would like any red elephants if you have any to spare. the money is yours on delivery.

The Commonwealth would like to buy one to be delivered to the nation of Matich, please bill to Dark Terror.

114 white elephants coming up. Wow! Somebody has too much money.

Demo-Bobylon of the 50 female and 50 males sent to us 21 are now pregnant, and we would like to give you the pick of the litter.

Thanks but no thanks: we need to give them away!

If no one else buys them we will take them off your hands. If you would like to give them to our Great cause.
We would ensure there care and future.

Project:
www.geocities.com/hobgoblirob/ryllehenviro.html

Also selling killer rabid hamsters!

1,000 to be delived asap
*Money will be automaticly wired upon confirmation of the order.

Also selling killer rabid hamsters!
I'll take 50, and through in an extra white elephant for thier food

Pleased to do business with you, tho the hamsters are vegetarians. They cna rip a carrot to shreds in 30 seconds.