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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 06:51 PM
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Union says firefighters forced to bathe elephant
Oh, the humanity!!!

A firefighters union says a New York City engine company had to close its firehouse for 30 minutes to bathe a circus elephant on city orders.

The Uniformed Firefighters Association says Brooklyn's Engine Company 245 didn't want to participate in the photo opportunity with circus elephant Suzie, part of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey show in Coney Island. But it says city officials ordered the engine company to participate.

The firehouse closed Wednesday while four firefighters and an officer went to scrub Suzie. About 10 firefighters stayed behind.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/09/03/national/a153822D35.DTL&tsp=1#ixzz0Q5gVfRQj
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Pharaoh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 06:54 PM
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1. man,
what losers!

I would think that would be a fun change of pace.
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hlthe2b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 06:56 PM
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2. Ditto... a great photo op, great PR and some fun...
Geebus, what a stupid response.
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Chemisse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 06:56 PM
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3. I would have loved it!
They probably just opposed it on principle. Maybe they feared they would be assigned to other city chores next.
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Pangolin2 Donating Member (560 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 06:58 PM
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4. What a bunch of assholes.
:eyes:
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Creena Donating Member (501 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 07:02 PM
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5. I texted my cousin who is a firefighter.
He responded: "i go itno brning bldgs, i dont wash no fucking elpnt."

Ok then. I can guarantee you if it were a bikini car wash, he wouldn't be complaining.
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vadawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 07:16 PM
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9. elephant or bikinis, im with your cousin on this one
i hate when the county so called assigns us to the bullshit PR stuff.. unless it involves bikinis then i volunteer..
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Creena Donating Member (501 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 07:22 PM
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12. I can understand.
I'm from a family of firefighters and know that type of PR stuff is grating. It's not exactly where you want to spend your time.
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anigbrowl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 07:06 PM
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6. Smooth move, UFA.
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 07:12 PM
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7. GOP Elephant.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 07:18 PM
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10. needs a bath
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 07:29 PM
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13. because its so...
full of sh-t.
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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 07:14 PM
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8. Jeez, it's not like they had to march behind it in a parade
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whyverne Donating Member (734 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-03-09 07:21 PM
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11. On my monitor I saw, "Union says firefighters forced to bathe"
Couldn't really see the problem with that.
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