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news item: WELLINGTON, New Zealand(AP) Shrek the hermit ram took six years to grow his massive fleece. On Wednesday, a champion shearer clipped it off in just 20 minutes on live television in this nation of 4 million people and 42 million sheep.http://www.modbee.com/24hour/weird/story/1328778p-8497632c.html
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heh. I'd do the math, but.
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no picture? 
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You didn't see it on TV? You needed widescreen to get it all in!
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Saw it on TV the other night. Not much sheep left after the shearing! Wish I could shed weight that easily. Sigh
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I had so hoped that merino and meringue were related, but alas they aren't. Spanish merino < LL majorinus 'a larger kind (of animal)' (interesting use of the -inus suffix not for diminuation); French meringue has a troubled etymology, but seems to have ultimately come from Walloon, a French dialect of Belgium. And then there's the maraschino cherry on top of it all. From the syrup in which they are preserved, ultimately from Latin amarus 'bitter' ...
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jheem, I share your disappointment. Wouldn't a connection have been neat?
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Shrek's popularity is not confined to his Upworld home, either. Some USns have offered as much as $50K US for him, even in his woolbegone state.
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thanks for the pic, Jackie. there's a sweater or two in there... 
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