The Mean Judge

A local Peace Corp officer realized that the organization had never received a donation from the country's most successful judge.  The person in charge of contributions decided to call him to persuade him to contribute. The only problem was the judge was affectionately called The Mean Judge, but he decided to give it a shot nonetheless.

"Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at least $500,000 (US) you give not a dollar to charity. Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?"

The mean judge mulled this over for a moment and replied, "First, did your research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?"

Embarrassed, the Peace Corp rep mumbled, "Um ... no."

The judge interrupts, "or that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?"

The stricken Peace Corp rep began to stammer out an apology, but was interrupted again.

"or that my sister's husband died in a traffic accident," the judge's voice rising in indignation, "leaving her penniless with three children?!"

The humiliated Peace Corp rep, completely beaten, said simply, "I had no idea..."

On a roll, the mean judge then cut him off once again, "So if I don't give any money to them, why should I give any to you?"

The Mighty Tigon

So what is a Tigon? Not to be confused with the Liger (discussed in earlier posts), the Tigon is a hybrid cross between, as you probably have guessed, a tiger and a lion. However, the sex of the parents from the two species is what makes a cub a Tigon or a Liger. The tigon is therefore, the result of only when a male tiger mates with a female lion.

This beautiful beast possesses genetic make up from both parents, making it's visible characteristics quite random. They may have spots from the  mother lion ("lions carry genes for spots-lion cubs are spotted and some adults retain faint markings) and stripes from the father. Male tigon may possess a mane but is quite shorter than a regular lion's. Although quite remarkable on it's own merit, they are not as popular as the other hybrid, the liger. This is due to the fact that the tigons do not grow to the majestic larger size as the ligers can.

A nice interesting fact about these tigons are that they can produce both lion and tiger sounds when they roar. A sad fact though is that their lifespan, as with most hybrid animals, are shorter than that of  a normal species. They tend to be prone to illnesses which can make life difficult for them.

One thing for sure though, I would love the chance to see one in person one day. Here is Maude, she is displayed in  The Manchester Museum  located in the United Kingdom. Beautiful isn't she.

Snoop Dogg Goes Discovery LOL

We all know what Snoop Dogg is known for weed, ahmm I mean rapping. But I gotta say Snoop this ain't a bad fall back career choice for you. Watch and enjoy.