# Elephant Not Interested in Using Treadmill

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-not-interested-in-using-treadmill/357099>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 17, 2006, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-not-interested-in-using-treadmill/357099 "2006-05-17T13:22:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-not-interested-in-using-treadmill/357099/1 "2006-05-17T13:22:42Z")

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That’s the title of the new story on Yahoo:

[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060517/ap\_on\_sc/elephant\_treadmill](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060517/ap_on_sc/elephant_treadmill)

You just _know_ that the handles of this treadmill are going to end up as coathangers for enormous bathrobes and the like.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-not-interested-in-using-treadmill/357099/2 "2006-05-17T13:49:46Z")

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Yeah, but the real question is, even if they do get Dumbo to use the treadmill, will he take off?

😃 I just couldn’t resist. 🆒

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-not-interested-in-using-treadmill/357099/3 "2006-05-17T14:09:10Z")

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Hah! Great, **Northern Piper**. I was too blind to see that myself.

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-not-interested-in-using-treadmill/357099/4 "2006-05-17T15:11:36Z")

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[QUOTE=Northern Piper]  
Yeah, but the real question is, even if they do get Dumbo to use the treadmill, will he take off?  
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Does he have his magic feather or not?

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-not-interested-in-using-treadmill/357099/5 "2006-05-17T19:45:26Z")

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In related news, [moray eels do not care about Jacques Derrida.](http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=219)

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-not-interested-in-using-treadmill/357099/6 "2006-05-17T20:02:00Z")

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> [@](#):
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> In related news, moray eels do not care about Jacques Derrida.

**Deconstructing Nemo**?  
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-not-interested-in-using-treadmill/357099/7 "2006-05-17T21:38:03Z")

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Here is more info on [Maggie.](http://www.alaskazoo.org/willowcrest/maggie.htm)

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**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-not-interested-in-using-treadmill/357099/8 "2006-05-17T21:40:34Z")

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I hate the treadmill, too.