# I should get a giraffe...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-get-a-giraffe/604177>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 26, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-get-a-giraffe/604177 "2011-11-26T19:45:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-get-a-giraffe/604177/21 "2011-11-29T05:06:09Z")

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I think I know who you should talk to… [DirecTV Russian Guy Funny Commercial ("Opulence, I Has It") - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkB9OT2XVvA)

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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-get-a-giraffe/604177/22 "2011-11-29T07:26:41Z")

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We have a bamboo jungle. I want a panda.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-get-a-giraffe/604177/23 "2011-11-29T08:23:43Z")

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> [@picunurse](#):
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> Now, YOU could eat them after the tanins are removed. They don’t taste very good, I’m told. 😃

Similar to, but slightly less tasty than chickpeas, IMO.

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**Author:** ![BeaMyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-should-get-a-giraffe/604177/24 "2011-11-29T11:28:50Z")

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A giraffe???

That’s a tall order

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