# Things in the microwave

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [January 28, 2000, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-the-microwave/480 "2000-01-28T01:14:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 28, 2000, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-the-microwave/480/1 "2000-01-28T01:14:00Z")

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It’s not a baby in the microwave, but it’s the same idea: the son of the University of Wisconsin-Madison football team coach is doing some time for nuking his fraternity brother’s parrot.