Archive for the ‘Christmas’ Category

Donkeys Escape From Live Nativity Scene - 30th December, 2009
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For centuries, donkeys have pulled our carts, guided our canyon tours and participated in our charity basketball games. But acting in a live-action nativity scene was the final straw for two donkeys who made a break for it before the big show in Avon, Colo. USA.
Chip Howard, who organizes the annual event at the Eagle [...]


New (seasonal) career for donkeys! - 26th November, 2009
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No antlers, but an EXCELLENT red nose – these donkeys are really entering into the spirit of make-do and mend in these straightened times. 
As seen in a  TV commercial in USA for the phone service provider Boost Mobile in which Santa Claus replaces his reindeer with donkeys to cut back on expenses. 
 

By STUART ELLIOTT
Published: November 24, [...]


Download a great NEDDI screensaver - 24th November, 2009
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The NEDDI donkeys would like to send you a little Christmas present. 
We’ve put together a super screensaver that you might like to download .    .   Click on “more” below, and then the “screensaver” title which will take you to the whole blog.  You’ll see the link which will take you to the NEDDI screensaver blogspot; when you’ve viewed [...]


Recycling and Deifying Donkey Dung in Israel - 30th December, 2008
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The Christmas season in Europe is often silly season for the world’s media outlets, when they outdo each other to find the strangest, weirdest and oddball news story to give people an extra sparkle to their celebrations.
Strange shaped vegetables, or bagels that bleed are the sort of stories that crop up. Despite the crisis in [...]