So The Wife and I finally went to the Como Zoo, which is very close to where we live (supposedly we should be able to hear, from our backyard, the lions roaring in heat in the early summer). Let me just say 2 things. One, it is very cool having this in your neighboorhood, all the lions, tigers, etc. albeit a different story should they ever escape (Calvin, get ’em).

But two, it is amazing the people-watching you can do there! I mean you thought the Minnesota State Fair was interesting, try someplace that doesn’t charge a fee to get in! And on a holiday, no less…Minnesotans have some of the tackiest tastes in clothing, etc., even the rich ones in the Lake Minnetonka area, just try going to the Red Stone in Minnetonka sometime. But in general the sights at the zoo were amazing; tank tops, muscle shirts, muscle shirts plus shorts with suspenders…priceless!

Now I’m not a fashionista by no means, and am not a snooty know-it-all who feels he can comment on everyone else and they should listen; but they went out in public like that, I know my limits, and a T-shirt and jeans do not compare….

OK, onto 2 hilarious comments I overheard as people were enjoying themselves. First, while we were watching the orangutans, a little kid yells to his dad, “Hey, a monkey!”, dad replies “No, no it’s not”. The kid tries again “A gorilla!”, dad replies again “Nope, not that either”. Finally the kid begs “What is it?”, and dad replies “Well…[long pause]…I’m not sure, but let’s go…” ….all I needed to hear! 🙂

But the funniest moment was when we were walking over to the Timber Wolf area (no, the real kind, not Wally Szczerbiak and friends). Their area/cage was rather large, to let them roam, and while walking up you noticed none were outside, probably inside their ‘den’ which you couldn’t really see into from the walkway. But as we’re walking up, a lady walks by on her way out and mentions to her friend they must be inside there. Right behind them a second group of people, more elderly walks by, and I hear the guy say, “They’re not out”, to which his lady-friend replies “How do you know?”, to which he replies “Cuz that lady was Native American.” Ha ha ha ha ha ha….nice! Plus she wasn’t, she was Hispanic.