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08/06/2004: "Redhead"
music: Squirrel Nut Zippersmood: Friday
Lots of amusing news today in the world. I love that this made a "headline" in London. My world news stories on my home page came up with this and I found it funny, cute and puzling. Of all the things that I was made fun of growing up ( and not many as I could kick some butt) My hair was NEVER an issue.....Makes me wonder why anyone would make fun of RED hair. Have a good Friday Monkies!
LONDON (Reuters) - They say blondes have more fun, but redheads will have the edge on Sunday when they get into London Zoo for free to view a rare new-born ginger-colored monkey.
The endangered south east Asian Francois Langur monkey, called Laa Laa, has typical baby orange fur which in six months will turn a glossy black.
London Zoo said 9,500 red-heads had already downloaded free vouchers from its Web Site www.GingerSunday.co.uk.
"It has been very popular. We will accept all shades of red, auburn, titian, ginger, you name it," a Zoo spokesman said.
Ginger Sunday will also allow red-heads, often the butt of jokes in Britain, to win some friends since the vouchers allow them to bring a friend, be they brunette, blonde or even bald.
Britain has one of the highest concentrations of redheads in the world, but a recent survey showed that 9 out of ten were teased at school about their hair color.
A national utility company even decided to poke fun at redheads when it ran an ad campaign during 2000 which showed a family of gingers above the caption - "There are some things in life you can't choose."
