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San Diego is over the moon about elephants and Artemis II

So many of us San Diegans are thrilled by the new Denny Sanford Elephant Valley at our Safari Park. The elephants, the most gargantuan animals living on earth, trumpet their new home, where life for them is better than ever. They roam in a vastly increased space, festooned with clusters of plants, large boulders, and hidden water features, with plenty of room to search for resources. In Elephant Valley, elephants can be elephants, and visitors can get closer to them than ever before. To augment the joy our city is experiencing about Elephant Valley, I share a selection of my favorite elephant jokes: My two favorite elephant singers are Harry Elephante and Elephant Gerald. What weighs three tons and wears

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Newest Books
American History for Everyone
American History for Everyone will make the American adventure come alive for you.  
Anguished English
Laugh yourself silly with the national best-selling Anguished English, a side-splitting collection of accidental assaults on the English language.
Jest for the Pun of It
Whet your Wit with this Hilarious Punster's Bible. Also identifies what puns are and how to create them.
A Feast of Words
This book is a career-capping anthology of essays that inspire, enlighten, and tickle the funny bone.