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[Cynthia Ashley-Nelson]

Stripes. Yeah, right. Clearly, Rory is wearing tats of their own. Totally
covered in 'em! I'm calling foul. "Delicious, organic friends"... I wanna
see a photo of Tux to verify life.  Something's not right here.


On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 3:22 PM, Rory <roaaaary at wikimedia.org> wrote:

> First, I want to make clear that I express no opinion on the ink
> conversation. I respect the diverse points of views in our community. I
> understand that everyone has their own stripes.
>
> That said, I am deeply saddened and frankly shocked by allegations voiced
> by certain people in this thread that somehow I would consider eating Tux,
> the official mascot of the Linux kernel.
>
> As a supporter of the free knowledge movement, I hunger for role models
> like Tux.  Penguins are known for their outstanding qualities[1], and,
> showing my good taste, I recognize that my small LCA Foundation profile [2]
> hardly matches the prominent recognition of Tux’s Wikipedia article. [3]  I
> accordingly decided long ago that Tux was off the menu.
>
> To the contrary, I offer my paw in friendship to Tux.  Some say that open
> source animals are full of bugs, turning them into organic delights. I do
> support organic meats. I mean friends. Organic friends.
>
> Delicious, organic friends.
>
> I am really hungry now.  (I’m not allowed to eat legal interns anymore.[4])
>  Tux, let’s get together soon, real soon, maybe over lunch.
>
> Best,
>
>  Rory
>
> Mascot,
> Legal and Community Advocacy
>
>
>
>
> *Disclaimer:*
> I cannot give legal advice because I am not licensed to practice law. I am
> also a stuffed toy animal without human intelligence.
>
>
>
>
> [1]
> http://chicago.grubstreet.com/2008/05/what_does_penguin_meat_taste_l.html
>
> <http://chicago.grubstreet.com/2008/05/what_does_penguin_meat_taste_l.html
> >
>
> [2] http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Rory<
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tux>
>
> [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tux
>
> [4]
>
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Church,_Frederick_Stuart_-_Church_Tiger_having_eaten_professor_-_1905_-_large.jpg
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Best regards,

Cynthia Ashley-Nelson
"Yes. *Her again.*"