"I think I'll call him 'Stampy'"



A McDonald's ad from the Netherlands envisions what might have happened if Pleistocene humans had the option of visiting the drive-thru instead of going after fresh mammoth steak.

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If they were indeed Asian elephants in hairy costumes as I thought they were, I'm impressed!

By Henry Tsai (not verified) on 13 Jun 2010 #permalink