Giraffes in First Class: Elevator Elephantiasis Parlor Game
AP correspondent describes a bizarre parlor game sung in by elevator riders about giraffes aboard tall buildings. The column lampoons tall tales told to trigger reactions, notes the groggy morning crowd as prime targets for hyperbole, and cites political and cultural gossip as fodder.
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