Panda Passenger Now Boarding

Washington-born giant panda Tai Shan is apparently at Dulles Airport, waiting for cousin Mei Lan to arrive from Atlanta on the FedEx Panda Express. The two are scheduled to depart this morning for a romantic panda breeding station in Chengdu, China.  Remember: Valentine’s Day is only ten days away — order your juicy bamboo gifts now.

 

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Hail and Farewell, Panda Princess

Today Dulles Airport will experience a brief royal visit by Atlanta’s panda princess, Mei Lan. The three-year-old cub is on her way from Zoo Atlanta to China, where she will take Chinese lessons and seek romance at a panda breeding station in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

Mei Lan’s older cousin, Tai Shan, will  join her on the private plane for the last leg of her journey.

 

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The Panda Express

Washington-born panda Tai Shan (known locally as “Butterstick“) is set to leave the National Zoo for Bifengxia (“Green Peak Canyon”) in China. By FedEx.

Federal Express has prepared a special “Panda Express” airplane to transport the four-year-old chubby cub to a panda breeding center in his ancestral home. The plane’s name is rather unfortunate; it’s the same as Andrew and Peggy Cherng’s 820-store fast food chain.

Creditor Repossesses DC Panda

Tai Shan, the National Zoo’s four-year-old panda cub, will be sent to the People’s Republic of China, the largest U.S. creditor, Smithsonian officials announced today. 

The United States owes China approximately eleventy-seven trillion dollars plus three giant pandas.

Panda repo details here.

 

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