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What I just learned; The government here has commissioned a survey that will cost 125,000 euro to count the number of frogs in the country.

Posted by Loyola Jan 14 '10, 14:34

Why they are undertaking this noble endeavour is because if they don't count how many frogs there are they will be fined 30 million euro by the EU.
You literally. could not make this stuff up. (Well, you could, if you had lupus)

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I've seen my fair share of government consulting contracts, and $125K euro for that is extremely good value for money -- nm - Roger More Jan 14, 14:37 7
- Yeah but who gives a flying fuck how many frogs there are. Even the frogs don't care. -- nm - Loyola Jan 14, 14:42 1
  - IIRC frogs are very sensitive to environmental changes, and there've been masses of frog extinctions in recent years - Roger More Jan 14, 14:45
- That's 8 grad students that get to eat this year. -- nm - Reagen Jan 14, 14:39 4
  - beans and toast. nm - Dignan Jan 14, 14:41 2
    - hey, don't be hatin' -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 14:50
    - a step up from ramen. -- nm - Reagen Jan 14, 14:41
  - 14 frogs, *CHOMP*. make that 13 -- nm - grad student Jan 14, 14:41

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What I just learned; The government here has commissioned a survey that will cost 125,000 euro to count the number of frogs in the country.

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