The world is abuzz about an odd occurrence in the mountainous kingdom of Bhutan: It seems a mule has given birth.
While not impossible, according to experts, such foaliage is extremely rare.
But even more miraculous: Haa, the mule, gave birth to a male human child and named it Brian.
According to kingdomofbhutan.com, Bhutan is a country in the eastern Himalayas that has been "visited by a great many saints, mystics, scholars and pilgrims over the centuries."
Brian was discovered by three men who were following a star (we think it was Angelina Jolie). The three were suspected of being paparazzi.
Haa is a golden mule, and rumor has it the birth was foretold by Nostradamus, the 16th century seer, in one of his quatrains.
Mules are crosses between male donkeys and a female horses. Experts suspect that Haa must have had relations with a male human, and a source says the investigation is focusing on Michael Jackson.
OK, OK, OK. Most of the above is untrue. But the mule did have a baby. And it did happen in Bhutan.
Would we lie?

Posted at July 13, 2004 10:27 AM