1) The newest prisoners/permanent guests at the Rio Grande Zoo are:a) A pair of hypnotoadsb) Four Tasmanian devilsc) El águila y la serpiented) Bright-eyed humans captured in the forbidden zone 2) The building on the NW corner of Edith and Central may yet transform into a Subway restaurant, complete with drive-through. What junk food joint used to occupy the A-frame shack in EDO?a) Pop ‘N’ Tacob) Pup’n Tacoc) Barney’s Beef and Thingsd) Frank’s Time to Eat 3) From Jan. 2 to 12, PNM will be partnering with municipal governments around the state to help out with a special yearly recycling project that focuses on ___________.a) Capturing and liquefying gremlinsb) Burying magnetsc) Grinding used Christmas trees into mulchd) Collecting expired reindeer oil 4) During the last week of 2013, Albuquerque had some of the lowest _______ prices in the nation.a) Canaryb) Tacoc) Plutoniumd) Gasoline 5) Who received a 2013 Cowchip award from the Albuquerque Journal and why?a) UNM psychology prof Geoffrey Miller—for making disparaging comments about students and then saying the tweets were part of his researchb) Rep. Steve Pearce (R)—for scheduling and refusing to cancel a $19,500 plane flight to visit with NM National Guard troops stationed in Egyptc) NM state first gentleman Chuck Franco—for participating in a private alligator-hunting trip that paid out overtime to his state cop-bodyguards and driversd) All of the aboveAnswers:1) B. The four Tasmanian devils arrived last week and were officially put on display Monday, Dec. 30.2) A. The former hot dog and taco palace may or may not become a Subway, but efforts to include the building in East Downtown developments continue.3) C. For the 22nd year in a row, PNM will spearhead Christmas tree recycling efforts in several New Mexico cities.4) D. Burque continues to have some of the lowest gas prices in America.5) D. Check out the complete proceedings.
Crib Notes: Jan. 2, 2014
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Still from Planet of the Apes
20th Century Fox
Pop ‘N’ Taco
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Life’s Rich Pageant album art
R.E.M.
Nuclear weapons research at Sandia National Labs
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A New Mexican cattle ranch
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