Well, don't panic.

Honestly, I don't think most of the Nicaraguan government really gives a fuck either. Money and jobs talks louder than anything else in human politics.

Don't drink and argue (except in person) but there are counter-arguments that can lead me to behave like I'm drunk. For example, an argument from (lack of) authority, which I swear is the basis of half of all internet unpleasantness.

A population of over 6 million people with many dependent upon Lake Nicaragua for their drinking water. File this under really bad ideas.

Mel Brooks's character in Blazing Saddles is a reference to him. I think most people don't get that joke.

Oh man, everything I read about this indicates it's going to be a complete environmental disaster, but the government just doesn't care or want to know.

Very short sighted response.
While I can't speak for this zoo specifically.

Ook!

Keep your towel handy.

It's "hoisted by your own petard" where a petard was a bomb for blowing up the castle gates, and the idea was to drop it and run; but sometimes you were seen and killed before you got there, or didn't get away before it exploded. So you are killed by your own actions, or "hoisted by your own petard".

What? You mean the lion isn't my spirit animal and we don't have a deep understanding and connection on the spiritual level? Pshaw.

They are clearly realizing that Christianity is a great tool for keeping the yokels in line.

TRIVIA: I HAVE NO UVULA. (It was removed as part of the same surgery that I had to remove my tonsils)

I had most of my uvula removed (among other things) for sleep apnea. The Dr. doing the procedure told me I may choke more, as the uvula is used to tell the body to close off the trachea in the presence of food or water.

Most people also don't know that: 1. Both males and females have antlers. 2. The males loose their antlers in the winter. Therefore, Santa's reindeer are probably all girl-reindeer. Which actually makes sense, given that they're all named things like Vixen and Prancer.

First of all, there isn't one Buddhism. As a religion it's vastly more varied and divided than, say, Christianity, which should tell you something already. Where you got the idea that everybody's equal in Buddhism I don't know, but that's fundamentally not the case. In Buddhism everybody's striving for the same goal,…

People tends to get pissed when you invade their homeland, no matter what religion they have. I don't think any religion today advocates bending over and dropping trou to every Tom, Dick, and Harry that bang down your door.

Two points.

The Chinese took custody of the original boy, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima (chosen by the Tibetians). And he has not been seen ever since.