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	<title>K-Squared Ramblings &#187; donkeys</title>
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		<title>Donkey Xing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2005 01:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Signs of the Times]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Driving through the lava fields of North Kona, you&#8217;ll see signs like these: After coffee companies stopped using donkeys for transportation, they turned them loose, and a herd of wild donkeys roamed the fields. They apparently picked up the nickname &#8230; <a href="http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2005/04/donkey-xing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Driving through the <a href="http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2005/04/up-to-kohala/">lava fields of North Kona</a>, you&#8217;ll see signs like these:</p>
<p><img src="http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/wp-content/uploads/2005/04/donkeyxing1.jpg" alt="Donkey Xing " width="148" height="200" /><img src="http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/wp-content/uploads/2005/04/donkeyxing2.jpg" alt="Donkey crossings at dawn and dusk" width="200" height="84" /></p>
<p>After coffee companies stopped using donkeys for transportation, they turned them loose, and a herd of wild donkeys roamed the fields.  They apparently picked up the nickname &#8220;Kona nightingales&#8221; from their, uh, &#8220;singing.&#8221; They&#8217;ve since been moved up to greener&#8212;and less traveled&#8212; pastures on the lower slopes of Mauna Kea, but the signs remain.</p>
<p>One can only assume the Kona nightingales were the inspiration for Surfin&#8217;&nbsp;Ass Coffee Company and their <a href="http://donkey.sitewizard.biz/page3.html" title="Surfin’ Ass Coffee: Donkey Balls">signature island confection</a>:</p>
<p><img src="http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/wp-content/uploads/2005/04/donkeyballs.jpg" alt="Surfin' Ass Coffee Company: Donkey Balls Factory Outlet" width="300" height="323" /></p>
<p>For the record: 1-inch macadamia nuts dipped in chocolate.</p>
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