Washday At the Zoo

Washday at the Zoo Peg out the elephants! Hang up the hippos! Let the bison and wildebeest blow and billow in the wind! Fluff out your flamingoes with fabric softeners. Stick the swans on a pre-wash and get 'em whiter than white. Rhinos can go in on 95 and they'll still come out a disappointing grunge of khaki-grey. (So much for the blandishments of the adman). Do tigers and zebras on a low cycle or the stripes will run. Take care with gerbels, they're liable to shrink. Sort out yer primates and read the labels -- howlers are different from chimps. Oh! And watch out for snakes! They tend to slither about at the bottom of the laundry basket. One emerald green one amongst a flock of pastel doves will cause untold havoc! Margaret Clerici