Woman Doomed To Years Of Hippo-Themed Gifts

JACKSONVILLE, FL–Remarking, “Oh, I love hippos!” upon receiving a birthday gift of a porcelain hippopotamus, area resident Karen Voldstead doomed herself to a lifetime of hippo-themed gifts Monday. “I don’t even know why I said it,” said Voldstead, 24, shortly after receiving the small statuette from a coworker. “I don’t especially like hippos. I guess I was just trying to find something nice to say since I didn’t really like it.” The next day at work, Volstead received several “belated” birthday gifts, including a stuffed hippo, a rollerskating-hippo coffee mug, and a hippo-shaped doorstop.