Yes, that’s right. Bolivia has crossing guards dressed as zebras (for the black-and-white striped crosswalks on the pavement, also called “zebras”, which all the drivers ignored, until now.) It’s a win-win-win solution for three problems: horrendous traffic, unemployment, and troubled youngsters in need of a fresh start.
Also, it’s cute as hell.
Fear doesn't travel well; just as it can warp judgment, its absence can diminish memory's truth. What terrifies one generation is likely to bring only a puzzled smile to the next. --Arthur Miller, "Why I Wrote 'The Crucible'", The New Yorker, October 21, 1996
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