[MSN] DENVER, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A Colorado lawmaker says the theft of his fiberglass prairie dog statue has turned out to be more a source of amusement than annoyance.

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Lawmaker tickled by pics of stolen statue
Published: Feb. 11, 2008 at 5:55 PM

DENVER, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A Colorado lawmaker says the theft of his
fiberglass prairie dog statue has turned out to be more a source of
amusement than annoyance.

Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon, D-Denver, said the pranksters who stole
the 2-foot statue in January have been sending him amusing photographs of
the item visiting exotic locales and cavorting with Hollywood celebrities,
the Rocky Mountain News reported Monday.

One of the photos features the statue in London, while another depicts the
prairie dog being held by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie -- an apparent work
of photo manipulation.

A photograph that arrived Feb. 6 -- the lawmaker's 58th birthday -- depicts
the statute with a bottle of champagne and a caption reading: "Happy
birthday, Senator Gordon!" and signed by "P-Dog," the moniker the thief has
apparently bestowed upon the statue.

"I love this," Gordon said. "It's been great fun."

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