Talk:Hanno (elephant)

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Is this the origin of the term "white elephant"? Supposedly, someone was given a valuable white elephant which proved too expensive to keep but couldn't be gotten rid of, politically. -- Zoe


 * According to our white elephant page, the term started in India, before Hanno, but the exclusiveness is probably part of the reason Hanno was considered a nice gift. The Pope, apparently, was able to handle the expense nicely.  -_ Someone else 01:09 Feb 24, 2003 (UTC)


 * This is a really nice article. One of the joys of Wikipedia is finding an article like this. Mintguy
 * I agree this is a nice article!--[[User:Marie Rowley|Marie | Talk]] 07:04, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * Yep, cutest article on wikipedia :) Gareth E Kegg 10:47, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

it is not clear which country elephant came from. see http://www.island.lk/2000/10/22/featur09.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.134.37.156 (talk) 13:22, 21 March 2018 (UTC)