His tail, plush feet and moving pointed plastic ears are all a slightly lighter shade.

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After scoring miserably on the LSAT exam twice and deciding to forgo law school, she spent a nightmarish three months on a moving walkway at Disney World, wearing Mickey Mouse ears and guiding customers onto an Epcot Center ride.

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Children's favourite Noddy is moving into the electronic age - with the release of a new CD-Rom bringing him and Big Ears to life on computer screens.

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