Rhino
2/20/2014 10:02:00 PM
On 2014-02-20 12:10 PM, Irish Mike wrote:
> On Feb 20 2014 12:39 PM, Rhino wrote:
>
>> On 2014-02-20 9:54 AM, Irish Mike wrote:
>>> This is an Incredible story!
>>>
>>> In 1986, Peter Davies was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from
>>> Northwestern University . On a hike through the bush, he came across a
>>> young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air.
>>>
>>> The elephant seemed distressed, so Peter approached it very carefully.
>>> He got down on one knee, inspected the elephants foot, and found a large
>>> piece of wood deeply embedded in it.
>>>
>>> As carefully and as gently as he could, Peter worked the wood out with his
>>> knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot.
>>> The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its
>>> face, stared at him for several tense moments..
>>>
>>> Peter stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled.
>>> Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away.
>>> Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.
>>>
>>> Twenty years later, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his
>>> teen aged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the
>>> creatures turned and
>>> walked over to near where Peter and his son Cameron were standing.
>>>
>>> The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the
>>> ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then
>>> trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.
>>>
>>> Remembering the encounter in 1986, Peter could not help wondering if this
>>> was the same elephant. Peter summoned up his courage, climbed over the
>>> railing, and made his way into the enclosure.
>>>
>>> He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder.
>>> The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter legs
>>> and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.
>>>
>>> Probably wasn't the same elephant..
>>>
>>
>> Sorry, I'm not getting why this is so "incredible". Do you mean it is
>> incredible
>> because this guy helped an elephant? Incredible that he thought the
>> second elephant
>> might be the same elephant? Incredible that the second elephant attacked
>> him?
>>
>> Also, is this supposed to be a true story? Your use of his full name and
>> the date of the encounter with the original elephant makes me think so
>> but you don't cite any source for this story, like a Darwin Awards
>> article. Your final line makes it sound more like a joke, just like the
>> obvious joke you posted just before that.
>>
>> --
>> Rhino
>
> Jesus wept! Is your name Sheldon and do work on a show called "The Big
> Bang Theory? If not, you should go there straight away and apply for a
> job.
>
> Irish Mike
>
Ask a serious question, get an evasive answer....
--
Rhino