kevi
Member Since: 18 Mar 2006
Location: in the rhondda valleys
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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 elephant’s 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
teenaged 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, and 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.
This is for everyone who sends me those heart-warming  stories. Practice safe eating - always use condiments.
2 Too many seats now
No trouble so far
tow pack, tasmods sills
IT goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows
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90BHP
Member Since: 18 Oct 2006
Location: Half way along the road on the right
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got me with that one - thought there might be a twist but very good  "To finish first, one first has to finish ...."
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Popelka
Member Since: 31 May 2008
Location: Praha (Prague)
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LMAO Experience is a difficult teacher, because she gives the test first and then the lesson afterwards!!!!
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
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