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Old 10-24-2007, 07:48 AM
 
Location: Maine
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In 1986, Mike Membre 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 Membre approached it very carefully.
He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it.

As carefully and as gently as he could, Membre worked the wood out with his hunting 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. Membre stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Membre never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.

Twenty years later, Membre 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 Membre and his son Cantri were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Membre, 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, Membre couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant. Membre 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 Membre's legs and raised him high into the air and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.

Probably wasn't the same elephant.


Ok, so the ending wasn't so heart warming but didn't it make you feel good til you got there? I did. Then I laughed at the tragic ending. I guess I'm mean mean mean!
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Old 10-24-2007, 07:58 AM
 
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Tragic story. Elephants are not cuddly little doggies too play with. They need to be feared, gieven space and respected.
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Old 10-24-2007, 08:07 AM
 
Location: Maine
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It's not a true story.
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Old 10-24-2007, 08:39 AM
 
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A little numb here.... I did not know it was a tale tale!
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Old 10-24-2007, 08:45 AM
 
Location: Teton Valley Idaho
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OMG Maine Writer.....lol....shocked, then laughed and of course saying "no way!"
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Old 10-24-2007, 08:57 AM
 
Location: West Michigan
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I must be twisted, I laughed right off! No shock, nothing. I was figuring if somebody really was that darn numb, it would be a good thing to keep him out of the deep end of our gene pool.
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Old 10-24-2007, 09:05 AM
 
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I must be twisted, I laughed right off! No shock, nothing. I was figuring if somebody really was that darn numb, it would be a good thing to keep him out of the deep end of our gene pool.
LOL
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Old 10-24-2007, 09:32 AM
 
Location: Maine
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I've raised two kids with very dry senses of humor so I'm used to endings like this. I cracked up as soon as I got to the last line.
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Old 10-24-2007, 03:49 PM
 
Location: Forests of Maine
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I had a good idea of where it was going, as soon as it mentioned a zoo.

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Old 10-24-2007, 06:45 PM
 
Location: Maine
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I'll use this one at work,tomorrow. LOL
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