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October 6, 2014 at 5:49 am #8595
Jeanne
ParticipantIn 1972, Joe Miller was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Tulsa Junior College.
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 Joe 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, Joe worked the wood out with his knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot.
The elephant turned to Joe, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Joe stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled.
Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Joe never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.
Thirty years later, Joe was walking through the Tulsa Zoo with his family. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Joe and his family were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Joe, 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 1972, Joe could not help wondering if this was the same elephant… Joe 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 Joe’s legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.
Probably wasn’t the same elephant.
Heeheehee haahaahaa , I’m BAD. Don’t be mad at me 🙂
October 7, 2014 at 4:18 am #18212Jeanne
ParticipantReally just a joke….honest ,sigh
October 7, 2014 at 9:48 pm #18217stumblegirl14
ParticipantMade me laugh. Thanks Jeanne.
FloOctober 12, 2014 at 2:04 am #18239marysue
ParticipantThere is a saying that elephants never forget but I don’t know in this case. Geesh! What a story. LOL!
October 13, 2014 at 4:15 pm #18249KIOWA
ParticipantYou are not doing well with your mental status are you Jeanne?
Ki
October 19, 2014 at 6:53 pm #18290Jeanne
ParticipantNo idea what you mean, KI. I am just as sane as I always was :)))
October 21, 2014 at 1:19 am #18296KIOWA
ParticipantNo, seriously, you are unstable. First you are from California, second your pasta sauce sucks, and even Greg knows you are gonzo. And I know you are gonzo. And if Greg and I know it, the it has to be true. I do wonder what Jack would say?
Ki
October 23, 2014 at 4:55 am #18311Jeanne
ParticipantOK , now you did it! Gonzo , huh?! I’ll give you a gonzo you’ll never forget . Better watch your back AND front.
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