squid Posted April 17, 2007 Posted April 17, 2007 In 1986, Mkele Mbembe 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 Mbembe 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, Mbembe 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. Mbembe stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Mbembe never forgot that elephant or the events of that day. Twenty years later, Mbembe 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 Mbembe and his son Tapu were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Mbembe, 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, Mbembe couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant. Mbembe 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 Mbembe's legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly. Probably wasn't the same elephant!!!!!! Quote
Guest the_muddy_man Posted April 17, 2007 Posted April 17, 2007 Yea I posted that a while ago ;D It's still funny Quote
squid Posted April 17, 2007 Author Posted April 17, 2007 OH MAN...IF I KNEW THAT, I WOULDN'T HAVE POSTED IT AGAIN...POOPER. OH WELL....STILL FUNNY...LOL Quote
Guest the_muddy_man Posted April 17, 2007 Posted April 17, 2007 why not It's still funny and on a day like this the fellas can use a laugh Lataman ;D Quote
HUNTER19 Posted April 18, 2007 Posted April 18, 2007 lol thats agood one wasnt expecting that one!! Quote
edbassmaster Posted April 18, 2007 Posted April 18, 2007 Dude!!!! That is the BEST friggin joke I ever heard...LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D Quote
Super User Jimzee Posted April 18, 2007 Super User Posted April 18, 2007 Funny stuff Squid!!! ;D Quote
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