twiley Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 An elephant never forgets - 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, Mbemb 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 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Did Mrs. Neutrons sister call you with that story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted May 3, 2007 Author Share Posted May 3, 2007 Did Mrs. Neutrons sister call you with that story? It's a joke, I hope you didn't think this was an actual true story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonKnight Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 It's a joke, I hope you didn't think this was an actual true story. I hope that you didn't think that was an actual joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 i thought it was going to be a story about a man and his beloved bottle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted May 3, 2007 Author Share Posted May 3, 2007 i thought it was going to be a story about a man and his beloved bottle Those stories have sad endings once the bottle is finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Those stories have sad endings once the bottle is finished. but bottles don't get jealous..... one can crack open another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 at least it wasn't a rhinocerus. rhinos don't play games, they f*ckin charge your ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 but bottles don't get jealous..... one can crack open another but, like women, are best when experiencing more than one at a time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonkis Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 The fact that this joke is reported on snopes is a tribute to the fact that most people are dumber than hell... linky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted May 3, 2007 Author Share Posted May 3, 2007 The fact that this joke is reported on snopes is a tribute to the fact that most people are dumber than hell... linky Yeah, I looked it up and saw it was listed there. People will believe anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 The fact that this joke is reported on snopes is a tribute to the fact that most people are dumber than hell... linky my pops always preached the 9/10ths rule. 9 of 10 people u meet are dumb as hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big F'n Dave Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 at least it wasn't a rhinocerus. rhinos don't play games, they f*ckin charge your ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 at least it wasn't a rhinocerus. rhinos don't play games, they f*ckin charge your ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seattle LawDawg Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 That story does bring a tear to my eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncosn05 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 checking in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I thought that it'd be another story about a penquin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I thought that it'd be another story about a penquin. Or a Frog the size of a small dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 was the guy wearin a backpack......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 was the guy wearin a backpack......... Or a brackpack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Or a brackpack. ............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrunt Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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