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2004-12-16 -Short Attention Span Theater-

British wildlife artist gored to death by Kenyan buffalo

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Posted by Steve White 2004-12-16 12:38:17 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Artistic differences can be a real pain. Dangerous, even, given certain sensitivites, such as the effect of a 1500 lb buffalo standing on a pancreas or spleen. But hey, wymyns throwing things? Well now, that's when things really get serious.

Posted by .com 2004-12-16 12:57:10 AM|| 2004-12-16 12:57:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 That is why I always insist on a large calibre handgun when I walk in the wild. 44 magnum is a good bet. If I can't I don't need to walk there. Tree huggers that end up on the menu have their place on the food chain out of order.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-12-16 1:21:40 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-12-16 1:21:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Splatter painting anyone ?

Posted by MacNails 2004-12-16 4:43:11 AM|| 2004-12-16 4:43:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm not certain even a 44 magnum would be effective against an angry Cape Buffalo.

Posted by Shipman 2004-12-16 7:30:43 AM|| 2004-12-16 7:30:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 .44 mag wouldn't even come close to stopping a pissed off Cape Buffalo. Cape buffalo are among the famous "Big 5," animals particularly prized by hunters because they were so dangerous. (The other members of the Big 5 are elephants, lions, leopards and rhinoceros.) Reportedly, a buffalo that is the only wounded animal that will circle around and begin to stalk the hunter, waiting for an opportunity to charge the hunter and gore him with its sharp horns. It is said that more big game hunters have been killed by the cape buffalo than by any other African animal. One famous African hunter once said "Cape Buffalo look at you like you owe them money".

Posted by Steve 2004-12-16 8:37:43 AM|| 2004-12-16 8:37:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Like Saddam Hussein, the buffalo probably didn't like his portrait, so he killed the artist.

Posted by BigEd 2004-12-16 11:12:59 AM|| 2004-12-16 11:12:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Never met one, don't want to. Remember an old show on the tube which discussed how these critters kill lions. MMFs.

Posted by Weird Al 2004-12-16 5:49:29 PM|| 2004-12-16 5:49:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Well I am not going strolling in Africa, ever. They will stop a hungry California mtn lion or a crazed brown bear. I have been with 2 face to face encounters with bears in my life. Both times we both turned tail and ran. The 44 mag is "just in case" one doesn't.

This clown could have availed himself of a adaquate long arm to deal with this type of critter. But he would rather die, than recognize a wild animal as that wild.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-12-16 6:52:49 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-12-16 6:52:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 like many big-assed animals with headsets, the skull is likely 3-5" of bone. Headshots would have to b ewell-placed, and it's hard to do running for your life. I love my .44 magnum, but I doubt that unless you got an eye-brain shot you could kill it head on....

Posted by Frank G 2004-12-16 6:53:14 PM|| 2004-12-16 6:53:14 PM|| Front Page Top

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