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| Drunk Man Hurt After Running Into Elephant |
| 2003-05-19 |
| Got nothin' to do with the price of an AK in Peshawar, but it 's pretty damn funny... HANOI, Vietnam - A drunk Vietnamese tourist who ran into an elephant he didn't see standing in the street was injured when the animal picked him up and tossed him aside, an official said Monday. How trashed do you have to be to not see an elephant in the street? Vu Quang Phuc, 39, was rushed to a hospital after Saturday's attack, said the official of Buon Don tourist site in Daklak province, some 220 miles northeast of Ho Chi Minh City. He must've been pretty "Phucked" up... He suffered three broken ribs and bruises on his face and body, a doctor at the hospital in Ho Chi Minh City said. Phuc was among a group of tourists from Ho Chi Minh City. He stumbled out of a restaurant when he heard an 8-year-old boy wailing on the ground after tripping, said the official who identified himself only as Du. Phuc didn't see the full-grown elephant — one of several dozen owned by villagers in the area — and he ran into it. The animal lifted him up with its trunk and pitched him several meters. Du said it was the first incident in the area of a tourist attacked by an elephant. "Du" they keep records on that sort of thing? Buon Don is a popular site among foreign and local tourists, where they can ride elephants and visit ethnic minority groups living in the area. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #3 I'd have to agree - pretty much the elephantine version of "get lost". Now, if the critter'd been seriously pissed off, it would've done a tapdance on Phuc's pointy little head... Ever see that video of the circus elephant that went after it's "keeper" and had to be put down by the cops? |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-05-19 16:08:29 |
| #2 Phuc didn't see the full-grown elephant — one of several dozen owned by villagers in the area — and he ran into it. Amazing. The animal lifted him up with its trunk and pitched him several meters. Du said it was the first incident in the area of a tourist attacked by an elephant. Sounds to me like a simple case of annoyance, rather than attack. Drunkie got exactly what was coming to him. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-05-19 14:50:02 |
| #1 The Queen will be |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-05-19 12:38:16 |