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2015-06-15 -Short Attention Span Theater-

65-year-old man trampled by escaped circus elephant

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Posted by Steve White 2015-06-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 When there is an elephant with your name on it, there's nothing you can do.

Posted by SteveS 2015-06-15 00:33|| 2015-06-15 00:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Actually it is a Elefantenboomengeschutzenwaffen...

Or EBGW for short. The SS had a bunch of them and you can occasionally find one on ebay.

Posted by Sock Puppet al Doomi 2015-06-15 01:20|| 2015-06-15 01:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Y'all killing me. Herewith, a few lines written in commemoration of the late tragedy in Nepal (er, the other late tragedy), set aside at the time as unworthy, published now in humble submission to the manifest will of Fate or Fred:

"Oh! Namaste! How do you do?
I'm sorry I trampled on you!
The Purkinje effect
Makes red hard to detect;
In twilight all Comrades look blue."

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2015-06-15 01:44|| 2015-06-15 01:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Elefanten, warum hassen sie uns?

Posted by BrerRabbit 2015-06-15 05:22|| 2015-06-15 05:22|| Front Page Top

#5 The EBGW was just a specially modified panzerfaust with an HE quick warhead instead of the usual shaped charge.

Himmler wasn't a very good shot so the EBGW was a ego saver on safaris and zoos full of Jewish Elephants.

Posted by Sock Puppet al Doomi 2015-06-15 05:23|| 2015-06-15 05:23|| Front Page Top

#6 Not to be confused with an Sd. Kfz. 184, aka Elefant, of which a 'domesticated' version resides at the U.S. Army Ordnance Museum. Warning - one can be flattened as well if not careful around said same.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-06-15 10:25|| 2015-06-15 10:25|| Front Page Top

#7 "Nobody puts Baby in a corner!"

Posted by Frank G 2015-06-15 11:04|| 2015-06-15 11:04|| Front Page Top

#8 I'll bet bringing up baby was interesting.

Posted by Shipman 2015-06-15 11:27|| 2015-06-15 11:27|| Front Page Top

#9 Elephants don't kill people ...

... actually, yep, this one did.

Posted by ExtremeModerate 2015-06-15 13:27|| 2015-06-15 13:27|| Front Page Top

#10 Schiesenhosen?

Posted by Deacon Blues 2015-06-15 15:08|| 2015-06-15 15:08|| Front Page Top

#11
Well, if you have to go, it is nice to give people something to talk about.

Posted by Hupineger Glomomp52169 2015-06-15 15:09|| 2015-06-15 15:09|| Front Page Top

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