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PacMan · 09-25-2007, 07:40 PM

In 1986, Dan Harrison was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from North Western 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 Dan 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, Dan 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. Dan stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Dan never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.

Twenty years later, Dan 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 Dan and his son Dan Jr. were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Dan, lifted its front foot off the ground, and 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, Dan couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant. Dan 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 Dan's legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.

It obviously wasn't the same elephant.

TrailJesus · 09-25-2007, 07:41 PM

DUDE WTF!?!? That ruined my day

OMR · 09-25-2007, 07:55 PM

Who knows....Maybe it was the same elephant!

Permagrin · 09-25-2007, 08:19 PM

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa oh, man, that made me laugh!

Pain Freak · 09-25-2007, 08:44 PM

Yeah, I liked that one!

Look at the purdy mountain lion,honey! Do you think it would be okay to pet it?

andino · 09-25-2007, 09:16 PM

haha that was a good twist

09-25-2007, 07:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
PacMan Homer	Touching story In 1986, Dan Harrison was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from North Western 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 Dan 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, Dan 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. Dan stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Dan never forgot that elephant or the events of that day. Twenty years later, Dan 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 Dan and his son Dan Jr. were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Dan, lifted its front foot off the ground, and 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, Dan couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant. Dan 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 Dan's legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly. It obviously wasn't the same elephant. __________________ Less typing...more riding.

09-25-2007, 08:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Permagrin STR Veteran	haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa oh, man, that made me laugh! __________________ ...the deeper one's spritual realization, the more lightly one walks upon the Earth. - Christopher Bache Hugh: "You can roll it, it's not that far of a fall"

09-25-2007, 08:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pain Freak Charlie bit me	Yeah, I liked that one! Look at the purdy mountain lion,honey! Do you think it would be okay to pet it? __________________ If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? “Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body—but rather a skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, ‘Wow, what a ride!’ ” —anon.

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09-25-2007, 07:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
OMR	Who knows....Maybe it was the same elephant! __________________ OMR .... An elder grasshopper of the Tribe The journey is the thing .... ride like it's your last one...

09-25-2007, 09:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
andino dirt tastes funny	haha that was a good twist

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