A young man was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from college. While he was walking through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air.

The elephant seemed distressed so the man approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot. There was a large thorn deeply embedded in the bottom of the foot.

As carefully and as gently as he could he worked the thorn 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 stern look on its face, stared at him. For a good ten minutes the man stood frozen -- thinking of nothing else but being trampled.

Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned and walked away.

The man never forgot that elephant or the events of that day. Twenty years later the man was walking through the zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to where they were standing at the rail. The large bull elephant stared at him and lifted it's front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times, all the while staring at the man.
The man couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant.

After a while it trumpeted loudly; then it continued to stare at him.

The man 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.

Suddenly the elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of the man's legs and swung him wildly back and forth along the railing, killing him.

Probably wasn't the same elephant.

They do say Elephants have good memory, but who knows if it was the same Elephant or not.

ok that was funny

even if it was the same elephant.. poor thing was stuck in a zoo..
I woulda killed him too, crossing over into my territory

You should see my elephant impression!

:trouserpockets:

fathermcmeekle said:

Okay. I smiled, at least.

CortestheKiller said:

This is truly and honor. I know how hard it is to entertain you

ItsOnlyMe said:

Do you?

CortestheKiller said:

Well, a little bit I remember from way back. unless you're a different Rhonda

ItsOnlyMe said:

I am slightly easier amused than I was back then.

CortestheKiller said:

Ok, than how about this?

ItsOnlyMe said:

Nope, sorry.

CortestheKiller said:

Well, one out of two is good enough

LleeLlee said:

good memory, bad eyesight. next time, remove the thorn then pop in some contact lenses.

This is good.