Gergwheel1647545492 Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 I don't usually like these heartwarming stories, but this one is truly interesting... In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern 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 Mbembe 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, Mbembe 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. Mbembe stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Mbembe never forgot that elephant or the events of that day. Twenty years later, Mbembe 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 Mbembe and his son Tapu were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Mbembe, lifted its front foot off the ground, 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, Mbembe couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant. Mbembe 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 Mbembe' s legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly. Probably wasn't the same elephant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraKevin Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 ROFL! -Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 lol Halfway through I was almost hoping it wouldn't be a joke. You've taken my 'warm feelings' away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonzayne Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 I just sprayed milk all over my computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRed Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Lol!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 That's fucked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan900 Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 LOL! Good post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Haha. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHaze Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 I just sprayed milk all over my computer. ??? Story made me LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Awesome story, I truly LOL'ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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