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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 07:37 PM Original message |
Humphrey the Pet Hippo Mauls His Owner to Death |
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teddy51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. I guess I no longer want a hippo for christmas anymore, ugh thats awful. n/t |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 07:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. hippos are super dangerous. Not a good idea to ride on their backs. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 12:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
18. Yeah I think they kill more people in africa than any other mammal. |
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ellenfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. didn't buck the trend for long, did he? eom |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
4. We just watched this guy on Animal Planet, and I said, "The only way this can end is badly." n/t |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 07:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. they look so benign but. they aren't |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 08:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. ! |
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stillwaiting (591 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 10:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
26. Is that from the San Diego zoo? |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
5. A bout of violence unexpected by Marius Els... |
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AmericaIsGreat (611 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 07:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. To be fair |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 07:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. You may be right... |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 02:02 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Like the man who palled around with grizzly bears--until they ate him. nt |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. NOBODY should own a wild animal... no one! |
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ProfessionalLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 04:25 AM Response to Reply #6 |
22. Agreed. And if they're stupid enough to try... |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. they bring on themselves |
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SoCalNative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
7. I heard |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
10. Hippos are arguably the most dangerous animal in Africa. See this "Straight Dope" column: |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
12. Looks like Humphrey got tired of that shit. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 01:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
30. wow! |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. I wonder if they'll get rid of the rhino before it kills his wife. n/t |
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Bosonic (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
14. Same continent, different hippo (Jessica) |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I had no idea people kept hippos as pets. That's crazy shit. |
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MoonRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
17. He treated the hippo "like a son." |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
19. Here he is is with his pet :( in happier times |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 02:04 AM Response to Original message |
21. Remind me not to buy that game, "Hungry Hippos". |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. played that game as a child |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 05:01 AM Response to Original message |
23. just like my mother always warned me, "Never trust a hippopotamus. Just when you think they're your |
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kudzu22 (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
25. I guess you can fix stupid |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
27. I hope they don't put the Hippo to sleep. The Hippo was just being a hippo |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 01:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. +1000 |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
31. Some sons kill their fathers. |
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