Misfit Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 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 teenage 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. Link to post Share on other sites
101matt1 Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 Oooookay..... Not a rofl, but definately a lol. Link to post Share on other sites
Misfit Posted March 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 Get outta my house. Link to post Share on other sites
101matt1 Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 Never mind... Link to post Share on other sites
twiglet Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Oh christ i really shouldnt but im struggling to get off of the floor at the moment, brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites
Drspoon3 Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 beautiful Link to post Share on other sites
TheAverageAsian Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Is it me or is the thing not really that funny. I'm probably missing something... I've said it before, but humor on Arnies is kind of, well, weird... Link to post Share on other sites
Chris North Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 I didn't find it that funny, but it made me smile. Worth it to tell to people I know. Mkele Mbembe How do you pronounce that, for reference? Link to post Share on other sites
wolfstein5 Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 I chuckled? Link to post Share on other sites
spleinmuncher Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 I thought that was quite funny, even though I expected it. Link to post Share on other sites
Misfit Posted March 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Is it me or is the thing not really that funny. I'm probably missing something... I've said it before, but humor on Arnies is kind of, well, weird... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The majority of it is British humour, seeing as this is a british site. Link to post Share on other sites
101matt1 Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Yeah, I really don't get it. At first I thought you said that he pulled a piece of wood out of his leg, indicating he pulled off his *beep*, but then it said foot, and I was . Woulda been funnier to the Americans that way... ...kinda sad, no? Link to post Share on other sites
Kyrian_Zenda Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 I got an elephant joke for ya. A man was brought into a doctors after being on safari. The man's anus had been enlarged by something, and the man was screaming in pain. The doctor began treating him, but, overcome by curiousity, began questioning the man. "What happened to you?" he asked. "I was raped by an elephant!" screamed the man. "But elephants have a long thing, penis," said the doctor. "I know!" screamed the man. "He fingered me first!" Link to post Share on other sites
casey_cole Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 I got another elephant joke for you. What's big, grey and can't play the piano? A car-park! CC Link to post Share on other sites
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