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Posted on 05/27/2005 10:07:09 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner
Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight
Spectators cheered as entire Cambodian Midget Fighting League squared off against African Lion
Tickets had been sold-out three weeks before the much anticipated fight, which took place in the city of Kâmpóng Chhnãng.
The fight was slated when an angry fan contested Yang Sihamoni, President of the CMFL, claiming that one lion could defeat his entire league of 42 fighters.
Sihamoni takes great pride in the league he helped create, as was conveyed in his recent advertising campaign for the CMFL that stated his midgets will "... take on anything; man, beast, or machine."
This campaign is believed to be what sparked the undisclosed fan to challenge the entire league to fight a lion; a challenge that Sihamoni readily accepted.
An African Lion (Panthera Leo) was shipped to centrally located Kâmpóng Chhnãng especially for the event, which took place last Saturday, April 30, 2005 in the city’s coliseum.
The Cambodian Government allowed the fight to take place, under the condition that they receive a 50% commission on each ticket sold, and that no cameras would be allowed in the arena.
The fight was called in only 12 minutes, after which 28 fighters were declared dead, while the other 14 suffered severe injuries including broken bones and lost limbs, rendering them unable to fight back.
Sihamoni was quoted before the fight stating that he felt since his fighters out-numbered the lion 42 to 1, that they “… could out-wit and out-muscle [it].”
Unfortunately, he was wrong.
This is an internet joke.
Candidates for the Darwin Awards
The Lion and the 42 midgets are vying to become the new "Bad American".
I know 100% that this was joke that caught on.
"The fight was called in only 12 minutes, after which 28 fighters were declared dead, while the other 14 suffered severe injuries including broken bones and lost limbs, rendering them unable to fight back."
Wussies! Back in my day we wouldn't call it quits just because of a lost leg!
Too bad. I was looking for a Darwin Award.
Do'oh! You beat me by 4 seconds!
Yeah, but it took you an additional 4 seconds to add the html tags, rather than just post the URL like I did.
true dat.
Well, at least we have finally have an answer to that burning age-old question: "How many midgets can an African Lion (Panthera Leo) mutilate in 12 minutes"?
That's something that the Oompah Loompas never sang about.
Wow! That was a pretty convincing hoax since the article looked like a genuine BBC article. It certainly fooled me and my pard, and heck, in this day and age, anything like this sounds perfectly feasible. Please pardon my getting suckered on this...
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