G-d saved him...for the lions.
Posted on 06/05/2006 7:18:09 AM PDT by presidio9
A man shouting that God would keep him safe was mauled to death by a lioness in Kiev zoo after he crept into the animal's enclosure, a zoo official said on Monday.
"The man shouted 'God will save me, if he exists', lowered himself by a rope into the enclosure, took his shoes off and went up to the lions," the official said.
"A lioness went straight for him, knocked him down and severed his carotid artery."
The incident, Sunday evening when the zoo was packed with visitors, was the first of its kind at the attraction. Lions and tigers are kept in an "animal island" protected by thick concrete blocks.
That's a good joke. I tell it myself when the occasion seems to warrant it.
And God replies, "I did. I provided an "animal island" protected by thick concrete blocks."
G-d saved him...for the lions.
Now, THAT'S a great animal act. Beats those dumb penguins juggling balls any day.
Since God knew this guy was going to do this for a long time, He must have gathered all His pals to watch....I wonder if they had popcorn?
> Another evil parlor trick.
Would it have been a *good* parlor trick if the lion had ignored him?
> "crazy Bible thumpers..."
Well, assuming this guy was actually a "Bible thumper" (the "if God exists" caveat seems to argue otherwise), do you think he *wasn't* crazy for getting up close and personal with a big hungry predator?
A relative of Tim Snackwell, the grizzly man?
God was punishing him for being stupid.
There's no indication this guy was a Christian, FWIW....
Idiot: "'God will save me, if he exists'"
God: "Here's an idea - don't lower yourself into a lion cage."
Mr. Purina Lion Chow.
Tho shall not test the Lord thy God.
Perhaps the crowning irony would be if the lioness killed him, but the lions ignored the carcass after the kill.
Then the guy's purpose in life wasn't even to be cat food, just to get himself killed for nothing and get eaten by flies.
There would be justice in this.
Here are lionesses with their cubs, maybe, and their king, on an island, with moats and fences to protect them from those swarms of crazy mean monkeys out there, who some remember as having poked and prodded them and captured them, or killed their pride in the wild.
So, here they are, and one of those damned monkeys climbs through all the barriers and there he is, invading the pridelands,approaching the cubs. He can't be up to any good...the monkeys who pay tribute by bringing food don't do that. He's there to hurt somebody and maybe kill the cubs. So, a soldier goes out, tears his throat out, and comes back to the pride. Let the flies eat the meat. Who wants to eat a damned stringy monkey anyway, when the monkey's tribute is good, fresh meat?
The time for the lion to lay down with the lamb is not yet upon us.
Deuteronomy 6:16a (KJV)
Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God
You don't demand God's protection, you ask for it when it's needed.
Followup:
Guy reaches the Pearly Gates.
Mauled Guy: "God, I don't understand - I trusted you to protect me!"
God: "I did. I made sure the lions and tigers were kept in an 'animal island' protected by thick concrete blocks. What part of 'don't go there' didn't you understand?"
He didn't prove if God exists.........but he sure a heck made a strong case for Darwin.
IIRC, this incident took place on Taiwan and involved a Chinese man who was quoting passages from the Book of Daniel as he approached the lions. The man survived several blows and bites from the lion, who seemed more annoyed and perplexed than anything else by the man's appearance in the enclosure. Probably saved by the fact that the male lion does not routinely do the killing for the pride.
OTOH, the man in Kiev seems to have been dispatched in a pretty quick and professional manner as befits being taken down by a lioness.
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