Her hips are deadly, too.
Posted on 05/10/2013 12:12:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The hippo who tried to kill me wasn't a stranger – he and I had met before a number of times. I was 27 and owned a business taking clients down the Zambezi river near Victoria Falls. I'd been working this stretch of river for years, and the grouchy old two-ton bull had carried out the occasional half-hearted attack. I'd learned to avoid him. Hippos are territorial and I knew where he was most likely to be at any given time.
That day I'd taken clients out with three apprentice guides – Mike, Ben and Evans – all in kayaks. We were near the end of the tour, the light was softening and we were taking in the tranquillity. The solid whack I felt behind me took me by surprise.
I turned just in time to see Evans, who had been flung out of his boat, flying through the air. His boat, with his two clients still in it, had been lifted half out of the water on the back of the huge bull hippo.
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Her hips are deadly, too.
Not to mention her cankles.
I think they’re gonna need a bigger boat.
Seriously, kayaking with hippos. What could possibly go wrong?
nnnope
I thought this was gonna be a Wookie thread!
Holly Cantrell: Marshall! What happened?
Will Canton: Dude, we thought you had died!
Dr. Rick Marshall: Died? No. That was just a minor setback. Okay, let's go home.
Will Canton: No, no, no, wait. This is insane. We saw you go down Grumpy's cake hole. What, did he puke you out or something?
Dr. Rick Marshall: Well...
Holly Cantrell: No, it's not possible. The T. Rex lacked a gag reflex.
Dr. Rick Marshall: Not important right now. I'm okay, and that's it.
Will Canton: This is a puzzler.
Dr. Rick Marshall: Look, I'd really rather not talk about it, okay? Now, let's light this candle.
Holly Cantrell: No, Marshall, how did you get out?
Dr. Rick Marshall: I will talk to you about it later! Individually, to each one of you. I'll explain it.
Will Canton: (SNIFFING)
Dr. Rick Marshall: Jeez. Would you grow up?
Holly Cantrell: Oh, my God!
Dr. Rick Marshall: Yes, he pooped me out!
Will Canton: Ugh! And now you guys are friends?
Not even close, by orders of magnitude.
Mosquitoes/malaria would be closer to the top.
But it's humans who kill more people in Africa than any other animal.
So a mosquito is an animal now? Good to know.
It’s always been.
Unless you are willing to argue mosquitoes are minerals, vegetables or abstract concepts.
That was evil. I had to scroll through 47 screens to get to kittens Tanz mit Laibach...
If I was really feeling nasty, I’d’ve told you to wait for the end.
I watched the whole thing. There is no end. It loops.
I watched the whole thing. There is no end. It loops.
And..?
In Biology, yes the mosquito is part of the Animal Kingdom. Most people do however normally think of insects and animals as distinct.
The skeeters have been promoted.
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