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Mauled NY man: I wanted to be one with the tiger
Associated Press ^ | Sept. 22, 2012 | TOM HAYS

Posted on 09/22/2012 11:24:58 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

NEW YORK (AP) -- A man who was mauled by a tiger at the Bronx Zoo is facing arrest after telling investigators he wanted "to be one" with the 400-pound beast, police said Saturday.

David Villalobos also claimed that despite his serious injuries, he was able to pet the tiger before zookeepers came to his rescue, said New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: bronxzoo; darwinaward; tiger
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Next time try a cougar.


41 posted on 09/22/2012 1:14:38 PM PDT by Sherman Logan (Perception wins all the battles. Reality wins all the wars.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
It's the eye of the tiger! It's the thrill of the fight!
Risin' up to the challenge Of our rival!
42 posted on 09/22/2012 1:25:10 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Serendipitously, the tiger also wanted to be one with the man.


43 posted on 09/22/2012 1:27:35 PM PDT by lurk
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To: Wiser now

And was about to spill his guts.


44 posted on 09/22/2012 1:38:54 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Darksheare

Maybe for you. My SS STATEMENT said a little over 2400.
If I were disabled right now.


45 posted on 09/22/2012 1:51:34 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: 9YearLurker

Ewwww.


46 posted on 09/22/2012 2:04:26 PM PDT by Wiser now (Socialism does not eliminate poverty, it guarantees it.)
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To: Covenantor

Lawyer: “Mr. Tiger, did you know Mr. Villalobos?
.
Tiger: “Know him? He was delicious!”


47 posted on 09/22/2012 2:05:24 PM PDT by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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To: Gaffer

Not me.
Guy I know across the river in Matamoras PA.
Nuts stuff actually.


48 posted on 09/22/2012 2:15:58 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free.....)
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To: Slings and Arrows

NAPL!


49 posted on 09/22/2012 2:20:20 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (Reagan @ only 39/Mondale +5/Dukakis +17/McCain +3...panic is unwarranted. So is complacency.)
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To: Darksheare

Dunno. I only can say what that yearly SS uPdate says.
Full retirement is a bit more but not much. Maybe it’s based on
Earnings and payments. I’ve paid the maxImum for as long as I remember.


50 posted on 09/22/2012 2:32:35 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: ExNewsExSpook

25% of all SS outlays are SSDI or SSI. their website.
SDSDI Is part of SSA. And SSI ( those who haven’t worked enough to qualify for SS or SSDI) is general fund but administered by SSA. I think this percentage was for years before Obama.


51 posted on 09/22/2012 2:36:48 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I’ll admit, I didn’t read the reply’s. He definitely almost became lion poop.


52 posted on 09/22/2012 2:41:16 PM PDT by 23 Everest (When seconds count. The police are just 23 minutes away. 831 Bonnie)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
"He wanted to be one with the tiger."

He ended up being closer to eight with the tiger.

Leni

53 posted on 09/22/2012 2:47:12 PM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: Free ThinkerNY
There was a young lady from Niger

Who went for a ride on a tiger;

They came back from the ride

With the lady inside

And a smile on the face of the tiger.

54 posted on 09/22/2012 4:16:50 PM PDT by Bernard Marx
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To: Free ThinkerNY
"...after telling investigators he wanted "to be one" with the 400-pound beast..."

BETTER_WATCH_WHAT_YOU_WISH_FOR_PING!

55 posted on 09/22/2012 4:23:09 PM PDT by The Duke
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To: mkjessup

You have been waiting for years for the right time to tell that joke, haven’t you?

I liked it...:)


56 posted on 09/22/2012 5:29:45 PM PDT by rlmorel ("It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong." Voltaire)
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To: rlmorel

I first read that joke in an old Reader’s Digest in 1968. ;)

And yes, I remembered it all these years, lol


57 posted on 09/22/2012 5:41:54 PM PDT by mkjessup (Jimmy Carter is the Skidmark in America's panties, 0bama is the yellow stain in front!)
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To: EveningStar; Mr. Silverback; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; ...
Mauled NY man: I wanted to be one with the tiger

Parts of him did.


58 posted on 09/22/2012 8:32:51 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows
When this adrenaline junky heals, he should get himself to the NJ Six Flags. I understand they have zip lines that go over the lion enclosure. How fun is that? What could possibly go wrong?


59 posted on 09/22/2012 9:22:29 PM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: Daffynition
What could possibly go wrong?

From a Darwinian perspective, nothing at all.

60 posted on 09/22/2012 10:08:17 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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