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That sounds like a wager to me.
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Yeah but the guy in Vegas that got mauled by his own tiger might have said the same thing.Originally posted by Agathon
He knows what he's doing. He could easily take you in there and make sure you didn't get bit.
Despite appearances to the contrary and the fact he's Australian, the guy is hyper smart and knows his stuff.We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. - Abraham LincolnComment
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I think this guy's really funny. His enthusiasm is great!
That said, what on Earth is he thinking?I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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The guy's pretty funny, he's very enthusiastic.
Now, he's a trained professional, and been out there enough to not make a stupid ****up, but he should've expected to get this kind of reaction.
EDIT: Comparison to Jackson is irrelevant. Michael Jackson didn't know jack **** about kids or balconies, whereas this guy knows enough about crocs to keep them from eating him.meet the new boss, same as the old bossComment
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It loses its edge like this though. Should have made a thread yesterday.Cake and grief counseling will be available at the conclusion of the test. Thank you for helping us help you help us all!Comment
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It's not like he was some random jackass who put his son's face in a rotweiler's. This is a trained pro, who knows animals, knows what they do. He probably had people around with him who would have ran in for the baby if there was a sign of trouble. If the croc had lunged, it wouldn't have gone for the baby in his arms, it would have gone for HIM. I think it was a stupid move for public relations, but if anyone should have a kid in a croc demo, it should be him."I predict your ignore will rival Ben's" - Ecofarm
^ The Poly equivalent of:
"I hope you can see this 'cause I'm [flipping you off] as hard as I can" - Ignignokt the MooniniteComment
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He's already used his daughter as bait numerous times in shows.Comment
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Siegfried and Roy are trained professionals who know how to handle dangerous animals. That still didn't stop them from getting mauled.
Putting yourself in danger for no reason is your own decision, but putting other people in danger not fair to them.I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).Comment
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I'd rather my mom had held me in her arms while talking to a croc then smoking while I was in the same room."I predict your ignore will rival Ben's" - Ecofarm
^ The Poly equivalent of:
"I hope you can see this 'cause I'm [flipping you off] as hard as I can" - Ignignokt the MooniniteComment
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If he wants to risk his own neck that's one thing, but we're dealing here with "what ifs", not what is likely. I wouldn't need him to keep from getting bitten, I'd stay the **** out of the pit or keep plenty of distance between me and the croc, and I certainly would not let Irwin hold onto to me ~10 feet away from the croc. What if the croc made a sudden lunge and Irwin slipped when reacting? Yeah, it didn't happen. That ain't the point, there's something called reckless endangerment and I find his behavior about as silly as Jackson's.He knows what he's doing. He could easily take you in there and make sure you didn't get bit.Comment
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EXACTLYOriginally posted by Skanky Burns
Siegfried and Roy are trained professionals who know how to handle dangerous animals. That still didn't stop them from getting mauled.
Putting yourself in danger for no reason is your own decision, but putting other people in danger not fair to them.
They are wild animals
Hence the adjective "wild"We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. - Abraham LincolnComment
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Maybe he did it as a display of sympathy for poor, misunderstood, persecuted Michael Jackson.
"I say shoot'em all and let God sort it out in the end!Comment
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Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous
I'd rather my mom had held me in her arms while talking to a croc then smoking while I was in the same room.
Your mom has complete control over what happens with that cigarette
She has no control over the crocodile even if she is an expert on its behaviorWe the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. - Abraham LincolnComment
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She has no control over the fumes of the cigarette.Originally posted by Ted Striker
Your mom has complete control over what happens with that cigarette"I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
"I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
"I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- DisComment
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As for Roy, I heard he slipped during a performance and the noise of the crowd, the lights, etc,. spooked the tiger which, according to Seigfried, was trying to protect him from a perceived danger. The tiger treated him like a cub in danger, grabbed him with his jaws and dragged him off the stage. But because Roy weighs more than a cub, the tiger had to apply more pressure with his jaws to drag him. Sounds logical, the tiger didn't actually maul him on the spot but tried to drag him away from the danger... Roy had only a handful of puncture wounds from the tiger's teeth, a mauling would have ripped him to shreds with the claws doing most of the damage...Comment
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