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4. "as he tried to measure its ivory tusks for an American client"

Reply to Egnever (Original post)

Mon Dec 21, 2015, 01:03 AM

Dec 2015

So, in other words, the elephants won this round and this guy now resides where he belongs.

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Celebrated hunter crushed to death by baby elephant [View all] Egnever Dec 2015 OP

That's a shame HERVEPA Dec 2015 #1

Yep cpwm17 Dec 2015 #3

RIP. Horrible for the loved ones. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #26

. . . of the elephants he murdered Maru Kitteh Dec 2015 #37

I don't belittle the death of a human being no matter what they have done. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #48

Good for you atreides1 Dec 2015 #51

That idiot brought it upon himself. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #58

Hitler? chalmers Dec 2015 #61

While yet others won't belittle the deaths of endangered animals killed for mere sport.. LanternWaste Dec 2015 #63

I hope someone turned Ian's teeth into a fan or a piano key. Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #2

Touch� . . . Journeyman Dec 2015 #6

!! Egnever Dec 2015 #7

..or the world's smallest violin. TimeToEvolve Dec 2015 #82

+1,000 !!! delete_bush Dec 2015 #92

"as he tried to measure its ivory tusks for an American client" PSPS Dec 2015 #4

It's just a shame his client didn't go with him. n/t bvf Dec 2015 #16

+10000000000000 2naSalit Dec 2015 #32

Absolutely right. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #45

I'm siding with Baby E here! leftofcool Dec 2015 #5

Can anyone give me any reason why I should feel bad for this guy?? nt Logical Dec 2015 #8

No, nada, none! leftofcool Dec 2015 #9

I can't. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2015 #19

I have none rpannier Dec 2015 #31

... 2naSalit Dec 2015 #33

You have a rye sense of humor. nt msanthrope Dec 2015 #47

And the pastrami helps as well. GoneOffShore Dec 2015 #94

See response to comment above... 2naSalit Dec 2015 #105

It gets even better 2naSalit Dec 2015 #104

Actually.... Xolodno Dec 2015 #67

i got nuthin for him. restorefreedom Dec 2015 #77

Not mutually exclusive. Precisely. n/t nomorenomore08 Dec 2015 #97

What a terrible tragedy. LeftyMom Dec 2015 #10

I know! Poor baby!! n/t Tess49 Dec 2015 #12

Justice. spooky3 Dec 2015 #11

Unfortunately the animal will be slaughtered anyway. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #13

Say nothing but good about he dead! Tommy2Tone Dec 2015 #14

Moms Mabley, right? Nt JudyM Dec 2015 #22

Yes indeed.. Tommy2Tone Dec 2015 #64

Ha. Yeah that "he dead, good" is one my dad loves to tell. Amazing, he told it again tonight! Nt JudyM Dec 2015 #91

YAY, elephant! kath Dec 2015 #15

I tell ya, there are a lot of ways I would not want to die and being crushed to death is way Rex Dec 2015 #17

The elephant said... HassleCat Dec 2015 #18

Think of the hubris involved... catnhatnh Dec 2015 #20

Agreed. And it's done on farms all the time. And much worse than that. Nt JudyM Dec 2015 #24

+1000 (nt) a2liberal Dec 2015 #40

Now I'm worried about the elephant. pa28 Dec 2015 #21

I don't believe in Karma as an external force... TipTok Dec 2015 #23

Is the elephant ok??? 840high Dec 2015 #25

Hmmm angrychair Dec 2015 #27

Iggo....are you here? I am waiting for your patented reply!! (eom) StevieM Dec 2015 #28

GO Elephants! Beat the Hunters! Iggo Dec 2015 #35

I was wondering if you would show. StevieM Dec 2015 #62

Well done that baby elephant. Boudica the Lyoness Dec 2015 #29

Damn. If I were a baby elephant... DreamGypsy Dec 2015 #30

... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #34

I feel bad RandySF Dec 2015 #36

April news? rjsquirrel Dec 2015 #38

Late Breaking News is another forum. We like this thread. This is the forum for it. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #46

Barely one step above shooting a caged animal. keithbvadu2 Dec 2015 #39

I hope the elephant wasn't hurt in this. nt arthritisR_US Dec 2015 #41

uh yeah...that's just too bad.... dhill926 Dec 2015 #42

Some days you git the bar, other days the bar gits you nt MrScorpio Dec 2015 #43

Fuck him Fearless Dec 2015 #44

My only regret is that the baby elephant malaise Dec 2015 #49

Not a pleasant way to die. Inkfreak Dec 2015 #50

Not like he was asking for it or anything. Crunchy Frog Dec 2015 #70

The question of hunting aside. Laughing at his death is gross. Inkfreak Dec 2015 #74

slaughtering elephants is gross. Crunchy Frog Dec 2015 #78

Well, I'll just check with you in the future to see who deserves what. Inkfreak Dec 2015 #79

a certain subculture of humans only exists to make the Earth shittier for all the other people. TimeToEvolve Dec 2015 #81

bullshit of the highest order. Inkfreak Dec 2015 #83

Whoa! darkangel218 Dec 2015 #89

Whoa! Finding a mans death sad is not defending poaching. Inkfreak Dec 2015 #95

That said man went out to kill a baby elephant. darkangel218 Dec 2015 #98

I think I'll let Curly Bill deliver the eulogy Miles Archer Dec 2015 #52

Good fucking riddence madokie Dec 2015 #53

An elephant's life is worth far more than his. RedCappedBandit Dec 2015 #54

What's worth more than yours? Inkfreak Dec 2015 #75

Elephants are endangered. This was a human needlessly killing elephants. RedCappedBandit Dec 2015 #86

+1 darkangel218 Dec 2015 #90

Team Elephant!!! dorkzilla Dec 2015 #55

Good. One less asshole in the world. CharlotteVale Dec 2015 #56

I heard that he enjoyed squash and lived in a sprawling flat Orrex Dec 2015 #57

I hope the little elephant wasn't hurt. NaturalHigh Dec 2015 #59

Divine Justice. OregonBlue Dec 2015 #60

See my user name for how I feel abut this. ohheckyeah Dec 2015 #65

I remember the nuns telling us all lives mattered that all of us were here for a reason... joeybee12 Dec 2015 #66

I'm with you on this. nt TeamPooka Dec 2015 #69

Hard not to think otherwise after living through George W. Bush...nt joeybee12 Dec 2015 #71

RIP Crunchy Frog Dec 2015 #68

Roll Tide! KamaAina Dec 2015 #72

That works for me... TeeYiYi Dec 2015 #73

maybe the other sociopathic murderer, restorefreedom Dec 2015 #76

+1 million darkangel218 Dec 2015 #99

This message was self-deleted by its author tularetom Dec 2015 #80

good.. TimeToEvolve Dec 2015 #84

Karma Faux pas Dec 2015 #85

I have zero sympathy for this low life. avebury Dec 2015 #87

this happened in april. niyad Dec 2015 #88

That makes my heart smile! Coventina Dec 2015 #93

Guy was an asshole, but I wouldn't go so far as to say he "deserved" this. nomorenomore08 Dec 2015 #96

Baby elephants have tusks? JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2015 #100

I see it now - his head is mounted on a board in the elephants den liberal N proud Dec 2015 #101

The circle of life LuvNewcastle Dec 2015 #102

... Photographer Dec 2015 #103

Was he going to eat the tusks? Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2015 #106