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A heartwarming story
Topic Started: Jul 29 2007, 10:01:19 AM (56 Views)
Nicky
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> In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya
> after graduating from University.
>
>
> On a hike through the bush, he came across
> a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The
> elephant seemed distressed, so Mbembe approached it very carefully.
>
>
> He got down on one knee and inspected
> the elephant's foot and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded
> in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Mbembe worked the wood
> out
> with his hunting knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its
> foot.
>
>
> The elephant turned to face the man, and
> with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several
> tense moments. Mbembe stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but
> being trampled.
>
>
> Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly,
> turned, and walked away. Mbembe never forgot that elephant or the
> events of that day.
>
>
> Twenty years later, Mbembe was walking
> through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the
> elephant
> enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where
> Mbembe
> and his son Tapu were standing.
>
>
> The large bull elephant stared at Mbembe,
> lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant
> did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at
> the man.
>
>
> Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mbembe
> couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant.
>
>
> Mbembe summoned up his courage, climbed
> over the railing and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right
> up to the elephant and stared back in wonder.
>
>
> The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped
> its trunk around one of Mbembe's legs and slammed his head against
> the railing, killing him instantly.
>
>
> Probably wasn't the same elephant.
:P

Nicky
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Spirited Alluring Maiden

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>A married Irishman went into the confessional and said to his priest, I
>almost had an affair with another woman."
>The priest said, "What do you mean, almost?" The Irishman said,
>"Well, we got undressed and rubbed together, but then I stopped."
>The priest said, "Rubbing together is the same as putting it in.
>You're not to see that woman again. For your penance, say five Hail
>Mary's and put $50 in the poor box."
>The Irishman left the confessional, said his prayers, and then walked
>over to the poor box. He paused for a moment and then started to
>leave. The priest, who was watching, quickly ran over to him saying,
>"I saw that.You didn't put any money in the poor box!" The Irishman
>replied, "Yeah, but I rubbed the $50 on the box, and according to you,
>that's the same as putting it in!"
>
>-----------------------------------------------------
>
>There once was a religious young woman who went to Confession. Upon
>entering the confessional, she said, "Forgive me, Father, for I have
>sinned." The priest said, "Confess your sins and be forgiven." The
>young woman said, "Last night my boyfriend made mad passionate love to
>me seven times." The priest thought long and hard and then said,
>"Squeeze seven lemons into a glass and then drink the juice." The
>young woman asked, "Will this cleanse me of my sins?" The priest said,
>"No, but it will wipe that smile off of your face."
>
>----------------------------------------------------------
>
>Muldoon lived alone in the Irish countryside with only a pet dog for
>company. One day the dog died, and Muldoon went to the parish priest
>and asked, "Father, my dog is dead. Could ya' be saying' a mass for
>the poor creature?"
>Father Patrick replied, "I'm afraid not; we cannot have services for
>an animal in the church. But there are some Baptists down the lane, and
>there 's no tellin' what they believe. Maybe they'll do something for
>the creature."
>Muldoon said, "I'll go right away Father. Do ya 'think $5,000 is
>enough to donate to them for the service?" Father Patrick exclaimed,
>"Sweet Mary, Mother of Jesus! Why didn't ya tell me the dog was
>Catholic?
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PMSL I like the last one :lol:
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