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Nice Planet 2010

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You know, one thing I've always believed in, is "do what the officer with a gun and a badge tells you to do, and sort it out later."

Just sayin'.
 
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/10/2...voc-kansas-city-neighborhood/?test=latestnews

Wild animals should not be kept as "pets." And local jurisdictions should tighten up whatever applicable ordinances they've got. Frequently the victims of these "pets" aren't the owners, they're neighbors or friends. Take the lady who recently had her face ripped off (literally) by somebody's "pet" chimp (after the moron had given the ape some sort of drug). And that chimp didn't weigh 300 pounds like this bad boy does. I shudder to think of the strength to weight ratio of this ape and the damage he could do to a human without even halfway trying.

Siegfried and Roy had unlimited money for trainers, vets and the whole shootin' match, yet one of their cats came this close to taking out Roy. In their case they are "professionals," with appropriately safe facilities to house the animals. Even so, IIRC, Roy was attacked on stage. What's to stop a 400 tiger from taking a bit out of your grandmother's face? Nothing?

I once rode on an elephant as part of a station promo. The genius who helped me climb aboard suggested I "hold on." This may have been the tamest elephant God ever put on earth, but if she took it into her head that she was "not gonna do it," I'd have been history. She could have turned me into a smudge without even trying.

In the 80's in Houston at a giant indoor flea market, another genius thought it would be a good idea to have a live lion on display as you entered the joint. In the twinkling of an eye, the lion had a little girl's head in his mouth. She survived, thankfully. But talk about your bad judgement.

Many of the big cats a held by morons as pets eventually find their way into disgraceful "canned" hunts, where wanna be "great white hunters" shoot animals that have lost their fear of humans and approach rather than move away. That's another reason to stop people from keeping wild animals as pets.
 
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leswp1 said:
I would say the kid is brilliantly smart or his dad is. THey are looking for a payday.

The kid came from out my way. The story the way it was covered out here did sound as tho things were questionable when they were interviewing people. The family have hired a high powered attorney who is already on the news spouting very, very inflammatory rhetoeric about police and guns. Made me want to slap someone up t' side of the head. I can't see how his going off like that is the slightest bit productive if they really want to find out what is up (which, from what little I saw, is what the family is really seeking because the reports do not seem in character with what people knew of him).
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Yeah, somebody did something stupid all around there, and it might have been the kid there who was driving.
 
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Old Pio said:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/10/2...voc-kansas-city-neighborhood/?test=latestnews

Wild animals should not be kept as "pets." And local jurisdictions should tighten up whatever applicable ordinances they've got. Frequently the victims of these "pets" aren't the owners, they're neighbors or friends. Take the lady who recently had her face ripped off (literally) by somebody's "pet" chimp (after the moron had given the ape some sort of drug). And that chimp didn't weigh 300 pounds like this bad boy does. I shudder to think of the strength to weight ratio of this ape and the damage he could do to a human without even halfway trying.
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Not that it changes anything, but there's no way that was a 300 lb chimp. It sounds like they got that number from one of the neighbors, who may or may not be the best judge of primate bulk. Chimps only get up to ~150 lbs max - they're stocky, but they're short.
 
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bigmrg74 said:
Yeah, somebody did something stupid all around there, and it might have been the kid there who was driving.
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Now Scott Brown (genuflect) is involved. Reporting now that the kid was dying and officers would not allow anyone to attend him, do CPR. The media going to town on this one.
 
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LynahFan said:
Not that it changes anything, but there's no way that was a 300 lb chimp. It sounds like they got that number from one of the neighbors, who may or may not be the best judge of primate bulk. Chimps only get up to ~150 lbs max - they're stocky, but they're short.
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Fair enough. I'm certainly not going to ask that bad boy to step up while we weigh you.
 
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Brenthoven said:
You know, one thing I've always believed in, is "do what the officer with a gun and a badge tells you to do, and sort it out later."

Just sayin'.
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Especially given that a couple words from him can produce a whole lot more just like him. I do not have that advantage.

Old Pio said:
I once rode on an elephant as part of a station promo. The genius who helped me climb aboard suggested I "hold on."
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This would have been amusing to watch.
 
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Old Pio said:
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2010/10/19/15748236.html

Canadian "health" minister refuses to rule out a ban on KFC's double down sandwich. How soon before this babe starts issuing mandatory daily menus for all Canadians? If she actually has the authority to "ban" a product she doesn't like, her authority needs to be proscribed immediately.
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I still don't get why the fuss over the thing. Had it once, it was a novel concept but meh execution, and I don't plan to have it again soon. Besides, if she's concerned about excessive fat and sodium, she ought to look at poutine. :p
 
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Beer Pong Horn said:
I still don't get why the fuss over the thing. Had it once, it was a novel concept but meh execution, and I don't plan to have it again soon. Besides, if she's concerned about excessive fat and sodium, she ought to look at poutine. :p
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I do KFC about twice a year and have zero interest in this particular product. I'm guessing this thing may be KFC's version of the McRib, something they bring back periodically but that isn't available all year long.
 
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