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  1. YoungVic YoungVic is offline

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    Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 9:10pm)

    This video touched me and almost cried...im fkin soft :(

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adYbFQFXG0U

    edit:hopefully not a repost

    re-edit: found some more info

    Christian left the Kora Reserve in 1973. He made his new territory along the Tana river, but when the Wakamba herdsmen kept bringing their livestock to his hunting ground, he moved on. George Adamson said in his autobiography, "I used to count the days on which we hadn't seen Christian, but when they reached 97, I gave up recording them in my diary." Because a lion can live from 12 to 15 years in the wild, Adamson believed that Christian ended his days in the Meru National Reserve only a few miles up river.

    To see the whole amazing story, buy the full dvd at http://www.bornfree.org.uk/shop/acata... and help The Born Free Foundation save more wildlife.
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    Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 9:14pm) in reply to YoungVic

    wow very nice
  3. Wretchy Wretchy is offline whatslogic

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    Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 9:15pm) in reply to YoungVic

    i was waiting for the lion to rip off their heads
     
  4. PocketHeadies PocketHeadies is offline

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    Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 9:17pm) in reply to YoungVic

    tear.........i like it
  5. YoungVic YoungVic is offline

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    Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 9:18pm) in reply to Wretchy

     
    Originally Posted by Wretchy View Post

    i was waiting for the lion to rip off their heads

    Thats what I thought was guna happen but didnt :(
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  6. LeftyMark LeftyMark is online now Boss of Birds

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    Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 9:19pm) in reply to Wretchy

     
    Originally Posted by Wretchy View Post

    i was waiting for the lion to rip off their heads

    No shit. That was so gay.
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    Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 9:20pm) in reply to YoungVic

    i was expecting some kind of priest touched me in school bad beat story
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    Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 9:21pm) in reply to Wretchy

     
    Originally Posted by Wretchy View Post

    i was waiting for the lion to rip off their heads

    Me too. I was actually thinking I might be able to post this in the Most Disturbing Thing You've Witnessed thread. Oh well.
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    Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 9:22pm) in reply to PocketHeadies

    Thats a really good video!
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    Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 9:22pm) in reply to YoungVic

    What odds would you need to place a bet on maim or kill?
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    Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 9:24pm) in reply to smheilbron

    I have seen this video sveral times. While I do think it is touching and cute I always question the back story. I doubt that he was released into the wild. I am more inclined to believe he was given to a wildlife refuge of some sort. My reasoning is: The random, shirtless guy that is able to walk right up to them. The lion obv knows that guy too. My other reason is that no wild lioness is gonna just walk up and let a human pet her. imo
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    Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 9:36pm) in reply to ihaterats

    I thought that too. But it's all a work, see. As soon as they go over the hill, the rest of the pride is waiting, and lunch is served.
    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. *burp*
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    Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 9:45pm) in reply to ihaterats

    no one ever knows the back story, and with all the respect for my brother E, who knows animals in a capacity that few of us might ever hope too...it is no different than knowing why we are all here.

    nature has no clue as to why, it just flows.
    boundaries stop us, and still they don't.
    words move us, but we stand still.
    pictures inspire, but are clouded by marketing.

    we get a glimpse of someone, for a period of time, and we think we know them.
    but do we?
    do you?

    we have millions of moments in our lives, made of milli-fractions of the seconds that tick by, and still we say to our loved ones, there was nothing special in the day.

    fuck, the DAY was special, and EVERYTHING in it.
    stink, rank, real, smiles, anger, hate...still special.

    how many times does one have to be reminded of this before they see it?

    watch the road ahead come to a narrow halt, and ask...was it worth it?

    for me, in here, and what it means, it may not seem like a lot, and this may seem burried, but yeah, it is.

    because there is love out there, for the sake of love, and not some exchange rate.
    for the sake of being, and giving it.

    then again.
    why would it matter, unless you have to make a difference.

    in some cases those are anonymous, and in others, they are not.
    but they still are.

    no boundaries, no hate, no questioning.
    just support.
    for those that live in the same realm.

    for others, perhaps just teeth.
    and claws.
    to some, that is calvin, and he is waiting for hobbes.

    OT will always be a special place to me, rigged or not, new or old...because I log on, and make it so.

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    Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 10:09pm) in reply to fetaman

    real deep shit fetaman...
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    Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 11:08pm) in reply to YoungVic

    That was amazing..sfsick. I still cant believe that actually happened. Tks for posting this. =)
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    Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 11:13pm) in reply to YoungVic

    goosebumps
    334 
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    Jul 22nd, 2008 (7/22/2008 11:20pm) in reply to YoungVic

    very very cool.
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    Jul 23rd, 2008 (7/23/2008 12:38am) in reply to YoungVic

    don't believe ''the wild'' part...deff a game reserve for orphan lions...noway a teenage lion has a 1 woman pride in the wild...he needs 200 more pounds of muscle and a full beard(mane) to get the babes.

    but still a good post and not gay unless you sucked a kok afterward IMO
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    Jul 23rd, 2008 (7/23/2008 12:54am) in reply to YoungVic

    thanks OP, my gf is now balling
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    Jul 23rd, 2008 (7/23/2008 1:09am) in reply to saxton82

    I remember they did this with monkeys and it was about 15 years since this trainers last saw these 3 and right when she came to see them, they knew who she was. amazing!
  21. YoungVic YoungVic is offline

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    Jul 23rd, 2008 (7/23/2008 1:13am) in reply to darkpoker12

     
    Originally Posted by darkpoker12 View Post

    I remember they did this with monkeys and it was about 15 years since this trainers last saw these 3 and right when she came to see them, they knew who she was. amazing!

    its amazing what any type of friendship can do being animals or people...touching...makes me wonder about life *sigh*
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  22. TMLMS13 TMLMS13 is offline

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    Jul 23rd, 2008 (7/23/2008 1:53am) in reply to Wretchy

     
    Originally Posted by Wretchy View Post

    i was waiting for the lion to rip off their heads

    me2, I was waiting.
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    Jul 23rd, 2008 (7/23/2008 2:10am) in reply to YoungVic

    repost. not the first one too.

    that said, still a good vid

    edit: some of the text in the vid was exaggerated. that shirtless wild-looking man had been takin care of the lion, so it wasn't completely 'wild' or anythin. that guy (george somethin) later got killed by a real, wild lion.
  24. Hateflops Hateflops is offline 7 over par. ship it!

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    Jul 23rd, 2008 (7/23/2008 3:41am) in reply to wonglondo

    And IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII will always love yoooooooooooouuuuuuu

    good shit yo
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    Jul 23rd, 2008 (7/23/2008 4:01am) in reply to Hateflops

    King Midas touched me inappropriately.. I no longer trust the Midas touch.
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    Jul 23rd, 2008 (7/23/2008 4:06am) in reply to smheilbron

     
    Originally Posted by smheilbron View Post

    i was expecting some kind of priest touched me in school bad beat story

    ^^^^^^^^^^^
    My priest always told me that if I'm wearing gloves it's not gay.
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    Jul 23rd, 2008 (7/23/2008 4:15am) in reply to YoungVic

    what a nice video
  28. ihaterats ihaterats is offline

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    Jul 23rd, 2008 (7/23/2008 11:04am) in reply to nickh

    The weird thing is that we all know this video is old. It has been on here and youtube for quite some time. However, last night our local FOX news station ran a story on that video on the 10pm news.

    On a related note; I used to own a monkey years ago. I donated him to a small zoo just south of Myrtle Beach. I hadn't been there or seen him for like 3 years and he immediately recognized me when I showed up.
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    Jul 23rd, 2008 (7/23/2008 12:00pm) in reply to ihaterats

    This is pretty awesome. Here's the story with more details.

    http://uselessdesires.blogspot.com/2...my-london.html
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    Jul 23rd, 2008 (7/23/2008 12:06pm) in reply to mozzer

    that is truly remarkable
     
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