09-25-2008, 03:06 PM | #1 |
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from bondage, even if the price is sometimes death.
Escaped circus elephant, struck by bus north of Mexico City. http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures...4%20Hours#a=24 |
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"Now I say that I know the meaning of my life: 'To live for God, for my soul.' And this meaning, in spite of its clearness, is mysterious and marvelous. Such is the meaning of all existence." Levin, Anna Karenina, Part 8, Chapter 12 |
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09-25-2008, 03:20 PM | #4 |
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That's a lot of meat. I hope they didn't let it go to waste.
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I can't imagine what my brain would go through if I were to be driving down the local highway one night, and suddenly see an elephant dart in front of me.
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09-25-2008, 03:29 PM | #6 |
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Reminds me of a BBC automobile show where the hosts did crazy things. On one show they "crossed the pond" to try out real life in the American South. They bought old beater cars in Florida and traveled across Alabama and Mississippi to New Orleans. One of their tasks was to eat roadkill. They chose a bloated cow they found along the way.
Stupid Brits, bloated cow is even below armadillo on the roadkill hierarchy.
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If driving a bus, you step on the gas.
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Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!! Religion rises inevitably from our apprehension of our own death. To give meaning to meaninglessness is the endless quest of all religion. When death becomes the center of our consciousness, then religion authentically begins. Of all religions that I know, the one that most vehemently and persuasively defies and denies the reality of death is the original Mormonism of the Prophet, Seer and Revelator, Joseph Smith. |
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I apologize and ask that you delete that offending post.
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Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!! Religion rises inevitably from our apprehension of our own death. To give meaning to meaninglessness is the endless quest of all religion. When death becomes the center of our consciousness, then religion authentically begins. Of all religions that I know, the one that most vehemently and persuasively defies and denies the reality of death is the original Mormonism of the Prophet, Seer and Revelator, Joseph Smith. |
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Off topic, but I was curious about the story, so I googled "Elephant Killed", figuring it would come up in the news pretty easily. Google refused to provide anything to me because "your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application".
That's never happened to me before. |
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