Endangered lions get their licks in. :lol:
QuoteLion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight
pectators cheered as entire Cambodian Midget Fighting League squared off against African Lion
Tickets had been sold-out three weeks before the much anticipated fight, which took place in the city of Kâmpóng Chhnãng.
The fight was slated when an angry fan contested Yang Sihamoni, President of the CMFL, claiming that one lion could defeat his entire league of 42 fighters.
Sihamoni takes great pride in the league he helped create, as was conveyed in his recent advertising campaign for the CMFL that stated his midgets will "... take on anything; man, beast, or machine."
This campaign is believed to be what sparked the undisclosed fan to challenge the entire league to fight a lion; a challenge that Sihamoni readily accepted.
An African Lion (Panthera Leo) was shipped to centrally located Kâmpóng Chhnãng especially for the event, which took place last Saturday, April 30, 2005 in the city's coliseum.
The Cambodian Government allowed the fight to take place, under the condition that they receive a 50% commission on each ticket sold, and that no cameras would be allowed in the arena.
The fight was called in only 12 minutes, after which 28 fighters were declared dead, while the other 14 suffered severe injuries including broken bones and lost limbs, rendering them unable to fight back.
Sihamoni was quoted before the fight stating that he felt since his fighters out-numbered the lion 42 to 1, that they "... could out-wit and out-muscle [it]."
Unfortunately, he was wrong.
http://www.ast.leeds.ac.uk/~jh/BBC_NEWS.htm
A fake news story from 2005?
I was getting turned on. :mad:
Ed was right.
A hoax that continues to out gullible people after almost nine years? That would make its creator proud, if he or she was still around.
Quote from: grumbler on January 15, 2014, 07:29:15 AM
A hoax that continues to out gullible people after almost nine years? That would make its creator proud, if he or she was still around.
Probably fed himself or herself to a lion in a fit of existential irony.
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on January 15, 2014, 08:55:05 PM
Probably fed himself or herself to a lion in a fit of existential irony.
:yes: If you are a hoaxter, after pulling off such a coup as to get the BBC to report your hoax as fact, you'd probably have nothing left to live for.
Quote from: grumbler on January 15, 2014, 10:04:32 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on January 15, 2014, 08:55:05 PM
Probably fed himself or herself to a lion in a fit of existential irony.
:yes: If you are a hoaxter, after pulling off such a coup as to get the BBC to report your hoax as fact, you'd probably have nothing left to live for.
Not true. You still got the Paparazzi, I mean, the Illuminati, the Elders of Zion, Atlantis, Aliens, and, dare I say, the Moon?
Quote from: 11B4V on January 14, 2014, 07:27:30 PM
QuoteLion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight
Ndamukong Suh has really gotten out of control. :(
Quote from: Savonarola on January 16, 2014, 11:03:40 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on January 14, 2014, 07:27:30 PM
QuoteLion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight
Ndamukong Suh has really gotten out of control. :(
Gotta have some way to stay in shape in the off-season.
Now, just how many midgets would it take to subdue a lion? :hmm: Maybe this hoax needs to be tested anyway. :menace:
Quote from: lustindarkness on January 16, 2014, 11:22:33 AM
Now, just how many midgets would it take to subdue a lion? :hmm: Maybe this hoax needs to be tested anyway. :menace:
I think it depends which lion we are talking about. I bet it wouldn't take that many to subdue Matthew Stafford.
:bleeding:
Quote from: lustindarkness on January 16, 2014, 11:22:33 AM
Now, just how many midgets would it take to subdue a lion? :hmm: Maybe this hoax needs to be tested anyway. :menace:
Then who will serve salsa at Malthus's parties?
I think it would take 2,000 midgets.
Only about 20 at a time can apply leverage to the lion, and the lion can beat those odds. So you need to wear the lion out.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on January 16, 2014, 12:10:34 PM
I think it would take 2,000 midgets.
Only about 20 at a time can apply leverage to the lion, and the lion can beat those odds. So you need to wear the lion out.
That sounds about right. Also it would matter if the lion gets a running start in a wide open space or they are on him the moment he is let loose.
I wonder if it would make a difference if they wear wrestling outfits with masks and capes? Or if the lion wears a wrestling outfit? :hmm:
I assumed an enclosed space like a bull ring and no mask for the lion.
It only takes 3 or 4 hyenas, I figure 20 midgets would be enough.
I would agree with Yi's train of thought. Midgets can't really restrict the lion's range of motion, regardless of their numbers. The lion would always be able to break free. Therefore they have to wait until the lion is tired from all this breaking free action to go for the kill.
The only alternative is for the midgets to somehow figure out a way to form a pile on top of the lion, and have that pile hold together well enough for a couple of minutes. If they can do that, then the lion will suffocate fairly quickly either from lack of fresh air, or from chest constriction. A lot of midgets would suffocate too, but probably way less than with the first strategy.
There was a field test 11 years ago when a forumite fought off a horde of humans less than half his size.
Quote from: The Brain on January 16, 2014, 04:44:48 PM
There was a field test 11 years ago when a forumite fought off a horde of humans less than half his size.
:lol:
Quote from: The Brain on January 16, 2014, 04:44:48 PM
There was a field test 11 years ago when a forumite fought off a horde of humans less than half his size.
Well done. :D
I'm sensing a katmai joke, but I don't quite get it. :weep:
I figured it had something to do with Viking.
I think it was Spellus.
Hint: Seedy banned him.
Ah. ^_^
I miss those days. I can't believe I just cleared a decade on this board last fall. :weep:
That had a different result than the field test I was thinking of.
Quote from: DGuller on January 16, 2014, 04:49:41 PM
Quote from: The Brain on January 16, 2014, 04:44:48 PM
There was a field test 11 years ago when a forumite fought off a horde of humans less than half his size.
:lol:
That gang of kids I fought off in Manilla wasn't that long ago...oh, a Bmollson reference. Haven't thought of him in ages.
Quote from: Valmy on January 16, 2014, 11:27:51 AM
Quote from: lustindarkness on January 16, 2014, 11:22:33 AM
Now, just how many midgets would it take to subdue a lion? :hmm: Maybe this hoax needs to be tested anyway. :menace:
I think it depends which lion we are talking about. I bet it wouldn't take that many to subdue Matthew Stafford.
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CdM's lion:
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Here's an article I stumbled upon that's so ridiculous I momentarily thought it was a hoax:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/oct/26/aa-gill-shot-baboon
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AA Gill shot baboon 'to see what it would be like to kill someone'
• Restaurant critic says he felt urge to be a primate killer
• Animal campaigners attack 'indefensible' action
Robert Booth
The Guardian, Monday 26 October 2009 18.55 EDT
Animal welfare groups voiced outrage today after the restaurant critic AA Gill said he shot a baboon on safari "to get a sense of what it might be like to kill someone".
In a Sunday Times column, Gill recounted in detail how he shot the creature from 250 yards while hunting in "a truck full of guns and other blokes" in Tanzania. He said he felt the urge to be "a recreational primate killer" before shooting the animal through the lung.
"This is morally completely indefensible," said Steve Taylor, a spokesman for the League Against Cruel Sports. "If he wants to know what it like to shoot a human, he should take aim at his own leg. When man interacts with animals he owes a duty of care. If you are killing to eat, that is a different matter. This is killing for fun".
Gill wrote: "I took him just below the armpit. He slumped and slid sideways. I'm told they can be tricky to shoot: they run up trees, hang on for grim life. They die hard, baboons. But not this one. A soft-nosed .357 blew his lungs out."
Claire Bass, wildlife manager at the World Society for the Protection of Animals: "It's hard to say what's sadder – the unnecessary death of a healthy baboon or that he has so little regard for the life of another creature. The vast majority of visitors to the Serengeti have a fantastic time shooting with cameras, not guns. We condemn the killing and the crude portrayal of it as 'entertainment' in Gill's column."
Guy Norton, who studies the behaviour of baboons in Makumi National Park in Tanzania, said baboons are "sentient and feeling animals" and display similar characteristics to humans with strong parental bonds and sociable group behaviour.
"I can understand the repulsion people are feeling because it is hard to see why he would do this in the first place," said Norton. "I can understand it if there was a purpose, but what Gill is talking about is not responsible hunting."
He added that the animal described by Gill sounded like an olive baboon, which is not endangered.
Gill admitted he had no good reason for killing the animal. "I know perfectly well there is absolutely no excuse for this," he wrote. "There is no mitigation. Baboon isn't good to eat, unless you're a leopard. The feeble argument of culling and control is much the same as for foxes: a veil for naughty fun. I wanted to get a sense of what it might be like to kill someone, a stranger. You see it in all those films: guns and bodies, barely a close-up of reflection or doubt. What does it really feel like to shoot someone, or someone's close relative?"
Baboons are seen as a threat by some people in Tanzania because they raid crops, and farmers who need to control their populations can apply for licences to kill them in some areas. They have been classed as vermin in the country and often live on the edges of farming areas.
QuoteIf he wants to know what it like to shoot a human, he should take aim at his own leg.
Presumably he doesn't want to know what it's like to be shot in the leg, Steve.
How in the world is shooting a baboon equal to shooting a human?
I have never seen or heard of a baboon with guns, IEDs, or with a crazy retarded religion.
What the hell, when did I change my sig?
Probably sometime soon after consuming the 40.
Everywhere I Go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5vA9CwZKNY
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on January 16, 2014, 05:53:57 PM
I'm sensing a katmai joke, but I don't quite get it. :weep:
Motherfucker!
Quote from: katmai on January 17, 2014, 05:56:15 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on January 16, 2014, 05:53:57 PM
I'm sensing a katmai joke, but I don't quite get it. :weep:
Motherfucker!
Hey, it's not my fault The Brain picks on you! :glare:
katmai started it. Plus he's bigger.
Bully!
Quote from: Siege on January 17, 2014, 04:02:56 PM
How in the world is shooting a baboon equal to shooting a human?
I have never seen or heard of a baboon with a crazy retarded religion.
They hang around the edge of farming areas and have big noses. They sound like Jews to me :contract:
So how is it like shooting a human?
Quote from: The Brain on January 20, 2014, 01:36:57 AM
So how is it like shooting a human?
I don't know.
I have never shot a human.
Now, muslims....