Lions suspected in drowning of 400 buffaloes in Botswana

AFP ^ | November 8, 2018

[SMARTY]

I remember reading that colonists, when they first encountered Native American people, were shocked and horrified when they observed how Indians treated captives of their tribe vs tribe fighting.

‘Skinned alive’, as I recall, was the LEAST gruesome of all their torments for captives.

Yea...they were real ‘noble savages’ (sarc)

[lurk]

Dave Barry has a great piece on the Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump. Worth looking up.

[jonascord]

Something you should remember about Amerinds, whenever the Idiots start to glorify their "close to nature" habits.

Where did they defecate?

Answer: Wherever the mood struck. It's why they had mobile housing. When they finally got tired of wading in their own feces, the women would pack it all up and move until they couldn't smell it any more. Indians STANK. A LOT! Even by European standards. And Euros thought bathing was unhealthy.

Archeologists use ancient latrines and middens to get a good handle on how old civilizations lived. With Amerinds, they don't exist.

Imagine the romance of stepping outside, of an early morning, and feeling what Great Lard Bottom dropped last night squish between your toes.

[jonascord]

The arty impact range on Vieques, PR, was normally used as graze for the local cattle. When the Marines and Navy would show up for a shoot, the cattle were supposed to be gone. There were standing orders that arty spotters weren't supposed to call in ordinance on any cows.

Tell this to a teenager. Horns, hide and hooves, everywhere. "I swear, sir, I didn't see the cow behind that bush when I called in a TOT on it."

Six or 12 or 18 105mm time fused rounds don't leave much but pink mist and small bits.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Well the lions will eat well for awhile.

[dfwgator]

Hakuna Matata!

[dfwgator]

I knew you couldn’t trust the Shriners or the Masons, but the Lions too?