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Mauled NY man: I wanted to be one with the tiger
Associated Press ^ | Sept. 22, 2012 | TOM HAYS

Posted on 09/22/2012 11:24:58 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

NEW YORK (AP) -- A man who was mauled by a tiger at the Bronx Zoo is facing arrest after telling investigators he wanted "to be one" with the 400-pound beast, police said Saturday.

David Villalobos also claimed that despite his serious injuries, he was able to pet the tiger before zookeepers came to his rescue, said New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: bronxzoo; darwinaward; tiger
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To: Free ThinkerNY
I wanted to be one with the tiger
Buddhist monk walks up to a hot dog stand and says, "Make me one with everything."
21 posted on 09/22/2012 11:53:17 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: PLMerite
The Darwin Award does not require the awardee to die, merely be rendered incapable of reproduction. So, if he had lost the family jewels, he would still have been a contender. Usually winners in this category are drunks who absent-mindedly piss on the third rail.

Or gangbangers who put guns down the fronts of their pants.

22 posted on 09/22/2012 11:59:20 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Crucial
LOL! Right you are! The only way to become "one" with a tiger is for the tiger to eat you, which they will be glad to do, btw. This is right up there with the two geniuses who decided to taunt a tiger at the SF zoo a few years back and the thing vaulted over the enclosure fence and hunted them down. I believe one of those boys was killed. Still, dumb thing to do.

Tigers are beautiful. Tigers are deadly.

This reminds me of an incident at a zoo up in Alaska someplace. It was at least a decade ago, probably longer; but, some tourist decided to get "closer" to the polar bear and climbed over the fence. Well, the polar bear got real close, to the point where he got the guys shoe. There is a picture of the bear with the shoe dangling from his mouth. I had a friend at the time who's husband worked in Alaska (he was a doctor) and she had bought a sweatshirt with that photo on it and the caption: "Send more tourists, the last one got away."

Some people just don't think about consequences before they act.

23 posted on 09/22/2012 12:01:38 PM PDT by LibertarianLiz
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To: Darksheare
He thought the Disney movies were documentaries.

What? You're telling me they're NOT? [shock]

24 posted on 09/22/2012 12:02:18 PM PDT by moose07 (The truth will out, one day.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.


25 posted on 09/22/2012 12:02:32 PM PDT by dfwgator (I'm voting for Ryan and that other guy.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Another near tragedy at the Zoo many years ago when a family visiting from Prague didn’t notice that their little boy had managed to get inside the Bengal Tiger Cage, by the time the staff got into the cage, the boy was missing, and the food that had been left for the two tigers (one the father, the other the mother) had been untouched.

A couple of tranquilizer darts and they took both tigers to the hospital, explaining to the surgical team what had happened and that they were afraid the little boy was running out of time, but they didn’t know which tiger to operate on, and if they chose the wrong tiger, it would be a fatal mistake.

The surgeon without hesitation said “the boy is in the father tiger, open him up!” and the team swiftly made a large incision and lo and behold there was the little boy, unconscious but alive.

The other doctors and the zoo officials were amazed and said “HOW did you know which tiger to operate on?”

The surgeon said “after 20 years as a doctor, I can assure you that the Czech is always in the male”.

:)


26 posted on 09/22/2012 12:03:03 PM PDT by mkjessup (Jimmy Carter is the Skidmark in America's panties, 0bama is the yellow stain in front!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Kyon face palm
27 posted on 09/22/2012 12:05:36 PM PDT by hawaiianninja (Palm note to self: Work for a successful 2012! +Throw the liberal garbage out!)
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To: DouglasKC
It would be easier to simply ask each passenger his party affiliation. Republicans they ignore, Democrats they handcuff to the ride as a flight risk.

Stupid does as Stupid is. Democrat + tiger = tiger poo...

28 posted on 09/22/2012 12:11:48 PM PDT by jonascord (Democrats are the people on the Left Side of the Bell Curve)
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To: Gaffer

I had the same thought...the number of individuals awarded SSDI or SSI has skyrocketed under Obama. Thousands of baby boomers who worked for 40 years suddenly find themselves out of a job, and voila, they “discover” a disability to boost their monthly check.

And sadly, it’s not just people bilking social security. Drudge has a link to a story that one in five female vets of Iraq and Afghanistan has been diagnosed with PTSD. Obviously, that total includes a number of women who are genuinely suffering from post-traumatic stress, but it also includes women who are trying to jump onto the gravy train.

Of course, men are guilty, too. Lots of rear echelon support types who never came close to combat (or a stressful situation) who are filing claims and receiving benefits.

Meanwhile, their claims clog the system and that delays decisions for thousands of vets who are actually suffering from PTSD and deserve their benefits. The VA is an absolute mess, in many respects. The Post 9-11 GI Bill, for example, has become a $15 billion a year boondoggle, with an 88% drop-out rate among vets who become full-time students.


29 posted on 09/22/2012 12:13:54 PM PDT by ExNewsExSpook
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To: mkjessup
"...after 20 years as a doctor, I can assure you that the Czech is always in the male”..."

And I'll bet you aren't the least ashamed.

BAD conservative! Next time, do it on the paper...

30 posted on 09/22/2012 12:16:14 PM PDT by jonascord (Democrats are the people on the Left Side of the Bell Curve)
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To: DouglasKC

You can’t make everything 100% stupid proof. We don’t have enough money, and when you do you end up with 4 hour long lines and the TSA searching grandma’s colostomy bag in the wheelchair.

“I just need to check up your @sshole.” /TSA


31 posted on 09/22/2012 12:20:59 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Reporter: Tell us Mr. Tiger, what does David Villalobos taste like?

Tiger: Yummy!!

32 posted on 09/22/2012 12:29:02 PM PDT by MasterGunner01
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To: moose07

[Evil glee]

No.
They are not.

{Gleefully destroying faith in humanity one mind at a time.]
/ bad joke.
;-)


33 posted on 09/22/2012 12:29:09 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free.....)
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To: Gaffer
You’re looking at $2500/month

Are you bleepin' kidding? That's more than some working stiffs bring home.

34 posted on 09/22/2012 12:32:18 PM PDT by bgill
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To: Darksheare
Gleefully destroying faith in humanity one mind at a time

Don't worry, mine was ruined years ago. [Snigger] :)

35 posted on 09/22/2012 12:34:23 PM PDT by moose07 (The truth will out, one day.)
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To: bgill; Gaffer

Afraid not.
It’s a low figure too.
Know a guy who gets $1000 disability per hand.
So he gets $2000 for his hands plus some other unspecified amount beyond that.


36 posted on 09/22/2012 12:35:28 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free.....)
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To: jonascord
"...after 20 years as a doctor, I can assure you that the Czech is always in the male”..."
And I'll bet you aren't the least ashamed.
BAD conservative! Next time, do it on the paper...



37 posted on 09/22/2012 12:37:46 PM PDT by mkjessup (Jimmy Carter is the Skidmark in America's panties, 0bama is the yellow stain in front!)
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To: moose07

Probably just the coffee.


38 posted on 09/22/2012 12:41:56 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free.....)
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To: MasterGunner01

Reporter: Tell us Mr. Tiger, what does David Villalobos taste like?

Tiger: David Villalobos? WTF?? David Villalobos, is that who it was? My bad. I thought that was Charlie Sheen


39 posted on 09/22/2012 12:42:29 PM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: bgill

+ food stamps, free housing, free medical care, etc.


40 posted on 09/22/2012 1:13:26 PM PDT by Sherman Logan (Perception wins all the battles. Reality wins all the wars.)
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