#4490981 - 10/01/19 05:33 AM
Re: Man Severely Burned After Falling Into Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park
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https://www.yellowstonepark.com/.amp/things-to-do/cautionary-taleThe 2016 death happened shortly before we visited and was a hot (geddit?) topic there. The story went that all they found was his mobile phone, although that may have been embellished! We all stayed firmly on the boardwalk.
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#4491181 - 10/02/19 08:42 PM
Re: Man Severely Burned After Falling Into Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park
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Another genius made the news yesterday having hopped the safety barrier at a zoo's lion exhibit. The video shows her within ten yards of a good-sized male who, fortunately for her, is just staring at her. Thank God he didn't attack or he would have been killed for her stupidity.
Sorry, I shouldn't insult stupid people. The ones who do this, for the most part, aren't stupid. They just think that the rules don't apply to them.
SALUTE TO ALL!
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#4491214 - 10/03/19 12:49 AM
Re: Man Severely Burned After Falling Into Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park
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VB, what I find deeply unpleasant about that, is that it endangers not just the moron, but the lion too. It is common to 'destroy dangerous animals' after a death... something which isn't completely avoidable, but the deliberate trespass over safety barriers certainly is. It also puts other people at risk, trying to safely extricate her from a potentially dangerous situation. i really hate that 1920s excuse that if an animal attack a person they will know they are prey....they are foking predators, everything is prey untill they show their teeth back at them.
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#4491232 - 10/03/19 07:53 AM
Re: Man Severely Burned After Falling Into Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park
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Sorry, I shouldn't insult stupid people. The ones who do this, for the most part, aren't stupid. They just think that the rules don't apply to them. ...which is a kind of stupidity, one of the worst. If you have a low IQ, that's at least an excuse, not much that you can do about unfortunately. The special form of hubris that safety regulations only apply to others ( hybris darwiniae is the medical term, I think) fortunately often comes with instant karma. I don't think we should strike hubris from the list of attitudes to be lambasted.
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#4491267 - 10/03/19 01:08 PM
Re: Man Severely Burned After Falling Into Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park
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Sorry, I shouldn't insult stupid people. The ones who do this, for the most part, aren't stupid. They just think that the rules don't apply to them. ...which is a kind of stupidity, one of the worst. If you have a low IQ, that's at least an excuse, not much that you can do about unfortunately. The special form of hubris that safety regulations only apply to others ( hybris darwiniae is the medical term, I think) fortunately often comes with instant karma. I don't think we should strike hubris from the list of attitudes to be lambasted. +1
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