True Story?

[Anthony]

In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from University.

On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant
standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed
distressed, so Mbembe approached it very carefully.

He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's
foot and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully
and as gently as he could, Mbembe worked the wood out with his hunting
knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot.

The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather
curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Mbembe
stood frozen,thinking of nothing else but being trampled.

Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away.
Mbembe never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.

Twenty years later, Mbembe was walking through the Chicago
Zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one
of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Mbembe and his son
Tapu were standing.

The large bull elephant stared at Mbembe, lifted its front foot off the
ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then
trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.

Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mbembe couldn't help wondering if
this was the same elephant.

Mbembe summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his
way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared
back in wonder.

The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Mbembe's
legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.

Probably wasn't the same elephant.

 

[smokelaw1]

That is still one of my all time favorite jokes.
I chuckled, even though I knew where it was going.

 

[Rebel Herfer]

Thanks for the hearty laugh!

 

[billytpage]

That is funny! I definitely have to remember that one.

Billy

 

[anvil]

That was good mate.

How about this one:

An 80-year-old man went to his doctor for his quarterly check-up. The doctor asked him how he was feeling and the 80-year-old said, "Things are great and I've never felt better. I now have a 20 year-old bride who is pregnant with my child. So what do you think about that?"



The doctor considered his question for a minute and then began, "I have an older friend, much like you, who is an avid hunter and never misses a season. One day, when he was setting off to go hunting, he was in a bit of a hurry and accidentally picked up his walking cane instead of his gun.

As he neared a lake he came across a very large male beaver, sitting at the water's edge. He then realized he'd left his gun at home and so couldn't shoot the magnificent creature but, out of habit, he raised his cane, aimed it at the animal as if it were his favorite hunting rifle, and went 'bang, bang'. Miraculously, two shots rang out and the beaver fell over dead.

Now, what do YOU think of that?" asked the doctor.



The 80-year-old said, "If you ask me, I'd say somebody else pumped a couple of rounds into that beaver."



The doctor replied, "My point exactly."

 

[Anthony]

Now that right there is funny, I don't care who y'are. :laugh:

 

[StogieFarts]

That elephant joke was great. You totally had me hook, line and sinker with that one.