Smells kind of . . . fishy to me. In fact, the story is one of those an urban legends. See http://www.snopes.com/critters/malice/feces.htm . Duped again!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric W Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 4:35 PM Subject: Boom boom pachyderm (njc) > Fellow SIQUOMBites, > This is too funny! > Trying to keep it lite..... > ET > > THE 2002 DARWIN AWARD > > For those not familiar with the Darwin Award, it is an annual honor > bestowed posthumously upon the individual who provided the universal > human gene pool the biggest service by getting killed in the most > extraordinarily stupid way. Competition this year was, as usual, keen, > but... > > THE WINNER IS... > > Paderborn, Germany - Overzealous zookeeper Friedrich Riesfeldt fed his > constipated elephant, Stefan, twenty-two doses of animal laxative and > more than a bushel of berries, figs, and prunes before the plugged-up > pachyderm finally let fly, in the amount of 200 pounds, and suffocated > the keeper. Investigators say the ill-fated Friedrich, 46, was > attempting to give the ailing elephant an olive oil enema when the > relieved beast unloaded on him. "The sheer force of the elephant's > unexpected defecation knocked Mr. Riesfeldt to the ground, where he > struck his head on a rock and lay unconscious as the elephant continued > to evacuate his bowels on top of him," said flabbergasted Paderborn > Police Chief Erik Dern. "With no one there to help him, he lay under all > that dung for at least an hour before a watchman came along, and during > that time he suffocated. It seems to be just one of those freak > accidents that happen."
