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Real World v. Animated Supposition
#1
Okay, so I know that was an awfully overstated headline. But, wait still...and give me a chance. A few months ago my wife and I were watching a show on the Discovery Channel (I think).
Some "knowledgeable" folks with degrees in jungle animals had teamed up with some high caliber computer animators and were trying to hypothesize about who would win in a fight: A male
lion or an alligator (of unspecified gender).

The 3-D computer generated fight sequences were quite impressive. In the end the alligator was victorious as the lion lay dead.

I looked at my wife and said: "Poppy-cock! What a bunch of cyber-loons." She asked me what I meant. I replied: "Why do you think they call the lion The King of the Jungle?"

Tonight, my dear friend, Robert Morningstar sent me this clip, which proves the point--although no proof was necessary.

[video]http://xfinitytv.comcast.net/tv/Bad-Dog!-/142030/2258005751/The-Cat-Who-Slaps-Gators/videos?cmpid=FCST_hero_tv[/video]
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monk


"It is difficult to abolish prejudice in those bereft of ideas. The more hatred is superficial, the more it runs deep."

James Hepburn -- Farewell America (1968)
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#2
Alas, I'm reminded of the following passage from Thomas Berger's Little Big Man:

"The lambs will lie down with the lions--as long as you keep adding a few fresh lambs every now and then."
Charles Drago
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#3
I can't see what is on the link. It is for the US only. I'll try to find a US proxy IP to view it later.
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it." Karl Marx

"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.

“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.
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Magda Hassan Wrote:I can't see what is on the link. It is for the US only. I'll try to find a US proxy IP to view it later.

It's a good watch, Magda, although probably not exactly what you're expecting...
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monk


"It is difficult to abolish prejudice in those bereft of ideas. The more hatred is superficial, the more it runs deep."

James Hepburn -- Farewell America (1968)
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