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1972

By
Managing Real Estate Broker with Fathom Realty PB00068179

 

In 1972, Joe Miller was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Tulsa Junior College .

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

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


 

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

Thirty years later, Joe was walking through the Tulsa Zoo with his family. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Joe and his family were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Joe, 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 1972, Joe could not help wondering if this was the same elephant...  Joe 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 Joe's legs and slammed him against the railing killing him instantly.

Probably wasn't the same elephant.


This is for everyone who sends me those heart-warming BS stories.
 

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Conrad Allen
Re/Max Professional Associates - Webster, MA
Webster, Ma, Realtor

Hi James - Now that was really funny.  I can't stop laughing as I am typing.

Jun 29, 2011 11:26 PM
Wallace S. Gibson, CPM
Gibson Management Group, Ltd. - Charlottesville, VA
LandlordWhisperer

What a HEARTwarming story....I'm glad you did not mention WHICH foot he raised....HeHeHe

Jun 29, 2011 11:26 PM
Clint Mckie
Desert Sun Home, commercial Inspections - Carlsbad, NM
Desert Sun Home, Comm. Inspection 1-575-706-5586

Hi James,

Elephants are the theme for the day. Joe should have just "let it go" after all it had been thirty years. Not too smart huh. Good story.

Clint

Jun 29, 2011 11:26 PM
John Handschuh ABR SRES
RE/MAX Legacy - Chalfont, PA
Bucks County Real Estate

James,

That was great. Especially the end, This is for everyone who sends me those heart-warming BS stories. A great way to start your day with a good laugh.

 

Make it a great day !!

Jun 29, 2011 11:29 PM
Rob Thomas
Prestige Homes of The Tri Cities, Inc. CALL....423-341-6954 - Bristol, TN
Bristol TN-VA & Tri Cities Agent, ABR, GRI, e-Pro

James.....this is one of your best....we should never let our guard down.....Thanks for the laugh!
Hope you have a great day!---Rob

Go Vols!

Jun 30, 2011 12:04 AM
Ann Bellamy
Hard money lending for investors in NH and MA - Tyngsboro, MA
Lending to real estate investors since 2006

Too funny.  And here I was getting ready to get all choked up.  Good one.

Jun 30, 2011 12:06 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Only you James! Maybe it was the same elephant just in a bad mood? Or maybe, had Joe not removed the splinter he would not have wandered off and been captured? We'll never know! Enjoy the day!

Jun 30, 2011 12:28 AM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

James,

I can't decide which is funnier, your story or the comments your getting. GREAT post to start the day - a smile away keeps the elephants away!

Have a great day!

Jun 30, 2011 12:37 AM
Keith Gilkey
Re/Max Chesapeake - Elkton, MD
410-920-7214, Re/Max Chesapeake

James, Guess you should never trust a wild animal. Good story and thanks for sharing. Have a nice day!

Jun 30, 2011 01:24 AM
Kristine Ginsberg
Elite Staging and Redesign, LLC - Short Hills, NJ
NJ Home Stager

James - I saw this coming! knowing you I new it was going to be funny, not sappy. Have a great 4th of July!

Jun 30, 2011 01:56 PM