Gestalt Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Gotta love them misplaced modifiers. So,north mississippi made national headlines for a not so good reason...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/09/circus-elephant-shot-drive-by-mississippi-_n_3045945.htmlI fail to see the motive here...what was this guy thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vy'drach Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I fail to see the motive here. But that doesn't suprise me much these days. However, the reward money/bail from jail would be enough money legally hunt big game three times over. Even if the bullet (presumably a small caliber handgun) had hit i highly doubt it would mortally injure the elephant, and I'm sure they didn't give a bullet as sexy of a name as .500 Nitro Express then shove it into a specaily nicknamed "elephant gun" for no reason. The question I'm trying to keep myself from ask since i've asked myself so many times would be "What were they thinking?!" The reward money for finding the people who shot the elephant would be enough for you to hunt big game like the elephant? Where did the .500 Nitro Express part come from? My brain, it hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redeemer Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 But... but... what? So like, a poor elephant got shot, that's pretty sad. So what's your point about the reward money and the gun used? Are you asking why this has gotten such large coverage? It's an unusual story man, unusual sells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shaper Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Given the size of the elephants bone structure and durability of it's leather, I'm sure that shooting it with small arms would probably just piss it off anyway. Though I am surprised that humanity has moved on from hating circus clowns to hating circus animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drasiana Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Gurl hold my earrings nobody opens fire on a circus and its poor elephants on my watch It's times like these I figure I should just become Dras the Bounty Hunter. However, the reward money/bail from jail would be enough money legally hunt big game three times over. Even if the bullet (presumably a small caliber handgun) had hit i highly doubt it would mortally injure the elephant, and I'm sure they didn't give a bullet as sexy of a name as .500 Nitro Express then shove it into a specaily nicknamed "elephant gun" for no reason. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Orange Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says in a news release that it is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of those responsible." At least they're putting their money to good use. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gestalt Posted April 13, 2013 Author Share Posted April 13, 2013 My brain, it hurts. Mine too. Lets see... translation doctor. The reward money for finding the people who shot the elephant would be enough for you to hunt big game like the elephant? Bad attempt at a bad joke. Where did the .500 Nitro Express part come from? Given the size of the elephants bone structure and durability of it's leather, I'm sure that shooting it with small arms would probably just piss it off anyway. ^This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vy'drach Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 ^This It was still a reference completely out of left field for no rhyme or reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shaper Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 ^This Hey, I read that article and I saw no mention of any such weapon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redeemer Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I am actually so confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gestalt Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 It was still a reference completely out of left field for no rhyme or reason.qft. Maybe the OP was missing a sentence or two...For what it's worth, if anything, i've edited the OP to maybe save other member's precious grey matter. Let us never speak of this again. on the devolping story the reward was increased to 31k but there is still currently no leads. If i was a guessing man i'd say it was some drunk guy rather than a planned crime to get at the circus owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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