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Thank God. That would have so degrading for the elephant.

once again, bob barker farks it up for everyone

Elephants can stand the arid conditions and hungry predators of the savanna, but not soap bubbles. That would be way too much for an elephant to take.

ummm what?

I got my kids enclosed in a bubble a couple of years ago at the Discovery Science Center. I guess that means the elephant has more dignity than my kids.

What harm would a giant bubble give an animal, exactly? The worst that would happen is that soap gets in its eyes, angers it, and sends it on a rampage that kills three people and destroys $15,000 worth of property.

Drop some acid and cue "elephants on parade".

yaanu: What harm would a giant bubble give an animal, exactly? The worst that would happen is that soap gets in its eyes, angers it, and sends it on a rampage that kills three people and destroys $15,000 worth of property.

use tear-free baby shampoo to make the bubbles?

/just sayin'

That would have been awful, since soap bubbles are incredibly hard to escape from. Especially for an elephant.

Tiny bubbles
In the wine
Make me happy
Make me feel fine

As a militant vegetarian, I am going to throw out a WTF on this one.

Seriously. WTF?

-c

Whatever necromancer is keeping Bob Barker alive needs to just cut the strings.

They really should have encased some humans in a bubble, just the spite the protesters. That said, it is kinda cruel, you can't really explain to the animal what you're going to do. I've often wondered, if I really soaped up my head, neck and shoulders, could I stick my head into a giant bubble, and not have it pop? Damn, I'd like to try that.

"No, I'm sorry, it's 'Moops'."

Amazing that it took this long for such a question to come up. I mean- elephants, giant soap bubbles- it's like chocolate and peanut butter. Someone was sure to try it eventually.

It's not the bubble as much as shipping an elephant 90 miles and making it perform, when the people watching wouldn't care if the elephant were replaced with a VW bus or 20 audience members.

That, and the Discovery Science Center knew there were some hardcore protesters coming this week.

/writer for local paper.
//part of the reason everyone knew about this.

Megain: once again, bob barker farks it up for everyone

Man I hate that Bob Barker!


On an unrelated side note, I have a mad crush on the Snorg Tees girl. OMG teh hawt!

boob_lady: I got my kids enclosed in a bubble a couple of years ago at the Discovery Science Center. I guess that means the elephant has more dignity than my kids.


I work with kids all day long, so I've got to say that yes, the elephant probably has more dignity :)

mikebdoss: when the people watching wouldn't care if the elephant were replaced with a VW bus or 20 audience members.

amen, but the point you're missing is: this is great publicity for the event.

Bubbles disagrees with the cancellation

What the heck could be wrong with putting an elephant in a giant soap bubble?

Actually, elephants love bubbles. That's how they escape from natural predators--they find discarded bails of bubblegum and use their intelligently-designed trunks to blow giant bubbles around themselves. They are frequently mistaken for flocks of flamingos when they float serenely over the savannah. The downside is it is hard to get gum off of wrinkly elephant skin, so people are often shocked to see pink elephants searching for 24-hour carwashes.

yaanu
What harm would a giant bubble give an animal, exactly? The worst that would happen is that soap gets in its eyes, angers it, and sends it on a rampage that kills three people and destroys $15,000 worth of property.

I lolled

It's not the bubble as much as shipping an elephant 90 miles and making it perform, when the people watching wouldn't care if the elephant were replaced with a VW bus or 20 audience members.

This

I've heard of Tai. She's a sweet elephant. Normally, she works studio jobs. Why put her through a gaggle of screaming kids and whatever talentless DJ they get that day.

Saw the Bubblefest last year (without the elephant) with the kids... excellent inexpensive show.

And, Tai (the Asian elephant) is a female born 1969 from the wild. So, never know on the rampage thing.
(btw: Got that from the Elephant Database... yes there really is an elephant database) source: http://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1362

JonnyBGoode
I giggled.

Who would want to go to bubblefest? Like Americans need another reminder that their homes are plummeting in value.

brantgoose Quote 2008-03-15 07:15:13 PM
Actually, elephants love bubbles. That's how they escape from natural predators--they find discarded bails of bubblegum and use their intelligently-designed trunks to blow giant bubbles around themselves. They are frequently mistaken for flocks of flamingos when they float serenely over the savannah. The downside is it is hard to get gum off of wrinkly elephant skin, so people are often shocked to see pink elephants searching for 24-hour carwashes.

you're my hero for today...

So the hippies finally found a use for soap.

I think someone should test to see if it's silly to worry about an elephant's dignity and bubble-appreciation capability.

Not having an elephant on hand, I will try to encase a cop in a bubble. I figured the potential for fearful overreaction is about the same for a cop as for an elephant.

I need a volunteer to help me hold the cop still while we get the bubble waved to the right size. Actually, for test conditions to be about the same, I need the volunteer to be a very small, weak midget who is easily squished....

JonnyBGoode:

goethe_helen_hunt: It's not the bubble as much as shipping an elephant 90 miles and making it perform, when the people watching wouldn't care if the elephant were replaced with a VW bus or 20 audience members.

This

I've heard of Tai. She's a sweet elephant. Normally, she works studio jobs. Why put her through a gaggle of screaming kids and whatever talentless DJ they get that day.

Why don't you and these other animal rights fools get a life? If they actually are concerned about a damn elephant in a bubble and actually take the time to complain about it, their perspective has FAILED them.

Maybe, if they look, they could find some problems related to people to concern themselves over. Things such as hunger, poverty, education, health care.

Thank goodness they're not going ahead with it. Otherwise impressionable young kids would be encouraged to do the same with their own elephants.