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What are these goddamn animals 2009-01-17 12:55:29 PM  
What's this now?

 
xuanzhiyouxuan 2009-01-17 12:59:09 PM  
This is a sign of impending nuclear war between India and Pakistan. Those elephants (much like cockroaches and vacuum tubes)are some of the few pieces of military equipment that can function in a nuclear wasteland and be used in a post-attack environment.

 
OnlyHereToday 2009-01-17 12:59:38 PM  
lack of trunk space

lol

 
SherKhan 2009-01-17 01:00:52 PM  
images.disneysites.com

We're a cracker jack brigade
On a pachyderm parade
But we'd rather stroll to a water hole
For a furlough in the shade!
For a furlough in the shade!

 
deltabourne 2009-01-17 01:01:30 PM  
schattenteufel: does not approve

Nope, looks like that website sure doesn't approve of you stealing their image

 
Gumercules 2009-01-17 01:01:48 PM  
India bans elephants from traditional military parade, citing excessive emissions, lack of trunk space

Elephants are made by GM?

 
jslicer [TotalFark] 2009-01-17 01:05:09 PM  
If there were ever a time for a "Where is your God now?" headline, this would have been it.

 
schattenteufel [TotalFark] 2009-01-17 01:05:56 PM  
deltabourne:Nope, looks like that website sure doesn't approve of you stealing their image


aww cripes!! It showed up fine in the preview!
(FYI: it was a pic of Charlemagne

 
Mouser 2009-01-17 01:06:04 PM  
But the Defense Ministry official said the decision to remove the pachyderms from the parade also is a response to animal rights concerns.

"Besides, for four years now animal activists have demanded a ban on the use of elephants," Mohanty said. "These two reasons forced the government to decide against their use from this year."

The BBC said children who typically ride the elephants in recognition of acts of bravery will instead enjoy jeep rides during the parade.


You know, if I were an Indian kid, this would turn me off of "animal rights" real quick. I mean, how can you compare the coolness factor of riding in a jeep vs. riding on top of a elephant?

 
skinink 2009-01-17 01:12:26 PM  
Sorry Rosie O'Donnell, maybe next year.

 
fireclown 2009-01-17 01:12:32 PM  
Mouser: You know, if I were an Indian kid, this would turn me off of "animal rights" real quick. I mean, how can you compare the coolness factor of riding in a jeep vs. riding on top of a elephant?

upload.wikimedia.org
Agrees with great vengance.

/not Indian, but south asian.

 
ignite ice 2009-01-17 01:14:46 PM  
schattenteufel: deltabourne:Nope, looks like that website sure doesn't approve of you stealing their image

aww cripes!! It showed up fine in the preview!


That's your cache of the image.

 
Mr. Potatoass 2009-01-17 01:15:23 PM  
During last year's parade, two elephants nearly stampeded while approaching the president's platform...

Never forget.

 
bugmn99 2009-01-17 01:15:41 PM  
www.apollopony.net

Nonsense. I see these guys on parade regularly. Coulda been in India, I don't know.

 
Dennis_Moore 2009-01-17 01:15:50 PM  
holidays.vgreets.com Where is your god now?

 
HumbleGenius 2009-01-17 01:24:06 PM  
They really don't like them pakiderms.

 
RandomAxe [TotalFark] 2009-01-17 01:26:21 PM  
India bans elephants from traditional military parade

Eh. They'll still have them in the nontrad parade.

 
schattenteufel [TotalFark] 2009-01-17 01:26:23 PM  
ignite ice: That's your cache of the image.

Yeah, I figured that. Phooey on you, Mr. cache. I thought I disabled you.

 
cowsspinach [TotalFark] 2009-01-17 01:34:24 PM  
As someone who use to have a baby elephant as a pet in india I am a getting a kick...

/RIP alexander
//gas station indian

 
Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude [TotalFark] 2009-01-17 01:41:26 PM  
lack of trunk space



Disagrees (new window)

 
PokeyMon 2009-01-17 01:49:55 PM  
I dare anyone to do a full size elephant dong pic. The screen would have to be at least three feet (diagonal). Not that I notice this shiat (pun), but most of the dumps produce a boner. At least at the Burmese border. Don't mess with an elephant with a swinging dick!!!......

 
pzippy 2009-01-17 01:57:40 PM  
PokeyMon: I dare anyone to do a full size elephant dong pic. The screen would have to be at least three feet (diagonal). Not that I notice this shiat (pun), but most of the dumps produce a boner. At least at the Burmese border. Don't mess with an elephant with a swinging dick!!!......

Speed is a hell of a drug, son.

 
xuanzhiyouxuan 2009-01-17 02:01:54 PM  
This pic is from a declassified report released by the DOE showing research on the effects of nuclear testing on elephants in the early 1950's. We should fear our post-apocalyptic elephant overlords.

farm4.static.flickr.com

 
bugmn99 2009-01-17 02:09:55 PM  
PokeyMon: I dare anyone to do a full size elephant dong pic. The screen would have to be at least three feet (diagonal). Not that I notice this shiat (pun), but most of the dumps produce a boner. At least at the Burmese border. Don't mess with an elephant with a swinging dick!!!......

Ok. Who left the lid off of Pokey's box?

 
FatherDale 2009-01-17 02:15:12 PM  
Wish they'd ban drums. They started practicing weeks ago, EVERY FREAKING MORNING at 6am. Nothing interesting, just thump, thump THUMP. thump, thump THUMP. For hours.
/come on, Jan 27th!

 
Suede head 2009-01-17 02:17:54 PM  
Meh. War elephants are more trouble than they're worth. In Rome: Total War they would always stampede back into my lines and squish my troops.

 
PokeyMon 2009-01-17 02:28:06 PM  
Sorry, folks. Cherie wanted me to go on an elephant ride in the border region. Thailand-Burma-Laos. I said eff that, but took pics of her on the elephant. No, can't post them, but on one of them the wang is damn near reaching the ground. And no, he wasn't a short elephant.....

 
eff ewe 2009-01-17 02:36:39 PM  
Gumercules: India bans elephants from traditional military parade, citing excessive emissions, lack of trunk space

Elephants are made by GM?


He didn't say they broke down and rattled themselves apart.

 
Mayhem_2006 2009-01-17 03:29:38 PM  
First they came for the elephants, and I said nothing, for I was not an elephant.

 
ganesha 2009-01-17 03:48:20 PM  
Theft, eh? That site plays an Arlo "Gurthrie" tune performed by him and ripped off an album. What's the bet that they don't have permission to use his music?

 
doctor wu 2009-01-17 04:49:23 PM  
Nice work.

 
angryjd 2009-01-17 06:08:38 PM  
A "trunk space" pun? Getting a greenlight? Really? We are doing puns now?

 
Two Dogs Farking [TotalFark] 2009-01-17 06:10:22 PM  
angryjd: A "trunk space" pun? Getting a greenlight? Really? We are doing puns now?

Maybe if you were less angry you could get a greenlight of your very own.

 
Mentat [TotalFark] 2009-01-17 06:55:44 PM  
img50.imageshack.us

 
simpsonfan 2009-01-17 10:16:58 PM  
Sideshow Bob approves.

 
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