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		Mother of the year stops in safari park to let giraffe put its head through car window (with bonus pic of her daughter petting it) (express.co.uk)		167
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AbbeySomeone		2012-05-07 07:22:22 AM

That is an experience the girl will never forget.

skinnycatullus		2012-05-07 07:43:42 AM

WHAT A BRASS NECK! MOMENT CHEEKY GIRAFFE SNAFFLES SNACK

Seriously?

shivashakti		2012-05-07 08:55:27 AM

Wait..why are we mocking the mother? It's a goddamned giraffe, not a lion.
This is a cute photo.

BurnShrike		2012-05-07 08:57:43 AM

Mother of the year

OH MY GOD! Giraffes are well-known pedivores! They love nothing more than to snack on small children and babies! This mother should be shot for risking the lives of her children this way!

Oh wait, my mistake. Giraffes eat leaves. Nothing to see here.

ZAZ		2012-05-07 09:13:21 AM

Haven't you seen that pictures of the giraffe and the squirrel? That girl could have been seriously licked.

Grables'Daughter		2012-05-07 09:13:34 AM

shivashakti: Wait..why are we mocking the mother? It's a goddamned giraffe, not a lion.
This is a cute photo.

See, I didn't read the headline as being sarcastic.

I read it as "that mom is pretty awesome".

/really

Vodka Zombie		2012-05-07 09:17:00 AM

Subby strikes me as the kind of person who is scared of flowers and water.

vpb		2012-05-07 09:40:58 AM

That's no ordinary giraffe, that's the most foul, cruel and bad tempered ungulate you ever set eyes on!

Grables'Daughter		2012-05-07 09:42:16 AM

Vodka Zombie: Subby strikes me as the kind of person who is scared of flowers and water.

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shivashakti		2012-05-07 09:57:32 AM

Grables'Daughter: See, I didn't read the headline as being sarcastic.

I read it as "that mom is pretty awesome".

/really

Well, there's a "Dumbass" tag...

Grables'Daughter		2012-05-07 09:58:51 AM

shivashakti: Grables'Daughter: See, I didn't read the headline as being sarcastic.

I read it as "that mom is pretty awesome".

/really

Well, there's a "Dumbass" tag...

LOL yeah, I missed that.

/I fail

shivashakti		2012-05-07 10:10:43 AM

Grables'Daughter: LOL yeah, I missed that.

/I fail

No worries. Not everyone reads tags. But, yeah...that mom is pretty awesome.

Sybarite		2012-05-07 10:14:44 AM

No, no, I said pass the carafe.

www.worldculturepictorial.com

I_Am_Weasel		2012-05-07 10:20:55 AM

You should keep your windows rolled up driving through such parks as it can be dangerous, but to worry about a giraffe is a bit of a stretch, as dangers go it's not really sticking your neck out too far.

Now if they were doing that in the monkey or lion areas, that would be stupid.

Grables'Daughter		2012-05-07 10:25:14 AM

I_Am_Weasel: You should keep your windows rolled up driving through such parks as it can be dangerous, but to worry about a giraffe is a bit of a stretch, as dangers go it's not really sticking your neck out too far.

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Disagrees.

: )

Some Bass Playing Guy		2012-05-07 10:59:12 AM

Ok, sure there's a possibility of the kid getting hurt. Maybe if the kid's fingers get nipped by the giraffe's teeth, but it's unlikely and there's zero possibility of something more serious happening. Mom gave the kid a lifetime memory. Mom is awesome.

Andromeda		2012-05-07 11:09:36 AM

Took this pic while I was in Namibia with a few other backpackers with whom I was standing on the back of a pickup. Basically the giraffe in question's mother had died hitting an electric fence surrounding a ranch farm, so this guy stayed and was rather fond of sucking the thumbs of all the tourists who went by.

Trust me, these guys are really not going to do anything to humans.

/bonus pic also taken perhaps a half hour before that one at a cheetah refuge-

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//was also in the back of the pickup for that, but so long as you don't hop out the cheetahs think you're part of the vehicle and don't attack you

Dynascape		2012-05-07 11:49:42 AM

I want a Capybara...

lennavan		2012-05-07 11:50:09 AM

Grables'Daughter: shivashakti: Wait..why are we mocking the mother? It's a goddamned giraffe, not a lion.
This is a cute photo.

See, I didn't read the headline as being sarcastic.

I read it as "that mom is pretty awesome".

/really

Then who is the dumbass tag for?

Grables'Daughter		2012-05-07 11:50:48 AM

lennavan: Grables'Daughter: shivashakti: Wait..why are we mocking the mother? It's a goddamned giraffe, not a lion.
This is a cute photo.

See, I didn't read the headline as being sarcastic.

I read it as "that mom is pretty awesome".

/really

Then who is the dumbass tag for?

That's been addressed, and I've already admitted my failure.

Please see above.

HailRobonia		2012-05-07 11:52:34 AM

Yes. Large herbivores are harmless creatures. There is no way a giraffe could ever freak out and hurt someone. Nope. And there is certainly nothing in a car that could be detrimental to a giraffe. If it decides to eat your kid's toy and choke, well that's just the circle of life. It's also in our best interest for the animals to associate humans in cars with food.

Headso		2012-05-07 11:52:40 AM

would imagine a giraffe has similar personality to a horse, most dangerous part of being around them would be standing on the wrong side of them when they spook at something.

Sofa King Smart		2012-05-07 11:52:48 AM

BurnShrike: Oh wait, my mistake. Giraffes eat leaves. Nothing to see here.

a Giraffe eats, shoots and leaves... cold blooded killers, giraffes.

TravisBickle62		2012-05-07 11:52:56 AM

Giraffe has dead eyes ... like a doll's eyes ...

Tax Boy		2012-05-07 11:53:00 AM

cgraves67		2012-05-07 11:53:08 AM

Before reading the article, I expected that the mom tried to drive away with the giraffe's head stuck in the car's window, breaking its neck and killing it in front of her daughter. That would've properly rated as a Mother of the Year headline.

AntonChigger		2012-05-07 11:54:20 AM

Andromeda: [whereisyvette.files.wordpress.com image 300x225]

Took this pic while I was in Namibia with a few other backpackers with whom I was standing on the back of a pickup. Basically the giraffe in question's mother had died hitting an electric fence surrounding a ranch farm, so this guy stayed and was rather fond of sucking the thumbs of all the tourists who went by.

Trust me, these guys are really not going to do anything to humans.

/bonus pic also taken perhaps a half hour before that one at a cheetah refuge-

[whereisyvette.files.wordpress.com image 300x225]

//was also in the back of the pickup for that, but so long as you don't hop out the cheetahs think you're part of the vehicle and don't attack you

I just awwwwwwwwwwwwwww'd all over the place. These giraffes seem remarkably bold. I remember the ones at the San Diego Wild Animal park being much more skittish, stretching out their tongues as far as possible to get treats without getting close to the tourists.

/A Russian Elk kept following our vehicle and tried to drink the water dripping from the big igloo cooler :)

Representative of the unwashed masses		2012-05-07 11:54:21 AM

So the sucking thing... Was it strictly a "thumbs" thing? There was a guy in my office that was wondering, you know maybe a finger or...

DON'T JUDGE ME!!!

ArcadianRefugee		2012-05-07 11:54:39 AM

BurnShrike: Giraffes are well-known pedivores!

I'm so stealing that word.

LeroyBourne		2012-05-07 11:54:59 AM

lennavan: Grables'Daughter: shivashakti: Wait..why are we mocking the mother? It's a goddamned giraffe, not a lion.
This is a cute photo.

See, I didn't read the headline as being sarcastic.

I read it as "that mom is pretty awesome".

/really

Then who is the dumbass tag for?

Maybe the people who run the park that allow their customers to feed the wild animals? It's the only thing I can think of, unless they charge for feed and encourage feeding them? I'm really at a loss too.

HailRobonia		2012-05-07 11:55:08 AM

Andromeda: Trust me, these guys are really not going to do anything to humans.

Yes. They are far too gentle and harmless. It's not like they are known for kicking lions to death or anything.

/you know that long neck of theirs? It wasn't evolved to reach trees. It was evolved so that males could club each other.

Gunny Highway		2012-05-07 11:55:30 AM

"LOOK OUT! INCOMING TONGUE!"

DirkNiggla		2012-05-07 11:56:00 AM

Giraffe's don't eat babies, but I read somewhere that Chinese people do...

Pert		2012-05-07 11:58:18 AM

This is a few miles from where I grew up.......

I was going to criticise the author for calling it the West Midland Safari Park when it is clearly the West Midlands (with an s) because that is the name of the county it is in.

And then I checked, and it is actually called the West Midland....which is just bloody weird. Why give it a name that isn't the same name as the county? Also, although it's quite close to the West Midlands, it's actually in Worcestershire, so it doesn't make any sense anyway.

Also, it's the same place where a rhino had sex with a car a few years ago:

Link

Pockafrusta		2012-05-07 11:58:31 AM

Do Giraffe's like peanut butter?

dkimball		2012-05-07 11:58:50 AM

This happens Avogadro's constant number of times at the Six Flags Safari in NJ. Big f'ing whoop

bim1154		2012-05-07 11:59:19 AM

I think the mods greenlit this one just so we could mock the subby.

theorellior		2012-05-07 11:59:35 AM

Don't kid yourself Jimmy. If a giraffe ever got the chance, he'd eat you and everyone you care about!

Goose4		2012-05-07 11:59:45 AM

I can't believe you people are finding this to be "cute" and "completely harmless." Giraffes have an 18-inch tongue. If you want that around your daughter, you are a bad, bad parent.

H31N0US		2012-05-07 12:00:14 PM

HailRobonia: /you know that long neck of theirs? It wasn't evolved to reach trees. It was evolved so that males could club each other. to test our faith.

Wade_Wilson		2012-05-07 12:00:20 PM

Representative of the unwashed masses: Andromeda: [whereisyvette.files.wordpress.com image 300x225]

Took this pic while I was in Namibia with a few other backpackers with whom I was standing on the back of a pickup. Basically the giraffe in question's mother had died hitting an electric fence surrounding a ranch farm, so this guy stayed and was rather fond of sucking the thumbs of all the tourists who went by.

So the sucking thing... Was it strictly a "thumbs" thing? There was a guy in my office that was wondering, you know maybe a finger or...

DON'T JUDGE ME!!!

art.penny-arcade.com

Approves

Banned on the Run		2012-05-07 12:01:10 PM

Sand? In subby's vagina?
It's more likely than you think.

The giraffes and the antelope are fine.
Watch out for the zebras and the f***ing ostriches.

KidneyStone		2012-05-07 12:01:45 PM

BurnShrike: Mother of the year

OH MY GOD! Giraffes are well-known pedivores! They love nothing more than to snack on small children and babies! This mother should be shot for risking the lives of her children this way!

Oh wait, my mistake. Giraffes eat leaves. Nothing to see here.

Pedivore. LMFAO LOLOLOLOL I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING.

/seriously, I am laughing my ass off

tommydee		2012-05-07 12:01:52 PM

BurnShrike: Oh wait, my mistake. Giraffes eat leaves. Nothing to see here.

So do the American Bison, but they will BEAT YOUR ASS.

sharkbeagle		2012-05-07 12:02:35 PM

HOW DARE SHE! screamed the owner of 3 pitbulls.

henryhill		2012-05-07 12:02:49 PM

Some Bass Playing Guy: Ok, sure there's a possibility of the kid getting hurt. Maybe if the kid's fingers get nipped by the giraffe's teeth, but it's unlikely and there's zero possibility of something more serious happening. Mom gave the kid a lifetime memory. Mom is awesome.

Do you really believe that?

The My Little Pony Killer		2012-05-07 12:04:36 PM

I wonder if this is the type of safari where people in cars are expected to hand a little food out to the giraffes and zebras and otherwise chill animals or if they were instructed to keep their windows down and their bodies inside at all times.

That tiny little detail is all that missing from me being able to call this mom either cool or brainless.

wildsnowllama		2012-05-07 12:05:19 PM

Sybarite: No, no, I said pass the carafe.

[www.worldculturepictorial.com image 510x358]

This... is much funnier than I originally gave it credit for.

tiamet4		2012-05-07 12:05:30 PM

HailRobonia: Yes. Large herbivores are harmless creatures. There is no way a giraffe could ever freak out and hurt someone. Nope. And there is certainly nothing in a car that could be detrimental to a giraffe. If it decides to eat your kid's toy and choke, well that's just the circle of life. It's also in our best interest for the animals to associate humans in cars with food.

I think for a giraffe living in a safari park in england, that ship has already sailed. Lighten up.

Pert		2012-05-07 12:07:24 PM

Banned on the Run: Watch out for the zebras and the f***ing ostriches.

Word! My wife tried to hand-feed an ostrich some grain once and was highly surprised when she got bitten....

I was rolling on the floor laughing but she got a bit upset.......What on earth did she think was going to happen?

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