In this article about the gorilla that escaped from the Dallas Zoo last week, I came across this little gem:
Meanwhile, animal activists are planning a memorial service and candlelight vigil for Jabari at 7:30 tonight at Dallas City Hall.Excuse me?! WTF?!
I'm coming to believe that there isn't anything too stupid that "animal activists" won't try it. There were people injured in this incident and they're mourning a freakin' gorilla?! Give me a break!
Posted by Aubrey at March 26, 2004 09:28 AM | TrackBackMaybe the zoo could arrange for the mourners to be allowed in the cage with the other gorillas to conduct their service. Always the chance the enraged gorillas will tear apart the animal activists...
Posted by: Outlaw3 at March 26, 2004 11:05 AMNow that's something I might pay to see on TV...
Posted by: Aubrey Turner at March 26, 2004 11:16 AMI saw on the news the day that it happened where some old biddy was saying, "they shouldn't have shot that gorilla, they should have captured him." I ended up screaming at the screen. "It's a gorilla! You want it captured, you go wrestle it down! I'm a grown man, and if it charges at me, I'm shooting the damned thing."
Posted by: Phelps at March 26, 2004 03:02 PMI'm with you on this, although when the story initially broke [that day, before the gorilla had been put down], we were wondering why they couldn't simply tranquilize the damned dirty ape. I thought that's what you did in such situations -- but I wasn't there, and there obviously extenuating circumstances.
Posted by: Kevin White at April 6, 2004 10:24 AM