Fwd: And you thought you had it bad!

[cberto@juno.com (connie B Berto)]

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Subject: Fwd: And you thought you had it bad!
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 15:44:43 EDT
Message-ID: <e8ed0ae4.35b792ae@aol.com>


On the subject of what to do with manure.......At least I compost mine.

 >>>>> PADERBORN, GERMANY - Overzealous zookeeper Friedrich Riesfeldt fed
his
 >>>>> constipated elephant Stefan 22 doses of animal laxative and more
than a
 >>>>> bushel of berries, figs and prunes before the plugged-up pachyderm
 >>>>> finally let fly -- and suffocated the keeper under 200 pounds of
poop!

 >>>>> Investigators say ill-fated Friedrich, 46, was attempting to give
the
 >>>>> ailing elephant an olive-oil enema when the relieved beast
unloaded on
 >>>>> him like a dump truck full of mud.

 >>>>> "The sheer force of the elephant's unexpected defecation knocked
Mr.
 >>>>> Riesfeldt to the ground, where he struck his head on a rock and
lay
 >>>>> unconscious as the elephant continued to evacuate his bowels on
top of
 >>>>> him," said flabbergasted Paderborn police detective Erik Dern.
"With no
 >>>>> one there to help him, he lay under all that dung for at least an
hour
 >>>>> before a watchman came along, and during that time he suffocated.
"It
 >>>>> seems to be just one of those freak accidents that happen
sometimes -a
 >>>>> billion-to-one shot, at least."
 >>>>> The heartbreaking tale of constipation and tragedy began April 23
when
 >>>>> the conscientious zookeeper noticed that his prize 8,000-pound
African
 >>>>> elephant didn't seem to be producing his usual poop aplenty.
 >>>>> "Friedrich had actually been concerned for several days because he
knew
 >>>>> that severe constipation can kill an elephant," assistant
zookeeper Kurt
 >>>>> Herrman recalled. "He told me he was going to stay late that
Thursday
 >>>>> night to treat Stefan with laxatives and possibly give him an
enema.
 >>>>> "I offered to help, but he sent me on home, saying he had
everything
 >>>>> under control." But two hours later, horrified night watchman
Walter
 >>>>> Pleuger found Friedrich lying lifeless under a mound of muck, his
body
 >>>>> visible only from the knees down.
 >>>>> "I had never really thought about it before," Det. Dern said. "But
 >>>>> obviously, giving an elephant an enema can be a very dangerous
activity
>>>> -- and not something that should be attempted alone."

Countcherblessings!!







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