6/17/2005: Elephant doctoring

Undertoad · 06-17-2005, 12:23 PM

xoB/WaPo: these elephant handlers are building a bamboo splint for elephant Malai. Malai's front leg was broken in a collision with another elephant.

Malai is 98!

glatt · 06-17-2005, 12:27 PM

98 years old?! Holy shit!

Happy Monkey · 06-17-2005, 12:43 PM

I wonder whether Malai can appreciate that the splint is helpful, or if she'll do whatever she can to get it off.

BigV · 06-17-2005, 12:55 PM

fer cryin out loud.

These guys have a crane to hold up the elephant, and yet, they're just trying to tighten the splint by hand tension?? What about a come-along? Or a Spanish Windlass (in the middle pic are two of them)? Or even a Trucker's hitch?

wolf · 06-17-2005, 12:59 PM

Splint tighteners probably work cheaper.

And they are easier to replace if the elephant suddenly takes a dislike to what they are doing and squashes them flat.

BigV · 06-17-2005, 01:19 PM

wolf, what's a splint tightener? I mean, I get it. These guys are splint tighteners. But they should be using splint tighteners. That's what I was suggesting. The whole picture just looked so "no-tech" that I had some McGuyver ideas instead of a specialized tool. Well, except for the comealong.

Happy Monkey · 06-17-2005, 01:26 PM

At least with pure human force, they're probably guaranteed not to make it too tight.

smithgr · 06-17-2005, 01:36 PM

I was struck by the fact that the left guy has his foot on the elephant's leg to get leverage. The elephant's leg is broken man! What are you thinking?!

capnhowdy · 06-17-2005, 03:28 PM

Why not just a plaster cast?
Evidently the ones doing the doctoring arent actually doctors.

Happy Monkey · 06-17-2005, 03:34 PM

Plaster is stronger than humans.
Elephants are stronger than plaster.
Bamboo is stronger than elephants.

Bamboo kicks ass.

Hobbs · 06-17-2005, 03:59 PM

Collision with another elephant?!! Cripes, how do you have a collision with another elephant? They're hard to miss. "Sorry officer, the other elephant seemed to just come out of nowwhere!" Theres is, however, nothing worse than a high-speed elephant accedent. The roads over in Malasia are just as unsafe as here in the U.S. This elephant suffered a leg injury the other 'phant must have had major trunk damage.

Queen of the Ryche · 06-17-2005, 04:15 PM

Why the name change? Your funny bone (humerus?) was working just fine as Packey.......oh well. Funny shite. Welcome.

Hobbs · 06-17-2005, 05:19 PM

Packey was off his meds... he was asked to leave... Actually, Packey's my old clown name, and the last thing we need in here is another clown.

Just teasin', nobody get upset...you'll be no good to anyone if you all start crying.

Clodfobble · 06-17-2005, 07:07 PM

You were a professional clown?

Hobbs · 06-18-2005, 12:50 AM

According to the kids, yeah. According to other clown...naw. Mostly birthday party gigs and such. Didn't last long. Everyone loves clowns once. The second time around...forget it.

06-17-2005, 12:23 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	6/17/2005: Elephant doctoring xoB/WaPo: these elephant handlers are building a bamboo splint for elephant Malai. Malai's front leg was broken in a collision with another elephant. Malai is 98!

06-17-2005, 12:43 PM	#3
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I wonder whether Malai can appreciate that the splint is helpful, or if she'll do whatever she can to get it off. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-17-2005, 12:55 PM	#4
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	fer cryin out loud. These guys have a crane to hold up the elephant, and yet, they're just trying to tighten the splint by hand tension?? What about a come-along? Or a Spanish Windlass (in the middle pic are two of them)? Or even a Trucker's hitch? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-17-2005, 12:59 PM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Splint tighteners probably work cheaper. And they are easier to replace if the elephant suddenly takes a dislike to what they are doing and squashes them flat. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-17-2005, 01:19 PM	#6
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	wolf, what's a splint tightener? I mean, I get it. These guys are splint tighteners. But they should be using splint tighteners. That's what I was suggesting. The whole picture just looked so "no-tech" that I had some McGuyver ideas instead of a specialized tool. Well, except for the comealong. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-17-2005, 12:27 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	98 years old?! Holy shit!

06-17-2005, 01:26 PM	#7
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	At least with pure human force, they're probably guaranteed not to make it too tight. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-17-2005, 01:36 PM	#8
smithgr Aggregate Aggravator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kettering OH, USA Posts: 17	I was struck by the fact that the left guy has his foot on the elephant's leg to get leverage. The elephant's leg is broken man! What are you thinking?!

06-17-2005, 03:28 PM	#9
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Why not just a plaster cast? Evidently the ones doing the doctoring arent actually doctors. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

06-17-2005, 03:34 PM	#10
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Plaster is stronger than humans. Elephants are stronger than plaster. Bamboo is stronger than elephants. Bamboo kicks ass. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-17-2005, 03:59 PM	#11
Hobbs Professor for the school of ass-clownery Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Surprise! Posts: 404	Collision with another elephant?!! Cripes, how do you have a collision with another elephant? They're hard to miss. "Sorry officer, the other elephant seemed to just come out of nowwhere!" Theres is, however, nothing worse than a high-speed elephant accedent. The roads over in Malasia are just as unsafe as here in the U.S. This elephant suffered a leg injury the other 'phant must have had major trunk damage. __________________ That's it! Send in the chimps!

06-17-2005, 04:15 PM	#12
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	Why the name change? Your funny bone (humerus?) was working just fine as Packey.......oh well. Funny shite. Welcome. __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

06-17-2005, 05:19 PM	#13
Hobbs Professor for the school of ass-clownery Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Surprise! Posts: 404	Packey was off his meds... he was asked to leave... Actually, Packey's my old clown name, and the last thing we need in here is another clown. Just teasin', nobody get upset...you'll be no good to anyone if you all start crying. __________________ That's it! Send in the chimps!

06-17-2005, 07:07 PM	#14
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	You were a professional clown?

06-18-2005, 12:50 AM	#15
Hobbs Professor for the school of ass-clownery Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Surprise! Posts: 404	According to the kids, yeah. According to other clown...naw. Mostly birthday party gigs and such. Didn't last long. Everyone loves clowns once. The second time around...forget it. __________________ That's it! Send in the chimps!

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