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Preaching to Lions
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Posted By:
Terry Austin
Nov 03, 2004
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http://www.vg.no/bilderigg/index.hbs?rigg_id=2534 is a series of photos of a man, literally, preaching to lions. (Click on "Neste" in the upper right to cycle through them.)
Given the erratic quality differences in the last two, I suspect there's some Photoshopping involved.
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Comments
Maegan
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 | 12:03 PM
I only got to check out the first 3 pictures...
Neste is Next?? I'm at work on a Network, & because of the election everyone has msnbc or cnn up on their computers, so maybe I'll try and look at it later, but the pictures all basically show the same thing. He's just standing there w/ his arms raised. Plus, I can't read the caption. |
Maegan
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 | 12:16 PM
Okay...the pictures finally loaded. I tried altavista & google translation tools...but I wasn't sure if it was German or Dutch & I kept trying both...but it didn't seem to want to translate. Is it something else?
As far as the differences in the last 2, they look like stills taken from a video. But why would the first few be okay & the last 2 be weird? |
The Curator
in San Diego
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 | 12:25 PM
It's Norwegian (I think). This translation site does some obscure languages:
http://www.tranexp.com:2000/Translate/
Basically I think the text says that he climbed in with the lions, was waving at them, but they didn't pay any attention to them. Finally he began waving his jacket at them, at which point they attacked him. I think it also says that he was removed before any serious harm occurred to him.
I'd guess the pictures are real.
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The Curator
in San Diego
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 | 12:30 PM
Here are reduced-size versions of the final two pictures:
"http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/images/lions.jpg"
"http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/images/lions2.jpg"
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Maegan
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 | 01:23 PM
The security on my computer won't let me get into the translation site, but thanks for trying. =o) |
The Curator
in San Diego
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 | 02:28 PM
Here's an english news report about it:
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=6701172&src=rss/oddlyEnoughNews§ion=news |
Paul
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 | 10:54 AM
Well, it's obvious! He didn't bring any beads and mirrors. These lions won't convert to christianity for nothing! |
Maegan
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 | 11:33 AM
I saw this on the news last night. Apparently the first 3 pictures were taken by onlookers, and the video was captured & then the stills used to illustrate the attack. The 'preacher' seems okay though. Was he going for a "Daniel in the Lion's Den" sort of sermon?? |
~*sShimmeRr*~
in Adelaide, Australia
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 | 05:44 AM
I think that maybe the first few pictures are real. But as for the last two....
1. If the lions were going to attack, they would've thrown their weight at him and he would've been on the ground with the lion's mouth around his neck... not by his arm.
2. Check out the difference in length of the dude's sleeves from the first few pics to the last two... |
Rod
in the land of smarties.
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 | 09:25 AM
"Check out the difference in length of the dude's sleeves from the first few pics to the last two..." - *sShimmeRr*
Or, try this simple experiment...
Required Tools:
1.) Eyeballs
2.) The Upper Half Of Your Body
3.) A Short-sleeved Button-up Shirt (cotton or similar)
4.) Permanent Marker
Procedure:
1.) Stand in front of Mirror
2.) Wear shirt
3.) Hang arms by sides
4.) Mark where sleeve bottoms come to on your arms
5.) Raise your arm (whichever one you already marked)
6.) Use marker to mark where the sleeve now ends
7.) Remove shirt
8.) Measure distance between marks
Conclusion:
1.) When you raise your arms, the material does not magically grow. It stays the same size and slides up your arms, therefore showing more of your arms.
Fun After Activities:
1.) Realize that you've just written on yourself with a permanent marker
2.) Explain to friends the effect your experiment has had on your life and knowledge base, using the marks on your arm as a guide
(This experiment can also be performed with any standard t-shirt, but the results will vary because of bagginess, material stiffness, etc. However, to more closely resemble the man in the pictures, the above specified shirt should be used.) |
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