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Beware of alligators

· Humour

The Onion just keeps on getting better.

May 14th, 2006 |

13 comments to Beware of alligators

  • James
    May 14, 2006 at 8:01 pm

    Don’t suppose this guy was testing this out, then?

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4764799.stm

  • permanent expat
    May 14, 2006 at 10:46 pm

    ‘The Onion’ has always been a hoot.
    There are a number of video clips on the Web, easy enough to find hence no link, showing various drunks &/or tired-of-life exhibitionists attempting to be trustingly familiar with crocs & gators….together with the consequences.
    It is ironic that our leaders exhibit the same cavalier attitude to small-brained but highly dangerous animals, in their dealings with Islamic radicals. But I suppose that the learning process simply escapes some people.

  • SenatorK
    May 14, 2006 at 11:17 pm

    As if we need any more reminders of alligator’s verociousness: Killere Gator Caught and Slain in FL

  • Mike Lorrey
    May 15, 2006 at 1:22 am

    Um, yeah, you’d think someone living in Florida would know that dangling your legs off a bridge over a canal was called “fishing with live bait”.

    I’m reliably told that the unfortunate victim, a professional model, was sick of men and paparazzi “treating her like a piece of meat.”

  • James Waterton
    May 15, 2006 at 3:58 pm

    It’s nice to see The Onion is still so funny today. Here’s my favourite article from that publication – published in the early days of the online edition – Somebody Should Do Something About All the Problems. Not only is it hilarious, I also like it for its insightful parody of the common partnership of cognitive dissonance and will to statism that can be found in so many citizens.

  • mike
    May 15, 2006 at 4:16 pm

    Am I the only one who doesn’t find any of that hilarious? A hint of a smile? Perhaps. A laugh? Not a chance.

  • Perry de Havilland
    May 15, 2006 at 8:22 pm

    Am I the only one who doesn’t find any of that hilarious?

    Could well be.

  • Ernie G
    May 15, 2006 at 8:41 pm

    He probably wouldn’t appreciate that famous Southern epitaph:

    Here, hold my beer and watch this.

  • Mike Lorrey
    May 16, 2006 at 1:56 am

    Apparently, there is a serial killer alligator. Three women chomped down in as many days, wow, what a statistical blip, eh? Two of the gators involved were found with their victims arms in their bellies, the third victim was found sticking out of the gators maw by friends. Apparently surveys say that two out of three gators like chick-en wings….

    Maybe the victims were just all on the same cycle…

  • Uain
    May 17, 2006 at 3:18 am

    In a similar vein, there is a large number of eco-nutters that make the pilgrimage to Alaska to live among Grizzley Bears. Similar results. The bears eventually get tired of smelly long haired types hanging about and eventually add them to the dinner menu.

  • rosignol
    May 18, 2006 at 1:29 pm

    The bears eventually get tired of smelly long haired types hanging about and eventually add them to the dinner menu.

    Perhaps the bears could be developing a pavlovian response to the smell of patchouli oil?

    Sounds like a self-correcting problem, IMO.

  • Kat
    July 25, 2006 at 8:58 am

    The State of Florida is seriously considering importing some wild Tigers and Lions to live in residential neighborhoods….

    People do not seem to mind living with dangerous man-eating animals there. They’re often afraid, and they complain a lot; especially when someone is attacked or killed, but, heck, it’s coooool!

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