Re: Christian the lion
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:35 am
Hm. Well, maybe. But now I'm questioning the resources of Snopes, which I've never had cause to before. That's definitely a juvenile lion in the video! Most of what snopes documents seems to be "third hand" knowledge of what happened, with some convenient "So and so was killed" so there isnt a chance to cross check these guys' stories. Maybe some of the story is true, but other parts, such as the time line have been stretched in truth.edible complex wrote:http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/christian.asp
Heh, I realize I'm being that asshole that tells the 8 year old that Santa Claus isn't real. There's no harm in believing this, I suppose, though this kind of personification is what drives organizations like PETA. Overly sentimental stuff (particularly with animals) like this always makes my eye twitch, particularly if, to me, its fairly obviously at best a half truth.