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Hippo leader?

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:13 pm
by ParaHandy
A Mahout is an elephant leader and here's one doing his job

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Here's another elephant, mahout-less, in panic ...

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However you may reasonably be asking what is the point of this post and some others might be asking what has this to do with sailing, but bear with me as the point of this post lumbers into view.

Hippos and elephants are different; here is a hippo with the astonishingly rare sight of a driver or คนต่างประเทศ which is falang for a hippo driver; he's the one on the left

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Re: Hippo leader?

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:22 pm
by jim.r
The auld hippos pit oan a stane or twa , his he no?

Re: Hippo leader?

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:23 pm
by Aja
He's lost that hairy appendage on his Lordships upper lip tho....

Donald

Re: Hippo leader?

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:53 pm
by claymore
Noo a stane lighter, thank you for mentioning it ye bandy legged we rapscallion

Re: Hippo leader?

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:26 am
by ParaHandy
claymore wrote:Noo a stane lighter, thank you for mentioning it ye bandy legged we rapscallion
Jings and I thought the snidey wee bandy legged yin wus referring tae masel'

Caption Competition

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:29 am
by Telo
ParaHandy wrote:Image

"Let's get this straight. You want me to suck this tube?"

Re: Hippo leader?

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:33 am
by jim.r
Noo we've got the catheter in, whaur's ra bag!