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Offline SER
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Afghanistan\'s lion dies
« on: January 26, 2002, 08:23:54 PM »
KABUL, Afghanistan (news - web sites) (AP) - Marjan the lion, who reigned regally at the Kabul Zoo during 23 years of war and cruelty, knew only a few weeks of peace and kindness before being found dead in his cage Saturday morning.

He lost an eye to a grenade and lost weight in the deprivation of the war years, but never lost his aura of dignity. His death tore at people for whom he had come to symbolize Afghanistan\'s sufferings and aspirations.

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20020126/wl/afghan_lion_dies_2.html


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He was blind as well.. Someone threw a grenade at him. Poor lion.
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« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2002, 08:28:08 PM »
i couldn\'t read the article, because for some reason any cruelty to animals sends me into a blinding rage, but my sympothies go out to the lion....
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« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2002, 08:30:46 PM »
poor lion........ :(
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« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2002, 11:33:39 PM »
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poor lion........ :(


Just because you have lion in your name.... haha
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« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2002, 12:53:49 AM »
Afghanistan\'s metaphor has died; what a symbolic tragedy.
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« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2002, 07:41:57 AM »
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my sympathies go out to the lion


After almost 20 years, that\'s the first time I\'ve seen those words in the same sentence.

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« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2002, 07:50:12 AM »
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After almost 20 years, that\'s the first time I\'ve seen those words in the same sentence.

-Eik


Kind of like the sentence, "Will you have sex with me?"

hehe


I too feel sorry for this lion, but he\'s probably a lot happier in lion heaven or wherever he goes.  He probably gets to eat something more than dirt.  He also gets to see again.
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« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2002, 08:05:23 AM »
I read about the lion and the other animals in a magazine. They were treated real bad, the Taliban said the wild pigs and the bears were "impure" and tortured them for fun.
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« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2002, 03:51:37 PM »
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I read about the lion and the other animals in a magazine. They were treated real bad, the Taliban said the wild pigs and the bears were "impure" and tortured them for fun.


This actually made me feel very annoyed.

Even more of a reason to torture Osama.
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« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2002, 04:06:49 PM »
Yeah I saw it in the newspaper today..
They had a story about him right after the war started.

RIP Mar Jan
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« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2002, 04:55:49 PM »
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Kind of like the sentence, "Will you have sex with me?"


Ouch. :D

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« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2002, 10:30:38 PM »
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Kind of like the sentence, "Will you have sex with me?"

hehe


I too feel sorry for this lion, but he\'s probably a lot happier in lion heaven or wherever he goes.  He probably gets to eat something more than dirt.  He also gets to see again.


Not to sound smart or anything, but only humans go to heaven. :) muahahah
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« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2002, 10:52:16 AM »
PROVE THAT!
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« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2002, 08:54:41 PM »
[SIZE=8]IN DA JUNGLE
DA MIGHTY JUNGLE
DA LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
DOO DOO WEE DO DOO WEE DO DEEDOO
DA WEEM MUM MUM MUWAY[/SIZE]
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