Nobyembre 5, 2014

This is not a metaphor.

"Lone Porcupine Skillfully Defends Himself Against 17 Hungry Lions."

16 (na) komento:

Insufficiently Sensitive ayon kay ...

The last Republican in a blue state.

traditionalguy ayon kay ...

Great ad for the NRA and the Second Amendment. The quills are open carry on display.

Michael K ayon kay ...

Sounds like Walker.

Jaq ayon kay ...

Who are you to say what is and isn't a metaphor, Althouse?

Bob Ellison ayon kay ...

I saw Lone Porcupine open for John Cougar Mellencamp. Great show.

jacksonjay ayon kay ...

Better title: Porcupine entertains dumb-ass lion cubs

Mama lioness had nothing to do with the porcupine. Perhaps she knows better.

CWJ ayon kay ...

Hooray for the rodent!

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

Porcupine motto: Don't Tread On Me.

rehajm ayon kay ...

African Crested Porcupine. Half their defense strategy is being elusive. I've seen signs of them- tracks, a quill here or there, but never saw a live one.

Trackers rarely if ever see them either.

rehajm ayon kay ...

They're actually relatively easy to grab, or kill if you're so inclined.

Fortunately he has the cooperation of a complicit animal media to overstate his invincibility.

Fritz ayon kay ...

Those lions are smarter than my brothers dog, who set the world record for consecutive porcupine attacks at three in one day. The first two weren't too bad, just a couple of quills to pull. For the third, it took two of us to lay on her, while a third pulled quills with a pair of pliers.

William ayon kay ...

The bright lights cause the lions to become aware of the camera man. They attack and devour him. Metaphor for the media in certain locales.

Wince ayon kay ...

Just goes to show: nobody likes to deal with a real prick.

Unknown ayon kay ...

I think you need a "this is not a metaphor" or maybe "is this a metaphor" or "metaphor?" tag

Leon ayon kay ...

i remember a nat geo article from the 80 showing an old male that had learned to eat them by reaching under them.

YoungHegelian ayon kay ...

Maybe the cubs know, by instinct (?) or by the pride elders indicating it in some way, that porcupines are best avoided as prey. A mouth full of porcupine quills means a slow death by starvation for the lion who messes with one.

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