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Re: Rain Panic
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:58 pm
by GRUMPY PIRATE
Didn't he end up being the Duke of Earl!!
Re: Rain Panic
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:17 pm
by Randy B
GRUMPY PIRATE wrote:Didn't he end up being the Duke of Earl!!
Yep, that's the one. John Goodman in a role made for him (or maybe Belushi, but too late).
Randy
Re: Rain Panic
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:24 am
by Cranbiz
GRUMPY PIRATE wrote:Didn't he end up being the Duke of Earl!!
Don't you mean the Earl of Sandwich? :D:
Re: Rain Panic
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:46 am
by Princess Susi
Mmmmmmmmm...sandwich!
susi*simpson*slicker :p:
Re: Rain Panic
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:06 pm
by Randy B
Cranbiz wrote:Don't you mean the Earl of Sandwich? :D:
Once again you are confusing the actor with the role. :D: Goodman may have become the Earl of Sandwiches (notice the final S is important), but King Ralph ended the movie being named a Duke, and asked to be named the Duke of Earl. :D:
Randy
Re: Rain Panic
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 12:54 am
by Big Wallaby
Hey, I like that idea. I'll go make a sandwich.
Re: Rain Panic
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:23 pm
by Tara_Lee3
Eeep! Lightning! not so cool. I'm not sure of the authenticity of it, but during '03 I was told by one of my roomies that they had to temporarily close down the Safari ride in DAK due to...... One of the Giraffes getting hit by lightning!
Now, I am an extremely gullible person (
details upon request) so they may have been just messing with my head, but it makes me wonder.... Giraffes are probably the tallest things out on the "savannah." What is the likelyhood of that actually happening?
Re: Rain Panic
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:40 pm
by Syndrome
While I can't vouch for that story, I have a horse here in FL and know personally of several horses that have been struck by lightning while out in pastures in the rain (thankfully, not mine). So it's definitely not outside of the realm of possibility here in the Lightning Capitol of the U.S. (and with that long neck, a giraffe is a much easier target than a horse).
Re: Rain Panic
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:22 am
by Big Wallaby
Out on the Savannah, a giraffe getting hit by lightning is not an uncommon occurrence. It's only happened once at Disney World (you can read about it in the old news reports, probably still on Google), it happened in front of guests, and they've taken measures to make sure it doesn't happen again.
As I tell people who ask about that, we're doing the giraffes a favor. We've moved them from the lighting capitol of the world to the lightning capitol of the Unites States. Much safer.
Re: Rain Panic
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:18 am
by DisneyMom
Big Wallaby wrote:Out on the Savannah, a giraffe getting hit by lightning is not an uncommon occurrence. It's only happened once at Disney World (you can read about it in the old news reports, probably still on Google), it happened in front of guests, and they've taken measures to make sure it doesn't happen again.
As I tell people who ask about that, we're doing the giraffes a favor. We've moved them from the lighting capitol of the world to the lightning capitol of the Unites States. Much safer.
Ummmm, How do you prevent the Giraffes being hit by lightning? Do they have special training?
I won't be going to WDW anytime soon, so I have to ask stupid questions from here in California.... :p:
wow,200 posts!