Regular readers know I enjoy a good euphemism as much as the next person. I had high praise for less-chisled to describe those of us who are slightly out of shape, and I loved vertical workstation, which described an office desk fitted over a treadmill.
But now, from Kazakhstan, we get a story about a lion that escaped from its cage at a zoo over the weekend, by sneaking out through a door that we are told was accidentally left open.
Nuh-uh. No way. An accident is like when a barista forgets to put foam on your latte or something like that. There are other words for forgetting to slam the cage door on the King of Beasts, and I think they begin with manslaughter. Not only that, there is a history at this zoo, and it also involves - I’m not making this up - the three bears.
A lion something like this one… REUTERS/Amit Dave
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- Posted by Lady WeaselAt least they don’t have to worry about those expensive peacock, flamingo, deer, gazelle, etc., etc. exhibits any more.
- Posted by CharleneDoes “zoo workers lured it back to safety” count as a good euphemism?
- Posted by Shawn HendricksApparently someone got a little carried away with the zoo’s community outreach program.
- Posted by KA lot of accidents are just mistakes and mistakes happen because people are often absent minded
- Posted by secret33.com, on accidentsyeah I can’t imagine how a lion’s door was left open accidentally.
“OK, I’ve gone in there to brush his teeth and now they’re all clean, so I’ll leave without paying any mind to the door which prevents this animal from escaping.”
Real smart.
- Posted by lookingtrim