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  1. June 4th, 2011, 11:47 AM #1
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    Cool Road rage -- it affects us all.

    These photos are from Thursday, Feb. 17 by someone from Centurion in Pilanesberg

    game reserve, South Africa. The guy in the little Volkswagen was trying to get past

    the elephant.

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    Road rage, it affects us all....



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  2. June 4th, 2011, 12:57 PM #2
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    Really feel sorry for the unfortunate lot in the car, but really can't stop laughing !! In the third picture it seems that the elephant is resting on the car, just like he is leaning his a*** on it LOL !! This is what happens when one disrespects nature and goes too close to wild animals.
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    Oh man, can you imagine being in that car when the huge elephant decided to sit on it? lol Good one, thanks for sharing Bruce!
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    Apparently the elephant figured the driver needed to be reminded that pedestrians have the "right of way".

    While I do hope the dirver was okay, I did find this amusing. Can you imagine trying to report this to your insurance company? LOL
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    Just what IS the acceptable protocol for passing an elephant on a road in South Africa?
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    Three cheers for the elephant! Stupid human driver...he/she got exactly what they deserved! LOL! Betty :-)
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    Bruce, This is great! I want to know what the people in the 2 following cars are doing besides just filming this. Thanks for the laughs!
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    Love this. Thanks for sharing. I do hope no one was injured. The stupidity of man never ceases to astound me!
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    made my day... its so funny.. i hope no none of the passengers got seriously hurt tho...
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