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    Image of iheartapocalypse iheartapocalypse
    11/09/09

    In reply to Baby Deer's Heroic Escape from Hungry Lion Caught on Tape—And Then, Tragedy
    As I hear the cheers and jeers, I am reminded, we are the same species that invented bear baiting. I expect this to be a mid-season replacement for Jay Leno later this year. #viralvideo
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    Pope John Peeps II promoted this comment iheartapocalypse was starred iheartapocalypse was unstarred
    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    11/09/09

    @iheartapocalypse: Is there some reason we're no longer a part of the natural world? Lions eat deer. Things eat other things. It's not our fault that that's pretty frikking awesome to watch. We're evolved creatures who used to be preyed on, of course we find it fascinating to watch.

    Now quit yer bellyaching and just enjoy watching shark week, for christ's sake. #viralvideo
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    Image of Magister Magister
    11/09/09

    In reply to Baby Deer's Heroic Escape from Hungry Lion Caught on Tape—And Then, Tragedy
    I'm a parent who has taken the kids to a lot of zoos.

    Though I might watch it on YouTube, if I were to ever run across a lion eating a deer in real life, I'd most likely shuffle the kids to another exhibit and I really don't think I'd revert to baby talk.

    Sure... circle of life, but that's why they made cable.
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    Edited by Magister at 11/09/09 4:49 AM Magister was starred Magister was unstarred
    Image of Poop Cooper Poop Cooper
    11/09/09

    In reply to Baby Deer's Heroic Escape from Hungry Lion Caught on Tape—And Then, Tragedy
    This story is like Where the Red Fern Grows meets Bambi. With lions.

    It's like God decided that English students needed Gawker to send them the perfect inspiration for that Intro to Storytelling assignment that they've been procrastinating on. #viralvideo
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    11/09/09

    @Poop Cooper: (Red Fern + Bambi + Yearling) X Old Yeller #viralvideo
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    11/09/09

    In reply to Baby Deer's Heroic Escape from Hungry Lion Caught on Tape—And Then, Tragedy
    Wait. I thought that in DC, even the fauns pack Glock 9s. #viralvideo
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    Image of fatmonalisa fatmonalisa
    11/09/09

    In reply to Baby Deer's Heroic Escape from Hungry Lion Caught on Tape—And Then, Tragedy
    Did they at least give the deer to the lion to eat? That's the closest it's going to get to hunting for it's whole life. #viralvideo
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    Image of ModernMindOfM ModernMindOfM
    11/09/09

    In reply to Baby Deer's Heroic Escape from Hungry Lion Caught on Tape—And Then, Tragedy
    I'm sorry, but this was one of the funniest damn things I've seen all weekend. That tiger was so self conscious. I think it purposely let the deer get away just to appease the masses. It's either that or he's just the laziest tiger ever.
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    Azaria Jagger promoted this comment Edited by ModernMindOfM at 11/09/09 2:18 AM ModernMindOfM was starred ModernMindOfM was unstarred
    Image of Trixie from Toronto Trixie from Toronto
    11/09/09

    @ModernMindOfM: And also not a tiger. #viralvideo
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/09/09

    In reply to Baby Deer's Heroic Escape from Hungry Lion Caught on Tape—And Then, Tragedy
    Derivative. #viralvideo
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    Image of misslinda misslinda
    11/09/09

    @raincoaster: I think I was 8 or 9. It was my first time at sleep-away camp. The counselors said we were watching a movie that evening. This is what they showed us, then they laughed and laughed and laughed... #viralvideo
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/09/09

    @misslinda: And your parents PAID for that! #viralvideo
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    Image of Motoko Kusanagi Motoko Kusanagi
    11/09/09

    In reply to Baby Deer's Heroic Escape from Hungry Lion Caught on Tape—And Then, Tragedy
    Life proves itself equally unfair and beautiful in so many ways every day.

    I know I sound like an inspirational poster (pun intended?) but it's true. #viralvideo
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    Image of pureblarney pureblarney
    11/09/09

    @Motoko Kusanagi: My sister had a horse that broke its leg trying to get up during recovery from an emergency surgery. It is true. Sigh. #viralvideo
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    11/09/09


    @Motoko Kusanagi: There you go! It’s new! I thought of this idea before anyone else.
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    Image of skt.smth skt.smth
    11/09/09

    In reply to Baby Deer's Heroic Escape from Hungry Lion Caught on Tape—And Then, Tragedy
    Am I the only one who finds the hysterics of the crowd terrible and frightening? It's like an instant, just-add-water version of the kind of 24 hour news-inspired rubbernecking people do when celebrities die, or when boys float into the sky (or not) in giant science fiction balloons created by their loony fathers.

    Also, lady, that fucking deer can't understand you when you tell it to run into the water. Hence, you are a moron. #viralvideo
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    Image of RandomLunatic RandomLunatic
    10/20/09

    In reply to Exclusive: I Helped Richard Heene Plan a Balloon Hoax
    Rob, your appearances on the Today Show this morning are pretty priceless. Hey, whatever happened to your Facebook-killer?

    By the way - AWESOME CROWN, dude.

    Jeez. The spirit of PT Barnum will never die. #boyintheballoon
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    Image of KidA1001 KidA1001
    10/20/09

    @RandomLunatic: Thank you for someone finally acknowledging this failed attempt at fame Rob has already tried to pull.

    Rob's word is just as non-credible as Henne's is. I wouldn't believe anything Rob says about this guy, or anything else for that matter. #boyintheballoon
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    Image of CSUSam CSUSam
    10/20/09

    @RandomLunatic: [media.www.collegian.com]

    Also, the streaking event he planned! Like I said in my comment, if I remember correctly it was way short of breaking the record... #boyintheballoon
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    Image of TheSometimesWhy TheSometimesWhy
    10/19/09

    In reply to Exclusive: I Helped Richard Heene Plan a Balloon Hoax
    Well, this changes everything. So when Einstein posited that E =MC2, the "E" stood for entertainment? So then "M" stood for massive ego, and "C" still stands for the speed of light...

    Eureka! #boyintheballoon
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    Image of Seeräuber Jenny Seeräuber Jenny
    10/19/09

    In reply to Ruth Reichl Does Not Read The Internet
    She looks damned good for someone who grew up in the 50s. And can you imagine living in Greenwich Village then?

    I guess the crazy Mom took a lot of the fun out of it. #ruthreichl
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    10/19/09

    In reply to Ruth Reichl Does Not Read The Internet
    Si Poorhouse should be on his knees worshipping this goddess of foodstuffs. Instead he shitcans her over the phone? Pffft. #ruthreichl
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    Image of adiam7 adiam7
    10/19/09

    @BookishLookish: She said on NPR that he came down and told her and that he seemed really sad about it. She actually had good things to say about him and how he let her run Gourmet . Her only real criticism was not having the opportunity to do one last issue. #ruthreichl
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    10/19/09

    In reply to Ruth Reichl Does Not Read The Internet
    Ruth didn't show up at the Gourmet memorial because she was busy making pasta from scratch "with a quick sausage sauce" for friends who came over for dinner and "promised to bring steak" but "forgot."

    Behold a woman who truly has her priorities straight.
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    Edited by snugbug at 10/19/09 12:16 PM snugbug was starred snugbug was unstarred
    Image of Smitros Smitros
    10/19/09

    In reply to Ruth Reichl Does Not Read The Internet
    The picture in the Times is better, and in that interview she seemed to handle a difficult situation with a great deal of dignity. #ruthreichl
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    Image of Mo MoDo Mo MoDo
    10/19/09

    @Smitros: They do get here to almost admit that she was fired by phone. Classy, Conde-Nast. #ruthreichl
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    Image of FormerEnglishMajor FormerEnglishMajor
    10/19/09

    @Mo MoDo: Come on, be fair. Anna had to be there to tell him what to say. #ruthreichl
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    Image of Seeräuber Jenny Seeräuber Jenny
    10/19/09

    @Mo MoDo:

    It was a long time ago, but a long-time reviewer at New York said she'd been fired by fax. #ruthreichl
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