Slog - Comments on Words Fail

Comment by Sachi Wilson

Sachi Wilson — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:59:05 -0800

That was wonderful!

I love cats . . .

Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball

Jubilation T. Cornball — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:59:29 -0800

I can haz humanburgerz.

Comment by uchicago

uchicago — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:02:10 -0800

I just kept waiting for the lion to eat the guys. But that was so fucking adorable.

Comment by Jake

Jake — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:27:27 -0800

I'm teary-eyed now. That was just what I needed. Thanks, Jen!

Comment by wench

wench — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:56:02 -0800

I love that one. =)

Comment by Not to sound like youtube....

Not to sound like youtube.... — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:01:11 -0800

But, uhh, FAKE. Not the original story, but the whole reunion shit. Don't buy it one bit, especially the "introduced to wife" bullshit.

Comment by Grant Cogswell

Grant Cogswell — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:48:24 -0800

That's adorable. And you can tell it's real, too, because they clearly had the lion do the subtitling.

Lion...read...human...words...one...at..a...time...

Comment by A Non Imus

A Non Imus — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:54:12 -0800

Ho...ly....fuck....do....people....really....read....this....slowly?

I...am...going...to...take...a...nap...while...the...rest

of...you...morons...finish....reading...this...sentence.

Comment by mmbb

mmbb — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:02:18 -0800

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_the_lion

Comment by Judah

Judah — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:39:00 -0800

That was the tensest fucking two minutes and twenty-eight seconds I've spent watching Youtube in a long, long time. I was sure the entire time that the lion was going to tear them to fucking pieces and, frankly, still can't believe that their shocking and painful deaths -- complete with tragic expressions of betrayal and confusion -- weren't edited out at the end.

Comment by keshmeshi

keshmeshi — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:20:44 -0800

It's especially tense when the lion jumps on the one guy: Oh fuck, oh fuck, he's lion food. Oh wait, the lion's just hugging him.

Comment by Bont

Bont — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:46:59 -0800

Harrod's sells lion cubs!? I thought the platypus I bought at Wal-Mart last month was a find...

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:20:18 -0800

Are they trained to hunt pit bulls?

Comment by Madashell

Madashell — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:24:50 -0800

I find the lion's name amusing - Christian - kinda like naming a polar bear 'Seal'.

Comment by Kristin Bell

Kristin Bell — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:26:20 -0800

OMG! That really made me cry! I thought it was going to be some sick, gruesome thing and then it was like me with my kitty!!! That is the best thing I have ever seen!!! Thank you!

Comment by monkey

monkey — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:12:11 -0800

That was very sweet.

Comment by Eric in Boulder

Eric in Boulder — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:55:17 -0800

@14: Food for thought. Let us prey on the matter.

Comment by Jedd!

Jedd! — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:43:11 -0800

Thank you.

Comment by Jo

Jo — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:57:02 -0800

Awww. So cute. That's how my cat hugs -- he puts both paws around your neck and then nudges with his head. He of course, is not as big as a lion.

Comment by PA Native

PA Native — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:02:30 -0800

Sad how teh internets have conditioned me to expect things like that to end in the lion tearing out the guy's throat. Glad that is not how it happened for once.

Comment by Schweighsr

Schweighsr — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:06:21 -0800

While the lion was hugging his former owners I bet he was thinking "Take me home, guys! Hunting for food is hard! I'll be a good cat, I promise! Got any kibble on you? Oh, yeah, and take her too, alright?"

Comment by Papayas

Papayas — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:52:37 -0800

Oh my gosh. I loved this. It reminded me of my dog that died last year. True love.