So…um…would this be a failed "protection" spell?

[Reginald de Curry]

And God said: Try staying out of the lion’s den
Lioness in Ukrainian zoo kills man who drops in invoking deity’s protection
Reuters


Updated: 12:43 a.m. CT June 6, 2006
KIEV, Ukraine - A man shouting that God would keep him safe was mauled to death by a lioness in the Kiev zoo after he crept into the animal's enclosure, a zoo official said Monday.

“The man shouted, ‘God will save me, if he exists,’ lowered himself by a rope into the enclosure, took his shoes off and went up to the lions,” the official said.

“A lioness went straight for him, knocked him down and severed his carotid artery.”


The incident on Sunday evening, when the zoo was packed with visitors, was the first of its kind at the attraction. Lions and tigers are kept in an "animal island" protected by thick concrete blocks.

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Ouch.

[Catman Jim]

I think he would have been more accurate proclaiming "God will save me, if I'm worth saving!"

The same God oversees lions that need to be fed....

[Kel-nage]

Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters.

I love the fact you kept the copyright disclaimer in, which expressly prohibited doing what you've just done...

But otherwise, yeah, saw that a few days ago. There's one born every minute, hey?

[ScS of the Fraternity]

There's one born every minute, hey?

Which is exactly why we need to keep the population down.

[JinnTolser]

We need more lions in the world.

[Scipio]

Reg, you keep posting this stuff and I'm likely to get kicked out of the library for laughing too loud.

[Ronia Sun]

Hmmm. I think it goes without saying that God is not opposed to Darwinian theory of "survival of the fittest" (Also known as "Idiots die. Usually horribly.")