Since when are crocodiles friendly?

wow

This news story made me laugh.

I guess that's as close to a divine, "NO" as you're going to get.

I hope they made it clear to the croc that they weren't there to be blessed!

Or maybe it was a "you're so great, I want you to be one with MEEEEEEEE......."

Haha - literally.

He did end up being blessed. He was a blessed meal.

Reminds me of a childhood song (sing along if you know it...)

She sailed away
On a sunny summer's day
On the back of a crocodile.
You see, said she,
It's as tame as it can be
I'll speed him down the Nile!
Well, the croc winked his eye
As she bade them all goodbye,
Wearing a happy smile....
And at the end of the ride,
The lady was inside,
And the smile was on the crocodile!

MOTIONS:

"sailed away" - move one arm in front of you in a wave-like motion

"happy...day" - with both index fingers, outline a smile on your face

"back of a crocodile" - put arms and hands together like a crocodile's jaws

"You see..." - point to eye

"said she" - curtsy

"as tame as can be" - pet the back of one hand with the other

"ride him down the Nile" - with your index and middle fingers, pretend to ride your other hand

"the croc" - move arms together and apart like a crocodile's jaws

”winked his eye" - wink and point to your eye

"bade them all good-bye" - wave good-bye

"wearing a happy smile" - with your index fingers, outline a smile on your face

"at the end of the ride" - with your index and middle fingers, pretend to ride your other hand

"the lady" - curtsy

"was inside" - rub your stomach

"and the smile" - with your index fingers, outline a smile on your face

"...the crocodile" - move your arms to imitate a crocodile's jaws

Since we're at it - here's my favorite "eaten by a croc" song by the Arrogant Worms:

rippy the gator

hi kids! welcome to the uncle bobo show! are you ready to sing? come on, let´s go!
billy and his family
went on a holiday
they went down to florida
to laugh and dance and play
bill went in for a swim
he didn´t see the harm
but when he came back out again
he was short an arm!

´cause rippy the gator went chomp, chomp, chomp!
rippy the gator went chomp, chomp, chomp!
passing the time by ending children´s lives
down in the bottom of the swamp, swamp, swamp..

billy and his father
went out to play some catch
but billy missed the pass
because his arm was unattached
the ball flew past his shoulder
and it rolled into the swamp
when he went wading after it
his leg became a stump!

´cause rippy the gator went chomp, chomp, chomp!
rippy the gator went chomp, chomp, chomp!
passing the time by ending children´s lives
down in the bottom of the swamp, swamp, swamp..

billy and his father
joined a three-legged race
they were tearing up the field
no one could keep the pace
but billy tripped and did a flip
and landed in the muck
he was running out of limbs
and also out of luck!

´cause rippy the gator went chomp, chomp, chomp!
rippy the gator went chomp, chomp, chomp!
passing the time by ending children´s lives
down in the bottom of the swamp, swamp, swamp..

billy was all dirty
he really had to wash
but he couldn´t use a towel
´cause his limbs had been gnawed off.
he went into the water
to get all clean and bright
but when he was finished
he was only half his height.

´cause rippy the gator went chomp, chomp, chomp!
rippy the gator went chomp, chomp, chomp!
passing the time by ending children´s lives
down in the bottom of the swamp, swamp, swamp..

billy´s father rolled his wheelchair
up upon a hill
he wanted to take bill
where he would not get killed
but he left him on a slope
and into a swamp he rolled
they dragged out his head
but there was nothing down below!

´cause rippy the gator went chomp, chomp, chomp!
rippy the gator went chomp, chomp, chomp!
passing the time by ending children´s lives
down in the bottom of the swamp, swamp, swamp..
passing the time by ending children´s lives
down in the bottom of the swamp
(down in the swamp..)

Was this croc's name Darwin, perhaps?

mmhmm...i see.

There are so many parts to this story that are just krazy to me, lol. I guess most people aren't eaten there 'often' b/c the crocs are so full from goats and chickens usually.

I know gators and crocodiles are different, but I can't help but hum to the tune of...

Rippy the gator went chomp, chomp, chomp
Rippy the gator went chomp, chomp, chomp
Passing the time by ending childrens lives
Down in the bottom of the swamp, swamp, swamp

Edit: and beaten to it.

Really? REALLY?!?!

What kind of stupid do you have to be to enter water that has an alligator in it? I mean, hey, I am all for faith and blessing and whatever your religious heart desires, but come ON!!

Ahhhahhahhhhaha. I wait, am I not supposed to laff?

I do believe that's nightmare material, glad I didn't learn THAT one as a kid!

A man went into a pond where crocodiles live, was eaten alive, and people were surprised by this? Which is scarier? The man who got eaten, or the people who were surprised that such a thing happened?

"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"

I DO believe these words were put in the 10 Commandments for a reason. ESPECIALLY if that graven image has TEETH!!!!!!

What an ultra-marroon, what a nin-cow-poop.

Hmm, maybe he made a mistake and said grace...