Jibs so far:

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Jabs so far:

1

   Twenty years ago Steven Soderberg was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from college.  While he was walking through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air.

  The elephant seemed distressed so Steven approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot.  There was a large thorn deeply embedded in the bottom of the foot.  As carefully and as gently as he could he worked the thorn out with his pocket knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its  foot. The elephant turned to face Steven and with a rather stern look on its face, stared at him. For a good ten minutes Steven stood frozen  -- thinking of nothing else but being trampled.  Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned and walked away.  Steven Soderberg never forgot that elephant or the events of that memorable day.

  Last Tuesday Steven Soderberg visited the Bronx Zoo with his now teenaged son. Passing animal display after animal display, they finally approached the elephant enclosure.  For the first time since his long-ago adventures in Kenya, Steven shared the story of the bull elephant with his son.  

  As they stood at the rail viewing the massive creatures one of the bulls turned and walked over to where they were standing.  This large bull elephant stared intently at Steven with a seeming look of recognition.  The enormous pachyderm lifted its front foot off the ground and put it down. He did this several times, all the while staring unwaveringly at Steven.

  Steven and his son could not help wondering if this was the same elephant 20 years removed from the African bush.  After repeating the stamping motion several times the bull trumpeted loudly and continued to stare at Steven.           

  Finally, unable to wonder about this miracle any longer, Steven summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his way into the enclosure.  He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder.

 Suddenly the elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of the Steven's legs and swung him wildly back and forth along the railing, killing him.

Probably wasn't the same elephant.