Topic awaiting preservation: Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight

Place your bets ladies and gentlemen please..

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Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight

An African Lion much like this is responsible for the death of 28 Cambodian Midgets
Spectators cheered as entire Cambodian Midget Fighting League squared off against African Lion
Tickets had been sold-out three weeks before the much anticipated fight, which took place in the city of Kâmpóng Chhnãng.

The fight was slated when an angry fan contested Yang Sihamoni, President of the CMFL, claiming that one lion could defeat his entire league of 42 fighters.

Sihamoni takes great pride in the league he helped create, as was conveyed in his recent advertising campaign for the CMFL that stated his midgets will "... take on anything; man, beast, or machine."

This campaign is believed to be what sparked the undisclosed fan to challenge the entire league to fight a lion; a challenge that Sihamoni readily accepted.

An African Lion (Panthera Leo) was shipped to centrally located Kâmpóng Chhnãng especially for the event, which took place last Saturday, April 30, 2005 in the city?s coliseum.

The Cambodian Government allowed the fight to take place, under the condition that they receive a 50% commission on each ticket sold, and that no cameras would be allowed in the arena.

The fight was called in only 12 minutes, after which 28 fighters were declared dead, while the other 14 suffered severe injuries including broken bones and lost limbs, rendering them unable to fight back.

Sihamoni was quoted before the fight stating that he felt since his fighters out-numbered the lion 42 to 1, that they ?? could out-wit and out-muscle [it].?

Unfortunately, he was wrong

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Source
http://www.newturfers.com/mwf/attach/38/355838/BBCNEWSWorldLionMutilates42MidgetsinCambodianRing-Fight.htm

QUOTATION: "If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out."



(Edited by Xpirex on 05-28-2005 15:48)

Or did they?

http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/lionmidget.asp

http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/a/2005_05_10.htm

I prefer this spoofed Beeb page:

http://65.127.124.62/south_asia/4483241.stm.htm

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if I went 'round saying I was an Emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!

Visit http://lionvs40midgets.uk-directory.com/ to submit your opinion on who would win this kind of fight.

lol... Emps you make me feel so silly..

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And the lesson: Always check Snopes first.

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under the condition that ... no cameras would be allowed in the arena

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That made me suspicious.


 

Actually, I got kind of suspicious when they mentioned the Cambodian Midget Fighting League...

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Suho1004 said:

Actually, I got kind of suspicious when they mentioned the Cambodian Midget Fighting League...

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Thats actually the only part of the story that is real. The CMFL are affiliated with:

http://www.geocities.com/violentmidgets/

and are associates of:

http://homepage3.nifty.com/doglegs/

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if I went 'round saying I was an Emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!

Unbelievable. Well, now I know what to go see on my next visit to Cambodia...

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Boy, how them midgets bled... Please forgive me if I find this funny. I know it's wrong and politically incorrect.