58008@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that conflict between farmers and elephants in India brings an increased mortality rate for the farmers; their alcohol intake increases, which in turn increases the lethality of animal encountersen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that conflict between farmers and elephants in India brings an increased mortality rate for the farmers; their alcohol intake increases, which in turn increases the lethality of animal encountersen.wikipedia.org58008@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square12linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOfCourseNot@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoDon’t fight an elephant if it is drunk, either. Trust me.
minus-squareMiller@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoRight out of the question if both parties are drunk too.
minus-squareharmbugler@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoAnd just to round this out: don’t fight an elephant when neither of you are drunk
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoAnd don’t let an elephant fight you! Say no!
Don’t fight an elephant if it is drunk, either. Trust me.
Right out of the question if both parties are drunk too.
And just to round this out: don’t fight an elephant when neither of you are drunk
Don’t fight an elephant.
And don’t let an elephant fight you! Say no!