58008@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-up185arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up184arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square12linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMiller@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoDon’t fight an elephant if you are drunk.
minus-squareOfCourseNot@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 month agoDon’t fight an elephant if it is drunk, either. Trust me.
minus-squareMiller@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoRight out of the question if both parties are drunk too.
minus-squareharmbugler@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoAnd just to round this out: don’t fight an elephant when neither of you are drunk
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoAnd don’t let an elephant fight you! Say no!
minus-squaredogslayeggs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoWe really can’t stress this enough.
Don’t fight an elephant if you are drunk.
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!
We really can’t stress this enough.