Fla. man says he'll live in lions' den for 30 days

[Liberal_in_LA]

I hope he's ok after 30 days and raises lots of money but this story made me giggle :rofl:

Fla. man says he'll live in lions' den for 30 days
(01-03) 02:39 PST Spring Hill, Fla. (AP) --

A Florida man says he's going to spend the next month living in a fenced enclosure with two African lions.

James Jablon of Spring Hill hopes the stunt will raise money for his wildlife center, Wildlife Rehabilitation of Hernando.

Jablon entered the lions' den Saturday. He says he's going to sleep on hay near the lions named Lea and Ed and eat when they eat. :spray:

He says he's also going to build a place to sleep and hide in the trees in the enclosure, in case the lions fight with each other. His adventure is being streamed live online through January 31.


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/01/03/national/a023959S77.DTL#ixzz1A1hn7Qfl



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336427/Florida-man-Jim-Jablon-lions-den-month.html

comment after article: He should change his middle name to "lunch" in preparation of an appropriate epitaph.

I hope they don't destroy the lions when they finish doing their lion things with him.

[emilyg]

1. Oh dear.

[SteveM]

2. He better hopes they eat.

[flvegan]

3. When I saw this on the local news tonight, I said: "no he won't"

I wish him and his rehab center well in this promotion, but I just doubt it.

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. i added the pics above. Lions aren't too big. Small enough to fight off if they get people hungry

Maybe. Small but muscular.

[flvegan]

9. The video they showed

the paws were as big as his head, and they were "play biting" and their teeth were as thick as his wrist. Maybe camera trickery, but still.

[Liberal_in_LA]

12. In other other pics, at the daily mail site, they appear larger

[Ikonoklast]

19. You can't be serious.

I've seen a twenty pound domestic cat put a fully-grown adult male human flat on his ass.

That guy wouldn't stand a chance against those yearling lions.

Not one chance in Hell, if they wanted him dead, he'd be dead.

[mmonk]

4. When did the lions last eat?

That may have some bearing on his length of stay.

[Cirque du So-What]

6. My first thought

was that some fundie was trying to emulate Daniel - the 'lion's den' guy of Old Testament fame. At least he's doing this stunt for what sounds like a worthwhile cause. 'Wildlife rehabilitation' is good, right?

[malaise]

7. Over the years we've had more than a few persons claiming

to be Rastafari jumping into cages with lions. I don't remember any living to talk about the experience.

[shanti]

11. whoa!

is that so? that's taking the lion of judah to a whole nother level, malaise!

[malaise]

27. Literally

:D

[shanti]

8. he'll be living in their stomachs

well, part of him :eyes:

[apocalypsehow]

10. Darwin, call your office. n/t.

[blaze]

13. Oh dear

Actually, my first thought was, "Stupid Fuck!!!!" but that just sounded so mean.

I hope it all turns out okay....

but really..... SF!!!!!

[sharp_stick]

14. I just watched "Grizzly Man" today

I wonder if Werner Herzog is up for "Lion Man"?

[subterranean]

15. I don't think his chair will last 30 days.

[Liberal_in_LA]

16. you are right. One's pulled the arm rest off. lol

[stevenleser]

17. Someone did something vaguely similar that I watched on Discovery channel

http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/lionsden/about/about.html

[Warpy]

18. Lunch? Maybe not.

http://www.wimp.com/lionesstrust/

[jmowreader]

20. He's eating when they eat?

I read that as "eating WHAT they eat," which could get interesting when he reaches in for his first (and last) piece of it.

[Duer 157099]

21. So... lemme guess: his life insurance policy will be providing the "fund-raising"?

I wonder if a policy would pay out under such circumstances.

Frankly I think he'd be better off with only one lion. Get them in pairs and there might be a problem.

[TheCowsCameHome]

22. They'll have trouble digesting his chair springs.

Everything else should go down easy.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

23. In future news, James Jablon is dead.

[lonestarnot]

24. People do stupid shit. Nothing new.

[pinboy3niner]

25. One lion to other lion: "Does this clown taste funny to you?"

:crazy:

[Historic NY]

26. Sounds like a warranty 30 days or until.

[TBF]

28. This sort of thing never ends well. nt