Sticks and Stones May Break Bones, But Words Get You Eaten By Lions

Some dumbass chef in South Africa came to work drunk, stood on the edge of the Lion Den at the zoo that employed him and verbally taunted the Lions. He sure didn’t think they could leap THAT high.

You know they weren’t lygers because you just don’t taunt a lyger.

From the NyDailyNews here:

Three lions pulled an inebriated worker who was taunting them into their enclosure and devoured him before his horrified friend.

Jan Bredenhand, who had been working as the restaurant manager for the Addo Croc and Lion Ranch near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, for just one month, returned from an all-night party Sunday morning and hopped on a gate around the lions enclosure when he was attacked.

A witness told police that the 30-year-old and one of his friends provoked the lions with loud taunts.

The friend, identified only as “Simon,” ran for help and brought back several tourists who were staying in a nearby chalet.

“It was horrific,” one of the tourists, Veluchia Hassim told South Africa’s News 24 TV. “The one lion was gnawing on his ribs when we got there.”

Tourism in South Africa must be pretty good if you get dragged by locals to watch their friends get eaten by lions. Do you have to tip them in that situation? I’m just not so clear on African customs. Do you applaud the lions? Obviously you don’t boo them!