A long time ago, before the British invasion, some local rulers would give a bejeweled white elephant to their enemies. It would be so expensive to maintain that it would drive that kingdom to near bankruptcy, or at least not have any money to maintain any sort of defence. The rival would win without shooting an arrow or throwing a spear.
This reminds me of an episode of “The Wild, Wild West” in which an Indian maharajah brought a white elephant as a gift from President Grant, only to have it stolen. Turned out that the elephant had only been painted white; the maharajah, who was broke, was trying to run a scam in order to extort money from the United States. In the end, his scheme was found out, he was overthrown by his subjects, and he wound up getting arrested.
jmp.mtbn about 6 years ago
but still funny .
Nachikethass about 6 years ago
Thank you! The elephant was starting to get under the skin! And that is quite noticeable!
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member about 6 years ago
Well you could move on to jokes about trunk lines in communication systems…
In Africa, trunk lines are what you get when too many people want to send a message on the jungle telegraph, also known as log jams….
WoodstockJack about 6 years ago
I had a white elephant once … took forever to sell.
Aladar30 Premium Member about 6 years ago
But…. i really like Horton, sigh.
Plods with ...™ about 6 years ago
Here’s a thought…. How far can you stretch an elephant?
rshive about 6 years ago
Maybe someone would believe you if you said you saw an elephant. But a white elephant, not.
zippykatz about 6 years ago
How do you keep an elephant from stampeding?
Cut his stampeder off…
Teto85 Premium Member about 6 years ago
A long time ago, before the British invasion, some local rulers would give a bejeweled white elephant to their enemies. It would be so expensive to maintain that it would drive that kingdom to near bankruptcy, or at least not have any money to maintain any sort of defence. The rival would win without shooting an arrow or throwing a spear.
Bob. about 6 years ago
What’s this “we” Rita. That elephant is all yours.
ChukLitl Premium Member about 6 years ago
How do you get down off an elephant?
Dragoncat about 6 years ago
Might as well set up a ‘stall’ for him…
chromosome Premium Member about 6 years ago
At first I thought this was Medusa’s work.
corpcasselbury about 6 years ago
This reminds me of an episode of “The Wild, Wild West” in which an Indian maharajah brought a white elephant as a gift from President Grant, only to have it stolen. Turned out that the elephant had only been painted white; the maharajah, who was broke, was trying to run a scam in order to extort money from the United States. In the end, his scheme was found out, he was overthrown by his subjects, and he wound up getting arrested.
comics guy 47 about 6 years ago
About time they decided to trunk-ate this arc. I was afraid the number of elephant comics would become jumbo!