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originally posted by: Tangerine
You left out one important component: extremely gullible people.
originally posted by: Tangerine
a reply to: Anyafaj
Apply common sense. Nowhere in the principal's letter (if there was such a letter) does it say a student was inside a cage with a leopard. You need to follow other links to better images of the photo in question. It produced an optical illusion and the person was not inside the cage. Had s/he been, severe injury would have resulted. Have you never been a teenager? Had a photo taken at the zoo created the optical illusion that you were inside a cage almost touching a leopard, you likely would have been quite happy to maintain that illusion to gain attention.
Why oh why is common sense in such short supply? Why didn't the OP do a little research before posting this story? Why did the readers simply assume that this was a legitimate story? How easy it is to con people.
originally posted by: Tangerine
originally posted by: Annee
So, you're all excited about "IN THE CAGE".
The headline says this:
Houston Zoo is investigating after image of student inside jaguar PIT attempting to pet animal during field trip surfaced on Twitter Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk... Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Further down it talks about Twitter messages:
Several users on Twitter reportedly claimed the image of the student from the field trip last Friday in the jaguar cage . . . Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk... Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Your source is a freaking tabloid.
originally posted by: Tangerine
You left out one important component: extremely gullible people.
originally posted by: Anyafaj
originally posted by: Tangerine
You left out one important component: extremely gullible people.
I'll tell you whatsy, you are soooo determined to prove this is a hoax, why don't you get in your car, drive to Houston, provide your services to the zoo. (I'm sure they'd love to have an Armchair Private Eye), tell them how experienced you are and you're skills and all, then when you're all done with your little investigation, you give us all a little ringsy and tell us all how it went, K doll? Thanks for playing!
originally posted by: Tangerine
originally posted by: Anyafaj
originally posted by: Tangerine
You left out one important component: extremely gullible people.
I'll tell you whatsy, you are soooo determined to prove this is a hoax, why don't you get in your car, drive to Houston, provide your services to the zoo. (I'm sure they'd love to have an Armchair Private Eye), tell them how experienced you are and you're skills and all, then when you're all done with your little investigation, you give us all a little ringsy and tell us all how it went, K doll? Thanks for playing!
I'll just post here and say I went there and the leopard told me it never happened and you'll believe it. Problem solved. No,wait! I'll have to post it on Twitter and then you'll believe it!
originally posted by: Tangerine
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Who? Exactly said they believed something because it's on Twitter?
However, it's extremely plausible since almost every teen has a cell phone and Twitter account.
You probably think it's Photoshopped
originally posted by: Anyafaj
originally posted by: Annee
Who? Exactly said they believed something because it's on Twitter?
However, it's extremely plausible since almost every teen has a cell phone and Twitter account.
You probably think it's Photoshopped
See she wants to do a Kangaroo court with the Mods to get them to say this is all a hoax and move this to the Hoax bin. Right now, she's all bum hurt because it's not working and it's not in the hoax bin yet because guess what, NOT A HOAX! But thanks for playing!
originally posted by: Annee
Edging toward personal too. No thanks.
It was reported on a legitimate local news site.
What actually happened, we don't know. But, I'd say if it's being investigated ---- that makes it a legit news story.
Being that minors are "allegedly " involved, we'll probably never know all the facts.
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: Tangerine
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Really? I'd say 95% of my posts are about social issues.
The funny thing here is you are the other side of the coin.
You chastise for believing (a very probable) news report ---- by making claims it can't be believed because it's on Twitter. Here's your mirror.
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Back on track.
I am helping raise a high school freshman. I don't know if this event actually happened. But, again, I say it is very probable. I say this because of the stories I hear from my granddaughter.