MAYBE THEY NEED THEIR OWN PRESERVE
Smart cars find their place in the Circle of Life.
(Thanks to Betty Salwak)
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August 17, 2005
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it's a jungle out there...
Posted by: insomniac | August 17, 2005 at 12:07 PM
Note to self: Don't drive anything that resembles a cat toy.
Posted by: observer | August 17, 2005 at 12:12 PM
They definitely have to put a video of the lions checking out the car in the commercial.
Of course, they'll have to edit out the bloody carnage part.
Posted by: VictoriaE77 | August 17, 2005 at 12:17 PM
If anyone ever deserved to be swallowed in one gulp, it's somebody who would voluntarily drive one of those.
Posted by: Chianca At Large | August 17, 2005 at 12:18 PM
Maybe the lions are attracted to the scent of the Smart car's alternative fuel of the future - hippo sweat.
Posted by: MOTW | August 17, 2005 at 12:22 PM
"Why are the lions so interested in our taxi?"
"Could be the sheep."
Posted by: Christobol | August 17, 2005 at 12:32 PM
Next headline:
Lion dry humps Smart Car
Posted by: Eleanor | August 17, 2005 at 12:33 PM
When the cows saw them they were all just like, woah, awwesome . . .
Posted by: Mahatma Kane Jeeves | August 17, 2005 at 12:37 PM
Forget the lions and tigers and bears. (Oh, my!) Can you just *imagine* driving that overgrown roller skate on I-95 in South Florida!? You wouldn't last five miles/file minutes.
Or driving it in LA. Or Boston. Or Chicago. No freakin' way . . . if you value your life, that is.
Posted by: Trystan Shout | August 17, 2005 at 12:37 PM
I always thought it was "put a tiger in your tank."
*alerting Exxon*
Posted by: Amy | August 17, 2005 at 12:51 PM
Amy: good point
Posted by: Mahatma Kane Jeeves | August 17, 2005 at 01:13 PM
Just wanted to thank whoever mentioned Babelfish, I've been reading foreign newspapers and snorking all morning.
Posted by: Mrs. Swooshman (formerly known as Seatazzz) | August 17, 2005 at 01:16 PM
Cars that are lion-bait ---- tell me again what makes them "Smart Cars"
Posted by: slyeyes | August 17, 2005 at 01:31 PM
slyeyes - they get such good mileage.
"Is that lion dry humping us?"
"No, he's finished. It turned into a wet hump, actually."
"Well then why doesn't he leave?"
"I believe he's trying to eat the car now."
"This is terrible!"
"No no, it won't degrade our mileage. I turned the car off as soon as he mounted."
Posted by: Christobol | August 17, 2005 at 01:45 PM
I turned the car off as soon as he mounted."
He obviously read the owners manual on how to get good mileage during a humping....sort of a more bang for your buck kind of thing.
Posted by: slyeyes | August 17, 2005 at 01:52 PM
...The lions are used to seeing saloons ..." Rex , this safari park isn't big enough for the both of us ..."
Posted by: Sean | August 17, 2005 at 01:57 PM
Don't go in there driving an Impala ..
Posted by: Sean | August 17, 2005 at 02:00 PM
Wow.
news sure does travel fast!
Posted by: Amy | August 17, 2005 at 02:01 PM
What do they do when they catch one? Bite off the hubcaps?
Posted by: sct72 | August 17, 2005 at 02:17 PM
Just imagine what the offspring will look like...
Posted by: Timmy | August 17, 2005 at 02:31 PM
Sean: *groan*
LOL!
Posted by: Mahatma Kane Jeeves | August 17, 2005 at 02:56 PM
Quite frankly, if I am going on a safari to a big game park, I much prefer to take my moped. Much more exciting than those wimpy smart cars. I usually take a passenger I can throw to the lions while I make my get away.
Posted by: Somewhere North | August 17, 2005 at 04:26 PM
It looks like a little hippo.
Except, you know, with bigger wipers.
Posted by: jozet | August 17, 2005 at 04:32 PM
"Just imagine what the offspring will look like..."
A really large wombat?
Posted by: AlanBoss | August 18, 2005 at 01:09 AM
The view from inside the cute lil' car.
i do not want to see this from inside anything smaller than a hummer.
Posted by: cyn | August 18, 2005 at 04:38 AM
okeedookee. the link worked for about 15 mins n then the site moved it. sorry. it was a close up of a lions face quizically peering down at the camara. looked like he was peeking down through a windshield. phooey.
Posted by: cyn | August 18, 2005 at 05:14 AM
http://www.ronkimballstock.com/index.asp?tag=cats&site=rkani
go look yourself if so inclined. animals then lions,
then second row, second from left.
btw ... this is a great site for gorgeous photos of (oddly enough) animals and automobiles.
Posted by: cyn | August 18, 2005 at 05:27 AM
update
well, i had called the company n left a message asking pretty please put it back. so this very nice (n amused) fellow by the name of javier flores (hope i spelled that right) called me n left a message explaining that they didn't do it. apparently, our blog automatically dumped it due to a watermark that identified it as a copyrighted item. good thing to know. thanks for the info kind sir! really beautimous photography.
Posted by: cyn | August 18, 2005 at 08:11 PM