An African bull elephant can weigh as much as 20,000 pounds. They can run 25 miles an hour for short distances. Their skin is one inch thick and extremely tough. Even with a high-powered big game gun, a shot in the body will not stop a charging bull. The skin on the head is easier to pierce with a bullet but a bullet in the head will not necessarily stop the elephant. In order to stop the charge, you must hit the brain. The brain, which is hidden inside the massive head, is only the size of a football. You must wait until the charging elephant is within 30 yards of you before you shoot. You only have one chance to hit the brain within the bouncing head that is coming to trample you to death.
I was recently in Africa visiting some of my friends who are members of the Masai Tribe. They gather the wild bee honey that I use to make the mead that I sell under the brand name of, “GET MERRY WITH HARRY ON MEAD”. There was a mad bull elephant that was terrorizing their village. They wanted Bwana Harry to rid them of this menace. So, I took up the hunt. I was cautiously tracking the beast through dense jungle when suddenly he appeared 20 yards in front of me. He shook his head violently, gave a loud trumpet blast through his trunk and charged directly at me! Calmly, I aimed at the second crease of his trunk and between his eyes. It was a perfect brain shot. The giant animal fell dead at my feet.
That evening, we feasted on elephant’s testicles and drank mead until we were merry. Wow, an imagination is a wonderful thing; don’t you think?
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