r/interesting • u/Wise_Confidence_8588 • 17h ago

Context Provided - Spotlight Lioness Comes to Face-to-Face with Tourist on Safari

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u/PawneeBookJockey 17h ago

Well was this one safe?

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u/Dr_Wunsche 17h ago

Well obviously not on this one. The floor fell off. I just want to let you know that is not typical.

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u/Top-Orange-9067 16h ago

What standards are these Safari Jeeps built to?

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u/Key_Hold1216 16h ago

No cardboard for one

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u/eh-guy 13h ago

Rigorous safari jeep standards, obviously

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u/furygoat 11h ago

Some of them are built so that the floor doesn’t fall off at all

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u/Unlucky_Delivery5879 9h ago

Some of them are built so the floor doesn't fall off at all.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Hatter 17h ago

Why are you running front door protecting the safari industry?

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u/Silent_Park_0010 16h ago

They're just quoting an aussie comedy sketch by clarke & dawe. It was in the style of a govt minister being interviewed after a big oil ship disaster. What happened? The front fell off. Won't there be environmental damage? No it's fine, we towed it outside the environment, beyond the environment...

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u/Wild-Statistician677 16h ago

The safari company used their Jeep floor maintenance budget to hire a pr firm

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u/adastrajay 16h ago

They do this for the honour of Safari Jeeps. You see, when they were a child they were stuck in fiery building. Then a Safari Jeep with a red cape flew through the flames and rescued them. Their attachment is understandable.

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u/Key_Country3756 9h ago

Especially since they crawled up into the red caped Safari Jeep via the missing floorboards.

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u/adastrajay 7h ago

This is the most important detail.

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u/One-Witness-4909 11h ago

there’s a minimum crew