Stupid As..

A fifty stone bear described by his owner as "the best-trained grizzly in the business" has killed one of his handlers during a rehearsal for a film stunt.

Rocky, seen wrestling with Will Ferrell in the recent movie Semi-Pro, was with three trainers when he suddenly lunged at 39-year-old Stephan Miller.

The 7ft grizzly clamped its jaws around Miller's neck and sank its teeth into him.

"It's ... killing me. We were brothers," Randy Miller said, close to tears.

Could it be because.. a bear's natural instinct is to kill you? Maybe that's it?

I find it amusing when people put themselves in mortal risk of wild animals for the purposes of entertainment and making a buck. Nominate that yahoo for a Darwin award.

A while back I watched a documentary called Grizzly Man - based on the life of Timothy Treadwell. Story goes like this.. Weird guy is into bears.. hangs out near them for 13 years in Alaska.. and one day he and his "girlfriend" are eaten by some bears.. all recorded on tape. The end.

It's sad and LOLtastic at the same time.

/update

Scott Adams points out a story of a priest who tried to set a record for balloon powered flight. He hasn't been heard from since.

As Adams puts it;

But a balloon ride, way up there next to heaven? That’s total smite bait.

Reminds me of Padre Pio.. they could.. you know.. dig up all the Pope's and affix them to balloons and float them around the world.