[Rq-rules] Re: Discussion of RuneQuest rules

[Andrew Larsen]

This turned out to be a fraudulent item.  Someone planted the item on the
internet to win a bet with a friend, and various news outlets picked it up.

Andrew E. Larsen


On 11/20/06 3:52 PM, "Styopa" <styopa1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> To check that this list is still alive, and relevant to the discussion about
> nasty (normal) animals, I have to say that the result of this both surprised
> me and didn't - if that makes any sense at all:
> http://www.fmft.net/archives/BBC_NEWS.htm
> 
> "Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight
> Spectators cheered as entire Cambodian Midget Fighting League squared off
> against African Lion
> 
> Tickets had been sold-out three weeks before the much anticipated fight, which
> took place in the city of Kâmpóng Chhnãng.
> 
> The fight was slated when an angry fan contested Yang Sihamoni, President of
> the CMFL, claiming that one lion could defeat his entire league of 42
> fighters.
> 
> Sihamoni takes great pride in the league he helped create, as was conveyed in
> his recent advertising campaign for the CMFL that stated his midgets will "...
> take on anything; man, beast, or machine."
> 
> This campaign is believed to be what sparked the undisclosed fan to challenge
> the entire league to fight a lion; a challenge that Sihamoni readily accepted.
> 
> An African Lion (Panthera Leo) was shipped to centrally located Kâmpóng
> Chhnãng especially for the event, which took place last Saturday, April 30,
> 2005 in the city's coliseum.
> 
> The Cambodian Government allowed the fight to take place, under the condition
> that they receive a 50% commission on each ticket sold, and that no cameras
> would be allowed in the arena.
> 
> The fight was called in only 12 minutes, after which 28 fighters were declared
> dead, while the other 14 suffered severe injuries including broken bones and
> lost limbs, rendering them unable to fight back.
> 
> Sihamoni was quoted before the fight stating that he felt since his fighters
> out-numbered the lion 42 to 1, that they "Š could out-wit and out-muscle
> [it]."
> 
> Unfortunately, he was wrong."
> 
> 
> 12 minutes.  Holy god.  I hope the lion at least won his freedom?
> 
> 
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