Date: March 31st, 2007 11:10 AM Author: costumed fat ankles crackhouse
I think the deal is supposed to be that the French raised his standard of living so much by colonising barbaria. now he goes around in hot air balloons and yachts.
Date: March 31st, 2007 11:17 AM Author: Dun Goyim Hall
Yeah, I just went to his wiki and there is a section about how the books have been criticized for promoting colonialism.
So, he lived with the French, decided civilization was the new hotness, went back home, named himself governor of an elephant province and bequeathed upon himself a palatial manor and a fleet of yachts? A good gig if you can get it, I guess.
Date: March 31st, 2007 11:19 AM Author: twinkling native
Didn't he inherit from an old lady? I haven't read the books since I was a kid, but I seem to remember that as a young elephant Babar was wandering around in a city and was adopted by a rich old white lady. She bought him nice clothes and taught him to ride in elevators.
Date: March 31st, 2007 11:21 AM Author: costumed fat ankles crackhouse
When Babar was young and lived in the jungle, his mother was killed by a hunter. The hunter was just about to capture Babar, when Babar quickly ran away into the forest and managed to escape. After a few days, he came across a town with many big buildings. There he met a kind old lady who adopted him. In this town, Babar bought clothes, was educated about the ways of humans and quite enjoyed himself. The years passed by quickly and it wasn't long before 2 years had elapsed since Babar had run away from the forest. He began to miss the jungle and longed to play with his relatives and friends. One day, as he and the old lady were walking down the street, they saw 2 young elephants running along. They turned out to be Celeste and Arthur (Babar's cousins). On seeing them, Babar ran and embraced them. He told his cousins of his life in the town and he decided to return to the forest with his cousins. Meanwhile, Arthur and Celeste's parents were very worried about their children's disappearance. They organised a big search party. A little bird, who had seen the children in the town, reported back to them and told them where their children were located. Then Arthur and Celeste's cross mothers journeyed to the town to fetch them. Once there, they were very relieved to have found them, but scolded them for running away. Babar, Arthur, Celeste and the cousins' mothers decided they'd all travel back to the jungle together. After Babar and the old lady exchanged tearful goodbyes, he packed all his belongings and returned to the jungle.
Once Babar arrived, he was joyfully greeted by the elephants, but became quite shocked when hearing of an illness that had struck the King of the elephants. The king of the elephants had eaten a poisonous mushroom, become seriously ill and then died shortly before Babar had arrived. Cornelius (one of the older elephants) and some other elephant elders had been discussing who should become the new King before Babar had unexpectedly arrived. Cornelius suggested that Babar should become the king and the other elephants agreed. Babar gratefully accepted the honour and said he would marry his childhood sweetheart, Celeste. They had become engaged while travelling back to the jungle. Babar also made Cornelius his general. Then Babar ordered some animals to go and purchase some fine wedding clothes from the nearby town. After the animals had returned with the garments, Babar and Celeste got married and there was a great celebration. They departed Celesteville in a great yellow air-balloon to go on a honeymoon. When they had returned, everyone set to work building a town. After it was built, Babar named it "Celesteville" in honour of the new Queen of elephants, Celeste. From that day onwards, Babar and his wife had many adventures and had 3 children - twins named Flora, Pom and Alexander. In the tv series, they later had a child named Isabelle.
Date: March 31st, 2007 11:25 AM Author: Dun Goyim Hall
His cartoon came on my local affiliate after the morning news.
The motherfucker is mad opulent. He was out yachting with his kid and some stupid rhinoceros. Then they had some guest who didn't know which forks to use at dinner and they got all flustered. Despite weighing like 15,000 pounds they seem to travel exclusively by hot air balloon (which would likely deplete the entirety of the world's propane supply in about an hour and a half).
Date: March 31st, 2007 11:46 AM Author: Dun Goyim Hall
There is something amusing about the notion of a guy just walking up to an elephant and being like "hey, what's it gonna take for me to get that ivory off of you? $20? $30?"
Date: March 31st, 2007 1:12 PM Author: Glittery slap-happy boistinker
Is there any doubt how YOUR FRIEND Tom MOTHERFUCKING Shane haqndles the ivory trade. Notice that I said "handles," not "would handle." This is because TOM SHANE discreetly treks across the dark cotinent seeking the finest tusks for the discerning consumer that enjoys the finer things in life, such as ivory headed canes and real piano keys. What! Does your FRIEND Tom Shane see a Interpol officer searching for illegal ivory a the airport? He does, but this is easily handled by a small native strapped with plastique. These are the lengths that Tom SHANE goes to to bring you the PUREST and FINEST ivory available. You will not find shitty Narwhale horn or hippo teeth at Tom SHANE'S Motherfucking cozily lighted emporiums. Just real, illegal, illicit and delicious ivory. Stop by, you'll be glad you did.
Date: March 31st, 2007 1:18 PM Author: Dun Goyim Hall
Will your graduate gemologist make provisions for me to nosh on monkey brains and relax with a cold glass of snake blood while I pursue your magnificent wares?
Date: March 31st, 2007 1:31 PM Author: histrionic coral gunner
The gameboy was not released in the U.S. until August of 1989 and Ryan died in April of 1990. It is doubtful he had one as his parents appear not to have been early adopters. HTH.
Date: March 31st, 2007 2:00 PM Author: Glittery slap-happy boistinker
You have hit on at least one thing. Tom SHANE's wares are indeed wonderous to behold. And indeed, with more graudate gemologists than any other jeweler, your FRIEND, TOM SHANE, will make sure that your visits to his stores are much more comfortable than any visit to a common galleria.
However, TOM SHANE is your FIREND, and friend's don't let friends contract monkey HIV by eating monkey brains. TOM has already faced many dangers to bring you handsome, but affordable, illegal ivory and other precious gems and items. There is no need for you to be at risk. Therefore, your FRIEND, Tom Shane will provide you with an oaky chardonay and A DELICIOUS ASSORMENT of sugar plums, honeyed apricots and cheeses while you bask in the brilliance of the millions of precious items that TOM MOTHERFUCKING SHANE has risked his life to bring you. But no monkey's brains. Chilled snake blood is available upon presentaiton of an AMEX black.
Babar's Kingdom, also known in French as Le pays des Éléphants (Elephant Land), is a fictional country in Africa consisting of intelligent elephants, which are usually bipedal and civilized. As its name implies, it is ruled by its first civilized citizen, Babar himself. The political regime seems to be an absolute monarchy, but it is yet unknown whether it is hereditary or elective. The court consists of King Babar, Queen Celeste, Royal Princes and Princesses (Pom, Flora, Alexander and Isabelle) Pompadour (who wears an 18th century wig), and a Prime Minister, the old Cornelius, who also serves, as the occasion demands, as Secretary of Defense and a Minister of Foreign Affairs. There is no known Parliament nor legislative body.
It was ridiculous. The whole episode was about how this circus freak simply couldn't figure out how to properly exist in the paradigm of floss that defines Babar and his associates. I think he ended up going back to the circus because couldn't figure out how to tie an ascot or something.
out of all the gems here, this one stuck out upon further review. "Let's deal, big guy. I've got a couple of indian elephants lined up so I can't sit around bullshitting with you all day."