- Q: How can you tell that an elephant is in the bathtub with you?
- A: By the smell of peanuts on its breath.
I fear that ppl like having that elephant in the room. Frankly, I think we`re used to it. Its not the same without it around. Whats the problem? Does our tiny appartments feel too spacious? Are you lonesome? Do you need someone to talk to? or to listen to you? (elephants does have enormous ears). No one wants to discuss it! Obvious truths and problems are being ignored. A giant elephant would be impossible to overlook. Thus people in the room (who pretend the elephant is not there) have chosen to concern themselves with small/irrelevant issues rather than deal with the big one.
These huge animals doesnt sleep much... is it always wandering about? Does it follow you around? Does it keep standing in your least preferable way? Are you frightened by knowing its weight? (5,000 to 14,000 lbs). Do you feed your elephant? (It eats roots, grasses, fruit and bark). It must be expensive and time consuming! Why do you think it's not leaving you? is the reason simply that it's too big to fit in the door? Or does it like you too? I know your attached to it. And it wont leave you unless you talk about it. Your elephant is likely to outlive you (it usually lives up to 70 years). Im betting you didnt get your elephant when you were a child, cos kids talk about EVERYTHING (I should know. Im a teacher. NOT in english I should add LOL-ingly :P ).
They say... who are THEY anyway?!
They say that the African elephants are facing extinction. Thats prob cause our demand of them is so huge! I know you have one of these larger animals in your house somewere. You should find out witch colour it is... its the key to your problem.
The elephant in the room.
This brilliant idiom has been used since about 1915. (And no one have looked in to this "elephants disapparing from Africa -thing"? Seriously?! ;)
Im wishing you luck with your elephant. Just remember... elephants are not easily domesticated! (Personally Im sticking with my heffalump).
-Ramblings from a tired chick on cough medicine. Sweet dreams.
