# Lions eat poacher **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 13, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748 "2018-02-13T03:11:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/41 "2018-02-16T10:54:36Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > _A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh_ > _A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh_ _In the jungle, the mighty jungle, The lions eat tonight._ ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/42 "2018-02-16T18:55:36Z")
Sounds like a [Far Side](http://huntergatherer.com/the-far-side-on-hunting/) panel. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/43 "2018-02-16T20:22:29Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Winner is determined by the first torso across the line. Even though the poacher was just ahead, he still lost. But if one torso is in the other isn’t it a tie? ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/44 "2018-02-16T20:48:50Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The problem is that poachers don’t taste any different than the average human. Maybe poachers smell more threaten than the average person to lions ! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/45 "2018-02-17T00:28:09Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > But if one torso is in the other isn’t it a tie? No, because the smaller torso is in the stomach which is situated well back of the larger torso. Lions are horizontal, not vertical. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/46 "2018-02-17T02:37:09Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > For mounting? Nope, it’s a warning to the other poachers. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/47 "2018-02-17T03:44:28Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > No, because the smaller torso is in the stomach which is situated well back of the larger torso. > Lions are horizontal, not vertical. Just be sure if you are conducting an experiment to make porpoises live eternally by feeding them seagulls, you do not step over the lion while bringing the porpoises their dinner. Otherwise, you may be charged with transporting gulls across a stayed lion for immortal porpoises. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/48 "2018-02-17T04:14:22Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > No, because the smaller torso is in the stomach which is situated well back of the larger torso. > Lions are horizontal, not vertical. What if the lion didn’t floss, and has some torso wedged between its front teeth? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/49 "2018-02-17T04:41:56Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > _In the jungle, the mighty jungle, > The lions eat tonight._ _Hush my darling Don’t cry my darling The lions ate your man_ ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/50 "2018-02-17T04:43:54Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > Sounds like a [Far Side](http://huntergatherer.com/the-far-side-on-hunting/) panel. … with the caption: “Hmm, tastes like chicken.” ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/51 "2018-02-17T05:28:24Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > No, because the smaller torso is in the stomach which is situated well back of the larger torso. > **Lions are horizontal, not vertical.** I’m gonna request a [cite](http://cdn.terrystarbucker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/courage.jpg) for that claim. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/52 "2018-02-17T05:43:33Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > I’m gonna request a [cite](http://cdn.terrystarbucker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/courage.jpg) for that claim. Just read between the lions, it’s all right there. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/53 "2018-02-17T05:53:23Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > I’m gonna request a [cite](http://cdn.terrystarbucker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/courage.jpg) for that claim. > **[Better Tonights For Your Best Tomorrows](https://sleepdoctor.com/)** > > Sleep Doctor is here to guide you every step of the way to a healthier, happier, and thriving life through the revitalizing power of sleep. Lions sleep 18-20 hours a day. Therefore, whenever a lion is chasing you and trying to eat your torso, there is a 75% chance that it is asleep. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748/54 "2018-02-17T18:38:15Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > [Better Health Begins With Better Sleep | Sleep Doctor](https://sleep.org/articles/sleep-habits-of-lions/) > > Lions sleep 18-20 hours a day. Therefore, whenever a lion is chasing you and trying to eat your torso, there is a 75% chance that it is asleep. Hmm, sounds like a sleep disorder. Would putting CPAP machines on lions help? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-eat-poacher/808748.md?page=2)