# Mundane, pointless, and funny animal video

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-and-funny-animal-video/855578>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 13, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-and-funny-animal-video/855578 "2020-06-13T01:23:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-and-funny-animal-video/855578/1 "2020-06-13T01:23:54Z")

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If you ever found yourself asking "Do elephants make good house pets?

[The answer is no.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ4E2gHoz6g)

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**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:** [June 13, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-and-funny-animal-video/855578/2 "2020-06-13T01:32:55Z")

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Where do you put the litter box?

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**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-and-funny-animal-video/855578/3 "2020-06-13T02:02:13Z")

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Those poor cooks!

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-and-funny-animal-video/855578/4 "2020-06-13T07:34:28Z")

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Pope Leo X had a pet elephant (I learned about that from a NYTimes crossword puzzle).

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-and-funny-animal-video/855578/5 "2020-06-13T07:43:12Z")

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Awww! I wanted one til I saw the pee puddle. Nope.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-and-funny-animal-video/855578/6 "2020-06-13T14:55:43Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> Pope Leo X had a pet elephant (I learned about that from a NYTimes crossword puzzle).

There’s nothing so odd about that: Kemal Ataturk had an entire menagerie called Abdul!