So on my, like, 29th re-reading of Pigs Make Me Sneeze I noticed something

[conuly]

(It's a short book! It's easy to read it several hundred times in rapid succession!) When Gerald first sneezes, he sniffs and rubs under his trunk, presumably wiping away his snot. But when he sneezes the THIRD time, his tissue goes all the way to the bottom of his trunk. OMG CONTINUITY ERROR!!!

Which all raises an interesting question. Do real elephants sneeze?

The answer is apparently yes. Incidentally, I love looking at pictures of elephant family groups, they resemble ours with older siblings and whatnot. I don't know of many animals that can do that.

Also? Videos of elephants painting. You don't see people teaching dolphins to paint!

Comments

[peebs1701.livejournal.com]

Actually you do:

[conuly]

Wow, thanks!

[hopefulnebula]

And now you have me digging out Stand Back, Said The Elephant, I'm Going To Sneeze! to read with my girls next time they're here. :D

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

He's not allowed to wipe away spittle the first two times, and snot the last time?

[conuly]

I've never wiped my mouth after sneezing. Nose, yes. Mouth, no. Have you?

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

If I was misfortunate enough to have something in my mouth at the time I sneezed, yes. If I was so congested that I had to have my mouth open to breathe, also yes. Not frequently, but not unheard-of either.

[conuly]

Well, you're not a comic elephant :P

[jedirita.livejournal.com]

My biggest regret when I went to Thailand is that I didn't buy an elephant painting at the Elephant Conservation Center. At the time I thought it was kinda gimmicky, but in retrospect I realized that a) it would be an interesting conversation starter, and b) the money would have gone to a really good cause.

*SIGH*

[conuly]

I think you can buy online?

And thanks for this. I think it ties into the entry I just made, actually... I have to think on it.