Thaiger Talk Quiz #033 - Elephants in Thailand

[BigHewer]

Quiz #33

They say elephants are highly intelligent and experience a wide range of emotions, from euphoria to grief. Which emotion will it be for you after this quiz? Good luck and enjoy!

And now for the answers...

[Marble-eye]

My obligatory 2/5, thought I might get a few more on efalumps as we have a lot in common.

[Faraday]

Guessed all five, got three.

Dumbo would be sad.

[Bluesofa]

I guessed all five got two.
Pity there wasn't a question:
In the Thai language, how many different classifiers are there for elephants?
There's four.

edit: It depends on if they are:

Herds of elephants
Government-registered elephants
Domesticated elephants
Wild elephants

 

[Bertik]

Got em all    I'm smarter than the average monkey

[Sunny]

Got only 2 right! I'd say below average..

[Marc26]

4 out of 5

 

I guess only 200 elephants left in wild

 

I have to honest

I didn't love the elephants the only time I saw them

I didn't love their skin

 

But I want to go back to a proper sanctuary and spend time with them 

Especially some babies 

[Bluesofa]

16 minutes ago, Marc26 said:

4 out of 5

I guess only 200 elephants left in wild

I have to honest

I didn't love the elephants the only time I saw them

I didn't love their skin

But I want to go back to a proper sanctuary and spend time with them 

Especially some babies 

'I didn't love the elephants the only time I saw them'  I didn't love the one I almost ran into on my motorbike.
I was going along Soi Siam Country Club in Pattaya. As I went round a sharp bend there was a mahout walking an elephant across the road.
I ask you - crossing a road on a bend!

Q. Why did the elephant cross the road?
A. To try and get Bluesofa to hit it with his motorbike.
 

[DwizzleyMatthews]

3/5 

Knew a couple, the rest were guesses.

I love elephants, plenty here in Ayutthaya but sadly kept for tourists to ride on . Occasionally get to see them at bath time near the gf’s go to Wat.

Also get a chance to see the rare pink variety on its annual outing !

 

[palooka]

1 only, thought there were more wild elephants.

[Bluesofa]

Just now, palooka said:

1 only, thought there were more wild elephants.

Wild? They were livid.

[palooka]

8 minutes ago, Bluesofa said:

Wild? They were livid.

Bet you were too, bugga having to change underpants.

[Poolie]

7 minutes ago, palooka said:

Bet you were too, bugga having to change underpants.

He's English, he hasn't done the inside out or back to front tricks yet.

[Poolie]

I got 4/5. It would have been a max but they missed the question 'what is a huge grey animal with a trunk and a leg on every corner?'

[Bluesofa]

16 minutes ago, Poolie said:

I got 4/5. It would have been a max but they missed the question 'what is a huge grey animal with a trunk and a leg on every corner?'

A rhinoceros going on holiday?

[ExpatPattaya]

Knew a few, lost the couple guesses 

[SnapDragon]

Only one correct.

Must have a beer.

[BlueSphinx]

On 1/25/2022 at 5:27 AM, DwizzleyMatthews said:

... Occasionally get to see them at bath time near the gf’s

go to Wat.

Who wouldn't like to see the gf with an elephant in the bath (must be a pretty big tub). 

And glad to hear that you immediately repent your sins for doing so, by going to the Wat. 

[DwizzleyMatthews]

1 hour ago, BlueSphinx said:

Who wouldn't like to see the gf with an elephant in the bath (must be a pretty big tub). 

And glad to hear that you immediately repent your sins for doing so, by going to the Wat. 

Some might have even suggested that i was hinting that the gf is the elephant !!

Probably need to sort that Wat refuge poste haste after that statement !! Although thankfully contrary to a popular saying she does have a short memory

[Faz]

3/5   

[Faz]

On the topic of elephants, do you remember the old 'would you give your last Rolo' ads.
The elephant one was a classic.

An elephant never forgets!

[Bluesofa]

1 hour ago, Faz said:

On the topic of elephants, do you remember the old 'would you give your last Rolo' ads.
The elephant one was a classic.

An elephant never forgets!

Excellent! I remember Rolo and the adverts, but don't remember the elephant one.

[Faz]

49 minutes ago, Bluesofa said:

Excellent! I remember Rolo and the adverts, but don't remember the elephant one.

I remember the first time I saw that add, just as I'd taken a gulp of tea, half of which got splattered across the table, whilst choking on the rest and bursting with laughter at the same time.