I think what upsets me most about this sentence is the guy's choice of words.

[camwyn]

"As rhinos have weak eyesight, they would not spot me, but the real challenge would be to bypass their acute sense of smell. So I solved this problem by rubbing fresh elephant dung on my body and daily refreshed this fragrance."

News for you, buddy: 'fragrance' doesn't begin to cover it.

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[fidelioscabinet.livejournal.com]

Oh, my. Well, um, at least he didn't need more than one pile of elephant droppings a day, and if what I recall seeing is typical, it might be easier to roll in it [assuming one could stand this] rather than taking the time to, um, apply it by hand.
My brain really wasn't ready for this. Was yours, when you read it?

[camwyn]

Hell, I just thought it was an article about rhino preserve rangers sitting in trees to avoid being trampled. I did not expect the elephant poo.

[jjloa.livejournal.com]

"I did not expect the elephant poo"

For some reason, the next time something at work goes horridly wrong, I want to use this phrase.

I did not expect the elephant poo

[fidelioscabinet.livejournal.com]

To paraphrase Monty Python, "No one expects the elephant poo."

Re: I did not expect the elephant poo

[jjloa.livejournal.com]

that's what I was thinking ...

However, I don't think I want to know what elephant poo lists as it's chief weapons ...

Re: I did not expect the elephant poo

[camwyn]

Surprise. Surprise and fear. Surprise and fear and an almost mind-shatteringly efficient delivery system. Surprise, fear, an almost mind-shatteringly efficient delivery system, and a deceptively concealing brown colour- look, I'll come in again...