Comments on: People kissing alligators

People kissing alligators

twoleftfeet — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:35:11 -0800

People want to kiss alligators and crocodiles. They do it in Costa Rica and Lousiana and Mississippi. Why do many otherwise normal people want to kiss alligators?

By: i_cola

i_cola — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:44:46 -0800

Cuz ther dirdy freakin' perverds?

By: LSK

LSK — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:46:22 -0800

It's better than the alternative.

By: DU

DU — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:50:29 -0800

Are they stupid? Because a lot of normal people are stupid. Yeah, I'm guessing stupid.

By: From Bklyn

From Bklyn — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:01:23 -0800

I'm with DU on this one. Chalk it up to dumb.

By: DU

DU — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:04:12 -0800

I've just spent about 10 minutes searching for that Far Side where there's an old timer missing half his face sitting next to an alligator. This is the 21st century, we need tagged (or OCI'd) comic repositories already!

By: oddman

oddman — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:09:05 -0800

If frogs turn into princes, alligators have got to turn into something wicked awesome.

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:11:17 -0800

Having lived in all three of the places you mentioned, I can say with authority that the people in question are not "otherwise normal."

By: gomichild

gomichild — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:27:39 -0800

Frisson?

By: twoleftfeet

twoleftfeet — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:44:48 -0800

I pretty much understand why people love their cats and dogs, but my question had to do with the observed reality of people wanting to display affection for alligators in the form of a kiss. I honestly don't understand this.

By: pracowity

pracowity — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:45:07 -0800

Because they're so damned kissable.

By: aught

aught — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:46:14 -0800

Just another way of voting "Lizard People."

By: TedW

TedW — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:47:30 -0800

Is it really any worse than kissing (with tongue, no less) a snake?

By: netbros

netbros — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:15:51 -0800

The Louisiana State Department of Fish and Wildlife is advising hikers, hunters, fishermen, and golfers to take extra precautions and keep alert for alligators while in St. Tammany, Jefferson & Orleans Parishes. They advise people to wear noise-producing devices such as "little bells" on their clothing to alert, but not startle the alligators, unexpectedly. They also advise the carrying of "pepper spray" in case of an encounter with an alligator. It's also a good idea to watch for fresh signs of alligator activity and be able to recognize the difference between young alligator and adult alligator droppings. Young alligator droppings are small, contain fish bones and possibly bird feathers. Adult alligator droppings have little bells in them and smell like pepper.

By: Herodios

Herodios — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:17:51 -0800

"Read my lips, alligator."

By: Kirth Gerson

Kirth Gerson — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:21:26 -0800

If frogs turn into princes, alligators have got to turn into something wicked awesome. Lawyers

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:27:14 -0800

That way the alligator won't feel the need to kiss you?

By: scarello

scarello — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:31:51 -0800

Not as intense as kissing this or perhaps getting the urge to grab the nose of a great white shark

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:53:02 -0800

They also advise the carrying of "pepper spray" in case of an encounter with an alligator. you know folks in that area have been doing this for years. They call the pepper spray "hot sauce" though.

By: Lesser Shrew

Lesser Shrew — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:09:31 -0800

I don't think the folks in "that area" are kissing alligators. I think they are eating them with hot sauce. (Full disclosure - although I have lured alligators out of their ponds with chicken bones and rolled them over to rub their bellies, have not kissed one. Only small alligators. And I was young. And did this with larger, tastier kids nearby.)

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:28:17 -0800

Perhaps now we have an explanation for young Devin Funck.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:41:05 -0800

Don't these people know to never smile at a crocodile?! Jesus, people these days

By: tommasz

tommasz — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:43:19 -0800

I am of the opinion that anyone who wishes to kiss dangerous reptiles is not "otherwise normal".

By: nosila

nosila — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:05:52 -0800

This guy and this guy do not appear normal in the least. Based on the size of the crowd, this dude did it to make money. It's the same guy in the Lousiana and Mississippi links. The rest are of people kissing tiny crocs and gators, which really doesn't even count, in my mind. So the question is, twoleftfeet, why do you want us to think alligator kissing is some crazy phenomenon? Hmm???

By: twoleftfeet

twoleftfeet — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:33:13 -0800

This was part of a study which included people kissing tigers and people kissing lions, monkeys, and frogs. The study will appear elsewhere.