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Wonder World
  • 11/15/2023

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Fun
Transcript
00:00 [no audio]
00:08 [music]
00:34 November 23rd. After an uneventful voyage, we sighted Africa.
00:39 The dark continent. Land of adventure.
00:42 Africa. The unknown. Black, foreboding, mysterious Africa.
00:48 November 24th. We landed on the romantic Ivory Coast.
00:53 Rounding up porters for our safari, we pushed off toward the interior.
00:59 [music]
01:04 November 25th. Safari.
01:07 Across vast stretches of wastelands, through the forest of Mubasa.
01:14 Up the slopes of Mount Mokakia. Down the valley of the Umbambugi.
01:23 Over crocodile infested waters. Onward, ever onward pushed our safari.
01:30 Out onto the open valve.
01:32 February 11th.
01:35 [music]
01:49 Suddenly, we reached the interior.
01:52 [horse neighing]
01:54 [crashing]
01:56 Pitched camp near a waterhole.
01:58 [crashing]
02:00 And were swallowed by the inky African night.
02:04 [music]
02:07 During the night, our waterhole was visited by many strange and interesting animals.
02:13 One, a superb specimen of the heart beast.
02:16 Obviously named because of the unusual design of his, uh, horns.
02:21 [laughing]
02:23 A handsome zebra also became thirsty.
02:26 [snorting]
02:32 Another rare fellow was the spotted or laughing hyena.
02:36 [laughing]
02:43 Then came a beautiful specimen of the warthog.
02:48 [music]
02:51 And last but not least, a very rare and unusual species of...
02:57 [laughing]
02:59 I too became thirsty.
03:02 [snorting]
03:09 [screaming]
03:11 [music]
03:14 And after some difficulty, succeeded in quenching my thirst.
03:18 [music]
03:21 February 12th.
03:23 Ah, the African sunrise.
03:26 [music]
03:31 At the crack of dawn, I leaped from my couch, ready for my morning plunge.
03:35 ♪ All the world owes me a living ♪
03:38 ♪ Needle, idle, odle, and a living ♪
03:40 [laughing]
03:41 [screaming]
03:42 [music]
04:06 [laughing]
04:15 After a refreshing dip, I returned to my tent and quickly dressed.
04:19 [music]
04:23 [sad trombone]
04:26 Friday the 13th.
04:29 Accompanied by my number one boy, I set forth in search of the biggest game Africa had to offer.
04:36 Suddenly...
04:37 [music]
04:41 I...oh!
04:43 [clock ticking]
04:45 [music]
04:47 Only a tick bird, who always makes his home on the back of the black rhinoceros.
04:52 [gasping]
04:53 Black rhinoceros!
04:55 [music]
04:57 This quaint little fellow pays for his room and board by warning his cumbersome companion of impending danger.
05:04 [music]
05:09 [drilling]
05:12 [screaming]
05:13 [drilling]
05:16 [laughing]
05:19 [music]
05:39 I drew a bead as steady as my nerves of...permit.
05:44 Permit?
05:45 Did I have a permit to shoot a rhino?
05:48 [rumbling]
05:53 It was either him or me.
05:55 [rumbling]
05:58 It was me!
05:59 [rumbling]
06:04 [screaming]
06:06 [rumbling]
06:12 [clucking]
06:16 [music]
06:21 [rumbling]
06:22 [screaming]
06:24 [laughing]
06:26 [music]
06:30 And so we broke camp and started homeward.
06:33 Out across the open belt pushed our safari.
06:35 Across crocodile infested waters.
06:37 Up the valley of the Umbamboogie.
06:38 Down the slopes of Mount Makakia.
06:40 Through the forest of Mubasa.
06:41 Back until we reached the ivory coastline.
06:43 And did the ocean stop us as we sailed for far horizons.
06:46 Sailed into the tropic sunset.
06:47 Thus we left this land of romance with its beasts of belt and forest.
06:50 Left it for the other hunters.
06:52 And believe me, they can have it.
06:55 [music]
07:04 (laughs)