Tuesday, July 22, 2008

A question from Richard Reynolds!


P7111006, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.


Has anyone ever heard of a post-1900 French or perhaps a Belgian fairground animal show called "Les Lions Marins Dresses?" Any particulars will be appreciated.

Richard


(Photo from Josip Marcan)

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

No I have not, but I would like your clarification in regard to Elmo Lincoln and Weismuller. I hate to leave a stone unturned. You seem to be a self appointed authority on the subject.

Anonymous said...

Johnny - -I have never commented on Lincoln and Weismuller that I can recall. Where is this coming from?

I believe Lincoln was the first film Tarzan and Weismuller was arguably the most famous one in the loin cloth.

Roger Smith said...

I appreciate this fully-clawed, handsome tiger. I note his specially tinted coat color and his light brown stripes. I presume he's a he. There has been some mixture here. Anyone know how this appearance was achieved?

Roger Smith

GaryHill said...

Good looking cat for sure! Liger or Tiglion? I know I miss spelled that but how do ya spell it?

Casey McCoy Cainan said...

Gary,
This is actually what people call a "tabby" tiger (I know, it looks nothing like a tabby house cat) I believe the color mutation came originally from breeding a white tiger to a tigalon or a liger.

Wade G. Burck said...

Roger,
You always reference, "fully clawed." As far as I know, about 99% of them are. Do you know something different? Let us know. Otherwise it seems to me like a no bigger deal then stripes on a tiger, or spots on a leopard, or a mane on a lion.
Wade Burck

GaryHill said...

Thanks Casey! Hey how is the new cat working out in your act?

Casey McCoy Cainan said...

Tora is doing great Gary. Put her in as a seat warmer about a month ago, she is now doing the pyramid with the others. Maybe you will get to see the show when we make our triumphant return to TX in the fall.

Wade G. Burck said...

Casey,
Are you kidding me. You named a female tiger Tora? All this time we have discussed her, and now you drop this in public. People are going to assume I knew that was her name and thought is was alright. At least confirm, that she is fully clawed. Sheesh
Wade Burck

Casey McCoy Cainan said...

She is, as the "old timers" love to say "fully intact" She came with the name Tora, which I planned on changing to some word that meant peace in Swahili, but I could never remember the name and got sick of asking the Kenyans the name of my cat, so I reverted to Tora. It's ok though Wade, it will seem no more ridiculous then your stumpy legged "dwarf" dog so originally named Napoleon.

Wade G. Burck said...

Casey,
Napoleon was a courageous, stumpy legged, "dwarf" warrior who conquered much of Europe. I honored the dog.
Wade

Buckles said...

Same goes for my dog "Ming the Merciless".

Anonymous said...

from: Jim Stockley

My (French) wife says that "Les Lions Marins Dresses?" translated literally means 'lions, marine, trained' = presumeably "trained sea-lions"?
Does that help at all?
Jim

Wade G. Burck said...

Jim Stockley,
LOL. I'll bet that wasn't the answer RJR was looking for. But Jim A likes it.
Wade Burck