re: LSU fans would you let Mike the tiger do this to you?

As an LSU undergrad years ago, I was passing the PMAC while the circus was setting up. There was this metal temporary cage outside with a sweet looking baby tiger inside it. It was so cute, looked like an overgrown house cat, so I put a finger thru the bars and scratched its head. A minute later, as I'm still talking to it, a circus person sees me and is all, "he's cute but don't put your finger in there, he'll rip it off!" Yikes.