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From: otter on 14 Jul 2010 18:16 On Jul 14, 2:16 pm, Allen <all...(a)austin.rr.com> wrote: > otter wrote: > > <snip>> I worked on a sheep ranch when I was a kid. Sheep are pretty laid- > > back. These were more like monkeys. The atmosphere was frenetic. > > The last time I recall seeing this much excitement in a computer store > > was when the original macs came out. > > <snip> > My father was a part-time sheep rancher, so I was around a lot of sheep > in my very much younger days. One thing I can say is that they are the > ultimate herd animals: they will follow their leader, no matter what. I > especially remember a story in the newspapers in about 1957 from the > sheep-raising country in France. The lead sheep walked over the edge of > a tall cliff and the entire herd followed, resulting in 2,200 dead > sheep. The truckers and shearers who move a lot of sheep use Judas goats > to lead them wherever they need them to go. The main difference between > people and sheep is that humans are divided into two groups: PC users > and Apple users. > Allen I don't remember the follow-the-leader thing with sheep so much. Seemed like there were always some that wanted to go their own way. But that's why we had sheep dogs. Watching a good sheep dog work is a thing of beauty. We had a fair number of Basque sheep herders in northern Colorado where I was at. Maybe they were from close to the same area in France? The one thing that sticks in my mind is what we used to do in the Spring to young male lambs using rubber bands.
From: Bruce on 14 Jul 2010 18:26 On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:16:03 -0500, Allen <allent(a)austin.rr.com> wrote: > > The main difference between people and sheep is that humans > are divided into two groups: PC users and Apple users. Surely you meant "Nikon users and Canon users"?
From: Savageduck on 14 Jul 2010 18:41 On 2010-07-14 15:26:03 -0700, Bruce <docnews2011(a)gmail.com> said: > On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:16:03 -0500, Allen <allent(a)austin.rr.com> > wrote: >> >> The main difference between people and sheep is that humans >> are divided into two groups: PC users and Apple users. > > > Surely you meant "Nikon users and Canon users"? Naah! He meant PC users here they are in the wild. < http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/DNC3471Aw.jpg > -- Regards, Savageduck
From: GMAN on 14 Jul 2010 20:01 In article <6119bf6c-539f-4b85-8d30-c3089333b16b(a)y11g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, Rich <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Jul 13, 11:00=A0pm, SMS <scharf.ste...(a)geemail.com> wrote: >> On 13/07/10 7:30 PM, Rich wrote: >> >> > The new model will be the iPhone DT a special model that includes a >> > 1/2" x 2" strip of duct tape, for only $25.00 over the cost of the >> > current iPhone. >> >> I'm sure a bunch of manufacturers in China are gearing up production of >> 1/2" x 2" pieces of duct tape and it will be available after-market for >> much less than $25. > >Seriously, Apple should simply provide a piece of opaque or clear >tape, with a good acrylic or silicone adhesive. Once applied, it will >stay put forever. It deserves a recall.
From: Allen on 14 Jul 2010 20:47
otter wrote: > On Jul 14, 2:16 pm, Allen <all...(a)austin.rr.com> wrote: >> otter wrote: >> >> <snip>> I worked on a sheep ranch when I was a kid. Sheep are pretty laid- >>> back. These were more like monkeys. The atmosphere was frenetic. >>> The last time I recall seeing this much excitement in a computer store >>> was when the original macs came out. >> <snip> >> My father was a part-time sheep rancher, so I was around a lot of sheep >> in my very much younger days. One thing I can say is that they are the >> ultimate herd animals: they will follow their leader, no matter what. I >> especially remember a story in the newspapers in about 1957 from the >> sheep-raising country in France. The lead sheep walked over the edge of >> a tall cliff and the entire herd followed, resulting in 2,200 dead >> sheep. The truckers and shearers who move a lot of sheep use Judas goats >> to lead them wherever they need them to go. The main difference between >> people and sheep is that humans are divided into two groups: PC users >> and Apple users. >> Allen > > I don't remember the follow-the-leader thing with sheep so much. > Seemed like there were always some that wanted to go their own way. > But that's why we had sheep dogs. Watching a good sheep dog work is a > thing of beauty. > > We had a fair number of Basque sheep herders in northern Colorado > where I was at. Maybe they were from close to the same area in > France? > > The one thing that sticks in my mind is what we used to do in the > Spring to young male lambs using rubber bands. In my time, it was a sharp knife. The Elastrator came along shortly afterward. Allen |