17 Mar
2007
17 Mar
'07
4:20 p.m.
Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
On Thu, 2007-03-15 at 13:10 -0700, Zane H. Healy wrote:
Every year I have several encounters with bears. By and large we both give
each other a wide berth and go our opposite ways. But I do have to exercise
some caution lest I end up as shredded meat because Mr. Bear has a sense of
propriety to the berry patch.
You may be somewhat justified in not liking having your docile domesticated
farm animals included in a general "behave like animals" phrase, but your farm
(and the UK) isn't exactly representative of the 'natural' animal
environment.
Out here in the big wide world there are lots of animals that do indeed
"behave like animals". (Some of whom also fall into the class 'human'.)
(Even in the UK) you might try putting together a bunch of dogs, leaving them
to fend for themselves for a period and then adding a sheep into the mix.
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As for the "Stab and Grab", they might have an opportunity for another revenue
stream by charging admission just to watch.
Now that would be strictly human behaviour.
Civilized behavior doesn't even come close.
The best way to describe the
"patrons" would be animals. If all that happens is you get pushed out of
I have never, in 30-odd years of living on a farm, seen animals behave
like that, and it pisses me off immensely when people describe people
behaving in the way that only humans do as "like animals".