tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750031433333592027.post2572517581546960131..comments2023-10-17T06:55:43.129-07:00Comments on Rusted Ruminations: Taking SidesRusty Southwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15219593571227897865noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750031433333592027.post-64172739185930309242009-10-21T14:39:48.754-07:002009-10-21T14:39:48.754-07:00Oh to be placed on the coffee table next to you - ...Oh to be placed on the coffee table next to you - a place of honor!<br /><br />JeffCJeff Crandallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10249928281255070099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750031433333592027.post-8964093436949914472009-10-12T22:03:41.077-07:002009-10-12T22:03:41.077-07:00Good reasons, Byte. You are indeed in luck, becaus...Good reasons, Byte. You are indeed in luck, because I am grading on a Polynomial lemniscate curve, which bodes well for you. "Does something so well it is named after it." Gotta love that! And "aren't they cell mates?" I'm dying here! This makes for a scintillating companion piece, like side-by-side on the coffee table. Am I the yin and you the yang, or is it the other way around?<br /><br />Anon, you nailed that one. I'm starting to wonder if subconsciously I'm trying to elicit the type of motivation I have difficulty generating myself. If I can't believe on my own accord, I'll build up a cadre of believers. But whatever the process is, it is working. And I likewise have a difficult time trying to watch nature shows passively... At any rate, your prodding is panacea for both cattle and my prattle alike. If and when there is copy, you undoubtedly get the first.Rusty Southwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15219593571227897865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750031433333592027.post-54040101750810630442009-10-09T22:59:45.025-07:002009-10-09T22:59:45.025-07:00This was hilarious. I cannot watch nature shows b...This was hilarious. I cannot watch nature shows because I get too invested in sides. So, I've had similar thoughts although not as imaginative as yours, as usual-- what's new. Shishkabobbed shark meat? Your brain is a playground. It's about time you believed in yourself and put together a book-type thing and sent it to publishers. <br /><br />Or, just do computer troubleshooting forever while sitting on a Japanese degree. Whatever.<br /><br />(Chicken. Bok bok.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750031433333592027.post-65151693584058038742009-10-07T21:34:38.914-07:002009-10-07T21:34:38.914-07:00I was content to enjoy another RR post when a loos...I was content to enjoy another RR post when a loose-lipped caption turned this into some sort of homework assignment. “Who are you gonna root for?” it asks innocently. <br />I trust you are grading on a curve and you will note that I did, indeed, show my work.<br />In a contest between a lion and a gazelle – I go with lion. You gotta give him props for getting of the proverbial Serengeti couch.<br />In spider vs. fly. Easy, I go with fly. I like anything that does something so well it is named after it. Plus, big points for flying in the first place. <br />In cat vs. mouse. Cat, for sure. Terrible thing to be as allergic as I am, though. Who knows, I may be more allergic to mice… <br />In cat vs. bird. Bird. The whole flight thing. I really want to fly. Maybe I’m jealous of birds and their flight. Is it too late to change my vote?<br />In bear vs. salmon. Bear. Who ever heard of a salmon-skin rug?<br />Cougar vs. rabbit. I must recuse myself from this as I have a son who attends BYU and our high school rival was the Jackrabbits. I can’t be held responsible for determining the correct answer.<br />In cobra vs. mongoose. I’ve seen video. No need to root for the cobra.<br />In wolves vs. anything else. The notion that there are a bunch of cross-dressing wolves (in sheep’s clothing) fooling onlookers into believing that they are really sheep impresses me. Wolves get the nod.<br />In hyenas vs. anything. Hate hyenas. I decline to root FOR anything, though, as it is too broad so I will root AGAINST hyenas.<br />In cheetah vs. anything else. Cheetah. However, why, why, why do we ALWAYS see them in slow motion? Sure, they’re majestic but you don’t get the feel of the raw speed.<br />In horse vs. penguin. I’m going for horse. Would have been penguin until recently but every other animated movie in the past 6 years has had a penguin, group of penguins, or references to penguins. Enough.<br />In ants vs. grasshopper. I root for ants but they don’t know it because they are too busy bowing to and carrying out the wishes of the queen. Queen say die? Grasshopper die.<br />In elephant vs. scorpion. I root for Elephant – however I must give props to the scorpion – no cooler looking creature.<br />In oyster vs. clam. Blah! Whichever gives my wife pearls.<br />In planarian vs. paramecium. Aren’t they cell mates? Ha! You see, I diverted your attention so as not to have to answer that one.<br />In Sumo wrestler vs. gorilla. Sumo guy. My favorite move is when a Sumo wrestler salts the arena before he eats it, er, um, wrestles in it.<br />In chinchilla vs. marmot. I root for the marmot but I get to keep the fur when he wins.<br />Starfish vs. snail. Don’t care. But PLEASE let it be in time-laps. Please, please.<br />Shark vs. porcupine. While the thought of sharky hors d' oeuvres is tantalizing, I root for the shark – that’s how I roll.Jeff Crandallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10249928281255070099noreply@blogger.com