Bryan: Art wasn’t incoherent, just long-winded. He did have a point. Many points, in fact. By the way, that German term you were looking for a while back is “vorauseilender Gehorsam” (anticipatory obedience or compliance):

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorauseilender_Gehorsam

Not limited to the Nazi regime, apparently. Also “Selbtsgleichschaltung” (I suggested the latter half).

Happy Thanksgiving, all.

Clearly, you’ve never worked with Border Collies.

I have. I presently have two, and I’ve had several in the past. I herd sheep competitively with them (think of the sheepherding trial in “Babe”).

These dogs, in their work, exhibit awesome cognitive powers. They think, solve problems, make choices — often out of sight and earshot of their handlers. They are scary smart. They understand words and sentences and the concept expressed thereby. They are, as a National Geographic special on dogs observed, “masters of inferential thinking.” They are the consummate problem solvers.

Not incidentally, they have an extraordinary work ethic. They love to work, and work for you. They love to be given a difficult task and and figure out the how to perform it. If all humans had their work ethic, the world would be a better place for it.

Did you try to challenge me in the incoherent rants category

You’re a piker compared to artfldgr. We won’t even mention ymarsakar, that being’s in another category entirely.

https://www.bedfordshirelive.co.uk/news/bedfordshire-news/new-symptomless-covid-strain-more-6234566

We’re Doomed!

I guess this is what I get for watching South Park clips and shytepoasting when I ought to be haranguing staff in conference calls.

https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2021/11/wide-area-surveillance-comes-to-your.html

Article contains some thoughts on what this implies for self-defense and people organizing for neighbourhood defense.

Did you try to challenge me in the incoherent rants category while I was sleeping and then think better of it? Discretion is the better part of Velour — Someone should have told Elvis’s interior decorator about that.

@ DNW – After reading the comments on your comment, I’m kind of sorry I missed it!

Deletion accomplished.

I hope I got the right one 🙂 .

So my Bro-in-law who is a V.P. of a significant mfg. firm, and can afford anything he wants, but who will shop Tikka models instead of Sako, scooped up, of all things, a Savage Axis II in 7mm-08.

And, taking his new plaything out of the box making no adjustments whatever, he took a heavy beamed 8 pointer at the “farm” at about 250 yards across the fields, one shot.

So however crude the Savage looks to some, the thing shoots straight.

Now, Cabela’s is advertising a scoped package in (trumpets sound) 6.5 Creedmoor, for the absurdly low price of $249.00 after rebate.

Buy one for your wife, your 12 year old son – or daughter – or your dog if you need an excuse, at that price right?

Well, I just called to check stock. I was informed that each store has two: that is “two” as in one … two … and then no more … to sell.

Tickets have been prepared for the lucky saps standing in line before the store opens, for the privilege of enjoying this deal. I didn’t ask if that is a lottery ticket chance for the right to buy, or just a ticket for the first two wannabe buyers some clerk encounters.

I inquired if other stores in the state had more, or if the couple in “out of the way” locations might be better bets. “Nope”

I’m not getting out of bed Friday morning to save a hundred dollars on a rifle I don’t need anyway. If they had dozens, I might drop by after lunch to check it out …

If you are of the same mind, I suggest you save your time and energy too, and just forget about that particular Black Friday deal.

And you probably don’t have any additional room in your cabinet, either.