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It's A Dirty Job, And I Love It

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Re: It's A Dirty Job, And I Love It

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Post by rationalbeaver »

tallanvor wrote: post #16
swilliams wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"What does surprise me is the fact that everybody I've met on this gig--with the possible exception of the lamb--seems to be having a ball." I love Mike Rowe's sense of humor. Even if I did scream in revulsion when I read the first paragraph.

Seeing him actually do it was even worse than reading about it!

When I read that bit, all I could think was "Man, there has got to be a better way to do that".

Perhaps I'll be inventing a lamb castrator device this weekend...

Re: It's A Dirty Job, And I Love It

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Post by HeyLaughingBoy »

umjames wrote: post #20
LogicHoleFlaw wrote: post #19

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A friend of mine grew up on a farm in Idaho. Apparently, the upside of birthing a cow is that "at least you've got somewhere warm to stick your hands."

Hopefully, there's somewhere warmer to boil your hands afterwards. Do they at least wear latex surgical gloves?

It's the inside of a cow for heaven's sake. What do you think you're going to catch? Mad cow disease?

Re: It's A Dirty Job, And I Love It

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Post by LogicHoleFlaw »

mynameishere wrote: post #22
jimbokun wrote: post #7

"I've been thinking about the first time I castrated a lamb with my teeth." Suddenly, my job satisfaction sitting here programming just went up a notch.

I refuse to believe that there isn't a tool better at that job than human teeth.

Sharp, strong, impossible to lose, and they leave your hands free to hold down a distressed lamb.

Teeth do have some advantages here. Forget high-tech and low-tech, this is no-tech.

Re: It's A Dirty Job, And I Love It

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Post by kragen »

rationalbeaver wrote: post #21
tallanvor wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seeing him actually do it was even worse than reading about it!

When I read that bit, all I could think was "Man, there has got to be a better way to do that". Perhaps I'll be inventing a lamb castrator device this weekend...

I hear there's this material called "flint" that works well for that kind of thing; if you hit it at the right angle with a rock, it forms a sharp edge, very similar to your teeth, and you can use the edge to cut all sorts of things.

Re: It's A Dirty Job, And I Love It

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Post by IsaacSchlueter »

LogicHoleFlaw wrote: post #24
mynameishere wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I refuse to believe that there isn't a tool better at that job than human teeth.

Sharp, strong, impossible to lose, and they leave your hands free to hold down a distressed lamb. Teeth do have some advantages here. Forget high-tech and low-tech, this is no-tech.

Don't forget the free snack.

Re: It's A Dirty Job, And I Love It

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Post by donw »

kragen wrote: post #25
rationalbeaver wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I read that bit, all I could think was "Man, there has got to be a better way to do that". Perhaps I'll be inventing a lamb castrator device this weekend...

I hear there's this material called "flint" that works well for that kind of thing; if you hit it at the right angle with a rock, it forms a sharp edge, very similar to your teeth, and you can use the edge to cut all sorts of things.

"Emo Technology"?

Re: It's A Dirty Job, And I Love It

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Post by kragen »

donw wrote: post #27
kragen wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I hear there's this material called "flint" that works well for that kind of thing; if you hit it at the right angle with a rock, it forms a sharp edge, very similar to your teeth, and you can use the edge to cut all sorts of things.

"Emo Technology"?

Do rocks make you sad? Or is it the conchoidal fractures?

Re: It's A Dirty Job, And I Love It

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Post by mynameishere »

HeyLaughingBoy wrote: post #23
umjames wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hopefully, there's somewhere warmer to boil your hands afterwards. Do they at least wear latex surgical gloves?

It's the inside of a cow for heaven's sake. What do you think you're going to catch? Mad cow disease?

http://images.google.com/images?q=veterinary%20gloves&um...

Very related:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=114759...

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