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Getting To Know You => Laid Back Lounge => Topic started by: Tank on January 14, 2016, 09:02:39 PM

Title: The sheep that didn't read the rule book.
Post by: Tank on January 14, 2016, 09:02:39 PM
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Title: Re: The sheep that didn't read the rule book.
Post by: Essie Mae on January 14, 2016, 11:40:05 PM
Perhaps it's a mutation that's going to branch off into sheep with attitude.
Title: Re: The sheep that didn't read the rule book.
Post by: Recusant on January 15, 2016, 12:02:20 AM
Looks like a Cheviot to me. They generally have a bit more on the ball than your average mutton-head.
Title: Re: The sheep that didn't read the rule book.
Post by: OldGit on January 15, 2016, 09:56:03 AM
They will learn to do that if the pit under the grid is not deep enough and they can get a footing on the bottom.

A friend of mine had an old ewe which had learned that she could jump across the whole grid.  Once they have the trick, you can't stop them.
Title: Re: The sheep that didn't read the rule book.
Post by: Claireliontamer on January 15, 2016, 10:11:17 AM
That's nothing. ...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3938591.stm
Title: Re: The sheep that didn't read the rule book.
Post by: Recusant on January 15, 2016, 11:07:24 AM
From the story above (good find, Claireliontamer!):

QuoteA National Sheep Association spokeswoman said: "Sheep are quite intelligent creatures and have more brainpower than people are willing to give them credit for."

This is the British definition of "quite" ≈ "somewhat," as opposed to the American "quite" ≈ "rather."

Having grown up in a family that raised sheep, I can testify that they display a significant variation in intelligence (largely breed dependent, as alluded to above). In my opinion, while the average sheep isn't even somewhat intelligent, there are some who on a good day might achieve the level of a rather dull goat.
Title: Re: The sheep that didn't read the rule book.
Post by: Claireliontamer on January 15, 2016, 11:19:28 AM
You see, I grew up with sheep and can testify ours were stupid.  They are amusing characters though! 
Title: Re: The sheep that didn't read the rule book.
Post by: Insoluble on January 15, 2016, 12:19:13 PM
That's a cattle grid, how's that supposed to keep sheep in?
Title: Re: The sheep that didn't read the rule book.
Post by: Asmodean on January 15, 2016, 03:13:27 PM
Quote from: Recusant on January 15, 2016, 11:07:24 AM
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QuoteA National Sheep Association
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This is the part I reacted to. How could this spokessheep actually communicate with them higher primates? Or are we talking sheep-owner, sheep-lover or-the-like kind of association? Because the way I understand the name, it's by sheep for sheep.
Title: Re: The sheep that didn't read the rule book.
Post by: No one on January 15, 2016, 04:33:40 PM
Some sheep are just baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad to the bone.
Title: Re: The sheep that didn't read the rule book.
Post by: Biggus Dickus on January 16, 2016, 08:03:07 PM
So it's really not a wise sheep were seeing here, but simply a lazy sheep herder who hasn't dug out the pit deep enough?