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Farmer771122146 karma

I knew a little woman (5ft) whose kids got charged by a moose while they were at a bus stop. She yelled and charged at the moose herself, and managed to distract it.... but then it knocked her down and stomped her over and over before running off.

She was fine - turns out the combination of the deep snowbank behind her, and the thick parka with some kind of heavy duty exterior protected her. She got off with just some widespread bruising.

VERY lucky woman - I'm not contradicting your moose wisdom, just sharing a crazy anecdote.

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I did an interview for the five books website some years ago

Link: https://fivebooks.com/best-books/daniel-everett-linguistics/

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*or unless you have google. :-P

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Isn't that the kind of policy that wound up killing the Mars Climate Orbiter?

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I came in with the exact price I wanted for the exact car I wanted, and got an agreement and a handshake from a sales guy.

Then he told me he was so sorry, he screwed up and his manager required him to raise the price by a few hundred. I said "Oh well, thanks for your time." and walked out. Got about half way home before he called me on my cell and said "Ha, it's silly of us to lose a sale over a few hundred dollars. Come on back in and we'll sign the paperwork."

The acting is just so insulting. It's like bad dinner theater, except instead of trying to entertain you, they're trying to rob you.