As much as I hate cattle in general, at least the cows and calves are nothing to be afraid of. Meeting a bull while on foot can be positively dangerous, they’re rarely all that impressed by noisy gunfire, and if I’m ever forced to shoot one there’ll be hell to pay. So this is the part of “the cattle are out” that I really dislike.
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They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means “The Ultimate Argument of Kings,” and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. “We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it’s about: You’ll do as I say or I’ll send my goons to kill you.”
I thought about that for a long time. If there’s an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I’ve got bullets – he’s got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that’s not going to happen. So if there’s an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain’t bullets.
It finally came to me – and that’s when I abandoned the city and most of my stuff, and gave all that was behind me a good stiff Randian Shrug.
The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.
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Just get between a momma cow and her calf , and you’ll find out how dangerous a cow can be. A cow keeps her eyes open when she charges. Whereas a bull will lower his head and loses eye contact , and is much easier to evade.
Been there done that lol
Not these inbred things. I’ve seen dogs attack calves with their mothers right there on two occasions. Not saying that the cows were indifferent or anything, on one occasion she threw a foam-spattered fit. But it didn’t scare the dog. The other cow was completely clueless: lowered her head as if to butt but then just stood there, didn’t even try to get between the dogs and the calf. Far as I can see they’ve had the brains bred right out of them like chickens.
But bulls are different. Don’t know how smart they are but I do know they’re really mean.
It is truly a shame that Laddie did not get to enjoy some Rocky Mountain oysters, although that probably would have resulted in a flying lesson for him.
Can an ebike outrun a bull?
Probably. You’d be praying the whole time you didn’t hit any sand pits. But I doubt they can run full-out all that far.
Bear Spray ? Patrick
Aw, but patrickfowler, bear spray will interfere with the bull’s sense of smell, which makes it more difficult for him to do his “job.”
Ever considered a few flash bangs?