nigel99 608 #1 February 17, 2011 I came across this old news report... WTF http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2005-07-08-sheep-suicide_x.htmExperienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #2 February 17, 2011 Sheep should not B.A.S.E."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 February 17, 2011 My understanding is that Clay was recently in Turkey.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #4 February 17, 2011 Sheeple. New word of the day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #5 February 17, 2011 Hey! Lemmings and skydivers can do it...why not sheep?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #6 February 17, 2011 QuoteHey! Lemmings and skydivers can do it...why not sheep? So....the sheep saw the green light? When will they learn to spot."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #7 February 17, 2011 Clay was in "hot" pursuit for a lanolin fix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regulator 0 #8 February 17, 2011 Perhaps the sheep should take some notes from their asian counterparts....and learn the ways of the ninja goat. http://www.break.com/index/introducing-the-himalayan-ninja-goat-1994105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wayneflorida 0 #9 February 17, 2011 Quote I came across this old news report... WTF http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2005-07-08-sheep-suicide_x.htm Remember the sheep dog driving the sheep off the cliff in the old movie Far from the Madding Crowd. Kind of like the opening of Jaws. You just don't forget it. Of course I remember Julie Christie, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebabin 0 #10 February 17, 2011 Quote Sheep should not B.A.S.E. Sheeple shouldn't either."Science, logic and reason will fly you to the moon. Religion will fly you into buildings." "Because figuring things out is always better than making shit up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 0 #11 February 17, 2011 QuoteHey! Lemmings and skydivers can do it...why not sheep? Don't forget businessmen do it too. http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/27/segway-inc-owner-rides-over-cliff-to-his-death/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #12 February 17, 2011 The problem is the basic herd mentality in such animals, that actually has served to protect them in many situations. But when it comes to running towards a cliff, the animals piling up in back, push the ones in front over the edge. Ancient man has taken advantage of this flaw in beasts like buffalo, by working them up into a stampede and running them over a cliff. I've visited several "buffalo jump" sites where this was done. I've also been to a site where the U.S. Cavalry stampeded captured Indian ponies over a cliff, so that they wouldn't return to the Indians, in order to deny the Indians they're mobility, and defeat them. That was a more expedient way to mass kill them then to use up valuable ammunition needed for self defense. It's sort of like the the instinct of musk oxen to bunch up in a circle, with the adults facing outward, to protect the young from predators like wolves. This behavior works great against natural predators. But the problem is that man is smart enough to defeat their instinctive system - when a gun is used, the musk ox can just be picked off one at a time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #13 February 17, 2011 Apparently drug use was implicated: Quote"There's nothing we can do. They're all wasted," Nevzat Bayhan, a member of one of 26 families whose sheep were grazing together in the herd, was quoted as saying by Aksam. This is your brain: This is your brain on drugs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #14 February 17, 2011 QuoteQuoteHey! Lemmings and skydivers can do it...why not sheep? So....the sheep saw the green light? When will they learn to spot. The spotting sheep gave the three-count: "Bah! Ram! Ewe!""There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #15 February 18, 2011 It's W's fault.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #16 February 18, 2011 QuoteThe spotting sheep gave the three-count: "Bah! Ram! Ewe!" I thought it was "3-2-1, see-ewe!"Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #17 February 18, 2011 QuoteQuoteThe spotting sheep gave the three-count: "Bah! Ram! Ewe!" I thought it was "3-2-1, see-ewe!" I always wondered what would happen if you did that backwards - does it become a skydive?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 608 #18 February 18, 2011 QuoteQuoteHey! Lemmings and skydivers can do it...why not sheep? Don't forget businessmen do it too. http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/27/segway-inc-owner-rides-over-cliff-to-his-death/ Funny but harsh.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 608 #19 February 18, 2011 QuoteAncient man has taken advantage of this flaw in beasts like buffalo, by working them up into a stampede and running them over a cliff. I've visited several "buffalo jump" sites where this was done. I've also been to a site where the U.S. Cavalry stampeded captured Indian ponies over a cliff, so that they wouldn't return to the Indians, in order to deny the Indians they're mobility, and defeat them. That was a more expedient way to mass kill them then to use up valuable ammunition needed for self defense. Live and learn, very interesting.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #20 February 18, 2011 QuoteHey! Lemmings and skydivers can do it...why not sheep? QuoteDon't forget businessmen do it too. I understand the sport reached its peak popularity in October 1929.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #21 February 18, 2011 Quote Live and learn, very interesting. If you had been born in the land of the freemen and the home of the braves, you would have known this. edited to add: My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #22 February 18, 2011 Quote Quote Hey! Lemmings and skydivers can do it...why not sheep? Quote Don't forget businessmen do it too. I understand the sport reached its peak popularity in October 1929. Yeah, off of the Wall Street skyscrapers. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
