I shoulda said, “dead meat,” but it’s late. Sorry.
June 6, 2015 at 11:11 pm
RegT
“You eat meat. I know you eat meat. I _heard_ you eat meat!”
Nico Toscani (Seagal) in _Above The Law_.
June 6, 2015 at 11:25 pm
RegT
BTW, that isn’t a machete, it is a sword that looks more like a Macedonian/Greek kopis.
June 7, 2015 at 7:49 am
S Hooks
I agree – excellent catch. Also, Zed’s attack looks a lot like the way the Spartans in “300” launched themselves at the Persians.
June 7, 2015 at 12:01 am
Pamela
That critter will provide a lot of Bar-B-Que. Someone fire up the pit.
June 7, 2015 at 12:10 am
Ming the Merciless
My son went to hunt boars with the Florida Seminoles on their Everglades estates riding horses bareback with just a large bowie knife and a bunch of pit bulls…Real life Jurassic park, he said…them boars are huge and mean…the other white meat! http://www.mybabyjo.com/images/SCALPED_MENS_03.jpg
June 7, 2015 at 2:49 am
Blue Quasar
I never understood why the people didn’t just stand off and snipe with a Barrett M82 .50 in the old Jurassic movies. Possibly a less active plot.
June 7, 2015 at 6:53 am
eon
In Crichton’s original novel, there were less than a dozen guns on the island. Because the people running it thought that since the dinosaurs were all female, and couldn’t reproduce, they were “safe”. As in, basically really big lawn pets.
Going back to Cooper, even Incredibly Smart People often don’t get that wild animals are just that- wild. In fact, Incredibly Smart People are the ones least likely to “get it”- until the wild animals get them, that is, by which point it’s pretty much too late.
Parting thought- If it weren’t for our genius for creating weapons, from clubs and spears, to bows, to guns, and on up to nukes- we humans would be at the bottom of the natural food chain. No claws, not very good teeth, but oh boy, would all the apex predators think we were tasty.
Anyone who thinks otherwise might want to read “Man-Eaters of Kumaon” by Jim Corbett. And then go back and read Crichton’s books again.
Nothing makes a 170-pound human equal to 1,200 pounds of Bengal Tiger quite like ten pounds of .460 Weatherby.
cheers
eon
June 7, 2015 at 8:44 am
markm
We evolved out of growing natural weapons _after_ we started making and carrying better weapons.
June 7, 2015 at 10:53 am
B Woodman
God made man.
Colt made man equal.
June 7, 2015 at 6:46 pm
Oliver Heaviside
Some say that while Colt made men equal, Kalishnikov made them free.
June 7, 2015 at 1:19 pm
SteveInCO
Actually we do have one physical advantage. Great dexterity would enable us to go for our attacker’s eyes… which will rapidly make it change its mind if we seem about to succeed, since no morsel is worth losing an eye for.
June 7, 2015 at 1:20 pm
SteveInCO
…though I do agree I’d a million times rather have ballistic or edged help in addition to that.
June 7, 2015 at 4:58 am
Kevin M
slurp slurp slurp
June 7, 2015 at 5:10 am
Bill G
Living dangerously, Damon.
June 7, 2015 at 8:23 am
RayNAiken
Unless Damon is lying then Jan has no choice but to admit it. And why would she be offended. She reaped benefits!
June 7, 2015 at 11:02 am
B Woodman
Finally got one of those circular thingies, a ‘Round To It, and paid my dues for the year. I even get a DD card. Whoopee! First time I’ve ever been able to afford the dues. Hopefully I can do it again later, in about 3-4 months.
CHris, thank you for all you do, to keep us stimulated, soul, mind, and yes, even body (woof!)
June 7, 2015 at 12:34 pm
Chris Muir
Just got it, SSG! THANK YA! And if the fundraiser goes well, you won’t need to donate for another year…
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I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
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Forget about drinking up, Damon better GET OUT OF RANGE in a hurry! 😉
I imagine Zed would be carrying something along the lines of an H&H .700NE
Not that going after a tyrannosaur with a machete isn’t bad-ass…
There are people who scream, “OMIGOD! TREX!”
Then there are people who whisper, “Oh, boy. Dinner.”
Meanwhile, the TRex is looking at the people and thinking,
“MMMMM! FINGER FOOD!”
As Jeff Cooper said of Africa, in the Jurassic, everything bites.
cheers
eon
Damon, on the other hand, is doomed.
I shoulda said, “dead meat,” but it’s late. Sorry.
“You eat meat. I know you eat meat. I _heard_ you eat meat!”
Nico Toscani (Seagal) in _Above The Law_.
BTW, that isn’t a machete, it is a sword that looks more like a Macedonian/Greek kopis.
I agree – excellent catch. Also, Zed’s attack looks a lot like the way the Spartans in “300” launched themselves at the Persians.
That critter will provide a lot of Bar-B-Que. Someone fire up the pit.
My son went to hunt boars with the Florida Seminoles on their Everglades estates riding horses bareback with just a large bowie knife and a bunch of pit bulls…Real life Jurassic park, he said…them boars are huge and mean…the other white meat!
http://www.mybabyjo.com/images/SCALPED_MENS_03.jpg
I never understood why the people didn’t just stand off and snipe with a Barrett M82 .50 in the old Jurassic movies. Possibly a less active plot.
In Crichton’s original novel, there were less than a dozen guns on the island. Because the people running it thought that since the dinosaurs were all female, and couldn’t reproduce, they were “safe”. As in, basically really big lawn pets.
Going back to Cooper, even Incredibly Smart People often don’t get that wild animals are just that- wild. In fact, Incredibly Smart People are the ones least likely to “get it”- until the wild animals get them, that is, by which point it’s pretty much too late.
Parting thought- If it weren’t for our genius for creating weapons, from clubs and spears, to bows, to guns, and on up to nukes- we humans would be at the bottom of the natural food chain. No claws, not very good teeth, but oh boy, would all the apex predators think we were tasty.
Anyone who thinks otherwise might want to read “Man-Eaters of Kumaon” by Jim Corbett. And then go back and read Crichton’s books again.
Nothing makes a 170-pound human equal to 1,200 pounds of Bengal Tiger quite like ten pounds of .460 Weatherby.
cheers
eon
We evolved out of growing natural weapons _after_ we started making and carrying better weapons.
God made man.
Colt made man equal.
Some say that while Colt made men equal, Kalishnikov made them free.
Actually we do have one physical advantage. Great dexterity would enable us to go for our attacker’s eyes… which will rapidly make it change its mind if we seem about to succeed, since no morsel is worth losing an eye for.
…though I do agree I’d a million times rather have ballistic or edged help in addition to that.
slurp slurp slurp
Living dangerously, Damon.
Unless Damon is lying then Jan has no choice but to admit it. And why would she be offended. She reaped benefits!
Finally got one of those circular thingies, a ‘Round To It, and paid my dues for the year. I even get a DD card. Whoopee! First time I’ve ever been able to afford the dues. Hopefully I can do it again later, in about 3-4 months.
CHris, thank you for all you do, to keep us stimulated, soul, mind, and yes, even body (woof!)
Just got it, SSG! THANK YA! And if the fundraiser goes well, you won’t need to donate for another year…
Fella Tio…it’s the other dark meat.