[lit-ideas] Re: Where politics hits the grass
- From: "Paul Stone" <pastone@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 14:52:24 -0500
david ritchie:
> I once helped break up a fight between a Weimar Reiner and a Doberman. The
> Doberman had had the early going, but the Weimar Reiner, with advantages of
> mass, power and guile, seized the Doberman by the throat and began to work
> its jaws. For the Doberman to have any chance at life, intervention would
> be necessary, so on the count of three, a friend and I each grabbed a set of
> back legs, and lifted. The improvised trick worked fine. I have since
> wondered if the principle could not be extended, but with people
> unfortunately, once they get up on their hinds legs, it's really quite a
> problem knowing where to grab hold.
So which dog am I?
remembering it's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size
of the fight in the dog, or some such thing.
woof
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