Lassie
@ 20 Jul. 2007 - 04:13:11 pmIn my unemployment, I have fallen to watching daytime TV. Through this I saw the classic (in the age sense) TV programme 'Lassie'. It left me wondering whether a dog could actually be that intelligent. It was only then that I realised that Lassie was intelligent, but only in comparison to those on the farm.
Lets be honest- Lassie lived with idiots. Every week one of them was getting pinned under the tractor. And every week Lassie would dutifully rush back to the house to alert the others. She'd whimper and tug at their sleeves. But every time they'd waste precious minutes saying 'Is anything wrong, girl?', 'Do you think she wants us to follow her?' and 'What is it?'. It's almost as if this was the first time this had ever happened, instead of happening every single week beforehand. I mean with all these people being pinned under tractors, its a wonder they managed to get by at all.
They probably got by on federal crop supports, which Lassie filled out the applications for...
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dogs are very intelligent
20/07/07 @ 16:52
I really did get pinned under a tractor once. All my dog did was sit there licking my face. Mind you, if I'd been trapped long enough I'm fairly certain he'd have displayed sufficient intelligence to eat me before I ate him. 
James.
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