tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post9012534035239257706..comments2024-03-29T03:05:05.850-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Unknown animals die unmourned all the time, so it shouldn’t matter. But storied wolverines… they are rare..."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34814268234655080972016-05-13T20:29:19.882-05:002016-05-13T20:29:19.882-05:00Here's a good picture of Wolverines:
https://n...<br />Here's a good picture of Wolverines:<br />https://nypdecider.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/red-dawn.png<br /><br />Wolverines!<br /><br />jr565https://www.blogger.com/profile/06250384040393259866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62167419168822511852016-05-13T18:08:58.796-05:002016-05-13T18:08:58.796-05:00As the Wikipedia entry says: "The wolverine,...As the Wikipedia entry says: "The wolverine, a solitary animal, has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times larger than itself."<br /><br />Hugh Jackman is 6'3" but the character he plays in the X-men movies is supposed to be 5'3". In the earlier movies they filmed him at unusual angles to give the impression he was shorter, before giving up and just accepting the fact that he was, well, Hugh Jackman. The Wolverine character, like the animal he's modeled on, is supposed to be a spark plug who can open up a frosty can of whoop-ass on opponents who are much, much bigger than he is because of his innate furiosity. <br /><br />As you read the Wikipedia article, it's actually quite impressive. Wolverines (which are really just big, strong weasels) have faced down wolves and bears (even polar bears!) to protect their turf and their kills. Pretty bad-ass little fuckers. The US military in the age of Obama could take some lessons from these guys (ignore the fact that your Commander in Chief despises you and try to be the best you can be...)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01785626956259192411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85252684097964855942016-05-13T16:25:04.192-05:002016-05-13T16:25:04.192-05:00Wolverines are very elusive. I saw one in the ear...Wolverines are very elusive. I saw one in the early 1990's on our property but the rarity of their sightings belies their actual numbers.mockturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507310332014103437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29461322601308916212016-05-13T14:50:10.418-05:002016-05-13T14:50:10.418-05:00I wanted a good picture of a wolverine for this po...I wanted a good picture of a wolverine for this post. Do you have any idea how many photos of the movie character Wolverine you have to scroll past, if you do a Google image search for "wolverine," before you get to a picture of the animal? About 300. <br /><br />First world problems.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938263272237104128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90114936285088154812016-05-13T13:02:47.371-05:002016-05-13T13:02:47.371-05:00The black and white sketch does not do the wolveri...The black and white sketch does not do the wolverine justice. In the wild, they are colored yellow and blue.CarlFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067301729545430817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62507460016362723222016-05-13T12:13:34.981-05:002016-05-13T12:13:34.981-05:00Actually, Wolverine is only about forty years old....<i>Actually, Wolverine is only about forty years old. He showed up during the 1970s. Marvel really only established itself as a superhero publisher starting in 1961 with the Fantastic Four. So they haven't been continuously flogging any dead horse for more than 55 years—though they revived some 1940s characters early on, such as Captain America and the Sub-mariner.</i><br /><br />Thanks for the valuable info. I'll be sure to file it right next to my similarly valuable collection of "Mondale for President" memorabilia. Quaestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688608372863540573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65034960446287483632016-05-13T10:49:16.502-05:002016-05-13T10:49:16.502-05:00@Althouse, we're just trying to be helpful. I...@Althouse, we're just trying to be helpful. It's not really mansplaining.Big Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831645119853118904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58708586622930085452016-05-13T10:17:36.672-05:002016-05-13T10:17:36.672-05:00Spat.Spat.Bob Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10446972838620138676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47488864542332190302016-05-13T10:08:14.607-05:002016-05-13T10:08:14.607-05:00Quaestor: Actually, Wolverine is only about forty ...Quaestor: Actually, Wolverine is only about forty years old. He showed up during the 1970s. Marvel really only established itself as a superhero publisher starting in 1961 with the Fantastic Four. So they haven't been continuously flogging any dead horse for more than 55 years—though they revived some 1940s characters early on, such as Captain America and the Sub-mariner.<br /><br />I'll grant, though, that Wolverine is the Arthur Fonzarelli of the Marvel universe, and has been since quite early on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64009245031922852722016-05-13T10:06:15.908-05:002016-05-13T10:06:15.908-05:00Aren't wolverines supposed to be super elusive...Aren't wolverines supposed to be super elusive? I'm guessing their numbers are growing strong enough, they finally spit out one dumb enough for a Darwin award.Bircheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045640752795693223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1287882222575691382016-05-13T09:51:29.030-05:002016-05-13T09:51:29.030-05:00What I find depressing is the fact that Google too...What I find depressing is the fact that Google too often weights its search toward pop culture crapola, which is perhaps the point Althouse was making. I wonder what proportion of millennials have no idea that "wolverine" isn't necessarily an X-Man? 50%? More? The mind boggles.<br /><br />On top of that, just consider all the disc space taken up with data referring to one of the most ill-conceived comic book creations ever. What kind of super-power is rake tines that retract into one's arms? A dumb one, that kind. But Wolverine is sooo complex and conflicted, I hear someone bleat. To which I reply, a dead horse Marvel has been flogging for 60 years. Dead? More like fossilized.<br /><br />Luckily for my brain I've never watched an X-Men movie, even for free.Quaestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688608372863540573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76326524548574090322016-05-13T09:17:19.202-05:002016-05-13T09:17:19.202-05:00It might be a man problem, or more generally a ner...It might be a man problem, or more generally a nerd problem. We nerds tend to take things literally. We tend not to suspect underlying motives.<br /><br />That's been an issue these days. There's an assumption of malevolence out there, and an assumption of trickery. If you're watching a late-night comedy show, trickery is a good assumption, and it can be fun. But if you're just commenting on a blog, or holding a door open for someone, or talking about bathrooms, it can be terrible.Bob Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10446972838620138676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43505150827920776222016-05-13T09:11:38.334-05:002016-05-13T09:11:38.334-05:00Ann Althouse said...
"Come on, did anyone rea...Ann Althouse said...<br />"Come on, did anyone really think I didn't know how to refine a Google search to eliminate the unwanted result?"<br /><br />Fansplaining.Bob Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217663230833386582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73041887890477291502016-05-13T09:09:16.606-05:002016-05-13T09:09:16.606-05:00Ann Althouse said, "Come on, did anyone reall...Ann Althouse said, "Come on, did anyone really think I didn't know how to refine a Google search to eliminate the unwanted result?"<br /><br />That was what you implied. Maybe we're just naive, trusting souls. When I see someone complaining about a tech problem that I can help solve, I try to help.Bob Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10446972838620138676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80820496168720596232016-05-13T08:55:12.469-05:002016-05-13T08:55:12.469-05:00@quaestor - "futility" - sort of the def...@quaestor - "futility" - sort of the definition of farming/ranching, isn't it?<br /><br />-XCExpat(ish)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14735123290866640101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3506410697955955752016-05-13T08:52:37.419-05:002016-05-13T08:52:37.419-05:00He carries a shovel and quicklime in his truck.
F...He carries a shovel and quicklime in his truck.<br /><br />Futility.<br /><br />The Mustelidae have been knock-knockin' on apex predatory door for some time now, usually at the expense of cats. Cats may be smart individually, but as a clade they're dumb. Cats have three survival strategies: 1) Be a small-bodied specialist, in which case a little climate change spells doom, 2) Be a gigantic generalist, such a lion or tiger, in which case one must eat megafauna or starve, or 3) Be a pussy, literally, in which case your survival mostly depends on sponging off empty-nester human females. The Mustelids have figured out that the solution to the big challenge of the Holocene — i.e. coexisting with Homo sapiens — is to be a small-bodied generalist. Eat anybody you can overcome, and do that by sheer cussedness instead of by expensive adaptations like size and strength. And you get to keep your dignity. In a world were the most abundant protein is in the form of placid, moronic domesticated ruminants and galliforms the economy-sized wolverine and its kin are in the catbird's seat along with foxes and coyotes.Quaestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688608372863540573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48243615292635361742016-05-13T08:48:48.248-05:002016-05-13T08:48:48.248-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Quaestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688608372863540573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12882296329579546852016-05-13T08:46:31.947-05:002016-05-13T08:46:31.947-05:00Come on, did anyone really think I didn't know...Come on, did anyone really think I didn't know how to refine a Google search to eliminate the unwanted result? Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11532657038189522512016-05-13T08:42:33.765-05:002016-05-13T08:42:33.765-05:00Yea, that "immediately" is curious. Som...Yea, that "immediately" is curious. Someone notices you after 150 years and "immediately"? It sounds like the thing either just arrived on a international flight, or the the shooter shot poor Gulo right off his horse as he road into town.bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77468258014654929812016-05-13T08:26:26.427-05:002016-05-13T08:26:26.427-05:00One factor in demise of the animal was the sick pr...One factor in demise of the animal was the sick practice of University of Wisconsin hockey fans throwing wolverines on the ice after a win against the University of Michigan. Carter Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141300133457388267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72972260244981478692016-05-13T08:13:46.849-05:002016-05-13T08:13:46.849-05:00I met the friend of a friend who ranches in a stat...I met the friend of a friend who ranches in a state where wolves have been re-introduced.<br /><br />He carries a shovel and quicklime in his truck.<br /><br />Wink wink.<br /><br />Time for a <a rel="nofollow">Big Jake</a> clip.<br /><br />-XCExpat(ish)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14735123290866640101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41555772963695800512016-05-13T08:12:03.714-05:002016-05-13T08:12:03.714-05:00Gulo gulf
Safari strikes again!
Fuck Apple. I...Gulo gulf<br /><br />Safari strikes again!<br /><br />Fuck Apple. I'm turning off that autocorrect bullshit.<br /><br /><i>Gulo gulo</i><br /><br />Even after I told it to LEARN Gulo, it tried to change it to "gulp". I think we needn't fear AI too much. Even after Judgement Day SkyNet is gonna need at least a few humans around just to disambiguate for it.Quaestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688608372863540573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-45206108791999560362016-05-13T08:09:03.460-05:002016-05-13T08:09:03.460-05:00Use the minus sign to filter searches. As in &quo...Use the minus sign to filter searches. As in "wolverine -movie."M Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05446729909633462523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18400906141016309582016-05-13T08:08:06.765-05:002016-05-13T08:08:06.765-05:00I Agree with Big Mike....there's plenty of spo...I Agree with Big Mike....there's plenty of spots! Isle Royale, for example, where we could stick a few wolverines....they should be in the state!Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791314877257904422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9036128166194949142016-05-13T08:05:43.461-05:002016-05-13T08:05:43.461-05:00You just have to anticipate the need for disambigu...<i>You just have to anticipate the need for disambiguation.</i><br /><br />Folks need an app for that. Professor Frick should invent one. After the monsterometer and the frog exaggerator came the embiguator, which naturally calls for a disambigulator.Quaestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688608372863540573noreply@blogger.com