From: "Steve Ewing" 

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 01:18:41 -0500, Adam field.near the bridge">
 wrote:

> Frank Haber wrote:
>> Gee, that question's been bothering me for decades and now you've
>> answered it. So you *can* break a 2x4 on a cows head?  Clear pine,
>> first-grade, or some knotty piece of sh*t?
>
> me great uncle used to use a metal scaffolding pole wi't "wild
bullocks".
>
> Clong....& then the wild beast would stagger a bit & calm down in the
> pen.
>
> Adam

The old story of the mule trainer that used to start each lesson by
whopping it on the head with a two-by-four.  "First, you have to get
the mule's attention."

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Steve 
http://www.qmss.com/~sewing

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