The COUNTDOWN begins.

Vince · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:42 pm Post subject: Re: The COUNTDOWN begins.

Down to 86.

Joe is a damn fine lookin' mule mate. Could never get me head around the difference between a donkey, a mule and an ass (NOT arse...ass).

How is young Zeus coping with the snow and cold mate...comes lookin' for a nice warm cuddle regularly from his "Dad".

Cheers, Vince

wiersy111 · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:42 pm Post subject: Re: The COUNTDOWN begins.

I don't think I have ever seen a mule that big. WOW!!! Sorry I forgot your a whiskey man. Personalty I partake in a warm brandy on the cold nights.

gelandangan · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:25 pm Post subject: Re: The COUNTDOWN begins.

Huh? Where are the snow?
You moved downunder already bushy?

Bushmaster · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:13 pm Post subject: Re: The COUNTDOWN begins.

The "snow" are here.

And no. By the time I will have gotten to "downunder" it will be warm here.

slimjim · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:38 pm Post subject: Re: The COUNTDOWN begins.

Great picture, Bushy. Nice smile and so early in the morning. Did you break into Vince's cooler early that day. I was wonder as you didn't get your belt on straight.

Bushmaster · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:33 pm Post subject: Re: The COUNTDOWN begins.

Well here's an update about Mr. Bushmaster. He has always worn his belt buckle on his left side. At least sense he can remember anyway.

Why Slimjim? Bother you?

O K...Here it is...I'm right handed and I tend to lean on car fenders (when they had fenders) on my right side. Hence buckle on left side. I sometimes wear a second large buckle to hold up my gunbelt. I don't want them to clash and pinch me when stepping into the saddle. In the late '50's and early '60's it was male fashion to wear your large buckles on one side or the other. AND last, but not least. It causes people to ask stupid questions. Evil Devil

NEXT??

wiersy111 · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:07 pm Post subject: Re: The COUNTDOWN begins.

Umm....... give me few minutes and I'll see what I can come up with.

Pumpkinslinger · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:58 pm Post subject: Re: The COUNTDOWN begins.

With a buckle that big don't you lean to one side? Wink

Elvis · Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:59 am Post subject: Re: The COUNTDOWN begins.

Vince wrote.

Joe is a damn fine lookin' mule mate. Could never get me head around the difference between a donkey, a mule and an ass (NOT arse...ass).
ok Vince heres goes...
a donkey is a donkey sometimes called an ass Embarassed

a mule is a cross between a male donkey and a mare(female horse)
I believe a mule is sterile wtf

and also that a stallion wont mate with a Jenny(female horse) Shocked

Im sure someone will correct me ifn Ive got it wrong.
sure is a fine LARGE looking beastie looks darn strong. Very Happy

Vince · Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 2:04 am Post subject: Re: The COUNTDOWN begins.

OK...I'm getting there Elvis...knew one of them was a cross between the others, but never knew who was who in the zoo. Laughing

Cheers, Vince

slimjim · Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 6:21 am Post subject: Re: The COUNTDOWN begins.

Pumpkinslinger wrote:

With a buckle that big don't you lean to one side?

Helps offset the limp ...

slimjim · Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 6:24 am Post subject: Re: The COUNTDOWN begins.

Vince wrote:

OK...I'm getting there Elvis...knew one of them was a cross between the others,

This explains it clearly.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mule

A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.[1] Horses and donkeys are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes. Of the two F1 hybrids between these two species, a mule is easier to obtain than a hinny (the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey). All male mules and most female mules are infertile.

The size of a mule and work to which it is put depends largely on the breeding of the mule's dam. Mules can be lightweight, medium weight, or even, when produced from draught horse mares, of moderately heavy weight.[2]

An aficionado of the mule claims that they are "more patient, sure-footed, hardy and long-lived than horses, and they are considered less obstinate, faster, and more intelligent than donkeys."[3]

A female mule that has estrus cycles and thus, in theory, could carry a fetus is called a "molly" or "Molly mule," though the term is sometimes used to refer to female mules in general. Pregnancy is rare, but can occasionally occur naturally as well as through embryo transfer. One of several terms for a gelded mule is a "John mule."

Vince · Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:12 am Post subject: Re: The COUNTDOWN begins.

Thanks Slim...that puts it all into perspective now mate.

Are mules deliberately bred, or are they "accidents" from the two different species being in the same paddock?

Very interesting for sure.

Cheers, Vince

Bushmaster · Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:16 am Post subject: Re: The COUNTDOWN begins.

Lean to one side? No...Gun offsets the buckle.

AND...I don't have a limp.

Bushmaster · Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:19 am Post subject: Re: The COUNTDOWN begins.

They are deliberately bred.

Joe wieghed in at a "moderately heavy" 1800 lbs (give or take a couple).