LATE NIGHT STEWING 101
Did you know if you take a stick and tease a lemming as it it makes its way to the cliff to jump off and die, it gets so mad about the intrusion that it explodes like a firecracker. My Norwegian friends call it popping a lemming…they figure it’s going to die anyway so one should have a little fun while one can. There’s a lesson to be learned here…not sure
what exactly, but I know there is and we should all take heed.
March 10th, 2010 at 9:30 am
To go out with a bang….
The Big Bang Theory…
in the Lemming World…..
One of the peoples that I like best
is Betty …Graavd, I don’t thing she would
like anyone to know who she is, whenever
I am sad< I talk to Betty…you will get
to meet herr.
She knows all about you…
March 10th, 2010 at 9:32 am
She is Norwegian, double aa……
March 10th, 2010 at 9:54 am
That’s why we invented the mouse trap so our mice can go out with a bang too.
Heard about Lemmings before but didn’t know they were part of the rodent race….hate mice..
Thanks for enlightening me again..CRC…
Lemming=Norwegian mouse and they know how to swim=not all, overpopulation..migrating..
Mice will act like people if in a
overpopulated area such as a city like environment, studies.
Rape, attacks on each other.. Psych 104
March 12th, 2010 at 10:17 am
It was here that his most famous experiment, the mouse universe, was created. [1] In July 1968 four pairs of mice were introduced into the Utopian universe. The universe was one where the mouse had no predators and were fed, only space was limited.
The population reached 620 by day 315 after which the population growth dropped markedly. The last surviving birth was on day 600. This period between day 315 and day 600 saw a breakdown in social structure and in normal social behavior. Among the aberrations in behavior were the following: expulsion of young before weaning was complete, wounding of young, inability of dominant males to maintain the defense of their territory and females, aggressive behavior of females, passivity of non-dominant males with increased attacks on each other which were not defended against. After day 600 the social breakdown continued and the population declined toward extinction. During this period females ceased to reproduce. Their male counterparts withdrew completely, never engaging in courtship or fighting. They ate, drank, slept, and groomed themselves – all solitary pursuits. Sleek, healthy coats and an absence of scars characterized these males. They were dubbed “the beautiful ones”.
The conclusions drawn from this experiment were that when all available space is taken and all social roles filled, competition and the stresses experienced by the individuals will result in a total breakdown in complex social behaviors, ultimately resulting in the demise of the population.
Dr. Calhoun saw the fate of the population of mice as a metaphor for the potential fate of man. He characterized the social breakdown as a “second death”, with reference to the “second death” mentioned in the Biblical book of Revelation 2:11 [1] His study has been cited by Conservative Christian writers such as Bill Perkins as a warning of the dangers of the living in an “increasingly crowded and impersonal world”. [2]
On September 27, 1974 Dr. Calhoun met with Pope Paul VI[citation needed].
[edit] Conclusion
Dr. Calhoun believed that his research provided clues to the future of mankind as well as ways to avoid a looming disaster. During the 1960s, he and Dr. Leaonard Duhl formed an informal group, the Space Cadets, which met to discuss the social uses of space. The members of this group came from as diverse professions as architecture, city planning, physics, and psychiatry. In Dr. Calhoun’s own words “Our success in being human has so far derived from our honoring deviance more than tradition. Template changing always has gained a slight, though often tenuous, lead over template obeying. Now we must search diligently for those creative deviants from which, alone, will come the conceptualization of an evolutionary designing process. This can assure us an open-ended future toward whose realization we can participate.”
Dr. Calhoun died on September 7, 1995 at the age of 78.[3]
[edit] Calhoun and The Secret of NIMH
The Secret of NIMH, an animated film, was based on the children’s novel Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, by Robert C. O’Brien, published in 1971. This book, in turn, was inspired by Dr. Calhouns’ work.[3]
Wikipedia
The lesson to be learned is that we are like mice but we will always have strife in our lives.
Our beautiful ones are in the movie industry…listen to your radio show but not all…filmmakers go into all walks of life to make a film, different lives, different people, all in the same community….
March 12th, 2010 at 10:20 am
I’ve always thought that death by falling from a great height would be a nice way to go. In fact it is number 3 on my list of cool ways to die. Hitting the ground wouldn’t hurt, especially if you go head first, and it would be like the most awesome roller coaster ever!
Number 2 on my list is death by black hole.
Number 1 on my list is death by nuke. Like, ground zero of a nuclear blast. If I’m going to die, I think it would be increadibly cool to have all of the matter in my body transformed into pure energy.
Maybe if you poke me with a stick, right before I fall off the cliff, I might go nuclear and explode, AND fall from a great height.
The only thing missing now, is a black hole!
March 12th, 2010 at 10:24 am
Actually, I think I changed my mind. All of my top death wishes are super fast, and thus relatively painless.
I think the part where I get poked by a stick my hurt a little bit.
Therefore, I’m going to put it at number 4 on my list.
Death Wish #4: While falling off a cliff, CRC pokes me with a stick. The frustration will make me go nuclear.
CRC better use a looooong stick if he doesn’t want to be caught in the blast!
March 12th, 2010 at 10:33 am
They use to call me a “Space Cadet” but I think they meant “Airhead” and I was, all I cared about was going to the beach and attending Fashion Illustration Art Class. Young, dumb and happy…not a care in the World…..I attended the University of New Mexico the year before, too many books to read and remember..like the mouse Universe…….
March 12th, 2010 at 5:16 pm
Rodents commit suicide? I’m amazed. I think one lesson is = try not to run off the cliff. It is a Long Way Down (title to new song I’m working).
Keep your eyes on the road your hands upon the wheel…. Let it roll baby roll – but not over the cliff+ Too funny as long as # It ain’t me babe!