The Drawn Cutlass: Bright Orange For the Croc*

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Bright Orange For the Croc*

Snappy, a captive crocodile in Australia, has turned orange after damaging the water filter to his enclosure.

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There's also a video at the link.

*extra points for the person identifying the inspiration for the blog post title. Answer in Comments.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: take off of a john d macdonald title from the travis mcgee series; bright orange for the shroud? what do i win? what do i win?; 9/28/2011 06:25:00 PM
Bob said...: @Anonymous: You win! Your prize is the warm glow of satisfaction that comes from being a reader of the late, great John D. MacDonald.; 9/28/2011 11:41:00 PM
Anonymous said...: wow....that explains the strange feelings i've had for the last few hours. much appreciated.

with the death of robert b parker i don't know who to turn to for a good detective read these days. suggestions?; 9/29/2011 12:09:00 PM
Bob said...: @anonymous: you might try Andrew Vachss' Burke novels, starting with the first one, Flood.; 9/29/2011 12:19:00 PM

The Drawn Cutlass Philosophy

Be as decent as you can. Don't believe without evidence. Treat things divine with marked respect, and don't have anything to do with them. Do not trust humanity without collateral security, it will play you some scurvy trick. Remember that it hurts no one to be treated as an enemy entitled to respect until he prove himself a friend worthy of affection. Cultivate a taste for distasteful truths. And, finally, most important of all, endeavor to see things as they are, not as they ought to be.

Ambrose Bierce

Jeff Cooper's Rules of Gun Safety

All guns are always loaded. Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.
Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy. (For those who insist that this particular gun is unloaded, see Rule 1.)
Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target. This is the Golden Rule. Its violation is directly responsible for about 60 percent of inadvertent discharges.
Identify your target, and what is behind it. Never shoot at anything that you have not positively identified.

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My restaurant ratings, mostly intended for BBQ restaurants, will be on a 1-5 scale, with 1 being the worst and 5 being the best. Unlike most reviewers, I don't intend to play games with the rating scale by introducing fractions such as "2 and 1/2" or "4 and 3/4," I've always considered that stupid and a signal that the reviewer is trying to avoid making an honest 1-5 judgment.

Here is the breakdown of the ratings:

1 out of 5: waste of time, crap, unable to finish eating; apathy by staff/ownership

2 out of 5: edible, but no effort to impress; staff/management going through motions; desultory.

3 out of 5: average; reasonably good food, moderate effort by staff/management

4 out of 5: good; tasty, well-prepared food, staff alert, restaurant clean.

5 out of 5: great; excellent food, cooked fresh. Staff attentive and proactive, management responsive to complaints. Restaurant spotless.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Bright Orange For the Croc*

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