Three horses

xoxoxoBruce · 03-28-2008, 12:48 AM

Consider three horses, each pulling a cart filled with hay. The horses are in a row, walking down the road. As it walks, the second horse gets to eat from the hay that the first horse is pulling. The third horse gets to eat from the hay the second horse is pulling. Which horse would you prefer to be?

Bullitt · 03-28-2008, 12:58 AM

The first horse.. it has the best view.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-28-2008, 02:16 AM

But the first horse goes hungry.

Shawnee123 · 03-28-2008, 09:11 AM

The second horse. His needs are met, and he can give to the last horse.

lumberjim · 03-28-2008, 09:22 AM

i need more info to make a clear choice. like how long a walk will it be? what are the road conditions? weather?

short trip, sunny day, i want to be 1st. long trip, 2nd.

i know i dont want to be 3rd.

but i voted 2nd cuz it was my first impulse

LabRat · 03-28-2008, 10:04 AM

My first impule is to be the second horse too.

Not only do you get to eat the hay from the cart in front, your own load gets lighter if the third horse eats off of your cart. Plus, since the first horse isn't eating, you won't have as much poop to walk through. If you get lost, you can blame it on the first horse. Any potholes or roadblocks, the first horse gets stuck and you get to learn from his mistake.

The view stinks though.

Shawnee123 · 03-28-2008, 10:15 AM

That is awesome. My viewpoint from my over-idealistic happy poet stance (giving to others, gawd!) and LabRat's viewpoint with valid scientific observations. And we both think the 2nd horse.

lumberjim · 03-28-2008, 10:16 AM

yeah, my reasons for the second horse are exactly what labrat said.

Shawnee123 · 03-28-2008, 10:20 AM

Me too, that's what I meant!

Flint · 03-28-2008, 10:23 AM

I want to be the third horse, if LabRat is the second horse.

LabRat · 03-28-2008, 10:28 AM

Won't do you any good, unless the cart is plexiglass, and you are REALLY hungry...

Flint · 03-28-2008, 10:30 AM

Hey, no problem, baby. Let me remove that pesky cart for you. See, now isn't that better?

monster · 03-28-2008, 10:33 AM

No treadmills?

Flint · 03-28-2008, 10:35 AM

Oh, goddamnit.

LabRat · 03-28-2008, 10:41 AM

View Poll Results: Which horse would you rather be?
First	6	37.50%
Second	8	50.00%
Third	2	12.50%
Voters: 16. You may not vote on this poll

03-28-2008, 12:48 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Three horses Consider three horses, each pulling a cart filled with hay. The horses are in a row, walking down the road. As it walks, the second horse gets to eat from the hay that the first horse is pulling. The third horse gets to eat from the hay the second horse is pulling. Which horse would you prefer to be? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-28-2008, 12:58 AM	#2
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	The first horse.. it has the best view. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

03-28-2008, 02:16 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	But the first horse goes hungry. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-28-2008, 09:11 AM	#4
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	The second horse. His needs are met, and he can give to the last horse. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-28-2008, 09:22 AM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	i need more info to make a clear choice. like how long a walk will it be? what are the road conditions? weather? short trip, sunny day, i want to be 1st. long trip, 2nd. i know i dont want to be 3rd. but i voted 2nd cuz it was my first impulse __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-28-2008, 10:04 AM	#6
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	My first impule is to be the second horse too. Not only do you get to eat the hay from the cart in front, your own load gets lighter if the third horse eats off of your cart. Plus, since the first horse isn't eating, you won't have as much poop to walk through. If you get lost, you can blame it on the first horse. Any potholes or roadblocks, the first horse gets stuck and you get to learn from his mistake. The view stinks though. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

03-28-2008, 10:15 AM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	That is awesome. My viewpoint from my over-idealistic happy poet stance (giving to others, gawd!) and LabRat's viewpoint with valid scientific observations. And we both think the 2nd horse. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-28-2008, 10:16 AM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	yeah, my reasons for the second horse are exactly what labrat said. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-28-2008, 10:20 AM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Me too, that's what I meant! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-28-2008, 10:23 AM	#10
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I want to be the third horse, if LabRat is the second horse. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-28-2008, 10:28 AM	#11
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Won't do you any good, unless the cart is plexiglass, and you are REALLY hungry... __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

03-28-2008, 10:30 AM	#12
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Hey, no problem, baby. Let me remove that pesky cart for you. See, now isn't that better? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-28-2008, 10:33 AM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	No treadmills? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-28-2008, 10:35 AM	#14
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Oh, goddamnit. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-28-2008, 10:41 AM	#15
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	__________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

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