Life's Little Mysteries

Elspode · 02-14-2006, 11:02 AM

Time to start the ultimate stupid resource thread. This is the place to put your questions. You know the type...the ones that should be obvious, yet are inscrutable and frustrating. We'll post our questions here, and hope for answers, serious or otherwise.

Here's mine to kick things off:

On the way to work this morning, I saw the happiest dog in the world. It was a boxer, sitting in his master's lap, in the driver's seat, flying down the the highway with his head hanging out the window, ears flying in the breeze and a trail of saliva spewing out in the wake. This dog looked as if he could go for 10,000 miles that way. I swear, he was smiling.

So, can anyone tell me...why do dogs like to go down the road at 70 mph with their heads hanging out the window, yet hate it so much when you blow in their faces?

Happy Monkey · 02-14-2006, 11:05 AM

Because your breath stinks...

LabRat · 02-14-2006, 11:06 AM

DAMN IT!!! you beat me to it!

dar512 · 02-14-2006, 11:43 AM

Must be a different kind of dog, 'cause both of mine love my stinky morning breath.

Elspode · 02-14-2006, 12:00 PM

Therefore we can deduce that dogs like the smell of automobile exhaust better than the smell of people breath?

Happy Monkey · 02-14-2006, 12:20 PM

Why do you think they chase cars?

barefoot serpent · 02-14-2006, 12:24 PM

It also has to do with the pack mentality -- the topdog blowing in the face of a subdog is not a happening deal.

Undertoad · 02-14-2006, 12:44 PM

Dogs are totally smell-oriented, and when it's going 70mph the smorgasbord of smells are like a sensory overload.

glatt · 02-14-2006, 01:02 PM

Not to mention the fact that they pant to cool themselves off, and at 70mph, all the effort is taken out of the panting. They're lazy. Just like us.

mrnoodle · 02-14-2006, 01:41 PM

Speaking of dogs, why are dalmatians supposed to be associated with firefighters? What the hell good is a dog in a fire?

barefoot serpent · 02-14-2006, 01:56 PM

the dog can go into a burning building to clear it of recalcitrant cats.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-14-2006, 03:30 PM

Firemen spend most of their time in the firehouse.

Iggy · 02-14-2006, 04:14 PM

Dogs are lower than the smoke and can find things we can't see for all the smoke.

wolf · 02-15-2006, 01:06 AM

Dogs have a tough time wearing a scott-pack. While they are good for search and rescue, sending a furry creature with a tendency to panic around fire into a burning building is not a good idea.

Dals are associated with firemen because they are carriage dogs. Horse drawn fire wagons came after human pulled ones (which are quite a sight to see. My local fire company has a human-drawn fire wagon that they take to parades and musters).

Cecil Says ...

02-15-2006, 02:31 AM

What the heck were carriage dogs used for then? Herding the horse when the driver fell asleep at the reins?

02-14-2006, 11:02 AM	#1
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Life's Little Mysteries Time to start the ultimate stupid resource thread. This is the place to put your questions. You know the type...the ones that should be obvious, yet are inscrutable and frustrating. We'll post our questions here, and hope for answers, serious or otherwise. Here's mine to kick things off: On the way to work this morning, I saw the happiest dog in the world. It was a boxer, sitting in his master's lap, in the driver's seat, flying down the the highway with his head hanging out the window, ears flying in the breeze and a trail of saliva spewing out in the wake. This dog looked as if he could go for 10,000 miles that way. I swear, he was smiling. So, can anyone tell me...why do dogs like to go down the road at 70 mph with their heads hanging out the window, yet hate it so much when you blow in their faces? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-14-2006, 11:05 AM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Because your breath stinks... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

02-14-2006, 11:06 AM	#3
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	DAMN IT!!! you beat me to it! __________________ 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.

02-14-2006, 11:43 AM	#4
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Must be a different kind of dog, 'cause both of mine love my stinky morning breath. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

02-14-2006, 12:00 PM	#5
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Therefore we can deduce that dogs like the smell of automobile exhaust better than the smell of people breath? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-14-2006, 12:20 PM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Why do you think they chase cars? __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

02-14-2006, 12:24 PM	#7
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	It also has to do with the pack mentality -- the topdog blowing in the face of a subdog is not a happening deal.

02-14-2006, 12:44 PM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Dogs are totally smell-oriented, and when it's going 70mph the smorgasbord of smells are like a sensory overload.

02-14-2006, 01:02 PM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Not to mention the fact that they pant to cool themselves off, and at 70mph, all the effort is taken out of the panting. They're lazy. Just like us.

02-14-2006, 01:41 PM	#10
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	Speaking of dogs, why are dalmatians supposed to be associated with firefighters? What the hell good is a dog in a fire? __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

02-14-2006, 01:56 PM	#11
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	the dog can go into a burning building to clear it of recalcitrant cats.

02-14-2006, 03:30 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Firemen spend most of their time in the firehouse. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-14-2006, 04:14 PM	#13
Iggy Back and ready to tart up the place Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 850	Dogs are lower than the smoke and can find things we can't see for all the smoke. __________________ Chock-full of naughty goodness.

02-15-2006, 01:06 AM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Dogs have a tough time wearing a scott-pack. While they are good for search and rescue, sending a furry creature with a tendency to panic around fire into a burning building is not a good idea. Dals are associated with firemen because they are carriage dogs. Horse drawn fire wagons came after human pulled ones (which are quite a sight to see. My local fire company has a human-drawn fire wagon that they take to parades and musters). Cecil Says ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-15-2006, 02:31 AM	#15
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	What the heck were carriage dogs used for then? Herding the horse when the driver fell asleep at the reins?

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