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InToTheWannaB
Profile Joined September 2002
United States4770 Posts
June 26 2006 23:42 GMT
#21
On June 27 2006 08:06 sdpgposd wrote:
well, my first instinct was to say a giraffe but i think thats probably what Energies tried as well. Also, giraffes have no problem bending down to eat grass, it merely says 'its too high to eat grass, but its gotta be fed'

all we know is that its living above the ground (like a kuala)
actually, it probably doesnt eat grass.
You sure they can bend down to eat grass?
When the spirit is not altogether slain, great loss teaches men and women to desire greatly, both for themselves and for others.
infecteddna
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Slovenia243 Posts
June 27 2006 00:02 GMT
#22
"It's too high to eat grass," eh. a dopehead?

...yes, I had to.
alpskomleko
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Slovenia950 Posts
June 30 2006 03:44 GMT
#23
On June 27 2006 08:16 Jathin wrote:
Seems to me like it's a metaphor for a goal that's hard to accomplish and you need to seek an alternative route to solve. The cow, I suppose, is too high off the ground to eat grass - yet it needs to be fed -- there lies the problem. Hand feeding it can only be sustained for a short period of time (your arm gets tired, whatever) -- so you need to seek an alternative route to feeding it.


I know the world is full of weird shit and metaphors, but a cow that CAN NOT EAT GRASS BY BENDING ITS HEAD DOWN is...just...you know, forget it. He probably meant a shark. Dunno.
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Chibi[OWNS]
Profile Joined May 2003
United Kingdom10597 Posts
June 30 2006 03:50 GMT
#24
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Chibi[OWNS]
Profile Joined May 2003
United Kingdom10597 Posts
June 30 2006 03:51 GMT
#25
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Aileon
Profile Joined June 2006
United States299 Posts
June 30 2006 04:10 GMT
#26
It sounds like a horse or something that is too high off of the ground to reach down to eat the grass, and it needs to be fed, but letting it eat out of your palm every time it needs food isn't really applicable or feasible.
Everyones Favorite Hick. aka Xeroth
SCNewb
Profile Joined June 2006
Canada2210 Posts
June 30 2006 04:18 GMT
#27
just don't listen to old people =P
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sdpgposd
Profile Joined October 2005
United Kingdom1464 Posts
June 30 2006 07:21 GMT
#28
On June 27 2006 08:42 InToTheWannaB wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 27 2006 08:06 sdpgposd wrote:
well, my first instinct was to say a giraffe but i think thats probably what Energies tried as well. Also, giraffes have no problem bending down to eat grass, it merely says 'its too high to eat grass, but its gotta be fed'

all we know is that its living above the ground (like a kuala)
actually, it probably doesnt eat grass.
You sure they can bend down to eat grass?

yes, giraffes can bend down to eat grass
lebowskiguy
Profile Joined August 2005
Greece201 Posts
June 30 2006 07:51 GMT
#29
On June 30 2006 13:10 Aileon wrote:
It sounds like a horse or something that is too high off of the ground to reach down to eat the grass, and it needs to be fed, but letting it eat out of your palm every time it needs food isn't really applicable or feasible.


lol
Smokie my friend, you are entering a world of pain.
tKd_
Profile Joined February 2005
United States2916 Posts
June 30 2006 07:56 GMT
#30
an emo kid.
shmay
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States1091 Posts
June 30 2006 08:13 GMT
#31
goddamnit this was already answered, stop debating

On June 27 2006 00:32 nova_442 wrote:
Still a penis.

-Just cuz it's too high to eat grass doesn't mean it actually does.
-Your penis has horny urges that have to be "fed".
-Masturbating is very tiring on your arms//We need the real thing eventually


Also, beware bending over in close proximity to the dirty old man.


i hate when somebody answers the poster early on in the thread and people continue to throw out their ideas. this isn't an allegory to the secret of life, he's just a perverted old man, like that one from family guy.
MTF
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States1739 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-06-30 08:49:35
June 30 2006 08:41 GMT
#32
My first thought was to think around the whole eating grass reference, and focus on the direct wording. It's something high, something that has to be fed, and something that you use your hand only for a certain amount of time to do such.

Only thing I can come up with is a kite. It's too high to eat grass, whether it can eat grass or not. You feed the string out by hand to make it fly higher, but you run out of string sooner or later.

Dunno. Best I can think of. XP

Edit: A barn silo kinda works as well. It's quite tall, and you store silage/grain in it, which would fill the feeding reference. Also, it's usually filled by machinery, as if you tried to do it by hand (ignoring time spans) you'd have it spill out or eventually fill it to a point where you can't put anymore in without being higher off the ground.

For fun: "In Australia, many country towns in grain-growing areas have concrete tower silos to collect grain from the surrounding towns and store it ready for transport by train or road to an export port."

'Kay, I'm gonna stop thinking too much about something stupid now.
Think. :)
ahk-gosu
Profile Joined July 2004
Korea (South)2099 Posts
June 30 2006 09:09 GMT
#33
tell him that not all old men will have their teeth in 5 seconds.

then glare at him.

then leave.
Micro.Macro.Scouting.Harassment.
EvilTeletubby
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
June 30 2006 09:18 GMT
#34
On June 30 2006 18:09 ahk-gosu wrote:
tell him that not all old men will have their teeth in 5 seconds.

then glare at him.

then leave.


Then claim to be able to beat progamers

Then fail miserably vs a random forum goer.
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HeavenS
Profile Joined August 2004
Colombia2259 Posts
June 30 2006 09:19 GMT
#35
Hm....im thinking a baby bird in its nest or something. "Too high to eat grass but it needs to be fed, hand feeding only works for a short period of time." The only part that doesnt go with it is "eat grass" birds dont eat grass...hmmmm.
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aseq
Profile Joined January 2003
Netherlands3999 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-06-30 09:23:00
June 30 2006 09:20 GMT
#36
it drives me crazy also. Plz tell me, i don't think any of the answers here are a good enough match to be the answer. The first thing i thought about before reading was a giraffe, but that isn't it. The explanation for barn silo is too intellectual, and this makes it too far-fetched.

ps i don't really think it's a kind of animal, i don't think it's that literal. An airplane has crossed my mind, but feeding by hand?

edit: can't it be something like confidence or self-esteem?
Dan Webber
Profile Joined November 2006
Australia2 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-11-27 20:43:21
November 26 2006 18:36 GMT
#37
Usually, when I return my kids to their mother, she insists I stay awhile (for no other reason than to update me on her financial woes). But, this time, she quickly picked up the little one and said "Say goodbye to dad". Such curious behaviour, I thought. When I told my neighbour what happened, he replied: "Well, you know, it's gotta be fed, and it's too high to eat grass."
IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32278 Posts
November 26 2006 22:05 GMT
#38
You revived an old thread!
Threadmancing +5%
Dan Webber is now level 2.
You won 200 Gil.
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alpskomleko
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Slovenia950 Posts
November 27 2006 01:07 GMT
#39
IntoTehWow summons Ifrit. Dan Webber is hit for 9999 points. Dan Webber dies.
players do games, press mens do their things. and fans do make good cheers.
Dan Webber
Profile Joined November 2006
Australia2 Posts
November 27 2006 20:19 GMT
#40
Ouch!
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