My brother pulled up the story. It is the story that legends are made of. Someone whispers off to Hitler during World War II that German dogs are superior and they could be taught to listen and speak. Naturally, Hitler gets all peppy, and starts a special dog school....and the rest is history.
As far as we know....from what British historians have recently found....it all happened kinda like that. But there's likely more to the story.
The historians say that the dogs that were shown....learned to communicate in some fashion with their SS masters. The SS guys then brought educated dogs from all over Germany....to teach them signals to use with their paws. Yes, there's a dog which did say 'Mein Fuhrer' in some fashion when someone asked who Hitler was.
What happened in reality? My guess is that some dimwit with some future in the SS....got Hitler talked into a program....in the same fashion that idiots go to NSA today and get them to spend $1.5 billion on an intelligence system that won't deliver. The NSA guys prance around with congressmen....all glowing eyes....and everyone acts like nuts. The pro-Hitler crowd probably handed over all the funding necessary, and the first Hitler-approved dog school was in operation.
You can imagine the lady in charge....mostly there to bring out her Border Collie who knows forty-four different tricks, and she convinces everyone that he can utter "Hitler" when she does a secret hand signal.
Months go by. Fancy wine gets delivered. SS officers arrive every week to sit and sip beer under some trees as they watch some dog do some fancy tricks. Everyone goes back to Berlin....bragging about the talking dog. Hitler gets a picture once a month of some special dog....and things look great.
The war eventually ends....and the school? Well....no one really says much about the end. My guess? A bunch of US intelligence folks arrive, quietly pack up all the smart dogs and the German lady....and send them off to a secret site in the US....where they breed and train the Nazi-developed dogs. Naturally, these dogs are later taught to say "Kennedy" and "Nixon".
Considering the recent story of the Soviets loading up an advanced aircraft with Nazi-developed half-breeds, and crashing it in Roswell as a joke.....I'm of the mind that this story just might be mostly true. Stranger things have happened.
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Just Observations
News today says that Arnold Schwarzenegger might have other ladies with more kids in his past. Do I care? No. He was an Austrian kid who stumbled into Hollywood....who could not act....and somehow made a dozen action movies....then stumbled into politics to become governor of California. For all we know....Katie Couric may announce at any moment that she even had a fling with Arnold. Frankly....who cares?
The recent upward swing of "big" tornadoes connected to global warming or climate change? In the last couple of days....you are beginning to see articles to suggest this. If you went back and surveyed each and every year....we've always had tornadoes. The only change here is that they typically hit farming communities and small towns mostly. This year? They've hit major towns, and it's more obvious.
The court system has finally ordered California to dump 30,000 inmates immediately from its prison system because of over-crowding. The mere suggestion that they'd wreck havoc over various communities and be re-arrested within six months....for murders, assaults, and major robberies? Apparently, it doesn't matter. Curiously, the state could have contracted out out-of-state private prisons to hold these guys....but they never made a move to do so. You'd almost suspect that the state intentionally wanted this court ruling so that they could have all the increases in crime.....to increase their police presence throughout the state.
It's probably not going to be in your local news....but VP Joe Biden came out yesterday and strongly hinted that he might be running in 2016 as President. I'm guessing that probably scared the crap out of some democrats and the White House will haul Joe in to explain that he won't even be on the ticket in November of 2012. So don't get excited about VP Joe....he's just acting crazy again.
For those of you in the rural parts of America....you probably don't know or grasp the significance of flash mobs. Typically....if you live in the boonies of New York City, Chicago or Washington DC.....folks can Twitter and invite folks to appear within an hour at some site to do something crazy. Flash mobs are something that the cops don't like....because it can get into the thousands. Well....we had a flash mob appear in central Washington yesterday at a Metro subway station. The purpose of the mob? Belly-dancing. Yeah....even the cops appear to have been shocked. It's best not to discuss the matter....if you ask me.
The case against DSK in New York City for the potential rape of the maid? Well....the little French guy is in pretty big trouble....the DNA is matching up on stains on the gal's garments. Frankly, in a New York court.....we are past the point now of guilty or innocent. So his best defense is to admit he's crazy, on drugs, or mentally unstable. Course, then the IMF would have to wonder how they ever hired a mentally unstable guy in the first place.
There is this rumor of Mullah Omar being dead. In the inner circle of leadership of the bin Laden gang....Omar was barely inside the group. For the most part....he was crazy and the least likely guy to ever be trusted. This rumor is mostly being spread by Pakistani newspapers....so I wouldn't get excited.
Finally.....the smoking ban for beaches and parks in New York City has finally started. It's going to be hard to find any public place where a guy can smoke. Luckily, no bans on chewing tobacco have occurred and you can still chew to your own pleasure. And you can still dip snuff.
The recent upward swing of "big" tornadoes connected to global warming or climate change? In the last couple of days....you are beginning to see articles to suggest this. If you went back and surveyed each and every year....we've always had tornadoes. The only change here is that they typically hit farming communities and small towns mostly. This year? They've hit major towns, and it's more obvious.
The court system has finally ordered California to dump 30,000 inmates immediately from its prison system because of over-crowding. The mere suggestion that they'd wreck havoc over various communities and be re-arrested within six months....for murders, assaults, and major robberies? Apparently, it doesn't matter. Curiously, the state could have contracted out out-of-state private prisons to hold these guys....but they never made a move to do so. You'd almost suspect that the state intentionally wanted this court ruling so that they could have all the increases in crime.....to increase their police presence throughout the state.
It's probably not going to be in your local news....but VP Joe Biden came out yesterday and strongly hinted that he might be running in 2016 as President. I'm guessing that probably scared the crap out of some democrats and the White House will haul Joe in to explain that he won't even be on the ticket in November of 2012. So don't get excited about VP Joe....he's just acting crazy again.
For those of you in the rural parts of America....you probably don't know or grasp the significance of flash mobs. Typically....if you live in the boonies of New York City, Chicago or Washington DC.....folks can Twitter and invite folks to appear within an hour at some site to do something crazy. Flash mobs are something that the cops don't like....because it can get into the thousands. Well....we had a flash mob appear in central Washington yesterday at a Metro subway station. The purpose of the mob? Belly-dancing. Yeah....even the cops appear to have been shocked. It's best not to discuss the matter....if you ask me.
The case against DSK in New York City for the potential rape of the maid? Well....the little French guy is in pretty big trouble....the DNA is matching up on stains on the gal's garments. Frankly, in a New York court.....we are past the point now of guilty or innocent. So his best defense is to admit he's crazy, on drugs, or mentally unstable. Course, then the IMF would have to wonder how they ever hired a mentally unstable guy in the first place.
There is this rumor of Mullah Omar being dead. In the inner circle of leadership of the bin Laden gang....Omar was barely inside the group. For the most part....he was crazy and the least likely guy to ever be trusted. This rumor is mostly being spread by Pakistani newspapers....so I wouldn't get excited.
Finally.....the smoking ban for beaches and parks in New York City has finally started. It's going to be hard to find any public place where a guy can smoke. Luckily, no bans on chewing tobacco have occurred and you can still chew to your own pleasure. And you can still dip snuff.
Yesterday
I made my second trip to the dentist for 2011 yesterday. For almost ten years (up until the spring of 2009)....I had the same dentist. He was retired Army....he operated out of the converted garage....and he was the best dentist that I'd had in my entire life. Now returned to the US....I'm kinda shaking my head at my choice for a dentist.
This new guy has various technology items and wants to show me the structural strength of my teeth, my gums, and just about anything in my mouth. I'm kind wondering if this is a step forward....but I shouldn't question matters like this....I guess.
The bill from the first visit....almost four months ago? Well....that's kinda amusing too. I have dental insurance via the government.....and it was supposed to be a direct-pay deal. So 60 days after my first visit....I get a bill. Naturally, I hate seeing bills unpaid, so I paid it. I waited four weeks to submit to the insurance company....and they promptly come back to me to say that they've paid the bill. I look at the amount....the $260 total bill? Well....they paid $120 and suggest my payment to him should only be $50. Yeah, they are saying he kinda overcharged at what the plan's patients should pay.
So I brought this to the dentist office and chatted with the front desk lady. I kinda wanted credit. Then she tells me that they haven't been paid yet and it might be another month. I'm scratching my head....it'd be five months after the fact when she finally gets the money and clears me. I might get credit....but it'd be at least two to three months before I see credit. Meanwhile, I have a fresh bill.
I am longing for my old dentist, his garage dentist office, just paying him with a credit card and getting reimbursed by my old insurance company within three weeks.
This new guy has various technology items and wants to show me the structural strength of my teeth, my gums, and just about anything in my mouth. I'm kind wondering if this is a step forward....but I shouldn't question matters like this....I guess.
The bill from the first visit....almost four months ago? Well....that's kinda amusing too. I have dental insurance via the government.....and it was supposed to be a direct-pay deal. So 60 days after my first visit....I get a bill. Naturally, I hate seeing bills unpaid, so I paid it. I waited four weeks to submit to the insurance company....and they promptly come back to me to say that they've paid the bill. I look at the amount....the $260 total bill? Well....they paid $120 and suggest my payment to him should only be $50. Yeah, they are saying he kinda overcharged at what the plan's patients should pay.
So I brought this to the dentist office and chatted with the front desk lady. I kinda wanted credit. Then she tells me that they haven't been paid yet and it might be another month. I'm scratching my head....it'd be five months after the fact when she finally gets the money and clears me. I might get credit....but it'd be at least two to three months before I see credit. Meanwhile, I have a fresh bill.
I am longing for my old dentist, his garage dentist office, just paying him with a credit card and getting reimbursed by my old insurance company within three weeks.
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