The historian: What do you think she's looking at? (gesturing at a young woman, wearing blue shorts, standing on a ridge, facing the river) Maybe a bear.
Me: (deducing from her motionlessness, presumed age, and general unmoved demeanor:) No.
The historian: (drives on. He knows I'm right.)
Me: There should be, like, a universal language of--
The historian: They should just throw up a sign that says--
Me: ...what they're actually seeing. Like--
The historian: "Bear." Or--
Me: "Antelope."
The historian: "Bison."
Me: "More bison." "Just elk."
The historian: --or "scenery."
Me: "Straight up river."
Here are some animals we did see:
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| "Antelope." |
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| "Unspecified Ground Animal, such as Ground Squirrel." |
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| "More Bison." |
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| "I had it on good authority that there might be bears in and around this locale, but I was denied. Alas." |
Yellowstone is indisputably the best stone.
ReplyDeleteApparently starting the day with a video of a lightsaber wielding grandson did not prove a lucky omen for bear hunting. Maybe if you chant, "we're going on a bear hunt, we're going to catch a big one, what a beautiful day, We're not scared!"
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