No, not at all. I am interested first if he is a foreign exchange Physics Student under a J-1 Visa program. I will understand who and what he is quite fast if he writes back. His question of a stuffed Horse sounds outlandish to the lay ear, but I read his statement differently. I mean, who has a stuffed Horse other than Trigger...?
Many people from foreign Nations believes all of California is LA & Hollywood. I have sat in small Bars in many German country sides just having a sip of Jager with the locals, usually younger College aged groups. I was so dumb insofar as first thinking everyone would have a WWII German Luger and, maybe for sale.
I have friends in Ulm and other German Cities who are in Police work. Taking a tour, a ride along, later having a Bier (spelled that way) I learned that I really understood zero. The same happened in Finland. My Hotel room looked right down on the roof of the Rapala Fishing Lure Business (Yes, I got a tour and bought so many lures, it filled three large boxes of lures never found in America. I gave them away as Christmas gifts). Then I was really shocked to see the Olympic Ski Jumping facility in downtown Lahti. Look at:
http://www.mapsofworld.com/finland/cities/lahti.html then seek Lahden Stadion & Salpausselka Skistadion. In summer the Athlete jumps and lands in a long pool of water. An amazing testament to a Nation supporting their Athletes. Also, right in what looks like a Track and Field Football Stadium, they had the Handgun ranges set up on the Football field. Technically, if a shooter were to miss his/her target, the Bullet would hit the Bleacher seats or, fly off towards downtown. This is: Their Normal....Not ours.
I would not say what you should think, consider or write. Plus, maybe most of all, due to Respect for this Monster Muley's website and all of the individuals who have been members, writers, helpful contributors, I consider myself a Neophyte Rookie here who has not yet attained any rights to enter comments.
I'll show the below underlined as one reason why I do care to hear, every ones statements, opions, feelings, Hunt wins, enjoyments experienced and sharing knowledge's but mostly, for me; our friendships we develop simply by writing in this forum:
"Ernest Hemingway once wrote; The world is a fine place and worth fighting for". One internet person said: Hemingway committed suicide. That's kind of funny, if you like that type of funny--he thought the world was worth fighting for, but he gave up. Here's the reason Hemingway gave up: he thought he was losing his skill as a writer. Isn't that interesting? That one personality trait would mean so, so much to you that without it, life would meaningless?
So maybe we can look at this like that. Maybe Hemingway's 'world' was his ability to write--just like another person's 'world' might be soccer or physical beauty or religion or someone they love.
We can all agree that the physical world's ugly--seeing persistent, painful evil and bloodshed isn't super fun, is it? But I don't think that's the world Hemingway was talking about. Like I said, I think that when he said 'the world', he meant his own world, which was writing. Hemingway's world was being a good writer, and he fought to keep that ability as long as he could. Even his death was a way of fighting for it, since he was still making a statement about how important writing was to him. I don't necessarily believe that people should be basing their personal 'worlds' around one thing. But I can see that Hemingway himself was forced to fight for his personal world the only way he knew how, and that that might be what some people feel they have to do.
I will assure you YBO, I have nothing to compare my post, now at maybe 3-5 against your seniority of over 982 posts. Like I mentioned, I am very new to this website. Under General Hunting I made my 1st post ( Just Joined Today ) in conjunction with (Hints I didn't think he could catch & know who I am) an effort to find a very good and life long loyal friend I would trust my life and all members of my family's life with, yes, I hold him quite high.
If I here or in any post, writes anything you (including everyone) finds improper or wrong, please say so, even attack. I would enjoy "Fitting In". If allowed over time. I have been in school seemingly all of my life but never graduated from the University of Brevity.
But back to the post from "enardedios" and my reply. If he (whomever) returns and reads my post, only a positive can occur. I would detect if such a person was as you felt. I will uphold the ethics you may be concerned about. Such a person or group would not pass through my screening. However, if enardedios is as unaware of what is normal in our culture as I have been whilst in other countries, then he will learn, going to "Toys R Us" is the best place to seek what he needs. If he is a J-1 Visa student conducting his Thesis or Doctorate in Applied Physics, I will know.
Disclaimer; I am not a smart (ass) or a know-it-all. I have a few experiences during my last 60+ years and maybe I fall back on those such things coupled with wisdom's from older folks while I was young. I may write many words but my ears and listening to others wisdom's, knowledge's, experiences are far more vast than my typed words. Said simpler, I do enjoy listening and learning from others. I have thus far found some very good folks on/in this forum to listen closely too. I have had some very bad medical experiences and currently fight, a lack of motivation. The friend who sent me here to find another friend had his own plan. No, not to torture all of you with my long writings but rather, coming here is one step in a self motivation effort. I will stop here and soon, maybe make a post where such will cause something very good for my friend and, myself....if one of us get's off our Butts. I pray I will respond and not find some excuse.
I will help enardedios if he is who he may be, insofar as science is concerned.