lol, a cute anecdote. I agree we should not follow tradition blindly.Emie Cuevas wrote:I think both traditions and data have their place, but they both need to be verified. I always remember the following story as an example:As I say, verify the tradition is valid before following it blindly.In cooking Thanksgiving dinner, a man noticed that his wife cut the ends of the ham.
He asked her why, and she said: "it's how her mum always cooked it."
A short time later visiting her parents he innocently asked her Mum, why do you cut off the ends of the ham? Mum Replied "it's how her mum always cooked it."
Luckily a short time later they just happened to visit his wives grandmother. Hoping to finally find out why he asked granny the same question.
She said, "I had to, my pan was too small for the ham to fit!"
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Indeed, it wouldn't be an easy decision to make.Christina Rose wrote:I'm sure you're right ? In a real life situation, it wouldn't be an easy decision to make, regardless of whether or not Myra's argument made sense.gali wrote:I don't think he was just being stubborn. I think he truly believes it is better to leave it with Bob-Bob.Christina Rose wrote:
I agree that using the atlatl to prevent construction was the most suitable idea. I wonder if Tom was just being stubborn when he continued to insist they leave it with Bob-Bob.