At 07:33 PM Monday 7/25/2005, Jim Sharkey wrote:
Dave Land wrote:
>Some of _those_ head-butts are entirely unintentional, and some of
>them are really just an awkward expression of love (kid comes
>running at you at full speed, doesn't know enough about physics,
>kid wonders why dad is writhing on the ground, instead of
>reciprocating the intended hug).
Dad is writhing on the ground due to an inability to react quickly, or at
least anticipate the child's trajectory. A simple hip twist or a quick
scooping up of the incoming projectile gets the boys out of the danger
zone. :)
How about if Dad is unable to react quickly because Dad is already holding
one of the buttar's siblings?
--Ronn! :)
I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon.
I never dreamed that I would see the last.
--Dr. Jerry Pournelle
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