I think he was getting at the idea that in general each page has some specific-to-the-page JavaScript work to do as soon as it's ready. The delay punts initiali

I think he was getting at the idea that in general each page has some specific-to-the-page JavaScript work to do as soon as it's ready. The delay punts initialization of the less-important plugins, allowing time for the important stuff in a page-generic way. Your point that the delay is a messy way of accomplishing this is certainly valid.