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Trivia: The term is "bellwether," i.e. a wether (castrated sheep) wearing a bell, used to guide the flock.
by Cpoll 5mo ago
Trivia: The term is "bellwether," i.e. a wether (castrated sheep) wearing a bell, used to guide the flock.
- consumer451 5mo agoI kept checking the thread for responses and finally realized it, but too late to edit. I will probably wake up in a few days from a nightmare about this misspelling on HN. Happens all the time, no joke. I think that in my mind, it was always some sort of weather related bell, like you ring it, when the weather changes. Hopefully the sheep reference will help me remember.
- eichin 4mo agoI'd suggest reading the Connie Willis novel by that name - no idea if it will actually help, it's just really good writing :-)
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- Hnrobert42 4mo agoI have ADHD. I am super sensitive to noise. When other people let their phones ding incessantly, it drives me crazy. I went hiking in Albania recently. I saw many sheep grazing in the mountains. I wondered about the sheep chosen to wear the bell. Like, was it the same sheep every day? Did the chosen sheep think, "Fuck me this thing is annoying"?
- hoppp 4mo agoI don't think it has any choice so it probably accepted fate. I think its the same sheep but no clue if they rotate.