Ovi-tunities

So Steve Benen is grouchy because Ohio schools can't afford lawnmowers any more and have to borrow sheep instead.  He's all:

[N]othing says “21st century global superpower” like schools turning to sheep because they can’t afford lawnmowers. 

I say that's some damn short-sighted thinking!  It's only a few short steps from this:

to this:

or this:

or, if we're prepared to take the idea of replacing mechines with sheep to its logical conclusion, this:

If that isn't what the future looks like, then the future can fuck right off.