auguring with a combine harvester. I mean, people have augured with weirder things, right?
lol, weren't there people who told fortunes by casting straws, something like that? Perfect for a combine.

Mahler is often terrifying, at least from the point of view of my volume sensitive ears...
Ow, yeah, I see your point. My views on Mahler vary widely by piece, from "heavenly" to "pretty neat" to "long, boring, why bother"...