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'Pet' an insult to animals, academics say
Herald Sun ^ | 4-29 | Fiona MacRae

Posted on 04/28/2011 11:07:30 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB

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To: glock rocks

*snort* giggle


141 posted on 04/29/2011 6:34:32 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: TheOldLady

Blue healers are smart! He’s teaching me not to leave my laptop logged in...


142 posted on 04/29/2011 7:22:02 AM PDT by glock rocks (Wait, what?)
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To: glock rocks
Sure. Thousands wouldn't believe you that your Blue Healer pup assisted with that post, but having really smart cats, I do.

Seriesly. ;-)


143 posted on 04/29/2011 7:32:37 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: WOBBLY BOB

I know my dog and cats like to be petted. They don’t mind if we remind ourselves that they are there to “pet” when we speak of them.


144 posted on 04/29/2011 8:44:49 AM PDT by HungarianGypsy
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To: LauraJean

I had asked my cats if they objected to being called “pets”.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
When asked if they had a comment on the article my sheep said “BAA” and horse said “NEIGH”.

Guess I have as much idle, dead time on my hands as the idiots that pen such ridiculous articles....

Best LOYALTY test is “Lock your dog and wife in the trunk of your car and see who is happiest to see you when you let them out”.

Strong ‘hits’ coming in 5 4 3 2 1 second....


145 posted on 04/29/2011 9:07:30 AM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98) The more people I run into, the better I like my cat.)
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To: WayneS

“Irrefutable proof that you simply CAN’T fix stupid, even by giving it a PhD.”

Giving stupid an advanced degree infuses it with arrogance.


146 posted on 04/29/2011 10:23:44 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (PAVE THE PLANET!!)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

These nutters are crazy as a loon ... they’ve got bats in their belfries, for sure.


147 posted on 04/29/2011 10:28:56 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Focault's Pendulum

“Ocassionaly they saunter down demanding food or belly rubs.”

That is one thing my cat never demands. In fact, one of the easiest ways to get her to bare her claws is to rub her tummy.

Wonder if Fiona Macrae considers it insulting for me to refer to the cat as my “fur-baby”...


148 posted on 04/29/2011 10:31:04 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (PAVE THE PLANET!!)
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To: boatbums

“Hey, I bought and paid for my two kittehs - I OWN THEM. I have receipts and their papers to prove it! ;o)”

That’s what YOU think. :)


149 posted on 04/29/2011 10:41:45 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (PAVE THE PLANET!!)
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To: SouthTexas

“I have a cat that likes to be petted, but I don’t call her pet. Mostly I call her dummy.”

I usually call our cat “kitty”, or “you little $#!+” when she tries to bite me.


150 posted on 04/29/2011 10:43:13 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (PAVE THE PLANET!!)
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To: boatbums

Dem iz beyootyfull kittehs! I lubs kittehs wif blu eyez...


151 posted on 04/29/2011 10:45:07 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (PAVE THE PLANET!!)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

Mine is so old she has no teeth, so that’s not a problem. ;)


152 posted on 04/29/2011 12:22:25 PM PDT by SouthTexas (You cannot bargain with the devil, shut the government down.)
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To: Racehorse; married21
You might read married21's post to which I was replying. My reply was a propos to a matter raised in that post, about the parallel absurdity of gender language in academe. I will leave you to brush up on your Greek and looking up andros and anthropos to figure out who wapmen are if you can't by rereading my post.
153 posted on 04/29/2011 2:56:33 PM PDT by The_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know. . .)
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To: The_Reader_David

After reading your post, I looked it up and discovered that “wapman” was for male “men” because it stood for “weapon man”. The word for female “men” was “wifman”, which stood for “weaving man”. This was a cool piece of news for my daughter, who is a weaver. I don’t think my son, the aspiring Jedi Knight, would mind being called a weapon man, either.


154 posted on 04/29/2011 3:08:44 PM PDT by married21 (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: NCC-1701

They are either wrapped way too tight or are educated way beyond their actual intelligence.

Wonder if they would be upset if I called my female dog a bitch? Used to have a cat named “roadkill”. Is that insensitive? hmmm.


155 posted on 04/29/2011 3:19:06 PM PDT by Texas resident (Hunkered Down)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

Thanks, me too! The very first kitteh I had was a stray that had blue eyes. She was a mutt with some Siamese in her somewhere. Ever since then, I have had blue-eyed kittehs.


156 posted on 04/29/2011 7:09:28 PM PDT by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to him.)
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