OT: animal survey

Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:33 am   

Just for curiosity's sake
do you have a pet
dog, cat, or other?
do you talk to it anthropomorphically?

me: cat, yes

Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:33 am   

On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:45:19 -0800 (PST), a7yvm109gf5d1_at_netzero.com
wrote:


Two cats, sisters, Ajax and Comet. I talk to them a little, but mostly
rub them.

One parrot, Qunicy. We don't like each other.

John

Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:33 am   

<a7yvm109gf5d1_at_netzero.com> wrote in message
news:3b0f7c5e-f2ca-4e49-860e-a909aa889ee9_at_q21g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...

Two cats and two dogs. (I started with one cat, my wife brought two dogs, and
for parity we adopted a kitten from a next door neighbor. )


Yes.

Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:33 am   

On Mar 11, 8:45 pm, a7yvm109gf...@netzero.com wrote:

Herbie (dachshund, 14-1/2) passed away last September.
So, we don't talk much these days....

However, when he was around, he knew lots and lots of words.
He was also smart enough to know front door or back door when I would
ask if he wanted to go outside.
I finally figured out the determination was made based on whether I
had keys in my hand or not.

Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:36 am   

In article <3b0f7c5e-f2ca-4e49-860e-a909aa889ee9
@q21g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, a7yvm109gf5d1_at_netzero.com says...

Is being condescending to a cat count?
'You stupid furball. You're a cat.'

Cats need to be genetically altered to speak.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JynBEX_kg8

Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:40 am   

On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:36:08 -0800, D from BC
<myrealaddress_at_comic.com> wrote:


We're down to just one cat. The Dachshunds reached 12 and 15 years
and had to be put sown due to chronic ailments that were painful to
watch

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Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:05 am   

On Mar 11, 8:45 pm, a7yvm109gf...@netzero.com wrote:

Two dogs, male litter mates, found abandoned down at the barn one
morning in Joelton, Tennessee. About six weeks old and cute as
buttons. Me, "Hunny, can we keep 'em?"

And lotsa guppies.

We need a barn cat to keep the vermin down.

George H.

Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:24 am   

In article <mqdjp5ltsf32bb32hrt2f1ppf969g99lbp_at_4ax.com>, To-Email-Use-
The-Envelope-Icon_at_My-Web-Site.com says...


That's like 90 years old in human years.

Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:06 am   

On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:45:19 -0800 (PST), a7yvm109gf5d1_at_netzero.com
wrote:



Me:

Cat, longhair, not mine but a neighbor's but is always here.

Loves me for getting rid of his fleas. He steals my office chair and
forces me to do housework instead of annoying deserving assholes in
Usenet.

No, we actually talk.

Chairman Meow is what I call him. They call him Max, but they got him
from a shelter, so he was abused, and used to be scared of everyone.

Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:07 am   

On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:58:01 -0800, John Larkin
<jjlarkin_at_highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:



Probably a reincarnated "tech" that can see into your sub-human mind.

Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:12 am   

On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:05:25 -0800 (PST), George Herold
<ggherold_at_gmail.com> wrote:



Thanks! I like it!

Kind of what I have been trying to do here. Hahahahaha!

Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:24 pm   

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I have a marsipulami that I bought on mars.
I usually have it do the designs for me, as it is much smarter then me.
I feed it cats.

Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:56 pm   

On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:07:27 -0800, Archimedes' Lever
<OneBigLever_at_InfiniteSeries.Org> wrote:



Parrots commonly pick one person in their household to be their enemy.
They seem to need some drama in their lives. You have picked everyone
in this group to be your enemy.

John

Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:55 pm   

Hi John,

John Larkin wrote:

Like parrots, he needs *someone* to talk to (at?).

And, also like parrots, usually doesn't say much worth
listening to.

Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:02 pm   

a7yvm109gf5d1_at_netzero.com wrote:

Yes, I usually start the dialog with my dog. But I know when to shut up,
and be a good listener too.