Come to think of it, wouldn’t it be so much easier if all of these pet owners just talked to a sock puppet to deal with their social issues? You don’t have to pick up warm turds from a sock puppet, and when you’re done talking to it you can just put it in your pocket. Sock puppets don’t get each other pregnant, don’t need to go to the vet, don’t get in fights, and don’t have to be fed. OTOH what would the people who eat pet food do? There wouldn’t be any sock puppet food.
Not at all, CGar! How’s the CDog doing (and does jackal think feeding him a bacon cheeseburger make you an alienated misanthrope)?
jackal, I don’t get (a) the leap from your sis looking for a few kittens to anthropromorphizing domesticated animals, or (b) why you think yours is the only logical conclusion. While some folks go over the top, overall the trend towards greater concern for the welfare of animals parallels the development of a human rights ethos over the last few centuries. Treating animals a bit too much like people may correlate to an open heart, not a closed one. I’m not artuing that point, just suggesting the existence of alternative correlations to the one you posit.
“then taking the whole MF**King thing to the backyard and smashing it on my paver brick patio. but of course, I wont do that, being the highly controlled and self contained individual that I am.”
Ah, g’head! Smash that evil little thing!
(Just put a drop cloth down first, so it’s easier to clean up the mess! ; ) )
I think it makes sense. Why else would a human act that way wiht an obvious non-human companion (dress it up, talk to it, clothe it, send it to summer camp, treat it to a funeral when dead, etc)? Seems like a natural way to deal with the difficulty and confusion of real human interaction. When the real people are scary and confusing and the more you talk to them the more alone you feel, why not get a dumb little furball and act like it’s your friend and talk to it and stuff?
I think supreme court said you are supposed to carry firearms to protect against petnapping. You should at least fight the good fight and die trying to save it.
lechacal would do that. he is a hero.
Can I just say that one of my biggest pet peeves lately is slow walkers! Just because YOU have nowhere to go doesn’t mean the rest of us want to be trapped behind you in the elevator, on the stairs, in the hall, outside the door in a heat wave, you name it! And, ladies, I’m sorry, but if you’re gonna wear your damn high heels (which make some of us feel even shorter than we already do, though I don’t know how that’s even possible), STEP LIVELY!!!!! Or else wear flats. Sheesh!!!
bulletin for rob:
“Bedbug-Infested Abercrombie Store at South Street Seaport Could Reopen Thursday”
…I hear they have a new “bedbug” inspired line of clothing.
no pockets and no crevices for the little critters to hide in.
they also give you a free can of DDT with every purchase over $100.00
Come to think of it, wouldn’t it be so much easier if all of these pet owners just talked to a sock puppet to deal with their social issues? You don’t have to pick up warm turds from a sock puppet, and when you’re done talking to it you can just put it in your pocket. Sock puppets don’t get each other pregnant, don’t need to go to the vet, don’t get in fights, and don’t have to be fed. OTOH what would the people who eat pet food do? There wouldn’t be any sock puppet food.
Not at all, CGar! How’s the CDog doing (and does jackal think feeding him a bacon cheeseburger make you an alienated misanthrope)?
jackal, I don’t get (a) the leap from your sis looking for a few kittens to anthropromorphizing domesticated animals, or (b) why you think yours is the only logical conclusion. While some folks go over the top, overall the trend towards greater concern for the welfare of animals parallels the development of a human rights ethos over the last few centuries. Treating animals a bit too much like people may correlate to an open heart, not a closed one. I’m not artuing that point, just suggesting the existence of alternative correlations to the one you posit.
“then taking the whole MF**King thing to the backyard and smashing it on my paver brick patio. but of course, I wont do that, being the highly controlled and self contained individual that I am.”
Ah, g’head! Smash that evil little thing!
(Just put a drop cloth down first, so it’s easier to clean up the mess! ; ) )
pete. sh*t happens. That’s like saying if a driver gets in an accident they should never drive again.
“Bit of a leap there, jackal, actually a few”
I think it makes sense. Why else would a human act that way wiht an obvious non-human companion (dress it up, talk to it, clothe it, send it to summer camp, treat it to a funeral when dead, etc)? Seems like a natural way to deal with the difficulty and confusion of real human interaction. When the real people are scary and confusing and the more you talk to them the more alone you feel, why not get a dumb little furball and act like it’s your friend and talk to it and stuff?
I think supreme court said you are supposed to carry firearms to protect against petnapping. You should at least fight the good fight and die trying to save it.
lechacal would do that. he is a hero.
Can I just say that one of my biggest pet peeves lately is slow walkers! Just because YOU have nowhere to go doesn’t mean the rest of us want to be trapped behind you in the elevator, on the stairs, in the hall, outside the door in a heat wave, you name it! And, ladies, I’m sorry, but if you’re gonna wear your damn high heels (which make some of us feel even shorter than we already do, though I don’t know how that’s even possible), STEP LIVELY!!!!! Or else wear flats. Sheesh!!!
Hey, Skipper, you still mad at your Little Buddy???