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jeremyp

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Talking pets
« on: November 02, 2020, 09:54:15 AM »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-54753398

Not a good idea. People need to read Tobermory.
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Re: Talking pets
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2020, 01:10:54 PM »
But anyone who has lived with a cat knows that cats are the only non-human species that can argue with humans ... and win the argument.
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Re: Talking pets
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2020, 01:37:42 PM »
Let animals be animals. Don't try to turn them into pretend children.
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I came to realise that every time we recognise something human in creatures, we are also recognising something creaturely in ourselves. That is central to the rejection of human supremacism as the pernicious doctrine it is.
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Re: Talking pets
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2020, 08:36:29 AM »
Good morning, Fido. How do you feel today?
Rough.
What do you think of those rioting Trump supporters?
Riff-raff.
What was the first name of that Aussie entertainer who got banged up for sexual offences?
Rolf.
What do you call a diagram that shows the progress of something over time?
Graph.

Who says animals can't talk?
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