Off topic, but I once called someone a "Philistine" and the response was, "The only reason you can call me a Philistine is because I'm being beaten by the jawbone of an ass." I slunk away humbled...
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Off topic, but I once called someone a "Philistine" and the response was, "The only reason you can call me a Philistine is because I'm being beaten by the jawbone of an ass." I slunk away humbled...
Good one. Most literary and all. But perhaps you slunk too soon, methinks: Since I have little self respect, I have equally little problem with the rejoinder, "Ass I may be, but 'tis you who've declared yourself beaten." You know, just to see where it goes from there...Steve Bliven wrote: ↑Thu Dec 23, 2021 6:09 pmOff topic, but I once called someone a "Philistine" and the response was, "The only reason you can call me a Philistine is because I'm being beaten by the jawbone of an ass." I slunk away humbled...
Best wishes and happy holidays.
Steve
My question is: What's the attraction?Terry McGee wrote: ↑Sat Dec 18, 2021 6:34 pm I thought I saw a tail disappearing under my stock of flute timbers down in the workshop. Sure enough, caught the interloper this morning, outside the workshop but trying to get back in.
So typical, the close-up sniffing. It's how Lester got a temporary case of curled whiskers when he discovered lit candles. The vet even has a name for the apparently well-known syndrome: Candle Cat. But if it's the cat's doing, I never let That Look, should it occur, go unchallenged, or they'll milk it for all it's worth. No, I say. Pick the cat up so that it dangles, look it square in the eye, and and amusedly say, "Nice try, buddy." It will know exactly what you mean, and nine times out of ten it will grudgingly concede that its claim to the higher ground is spurious, and that gratitude for its disentanglement - all thanks to you - is the better course, if not openly to be acknowledged. And some cats are less invested in their egos than others. It depends. Living with cats is an exercise in negotiation, since the cat sees itself as its human's equal (aside from minor details like food and shelter and opening cans and doors).Terry McGee wrote: ↑Sat Dec 25, 2021 6:57 am He brought the machine to a dead stop, and I had to unravel him. Fortunately, no harm done, but he did give me That Look.