25 thoughts on “Why so serious?”

  1. Barbwire – How would the cat know it’s being subject to “such indignity”??
    Do animals use mirrors? If so, do they know the reflection is them? Are animals capable of feeling embarrassment or indignity?
    Isn’t it undignified to puke in a shoe? Or crap in a box of dirt in a human’s kitchen? Or lick it’s recently used exhaust pipe while guests are eating? Or drink water out of a toilet bowl?

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  2. And FYI, only a few animals recognize reflections as themselves. Forget which ones, though. Probably chimps or something.

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  3. Kate – My job takes me into people’s homes every day. I’ve seen lots of litter boxes in kitchens–in homes w/o basements it seems that’s the #1 most common place…sometimes right under the kitchen table…next to stove…I’ve seen one on a kitchen counter(!!) so the baby wouldn’t eat the cat poop. I’ve seen them in bedrooms next to the head of the bed, in living rooms, computer rooms, and occasionally a bathroom (must be nice to step in the grit barefoot in the middle of the night).

    People don’t have as much common sense as you might like to believe, esp when it comes to pets. (My favorite…human says to dog “Gimme kisses”…dog licks human on mouth…dog just licked it’s freshly used poopshute with that same tongue 10 minutes earlier.)

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  4. I am completely aware of the lack of common sense. I wrote a paper called “The Trouble with Stupid People”. Basically, I declared we need to get rid of every rule or precaution that protects morons. If you’re that stupid, you do not deserve life. If you think I superman costume can make you fly, you should jump off that building. If you use dynamite to deal with a raccoon problem, your insurance should not have to pay for it.

    I f’ing hate stupid people. And hippies.

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  5. “If you’re that stupid, you do not deserve life”. One should be
    very careful when making that statement. There are a lot of reasons
    why some people are not what is classified as “normal”.

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  6. Bella, you’re right, I guess, but I’m mostly just angry about the loss of personal responsibility (i.e., the hot coffee and McDonald’s incident).

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  7. I was a semi-hippy in the early 70’s (weren’t we all?) until I went in the Marine Corps. Boy, that put a stop to that real quick!

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  8. I just realized I need to clarify, about the too stupid to live-thing. If you’re stupid enough to think a Superman costume enables you to fly, you can’t SUE the costume company. Obviously, if it’s a child, someone should be held responsible, but not the people who made the costume.

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  9. Speak on, Kate. More people should be allowed to end their DNA line without interference, or as the famous last redneck line goes, “Hey ya’ll, watch this!”.

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  10. I’m not denying that there are a lot of stupid people out there, but I
    almost have more sympathy for them versus someone that is manipulative,
    arrogant or ignorant. Unfortunately, they deserve life as well.

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  11. LOL, no steel cage necessary. A spirited discussion which I believe you get into once in a while yourself, Mike. Just a total difference of opinion.

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