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[LCpl Boiled Egg]

I think it was Bagpuss him/herself that didn't appeal. Fat, lazy bugger. Plus I've never been a cat person. Sorry.

You might like this then. Apologies to anyone else who liked the saggy old cloth cat.

 

[First Aspect]

This ain't plumb centre.

I looked it up. A mitral valve has to open and close about 60 times a minute, but the other one only needs to do so about twice a week. So I don't think they are interchangeable.

 

[First Aspect]

I think it was Bagpuss him/herself that didn't appeal. Fat, lazy bugger. Plus I've never been a cat person. Sorry.

Are you a dog person?

I always figure people are either animal people or not. It is fine to not understand dogs/cats/horses/parrots by virtue of lack of exposure.

Bagpuss is an old cat. They sleep a lot and groom less than they used to. Much like people.

 

[briantrumpet]

Are you a dog person?

I always figure people are either animal people or not. It is fine to not understand dogs/cats/horses/parrots by virtue of lack of exposure.

Bagpuss is an old cat. They sleep a lot and groom less than they used to. Much like people.

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Cats also lick their arses a lot.

 

[First Aspect]

🐕

Cats also lick their arses a lot.

I therefore strongly suspect you are not a dog person.

 

[briantrumpet]

This was my boy for 15½ years.

 

[secretsqirrel]

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Cats also lick their arses a lot.

Only cos they can. Dogs can reach their balls.

 

[briantrumpet]

I therefore strongly suspect you are not a dog person.

No, they prefer to lick their bollocks.

 

[First Aspect]

No, they prefer to lick their bollocks.

That's wishful thinking. I've also never seen a cat eat poo, from any species.

 

[briantrumpet]

That's wishful thinking. I've also never seen a cat eat poo, from any species.

Fair on the poo front, but I can attest to the bollock-licking habit (by the dog, to clarify).

I've never understood why, if dogs have a sense of smell which is supposedly 500x as sensitive as humans', they can shove their nose close up to a steaming pile of retch-inducing badger poo, seemingly analysing it thoughtfully. It would be like me going to a thrash metal concert, standing with an ear next to the speaker stack, and analysing the finer points of the structures of the songs, while blood seeped from my eardrums.

 

[laurentian]

Fair on the poo front, but I can attest to the bollock-licking habit (by the dog, to clarify).

I've never understood why, if dogs have a sense of smell which is supposedly 500x as sensitive as humans', they can shove their nose close up to a steaming pile of wretch-inducing badger poo, seemingly analysing it thoughtfully. It would be like me going to a thrash metal concert, standing with an ear next to the speaker stack, and analysing the finer points of the structures of the songs, while blood seeped from my eardrums.

On a related note, I saw a ". . . and finally . . ." article on the news that dogs are now being used to detect water main leaks as they are trained to sniff out the chlorine. They have successfully sniffed out leaks from pipes under running water course. At around 0.5ppm, that is some impressive sense of smell!

 

[icowden]

That's wishful thinking. I've also never seen a cat eat poo, from any species.

They don't need to. Cats are obligate carnivores and apex predators. Their instinct is to bury their poo to ensure that it doesn't give them away to dominant rivals or other predators. They only eat meat, not waste material.

Dogs on the other hand, are omnivorous opportunistic scavengers eating any available food source. So if that poo smells meaty, they will give it a go. They can also do it to seek attention, or to avoid punishment.

 

[Pinno718]

I looked it up. A mitral valve has to open and close about 60 times a minute, but the other one only needs to do so about twice a week. So I don't think they are interchangeable.

Precisely.
Did BT ask for Yorkshire fittings or press fit I wonder?

 

[First Aspect]

They don't need to. Cats are obligate carnivores and apex predators. Their instinct is to bury their poo to ensure that it doesn't give them away to dominant rivals or other predators. They only eat meat, not waste material.

Dogs on the other hand, are omnivorous opportunistic scavengers eating any available food source. So if that poo smells meaty, they will give it a go. They can also do it to seek attention, or to avoid punishment.

I agree that cats are better.

Also much quieter.

But less obedient. Much less.

 

[Pinno718]

They don't need to. Cats are obligate carnivores and apex predators. Their instinct is to bury their poo to ensure that it doesn't give them away to dominant rivals or other predators. They only eat meat, not waste material.

Dogs on the other hand, are omnivorous opportunistic scavengers eating any available food source. So if that poo smells meaty, they will give it a go. They can also do it to seek attention, or to avoid punishment.

I am very much a cat person.
I like dogs but I love cats.

2 anecdotes come to mind:
They say that people who dislike cats are intolerant and people who don't like dogs are anti-social.
I like dogs (sometimes) but I love cats (if that says anything about me using the above).

"I like pigs. Cats look down on us, dogs look up to us but pigs treat us as equal"

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