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[Rmf3175]

I'm still trying to pronounce "effeminiate'. :scratch

[Teotwawki]

I'm still trying to pronounce "effeminiate'. :scratch

eff-emm-in-it :hat

[StarVoyager]

From "Meet The Parents"



Jack: "Greg, how come you don't like cats?"
Greg: "I don't not like cats I just, I just prefer dogs. I mean I'm just more of a dog kind of, you know - come home, they're wagging their little tails, happy to see you."
Jack: "So you need that assurance do you? You prefer an emotionally shallow animal?"
Greg: "I..."
Jack: "You see Greg, when you yell at a dog, his tail will go between his legs and cover his genitals, his ears will go down. A dog is very easy to break, but cats make you work for their affection, they don't sell out the way dogs do."
Greg: "...Huh."

I have a cat and a dog.

As far as the other Real Man qualifications - The Lord and I are working on all of it.

Peace - Patrick

[TimothyK]

Funny thing about that though is in a crisis, the dog will rush to your side and defend you. The cat will do anything to get out of the situation entirely, including jumping off the head of it's "master" on the way to the nearest exit. Cats need way more affirmation then dogs emotionally, and all of it for the benefit of the cat. It's a very take all give nothing relationship. Unless you count the company of the cat sufficient. Dogs offer company and loyalty. I wouldn't be so hard on cats if they were aloof but loyal, but the term "scaredy cat" came from somewhere you know.

That said cats are cute little critters and I might pet one every now and again. Don't care much for them though.

[yogi3939]

I'm confused. Men shouldn't be "effeminiate", but they should pet cats, grow plants, and talk about their feelings?

Robert A. Heinlein, the founder of scientology and a very good science fiction author, occasionally got it right. He created a character for one of his series of stories named Lazarus Long. Many sayings were coined for him to utter in the stories he appeared in. They are collected HERE (http://www.angelfire.com/or/sociologyshop/lazlong.html) for your amusement and amazement. A couple of them may offend the few people on this board with extremely low tollerance for innapropriate material but over all they are pretty tame. I present below the one that applies to this thread and your comment.




A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects!

[HeWhoHuntsforSouls]

...I'm allergic to cats :x

[tekton]

:thinking Well God planted the best garden ever so I suppose planting is pretty manly.
As far as cats well, anyone ever hear of the Lion of the tribe of Judah?

[HisMusician]

In cat's defense, I must add that my kitty is very loyal and protective of his owners. When I'm in the restroom he will go thru fire and water just to be allowed into the bathroom to see that no harm is coming to me even though he is scared stiff of a bathroom.