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Scientists Say Animals Have Conscious Awareness


No surprise to me.

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Re: Scientists Say Animals Have Conscious Awareness


Ditto, Frank.

They're b-a-a-c-k!

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/b4_EdJ-XkUA?rel=0

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Don't be talking about cats, Kitty.

We have four. That constitutes a herd.

A herd which cannot be herded.

One is sweet.

Another is old.

Yet another, the smallest, is an assassin.

The fourth looks like a barn cat.

Not a damn one of them can read, in spite of my years-long effort.

Guess I'm a bad teacher.

Cur
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Cur, they're cats.

Of course after all this time and your patient tutoring, they can read just fine.

They just prefer you do the work.

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Kittly, love that clip. Those baby goats are darned adorable.

My last name, in Ukrainian, means "goat."

My Dad, Creator bless him, tried to convince us for years that it meant "ram" - a more dignified, not to mention, virile - type of goat.

Anyway, the vid is a treat - some hard-headed youngsters kicking up their heels just because they can. emoticon

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quote:

Smiling Curmudgeon wrote:

Don't be talking about cats, Kitty.

We have four. That constitutes a herd.

A herd which cannot be herded.

One is sweet.

Another is old.

Yet another, the smallest, is an assassin.

The fourth looks like a barn cat.

Not a damn one of them can read, in spite of my years-long effort.

Guess I'm a bad teacher.

Cur




ah now Cur, give yourself credit where its due. emoticon

I bet when it is feeding time, they herd perfectly fine, even without coaching. emoticon


and since I don't have the double quote thing down...I must also agree with Frank and his saying "...they can read just fine. They just prefer you do the work."


Today my 2 outdoor cats told me "whenever you feed us salmon, you do NOT have to keep on and on yelling..we are coming at our own cat speed, but you need to give us a moment!" emoticon

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Nice to see you, Lynn. emoticon

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Yeah, Yeah.

I hear you Frank and Lyn.

Received a call this morning from the CIA. (Hmm, I bet NSA will look at this.)

They want to recruit Coco, the small white cat, the assassin, for wet work.

I said, 'We can talk about that, but don't even think about training her."

Long pause at the other end.

Then, "Sir, we are accustomed to providing our agents with significant training."

"How many of you wish to be scarred for life during the process?"

"Sir, Coco is a cat fa' crissake."

Coco jumped up next to me and growled into the phone. (For reasons we don't understand Coco's meow is deep and sounds like a dog growling.)

"Sir, what was that noise? Is your cat a dog?"

"If I put her on a plane, where should I send her"

"Put her in a cage and then on a plane to Quantico. We'll pick her up there."

By this time I'm beginning to smile. "Cage, no chance. She's a born killer, but will also entertain everyone on the flight by snuggling with each of them."

"Sir, if Coco snuggles, perhaps this is not the killer we were thinking of."

Now I'm sporting a full grin. "How many agents will meet her at the gate?"

"Sir?"

"Bring four of your best. Full body armor."

"Sir?"

"Do what I suggest and there is a chance a couple of them will survive."

Coco flew out on a red eye tonight. When I took her aboard, the flight crew cooed. Captain took her into his arms and carried her to the flight deck.

Clearly a fellow with no idea he's holding a combustible package. She won't kill him, though. Coco desperately wants to hunt big game.

I expect the CIA enclave in Quantico will be in lock down a couple hours after small Coco shows up.

I'll update if warranted. Maybe the damn cat will call or write.

Cur
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And the First Chuckle of the Day Award goes to ... Ol' Cur! emoticon Let there be more where that came from. I gotta know if Coco will someday be reading my emails -- thanks to the likes of the CIA, the FBI, the NSA, and that ilk.

Email reading is bad enough, but if I find out she's been remote viewing in my bathroom, I'll sic Max, the neighborhood feral, on her. The other day I saw him wrestling with a coyote -- that's no joke. We thought he was a goner, as they both took off for the nearby woods, but the little warrior showed up the next day looking for his food. (Maxie, not the coyote.)

Keep us informed, Ol' Cur. emoticon

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Today's First Chuckle...mine, anyway emoticon :



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