Uh-huh. So that portion of my cats' anatomy that's below their mouths and that they want to be scratched is all in our collective imaginations.
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gay_Aleks
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That's where they carry their sophisticated laser-capturing hardware.
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This seems to be the prevailing theory. The variety of lip positions that produce sufficient variety of sounds does seem to depend on that musculature.
Secondary theory is that in walking erect we adopted a fighting posture that left our facial area vulnerable to blows delivered on a rising angle and a big bony knob to protect the jaw was an advantage.
What, you mean the toys that show a red dot that cats like to play with? Sorry, but every cat I ever tried that with used their paws to capture the red dot, not their chin.
Those were shelter cats; a couple of very personable cats I got to know when I was a volunteer at a no-kill cat shelter. My job description was a "cat cuddler" - playing with them, cuddling them, basically interacting with them and helping to socialize them so they'd be more adoptable. Jasper (a large tuxedo cat) and Creamsicle (large orange tabby) really loved playing with those silly laser toys. I hope they got adopted, and preferably together as they were best buddies.
My own cats, when I tried out the laser toy at home, just gave me dirty looks that said, "Who're you trying to fool? We know there's nothing there."
gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
They learn. As Terry Pratchet once said, cats are sticking with us until someone invents a can that can be opened with paws.
Lohrenswald
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Kennigit
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I didn't know canada had only 36 million people
I would have guessed like 50-60 million
I would have guessed like 50-60 million
Lohrenswald
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I honestly can't comprehend how the earth can support so many people
of course, I don't think it really can, so
of course, I don't think it really can, so
There are more Californians than Canadians, and there are also more Texans than Australians. And then there are more people in Indiana than there are in any one of New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, or Wales, let alone any big states. Put all four of them together, and it would be the fifth-largest state, behind Florida and New York but ahead of Illinois.
When talking to someone from another Anglophone country besides England, it's important to keep in mind that their little countries are basically just U.S. states. It helps to reinforce your sense of Murican superiority if they bring up something embarrassing, like our healthcare or prison systems.
Lohrenswald
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Montana though
Timsup2nothin
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There are more Californians than Canadians, and there are also more Texans than Australians. And then there are more people in Indiana than there are in any one of New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, or Wales, let alone any big states. Put all four of them together, and it would be the fifth-largest state, behind Florida and New York but ahead of Illinois.
When talking to someone from another Anglophone country besides England, it's important to keep in mind that their little countries are basically just U.S. states. It helps to reinforce your sense of Murican superiority if they bring up something embarrassing, like our healthcare or prison systems.
Prison system embarrassing?
Latvia, Estonia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Qatar, Gabon, Namibia...our prison system is bigger than any of those, and one of them can host a World Cup!
USA prisons numba ONE!!!
sophie
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E pluribus unum
Even the founders knew it. USA #1.
Even the founders knew it. USA #1.
Zkribbler
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E pluribust what?? Hey, this is Merica! You need to be speakin' Merican or go back where y'all came from. 
Lohrenswald
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e pluribus unum is dirty collectivism
e pluribus unum is dirty collectivism
sophie
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USA #1
I am not, nor have I ever been a member of the Communist Party.
I love my country.
When talking to someone from another Anglophone country besides England, it's important to keep in mind that their little countries are basically just U.S. states. It helps to reinforce your sense of Murican superiority if they bring up something embarrassing, like our healthcare or prison systems.
So, what do you do when you're talking to someone from England?
Are you trying to join the army?
He mentions their teeth.So, what do you do when you're talking to someone from England?
even though it's been proven for quite a time that the average Unitedkingdomian has better teeth than the average Unitedstatesian
I remember your fall from being the mightiest empire the world has ever seen, to being our goofy and loyal sidekicks.So, what do you do when you're talking to someone from England?
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