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- From: ac94691@dunix.drake.edu (The Dark Kitty)
- Subject: Re: gayfolk and cats
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.192525.1041@dunix.drake.edu>
- Organization: Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- References: <BxMys9.8vL@agora.rain.com> <1992Nov19.023412.26766@netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 19:25:25 GMT
- Lines: 39
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- In article <1992Nov19.023412.26766@netcom.com> jfh@netcom.com (Jack Hamilton) writes:
- >In article <BxMys9.8vL@agora.rain.com> bcapps@agora.rain.com (Brent Capps)
- >writes:
- >>
- >>What is it about gay people and cats? Why do these independent, selfish,
- >>aloof creatures strike such a chord with us?
- >
- >I don't like cats. I know a number of people who don't like cats. I think
- >cats have become more popular because they're not as much work as dogs.
-
- No I think cats are more popular because dogs are dumber than a red
- brick. I'll have to dig out an issue of Cat Fancy where they reported
- on some researchers who found that dogs have a memory span of about 30
- seconds and cats can remember stuff for 8 hours. They could only
- explain it if the cats have a better form of symbol making in their
- cute little brains.
-
- >
- >>I used to be a dog-person,
- >>but now I'm a confirmed cat lover, largely because of the Bombay mix purring
- >>in my lap right this very moment.
- >
- >Situational catophilia, someone similiar to situational homosexuality on
- >submarines.
-
- I'm not sure exactly what you're saying here but it sounds like the
- kind of thing Rush Limbaugh would say.
-
- Well, I haven't noticed that most gay people like cats, but I HAVE
- noticed that all the people that I like and can get along with because
- of their basic personality traits also happen to like cats.
-
- A friend of mind who posts here occasionally has gone so far as to
- pick boyfriends on the basis of whether or not they like cats. It's
- actually quite reasonable. A love for a particular type of animal
- does reveal basic personality traits.
-
- Anthony Clifton
-
-