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07-09-2004, 06:42 AM

Luigi de Guzman wrote:

>
>>In the meantime I lived in an apartment building where dogs were allowed.
>>I lived for two years next to a woman who had a 110 pound dog and I hardly
>>ever heard apeep out of him! Except the usual dog noises, the occasional
>>howl at the doorbell, whining when he was lonely. But he never woke me up,
>>disturbed my sleep, disrupted my dinner- in fact, until I saw him I had no
>>idea there was a dog there! But my current landlord won't allow pets
>>because they are noisy, cause trouble, make messes. Go figure.
>>
>
> It has always seemed to me that a lot of people treat their dogs
> better than they treat their own kids.

Sounds good to me.

07-09-2004, 06:44 AM

Marlene Blanshay wrote:

>> > It has always seemed to me that a lot of people treat their dogs
>> > better than they treat their own kids.
>> >
>> Leaving out the neutering, putting to sleep, and being put in a kennel
> cage
>> while on vacation parts.
>>
>
> In that building dogs were allowed, and all the dogs were great, except on
> that barked but they moved anyways. HOwever, twice I had families with
> kids as my upstairs neighbors and they made our life miserable. The more i
> see kids, the more I like dogs!

I love my dogs! I've taught them to chase and harass kids. See all the
kids in the neigbourhood get off the street when I open my gate.

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-> The Yen Buddhists are the richest religious sect in the universe.
-> They hold that the accumulation of money is a great evil and a
-> burden to the soul. They therefore, regardless of personal
-> hazard, see it as their unpleasant duty to acquire as much as
-> possible in order to reduce the risk to innocent people. -(Terry
-> Pratchett, Witches Abroad)
##5380 # Linux 2.4.21-0.13mdk i686

07-09-2004, 06:44 AM

Marlene Blanshay wrote:

>> > It has always seemed to me that a lot of people treat their dogs
>> > better than they treat their own kids.
>> >
>> Leaving out the neutering, putting to sleep, and being put in a kennel
> cage
>> while on vacation parts.
>>
>
> In that building dogs were allowed, and all the dogs were great, except on
> that barked but they moved anyways. HOwever, twice I had families with
> kids as my upstairs neighbors and they made our life miserable. The more i
> see kids, the more I like dogs!

I love my dogs! I've taught them to chase and harass kids. See all the
kids in the neigbourhood get off the street when I open my gate.

--

QUIPd 1.02: (615 of 679)
-> The Yen Buddhists are the richest religious sect in the universe.
-> They hold that the accumulation of money is a great evil and a
-> burden to the soul. They therefore, regardless of personal
-> hazard, see it as their unpleasant duty to acquire as much as
-> possible in order to reduce the risk to innocent people. -(Terry
-> Pratchett, Witches Abroad)
##5380 # Linux 2.4.21-0.13mdk i686

07-09-2004, 06:44 AM

Marlene Blanshay wrote:

>> > It has always seemed to me that a lot of people treat their dogs
>> > better than they treat their own kids.
>> >
>> Leaving out the neutering, putting to sleep, and being put in a kennel
> cage
>> while on vacation parts.
>>
>
> In that building dogs were allowed, and all the dogs were great, except on
> that barked but they moved anyways. HOwever, twice I had families with
> kids as my upstairs neighbors and they made our life miserable. The more i
> see kids, the more I like dogs!

I love my dogs! I've taught them to chase and harass kids. See all the
kids in the neigbourhood get off the street when I open my gate.

--

QUIPd 1.02: (615 of 679)
-> The Yen Buddhists are the richest religious sect in the universe.
-> They hold that the accumulation of money is a great evil and a
-> burden to the soul. They therefore, regardless of personal
-> hazard, see it as their unpleasant duty to acquire as much as
-> possible in order to reduce the risk to innocent people. -(Terry
-> Pratchett, Witches Abroad)
##5380 # Linux 2.4.21-0.13mdk i686

07-09-2004, 06:44 AM

Marlene Blanshay wrote:

>> > It has always seemed to me that a lot of people treat their dogs
>> > better than they treat their own kids.
>> >
>> Leaving out the neutering, putting to sleep, and being put in a kennel
> cage
>> while on vacation parts.
>>
>
> In that building dogs were allowed, and all the dogs were great, except on
> that barked but they moved anyways. HOwever, twice I had families with
> kids as my upstairs neighbors and they made our life miserable. The more i
> see kids, the more I like dogs!

I love my dogs! I've taught them to chase and harass kids. See all the
kids in the neigbourhood get off the street when I open my gate.

--

QUIPd 1.02: (615 of 679)
-> The Yen Buddhists are the richest religious sect in the universe.
-> They hold that the accumulation of money is a great evil and a
-> burden to the soul. They therefore, regardless of personal
-> hazard, see it as their unpleasant duty to acquire as much as
-> possible in order to reduce the risk to innocent people. -(Terry
-> Pratchett, Witches Abroad)
##5380 # Linux 2.4.21-0.13mdk i686

07-09-2004, 06:44 AM

Marlene Blanshay wrote:

>> > It has always seemed to me that a lot of people treat their dogs
>> > better than they treat their own kids.
>> >
>> Leaving out the neutering, putting to sleep, and being put in a kennel
> cage
>> while on vacation parts.
>>
>
> In that building dogs were allowed, and all the dogs were great, except on
> that barked but they moved anyways. HOwever, twice I had families with
> kids as my upstairs neighbors and they made our life miserable. The more i
> see kids, the more I like dogs!

I love my dogs! I've taught them to chase and harass kids. See all the
kids in the neigbourhood get off the street when I open my gate.

--

QUIPd 1.02: (615 of 679)
-> The Yen Buddhists are the richest religious sect in the universe.
-> They hold that the accumulation of money is a great evil and a
-> burden to the soul. They therefore, regardless of personal
-> hazard, see it as their unpleasant duty to acquire as much as
-> possible in order to reduce the risk to innocent people. -(Terry
-> Pratchett, Witches Abroad)
##5380 # Linux 2.4.21-0.13mdk i686

07-09-2004, 06:51 AM

Michael J. Klein wrote:

> On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 12:35:00 -0400, "Marlene Blanshay"
> <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>>
>>"tk" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
>>news:ms4Fc.63307$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].hcvlny.c v.net...
>>> Parent - It's also a verb!
>>
>>Yeah, no kidding- it seems most parents aren't aware of that. Which is why
>>I sneer at this whole 'village' crap.What it seems to have evolved into is
>>the belief that everyone has toget involved with raising your kid whether
>>they're interested or not. And that we also have to live with the
>>consequences of your ****ty parenting. I've had upstairs neighbors with
>>kids before and not once have they ever left me with a favorable
>>impression. I wonder why half the parents in the world have kids.
>
> As a consequence of irresponsible sexual activity of course. Most
> people just fall into it.
>

Yeah, making them is great, raising them sucks.

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-> "You can't run forever, but there is nothing wrong with
-> getting a good head-start. -Meatloaf"
##5381 # Linux 2.4.21-0.13mdk i686

07-09-2004, 06:51 AM

Michael J. Klein wrote:

> On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 12:35:00 -0400, "Marlene Blanshay"
> <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>>
>>"tk" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
>>news:ms4Fc.63307$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].hcvlny.c v.net...
>>> Parent - It's also a verb!
>>
>>Yeah, no kidding- it seems most parents aren't aware of that. Which is why
>>I sneer at this whole 'village' crap.What it seems to have evolved into is
>>the belief that everyone has toget involved with raising your kid whether
>>they're interested or not. And that we also have to live with the
>>consequences of your ****ty parenting. I've had upstairs neighbors with
>>kids before and not once have they ever left me with a favorable
>>impression. I wonder why half the parents in the world have kids.
>
> As a consequence of irresponsible sexual activity of course. Most
> people just fall into it.
>

Yeah, making them is great, raising them sucks.

--

QUIPd 1.02: (585 of 679)
-> "You can't run forever, but there is nothing wrong with
-> getting a good head-start. -Meatloaf"
##5381 # Linux 2.4.21-0.13mdk i686

07-09-2004, 06:51 AM

Michael J. Klein wrote:

> On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 12:35:00 -0400, "Marlene Blanshay"
> <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>>
>>"tk" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
>>news:ms4Fc.63307$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].hcvlny.c v.net...
>>> Parent - It's also a verb!
>>
>>Yeah, no kidding- it seems most parents aren't aware of that. Which is why
>>I sneer at this whole 'village' crap.What it seems to have evolved into is
>>the belief that everyone has toget involved with raising your kid whether
>>they're interested or not. And that we also have to live with the
>>consequences of your ****ty parenting. I've had upstairs neighbors with
>>kids before and not once have they ever left me with a favorable
>>impression. I wonder why half the parents in the world have kids.
>
> As a consequence of irresponsible sexual activity of course. Most
> people just fall into it.
>

Yeah, making them is great, raising them sucks.

--

QUIPd 1.02: (585 of 679)
-> "You can't run forever, but there is nothing wrong with
-> getting a good head-start. -Meatloaf"
##5381 # Linux 2.4.21-0.13mdk i686

07-09-2004, 06:51 AM

Michael J. Klein wrote:

> On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 12:35:00 -0400, "Marlene Blanshay"
> <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>>
>>"tk" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
>>news:ms4Fc.63307$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].hcvlny.c v.net...
>>> Parent - It's also a verb!
>>
>>Yeah, no kidding- it seems most parents aren't aware of that. Which is why
>>I sneer at this whole 'village' crap.What it seems to have evolved into is
>>the belief that everyone has toget involved with raising your kid whether
>>they're interested or not. And that we also have to live with the
>>consequences of your ****ty parenting. I've had upstairs neighbors with
>>kids before and not once have they ever left me with a favorable
>>impression. I wonder why half the parents in the world have kids.
>
> As a consequence of irresponsible sexual activity of course. Most
> people just fall into it.
>

Yeah, making them is great, raising them sucks.

--

QUIPd 1.02: (585 of 679)
-> "You can't run forever, but there is nothing wrong with
-> getting a good head-start. -Meatloaf"
##5381 # Linux 2.4.21-0.13mdk i686