On Sunday, September 4, 2011 11:26:21 AM UTC-6, blake murphy wrote:
> On Sat, 3 Sep 2011 16:21:57 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 3 Sep 2011 11:58:41 -0400, blake murphy wrote:
> >
> >> i think this 'he's not really an asshole, he just likes to get a rise out
> >> of people' talk is just foolish. who *but* an asshole would think that
> >> that was fun?
> >
> > Very good point and similar to what I was saying: People who can act
> > like very good assholes really ARE assholes. I admit I can be
> > asshole, but not nearly as big and consistently as Catz. And his love
> > for animals is just to make up for his lack of the higher standard of
> > human social skills.
> >
> > -sw
>
> exactly. his animals love him because he feeds them, and he loves them
> because they love him and never contradict or even question him.
>
> your pal,
> blake

And less problematic than wives...and they never nag unless they are hungry.