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Referring to a pet's owners as its "parents." No, I'm not the father of my cats...
Daddy Cat. How cute.
Referring to a pet's owners as its "parents." No, I'm not the father of my cats...
It's not going to stop. It's a practice as old as government.
I hope this person is elected by the people.Here in my home town (Whittier, California) the city dictates what you can or can't do with your house (and the property is sits on) regardless of whether or not it has any historical value. And we're often subject to the whims and idiosyncrasies of the person who happens to be holding the position of "decision maker" at any given moment, so the "rules" that applied six months ago may or may not be applicable today if there's a different person holding that position. [huh]
My wife and I occasionally refer to our female cat and male dog as our "daughter" and "son", but neither of us take it seriously.Referring to a pet's owners as its "parents." No, I'm not the father of my cats...
I have no idea. Of the many things I'm disinterested in, politics is up near the top of the list.I hope this person is elected by the people.
Daddy Cat. How cute.
Managers should look like managers. Could you really take a person in charge of a large company seriously dressed in holiday shorts and a Hawaiian shirt? Or worse, a football top(of any country).
HudsonHawk,
One of the problems here is if you bought a house in the 'suburbs' 40 years ago the local metropolis has expanded to your doorstep and will now do what it can to keep expanding. If you bought a house forty years ago somewhere within that metropolis it is now rehabbing those older areas and will do what it can to keep on rehabbing.
My wife and I occasionally refer to our female cat and male dog as our "daughter" and "son", but neither of us take it seriously.
The photo above of the house sitting in the middle of the road was taken in China and depicts the result of what happened when the owner of the house refused to sell it to the government for a highway project. Sort of like the old Bugs Bunny cartoon. The Guardian article below has photos of several examples of what the Chinese call nail houses.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/ga...homes-in-pictures#/?picture=399880690&index=0
As far as the Chinese photographs, I find them interesting. In the U.S. for a highway they'd have you forcibly removed by police. I'm kind of surprised given China's reputation that they don't do the same.
Referring to a pet's owners as its "parents." No, I'm not the father of my cats...
I'm not sure I'd want Little Troublemaker for a "son."
Dress down days.
Managers should look like managers. Could you really take a person in charge of a large company seriously dressed in holiday shorts and a Hawaiian shirt? Or worse, a football top(of any country).
I think I would go the opposite were I in that position and wear my best to out pose the top boss if I could
I would never call my cat my "daughter." She prefers to be called "ma'am."
I would never call my cat my "daughter." She prefers to be called "ma'am."
My wife and I occasionally refer to our female cat and male dog as our "daughter" and "son", but neither of us take it seriously.
I have no idea. Of the many things I'm disinterested in, politics is up near the top of the list.
Ha! There's trouble! Looks like a fun kitten.
Considering the proper term for an adult female cat is "queen", perhaps she would prefer to be called "Your Majesty"?I would never call my cat my "daughter." She prefers to be called "ma'am."
I had a case of Pericles once; the doctor gave me some ointment that cleared it right up.Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.-Pericles (430 B.C.)This is just one case.
Dress down days.
Managers should look like managers. Could you really take a person in charge of a large company seriously dressed in holiday shorts and a Hawaiian shirt? Or worse, a football top(of any country).
I think I would go the opposite were I in that position and wear my best to out pose the top boss if I could
You get Pericles from politicians.I had a case of Pericles once; the doctor gave me some ointment that cleared it right up.
I had a case of Pericles once; the doctor gave me some ointment that cleared it right up.
That has been said in various ways since the beginning of politics. Do you deny the voracity of the claim or just its origin? In either case we can move on to: "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics, is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."Wow!
Yes, Pericles has been saying this since the early 1990's.
This appears to be yet another of those synthetic quotations which cannot be run down to its non-existent source