Actually, monkeys are being trained to help the disabled- sort of like a nurse's aide. Just so they don't become surgeons! :-)
On Sep 13, 10:42 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > "... I still doubt they can actually be TRAINED in any meaningful > way. ..." - DJ > > This is why I've only had monkeys as pets. > > On Sep 13, 5:36 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Alright, that's the 2nd time you've put Cato with Inspector Cloussau. > > I believe he was with the Green Hornet and played by Bruce Lee in a > > serial or movie. Kato was Cloussau's manservant and sparring partner > > I believe. Not to be nit picky or anything. Just clearing things up > > a bit. Unless I'm wrong in which case ignore everything I just said. > > > Ok, cats are good for killing mice and small rodents. Some of them > > even show off their conquests allowing you to dispose of the carcass > > rather then smelling it days later and having to scrape it from under > > or behind the oven. So cats CAN be useful; I stand corrected. I > > still doubt they can actually be TRAINED in any meaningful way. > > Otherwise we would have cadaver cats and seeing eye cats. But we > > don't. > > > Back in the old days it was highly entertaining to tie a string to a > > balled up piece of paper and tying it to the end of a ceiling fan. > > Put the fan on slow and watch the high jinks ensue. The modern > > version is one of those laser pens. Puppies can be abused in this > > manner as well but will eventually lose interest after they notice > > they don't smell anything. Cats never seem to learn at any age. > > > dj > > > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 7:15 PM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > One dog one cat has been the general balance in our house, though we > > > now have two cats. One cat is clearly Inspector Clousseau and the > > > other Cato, as she hides around the house pouncing on the other one > > > before they set about destroying furniture in frenzied fights that can > > > only be ended by the noise of a tin opening. Otherwise they generally > > > loaf about regarding me with complete disdain and only fit to open > > > doors for them. > > > > On 11 Sep, 17:28, Lonlaz <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Yup, I haven't declawed my cat on the chance that the drafty old > > >> Victorian house we're moving in might have mice, though I doubt he has > > >> the instincts. He's a little bastard and terrorizes the kids > > >> sometimes, strangely enough they still love him. We've had him since > > >> he was a 3 week old, rejected by his mum.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
