Riverwind (imported) wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2002 10:15 am Dogs of course can be cute even when fill grown and all puppies are cute.

http://www.ncmonline.com/commentary/1999-08-27/dog.html

Yes I think I have eaten dog when in the service <sigh> some parts of the world have different eating habits than we do, however with all the foreigners that come into California, one must be careful.

I guess when you think about it though, it would be better to eat the dog then use the catgut for guitar strings and tennis rackets which they did at one time.

Dogs are still smarter then cats, more loyal, better companion, I have nothing agents cats but would never have one, I am a bird person, hook bills.

Knocking around here in a pile of old floppy disks from 1997 - Gem and Talula will remember this one - is the sound wav of "Cat's in the Kitchen, at the Peking Moon", set to the tune of the famous Harry Chapin song. I will have to find that, or find it online, and link to it.

:tongueout

The one sitting up is Ruby, the lazy git in the back is Tony.

those two are real cute,

Ahem. Woof.

I know this dog and she loves two things shoes and people that throw them for her. One good looking dog Paolo.

don't they burn people at the stake on guy fawkes day?

THat has nothing to do with cats or dogs, but I thought I would just ask.

Dave

Dave (imported) wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2002 2:32 pm don't they burn people at the stake on guy fawkes day?

THat has nothing to do with cats or dogs, but I thought I would just ask.

Dave

No, the tradition is to burn effegies on a huge bonfire. While this is going on you can roast food, such as hot dogs, ears of corn, marshmellows, whatever. The traditional "Guy" to be burned is some sort of mannikan stuffed with straw and dressed in old clothes.

By the way, the actual Guy Fawkes was tortured (don't know if he was castrated) and executed in the also traditional manner for traitors. Hanged, drawn, and quartered, and head put on a spike.

In addition to an effegy of the "Guy", it also used to be a tradition to burn effegies of The Pope, and nowadays modern politicians have been known to be burned in effegy. Thatcher was well known for this treatment.

Andrew,

The punishment of 'Hanging, drawing & quartering' does indeed include castration.

Normally, the condemned man was dragged to the place of execution, tied to a hurdle (think of a fencing panel). During the journey, the crowd would pelt him with various unpleasant things.

On arrival at the site, he would be suspended by a noose around his neck until he became unconscious at which point the executioner would cut the rope. The resulting drop often broke one or more limbs. Sometimes, if the victim was particularly un-popular they would throw water on him to ensure that he recovered consciousness before they continued.

Once on the ground, the executioner would castrate him, remove his entrails and then use his hand to rip the heart from the body. The aim was to do this so fast that the heart was still beating when removed.

The items removed, so far, would be consigned to a bonfire which would already be burning.

Finally, the head would be cut off and the rest of the body cut into quarters, each of which would be sent to a different place to be displayed. The traditional place, in London, for the head was on the Gateway of London Bridge where there were often 20 or more heads mounted on pikes.

Really makes you enjoy your dinner, doesn't it.

Incidentally, one element of the Guy Fawkes celebration which you omitted and the one which causes distress to dogs and cats are fireworks! What makes this worse is that the Indian (Asian Indian) festival of Diwali occurs about the same time. They also celebrate with large numbers of fireworks too. These days, the fireworks in the UK can start in late October and continue until the middle of November.

LOL