Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Douglas and for the Posy link too. Looking at some of the others, "Asleep on the stairs" was quite nice and very peaceful. John On 4/14/2011 2:16 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote: > Lovely animal, John > > it seems to be a cat thing - Posy, our Somali, growls at the German postal > service postman but can't be bothered with the guy who delivers for a > private > organisation. She even recognises the sound of the postman's bike, runs > downstairs and sits in the mail basket at the front door. (Stoopid puss - > she > often gets mail dropped on her) > > Here she is, waiting for the mail to be delivered: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Cats/00124_RT8.jpg.html > > Cheers > Douglas > > On 14.04.2011 02:30, John Nebel wrote: >> http://photos.csd.net/cat_plato.html >> >> A guard cat, looks harmless, but worse than a German Shepherd as far as >> UPS >> and FedEx are concerned. USPS only gets a growl. >> >> Plato, in "The Republic", uses the analogy of philosophical dogs; the >> guardians of the ideal polis will be like philosophical dogs who are >> friendly >> to the people they know, but defend against outsiders. The guardians are >> meant >> seriously enough, but perhaps the philosophical dogs are a joke. >> >> The cat has absorbed too much Plato. >> >> John >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information