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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Cat / Plato
From: john.nebel at csdco.com (John Nebel)
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:53:33 -0600
References: <4DA64035.3040104@csdco.com> <4DA6AD5D.9020107@gmx.de>

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
>>
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In reply to: Message from john.nebel at csdco.com (John Nebel) ([Leica] IMG: Cat / Plato)
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