It's like people who don't like cats moan that the cat always comes and sits on them. It's because they narrow their eyes in disgust when they see a cat, and to a cat that's a sign of affection and invitation. If they'd only open their eyes wide and stare at the cat (which cat-lovers do, due to the enjoyment of seeing it) then the cat would stay away, as staring wide-eyed to a cat is a challenge.
>Very recently, in a zoo a gorilla escaped from his ground and esp (!) attacked a woman. She was bitten 50 times and had many broken bones. She was a regular visitor of this gorilla (named Bokito) and thought they had a special bond. She always smiled to him and he showed her his teeth. She thought he liked her and he thought she challenged him!
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>>Ah but wise man once say "to smile is to show the teeth" or "many a true word is spoken in jest".
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>>>Ah, Terry, you too appear to have a weak spot. Although Tracy showed her big smile ( :o) ), you are this time definitely hurt, right? Do you want Tracy to apologize? (See, I try to mediate here.)
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>>>>Peter has asked me in the past to put him right on points of grammar so I wasn't being priggish but helpful (I hope). And the bit over "ones": Naomi made the comment about "its" so I just enlareged
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>>>>Anyway, I don't mind being accused of pedantry, but priggishness is a little insulting.
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>>>>>Your priggishness (in regards to the English language) is showing again... :o) How much would you charge to be a copy editor? :o)
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- Whoever said that women are the weaker sex never tried to wrest the bedclothes off one in the middle of the night
- Worry is the interest you pay, in advance, for a loan that you may never need to take out.