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Ned Flanders

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55. anthropomorphizing

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 01:50 PM

Nov 2014

If your cat were bigger than you, it would probably like to play with you like it plays with birds and other small creatures. That is the difference between cats and dogs.

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Iran dog owners could face 74 lashes [View all] maced666 Nov 2014 OP

wow! WhiteTara Nov 2014 #1

Hopefully it won't pass? maced666 Nov 2014 #3

That made me look too. WhiteTara Nov 2014 #8

House Cat Owners Yes, Dog Owners No PNW_Dem Nov 2014 #12

My two cats are indoor cats leftynyc Nov 2014 #15

Eye Lashes PNW_Dem Nov 2014 #18

No - sorry leftynyc Nov 2014 #20

No -- NOT declawed. That is torture. Arugula Latte Nov 2014 #21

are those little rubber things you glue on the nails acceptable? hollysmom Nov 2014 #26

I was faced with a choice declaw my two cats or euthanize Leontius Nov 2014 #30

Oh FFS. Arugula Latte Nov 2014 #19

must agree. nt navarth Nov 2014 #38

I am not a cat hater. I am a bird lover. PNW_Dem Nov 2014 #48

anthropomorphizing Ned Flanders Nov 2014 #55

Bull. I have three (indoor only) cats and Arugula Latte Nov 2014 #62

The dog would probably just eat you. I think I'd rather have the dog, but both will find you a tasty chrisa Nov 2014 #64

Me, too. hamsterjill Nov 2014 #66

Yeah, I can't. crim son Nov 2014 #47

Don't they know raising a dog teaches a child responsibility and kindness. It's proven. zonkers Nov 2014 #2

And love....compassion... maced666 Nov 2014 #5

Love and COMPASSION? get the red out Nov 2014 #34

Its because dogs are considered unclean animals christx30 Nov 2014 #11

Except the leftynyc Nov 2014 #16

Very true. And we need to increase voter turnout christx30 Nov 2014 #23

I hear you there leftynyc Nov 2014 #24

Dogs are unclean. Mz Pip Nov 2014 #22

not mine, she licks her paws and washs her face like a cat and won't sit in dirt, when hollysmom Nov 2014 #27

It's because the "angel" that came to Mohammad get the red out Nov 2014 #32

Never heard this before. So that's plenty of evidence it wasn't really an angel. rwsanders Nov 2014 #52

Watch out Dopers_Greed Nov 2014 #28

I'm comfortable with that. christx30 Nov 2014 #29

Well it's also because dog ownership is considered a decadent western influence (nt) Recursion Nov 2014 #60

stupid country samsingh Nov 2014 #4

Why??? I didn't think other countries could be stupider than we are adigal Nov 2014 #6

More proof that Islam is a religion of peace Android3.14 Nov 2014 #7

Absolutely!!!! get the red out Nov 2014 #33

" More proof that Islam is a religion of peace" Rhinodawg Nov 2014 #53

God will surely reward them for their intolerance of dogs paper boy Nov 2014 #9

The more extreme end of Islam don't consider dogs to be "clean" rocktivity Nov 2014 #10

The two are not separable skepticscott Nov 2014 #25

Time for a Million Dog March on the Iranian parliament KamaAina Nov 2014 #13

Time to air-drop a ton of these on them: Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2014 #14

Fuck religion, the scourge of humanity -- and animals. Arugula Latte Nov 2014 #17

It seems there are different views and different interpretations. CJCRANE Nov 2014 #31

So what the Iranian parliament is doing here isn't even necessarily correct per their religion. n/t nomorenomore08 Nov 2014 #69

The Prophet was bitten by a dog centuries ago Zorro Nov 2014 #35

I know that's a joke but if you read the link in my previous post... CJCRANE Nov 2014 #36

Okay this is ridiculous shenmue Nov 2014 #37

now THAT navarth Nov 2014 #39

Thanks shenmue Nov 2014 #41

My response, in the vernacular, would be navarth Nov 2014 #40

Clearly the lawmakers are being pressured by this mullah: Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2014 #42

If you don't feed him on time you might lose your head... nomorenomore08 Nov 2014 #70

This belief is causing problems elsewhere: kiva Nov 2014 #43

The horror of factory farming in this country is infinitely more shocking CrawlingChaos Nov 2014 #44

As far as Iran goes we have no moral high ground period, we dug the hole they are forced to live in. Exultant Democracy Nov 2014 #58

WTF is right. SoapBox Nov 2014 #45

Torture for morality! Orsino Nov 2014 #46

In the event of a zombie apocalypse... McCamy Taylor Nov 2014 #49

A bunch of crazed psychos killing christx30 Nov 2014 #56

So .. Lenomsky Nov 2014 #50

Islam explicitly dictates that dogs should be treated kindly CrawlingChaos Nov 2014 #59

abusers, hate everything their targets love Sunlei Nov 2014 #51

That would be only 296 lashes for my former neighbor, for his 4 attack dogs. candelista Nov 2014 #54

Dogs probably don't belong in cities. Irresponsible dog owners far out weigh responsible ones. Exultant Democracy Nov 2014 #57

Some of the Hindu nationalist groups in India are agitating against dog ownership too Recursion Nov 2014 #61

The crux of the problem here will always be religion. chrisa Nov 2014 #63

Eh.. this one is more nationalism Recursion Nov 2014 #65

I'm not sure it's religion. hughee99 Nov 2014 #67

This is cultural more then religous happyslug Nov 2014 #68

More religious absurdity. DeSwiss Nov 2014 #71

These Mullahs don't sound cool to hang out. nilesobek Nov 2014 #72