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- From: markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark)
- Newsgroups: soc.singles
- Subject: Re: Cat friends (was Re: What is attractive to "SINGLE" women?)
- Date: 23 Dec 1992 12:58:34 GMT
- Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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- From ages ago:
- >>>>>>>>Cats form clowders, not herds.
-
- In article <ByxHKq.KFw@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> kiran@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Kiran Wagle) writes:
- >Ah, somebody has a copy of _An Exaltation of Larks_!
-
- In article <Byzv4A.924@access.digex.com> huston@access.digex.com (Herb Huston) writes:
- >I'm sure someone has it, but I don't. My source was _The Book of Lists_.
-
- Kiran:
- >(I was wondering last week what a group of cats was called, but my
- >copy is well and truly hidden.)
-
- Herb:
- >If you eventually find it, it will be in the last place you think to look
- >for it.
- >
- >Lincoln's law partner reported that Lincoln's desk was always cluttered to
- >overflowing, but that Abe kept an envelope tacked to the wall with writing
- >that said, "If you can't find it anywhere else, look in here."
-
- I have approximately 500 books, but I'm organized so it only took 20 seconds
- to run in the other room and get the book. But I don't see anything on
- clowders or anything.
-
- But here's something interesting. This species of fish has real powerful males
- who take harems of 2 to 5 females with them. The females are terrorized into
- staying with the male. Instead of banding against the master, they form a
- hierarchy to keep each other in line.
-
- Then when the male dies, the top ranking female takes his position and she
- turns into the new male master.
-