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Why are the offspring of domestic cats called "kittens" when the offspring of wild cats are called "cubs"?
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Because wild cats don't give birth to kittens.

They give birth to cubs.

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I think it's a statement on their chances of winning the World Series.
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.
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Crackpot wrote:I think it's a statement on their chances of winning the World Series.
That's not a bad theory, since cubs born in the wild have a very good chance of not surviving ... 8-)
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Actually, I always thought small wild cats, like bobcats, had kittens, while larger ones (lions, tigers, cougars, etc.) had cubs. If I recall correctly, foxes have kits.

The Chicago explanation makes as much sense as anything I have heard.
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I have a headache, and a conference call at 4PM, then meetings at 630 and 730. I'd really rather just go home and take a nap.
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I can't put my finger on exactly why, (maybe it's his facial expression) but there's something about that kid in the Toaster Strudel commercials that I really find creepy... :?
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Send help... I'm listening to Hills All Around


...and enjoying it....
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I have a headache, and a conference call at 4PM, then meetings at 630 and 730. I'd really rather just go home and take a nap.
I bet you say that to all the boys...

(I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist that... 8-) )
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MajGenl.Meade wrote:Send help... I'm listening to Hills All Around


...and enjoying it....
Ah, that magnificent opus....
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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the toaster strudel kid is scary....
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Gob wrote:
MajGenl.Meade wrote:Send help... I'm listening to Hills All Around


...and enjoying it....
Ah, that magnificent opus....
shorely shome mishtake? oh pus
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A shout out to the manufacturers of Just For Men hair dye for improving their formula in a way that causes it to drip a lot less :ok
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I find the new formula drips a lot more. I have to use barrier cream around hubbys head to stop streaking.
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"Rubbish!" replied Lord Jim. "I said 'less' and I meant it!"

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Daisy wrote:I find the new formula drips a lot more. I have to use barrier cream around hubbys head to stop streaking.

That's really odd; I've had exactly the opposite experience...I assumed the reason was because the coloring agent that you mix in is is thicker than it used to be...
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You have to be kidding.
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Guinevere wrote:You have to be kidding.
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I can't imagine dying my hair.
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You have to be kidding.
No, I'm serious; it really does seem to drip a lot less... 8-)
I can't imagine dying my hair.
And I can't imagine riding a motorcycle, so I guess that makes us even... 8-)


(I believe I've mentioned this before, I've been dying my hair for about five years now; I've had some greying in my sideburns and a few strands here and there. Not acceptable.)
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