Re:When Squirrels Were One of America’s Most Popular Pets (2...
by bluedino on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @08:26AM
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Col. Hans Landa : Yet I assume you don't share the same animosity with squirrels that you do with rats, do you?
Perrier LaPadite : No.
Col. Hans Landa : But they're both rodents, are they not? And except for the tail, they even rather look alike, don't they?
Perrier LaPadite : It's an interesting thought, Herr Colonel.
Col. Hans Landa : Ha! However interesting as the thought may be, it makes not one bit of difference to how you feel. If a rat were to walk in here right now, as I'm talking, would you greet it with a saucer of your delicious milk?
Perrier LaPadite : Probably not.
Col. Hans Landa : I didn't think so. You don't like them. You don't really know why you don't like them; all you know is you find them repulsive.
Perrier LaPadite : No.
Col. Hans Landa : But they're both rodents, are they not? And except for the tail, they even rather look alike, don't they?
Perrier LaPadite : It's an interesting thought, Herr Colonel.
Col. Hans Landa : Ha! However interesting as the thought may be, it makes not one bit of difference to how you feel. If a rat were to walk in here right now, as I'm talking, would you greet it with a saucer of your delicious milk?
Perrier LaPadite : Probably not.
Col. Hans Landa : I didn't think so. You don't like them. You don't really know why you don't like them; all you know is you find them repulsive.