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    From Anton Shepelev@2:221/6 to alexander koryagin on Tue Jan 3 13:57:18 2023
    Alexander Koryagin:

    Does the speaking dog look funny in your region?

    I should find it funny at first, as long as I thought it a
    trick taught the dog by dumb drilling. But as it continued
    to speak coherently, I should grow alarmed and might try to
    laugh the matter off, although my laugh would be forced.
    Then I should misdoubt my sanity and senses, which is not
    funny at all no matter the looks of the dog!

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  • From alexander koryagin@2:5075/128.130 to Anton Shepelev on Mon Jan 9 10:07:48 2023
    Hi, Anton Shepelev!
    I read your message from 03.01.2023 14:57

    AK>> Does the speaking dog look funny in your region?
    AS> I should find it funny at first, as long as I thought it a
    AS> ??trick taught the dog by dumb drilling. But as it continued
    AS> ??to speak coherently, I should grow alarmed and might try to
    AS> laugh the matter off, although my laugh would be forced.
    AS> Then I should misdoubt my sanity and senses, which is not
    AS> funny at all no matter the looks of the dog!

    The idea of this story is that the dog was so stunned that it even
    forgot about it was a dog. That's why it said those words.

    Bye, Anton!
    Alexander Koryagin
    fido.english_tutor,local.cc.ak 2023
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  • From Anton Shepelev@2:221/6 to alexander koryagin on Mon Jan 16 21:54:48 2023
    Alexander Koryagin:

    The idea of this story is that the dog was so stunned that
    it even forgot about it was a dog. That's why it said
    those words.

    Why, its a good story, quite fit for a comic!

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  • From Ardith Hinton@1:153/716 to Anton Shepelev on Tue Jan 17 23:56:21 2023
    Hi, Anton! Recently you wrote in a message to alexander koryagin:

    Does the speaking dog look funny in your region?

    I should find it funny at first, as long as I thought
    it a trick taught the dog by dumb drilling.


    Ah... where I come from, talking animals are quite routine in jokes & in stories intended for children. What strikes me as amusing is the idea of a fish appropriating a person's lunch because seagulls do that around here & you might be well advised to keep your wits about you in certain public places. I also imagine humans who've fallen asleep during a boring lecture can relate to dogs or cats who fall asleep when they're safe, warm, and dry and don't expect anything which requires their immediate attention to happen for some time.

    While this tale didn't strike me as particularly amusing at first, it seems to grow on me the more I think about it.... :-))




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