[Intrepid Homoludens]

Originally Posted by LenaJ

I baby talk to my dog: Comsie to Momsie, mommie´s little cutiepie. *kisses and hugs, kisses and hugs*

Babies make people do that, too. It's weird watching it.

And when I talk to people I gesticulate a lot. Like I´m doing charades to what I´m saying.

At least you don't genuflect.

[Sage]

Originally Posted by LenaJ

I baby talk to my dog: Comsie to Momsie, mommie´s little cutiepie. *kisses and hugs, kisses and hugs*

I don't baby talk, but I do talk to animals. I never thought of this as remotely unusual until I overheard a roommate's girlfriend exclaim "Jack! Scott talks to that cat like it has good sense!". I've simply found that if you treat animals as though they're intelligent, they are much more likely to try to live up to your expectations.
Besides, if I were forced to choose between talking to the cat and talking to that particular roommate's girlfriend, I'd take the cat every single time.

Originally Posted by LenaJ

And when I talk to people I gesticulate a lot. Like I´m doing charades to what I´m saying.

You might be displaying an innate aptitude for sign language. Have you ever taken a course in that? Some people pick it up very easily.

[Stoofa]

Originally Posted by Thrift Store Scott

I don't baby talk, but I do talk to animals. I never thought of this as remotely unusual until I overheard a roommate's girlfriend exclaim "Jack! Scott talks to that cat like it has good sense!". I've simply found that if you treat animals as though they're intelligent, they are much more likely to try to live up to your expectations.

I talk to animals without thinking about it, too. The thing is, my two old cats know what a whole bunch of words mean! I didn't train them, they just learned through time and my unconscious repitition. Now I have to be careful what I say, especially if I mention food. They go into a mad cat swarming frenzy! They've also trained me, because I've learned what all of their different meows mean.

[Fairygdmther]

Cats are very good at training their people.

[Intrepid Homoludens]

I know. Moss Temperton's death trained me to miss him every now and then, and that was almost 10 years ago.

Originally Posted by Fairygdmther

No hon, it's not BS - I know of a kid who had that happen while playing softball - he got hit in the chest, and his heart stopped. They did CPR and got him started again, and he then had the pectus excavatum surgical repair. And you are better off having it done while you are young, and still have some growing to do. If you want me to, I'll explain what the surgery consists of - I've scrubbed several of them.

Lynsie

Oh, by the way, mine's not as deep as most people's with this condition, so no, I won't have any problems.

[Fairygdmther]

Originally Posted by SamNMax

Oh, by the way, mine's not as deep as most people's with this condition, so no, I won't have any problems.

That's good to know, SNM, thanks for getting back to us on that.

[seebaruk]

Originally Posted by Thrift Store Scott

I don't baby talk, but I do talk to animals. I never thought of this as remotely unusual until I overheard a roommate's girlfriend exclaim "Jack! Scott talks to that cat like it has good sense!". I've simply found that if you treat animals as though they're intelligent, they are much more likely to try to live up to your expectations.
Besides, if I were forced to choose between talking to the cat and talking to that particular roommate's girlfriend, I'd take the cat every single time.

Like it has 'good sense'?? She sounds like a real interlectuarl. Time to open up a can of whoopass