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In my case, the long, tortuous stock market crash is not "painful;" it's "worrisome." And you probably can't understand, but for someone with my genes, worrying does not cause pain, but rather "pleasure" :-)

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 04:44:12 PM EST
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Re: Take the pain ! :-) (none / 0)

Well, if it gives you pleasure - maybe you should give your cat things to worry about, perhaps it shares your genetic disposition - (see "Pleasurable Kingdom" above) :-)

Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice.

by Ted Welch (tedwelch-at-mac-dot-com) on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 04:59:52 PM EST
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Re: Take the pain ! :-) (none / 1)

We now have three cats, thus making for plenty to worry about. Tomorrow, I'll be introducing "Irving," our most recent adopted stray, to ET, via the photo blog.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Wed Nov 19th, 2008 at 05:12:27 PM EST
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