From: Tom Anderson on
On Wed, 27 Aug 2008, David Cohen wrote:

> On Aug 27, 6:28�am, Andrzej Rosa <bakt...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>> David Cohen wrote:
>>> On Aug 26, 3:47�pm, Andrzej Rosa <bakt...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>> She took after mommy?
>>
>>>>>>> I'll pay for breast reduction surgery.
>>
>>>>>> We call it a gardener's dog syndrome. �Even though he can't use the
>>>>>> stuff himself, he won't let others.
>>
>>>>> True.
>>
>>>>> But I don't understand the gardener's dog reference.
>>
>>>> Because you never had a dog, only pets. �Real dogs do things, like
>>>> guarding gardens, for example.
>>
>>> But, why �would the gardener NOT use the products of his garden?
>>
>> Gardener's dog, not the gardener! �You are like a gardener's dog, when you
>> prevent others from using what you can't use yourself. �
>>
>> Damn, is that saying too sophisticated for a city dweller already? �You have
>> a garden, you put a dog in to guard it, and this dog will not let others
>> have those veggies even though it can't eat them either.
>
> Still makes no sense. The dog isn't guarding the garden for himself.
> It is his job. Exactly analogous to a bank guard who can't use the
> bank's money himself, but still won't let you steal it.
>
> Ancient Polish sayings suck.

Although this does explain why the Poles don't eat anything except meat
and cheese. And i guess you don't get potatoes from a garden.

tom

--
The best way to predict the future is to invent it. -- Alan Kay
From: David Cohen on
On Aug 27, 3:03 pm, Tom Anderson <t...(a)urchin.earth.li> wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008, David Cohen wrote:
> > On Aug 27, 6:28 am, Andrzej Rosa <bakt...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> David Cohen wrote:
> >>> On Aug 26, 3:47 pm, Andrzej Rosa <bakt...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>>>> She took after mommy?
>
> >>>>>>> I'll pay for breast reduction surgery.
>
> >>>>>> We call it a gardener's dog syndrome.  Even though he can't use the
> >>>>>> stuff himself, he won't let others.
>
> >>>>> True.
>
> >>>>> But I don't understand the gardener's dog reference.
>
> >>>> Because you never had a dog, only pets.  Real dogs do things, like
> >>>> guarding gardens, for example.
>
> >>> But, why  would the gardener NOT use the products of his garden?
>
> >> Gardener's dog, not the gardener!  You are like a gardener's dog, when you
> >> prevent others from using what you can't use yourself.  
>
> >> Damn, is that saying too sophisticated for a city dweller already?  You have
> >> a garden, you put a dog in to guard it, and this dog will not let others
> >> have those veggies even though it can't eat them either.
>
> > Still makes no sense. The dog isn't guarding the garden for himself.
> > It is his job. Exactly analogous to a bank guard who can't use the
> > bank's money himself, but still won't let you steal it.
>
> > Ancient Polish sayings suck.
>
> Although this does explain why the Poles don't eat anything except meat
> and cheese. And i guess you don't get potatoes from a garden.

Maybe they are all on a ketogenic diet.
From: David Cohen on
On Aug 28, 1:02 am, Charles <j...(a)msn.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:53:36 -0700 (PDT), David Cohen

> >(I'd do some atheist jokes, too, but I don't know any).
>
> I don't believe that...

HA HA!

You're funny for a Brit.