Cultural differences between the Milky Way and Pegasus: Pets.

[icarus]

Cultural differences between the Milky Way and Pegasus: Exhibit A.

I think that pets would be something that would confuse Teyla and Ronon. Rodney cooing over his cat (I'm sure he has visitation rights) would strike Ronon as weird.

Ronon, wrinkling his nose: "Why does he treat it like it's a baby?"

John: "Wellll... he's pretty attached to that cat."

Ronon and Teyla exchange confused looks.

John: "The cat's his pet. He has a picture of it in his room."

Teyla: "Ah. Like the way Dr. Waters has a picture of his children." She squints, clearly trying very hard to understand. "So... then Rodney as a single, childless man expends his parental nurturing instincts on an animal."

John: "Oh, I don't know about that. I mean, when I was a kid I had a dog."

Ronon: "And you treated it like a baby?" His expression says that he'd lose all respect for John if it were true.

In the background Rodney says, "You're a little munchkin, yes... yes, now that's a purr...."

John: "I didn't use baby talk." Usually. At least not when anyone was listening. Ronon shifts his stance, giving John a doubtful eye. "Muffin was a great dog."

Ronon: "You name them?"

Teyla: "Muffin...?"

Comments

[orca-girl.livejournal.com]

I don't think I ever said that I *thought* that Iran was a threat to us, military or otherwise. My objections to the Iranian president, as a human being and a leader, are not based on whether or not his country has a nuclear program of any sort, military or not. So, yes -- you're right. I'm NOT SURPRISED that you're right, because I think our government consists of a bunch of lying hypocrits anyway, and I was *never arguing that they weren't*. But your being right doesn't impact the argument that I *was* making, at the time.

However -- I don't mean to use a cheap rhetorical argument, but the fact is, I do not wish to resurrect this debate. I chose to walk away from the last thread because it was making me angry. I don't want to get into it again, and I won't.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I remember comments and conversations in my journal and who I had them with -- especially unfinished ones. I'd promised to get back to you and I got busy and didn't. I felt at the time that President Ahmadinejad was being treated unfairly, and he most certainly was. Even moreso than I knew at the time.