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[kurt_howell]

What does it mean when someone calls someone else a "dog", when in fact that person is a human and not a dog at all...? Is it a case of mistaken identity...?

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[best_turk_evar]

It's an insult.

[kurt_howell]

Yes, it would appear so... I had no idea, I thought they were being amiable...

But Kaye-san says that it can be used jokingly.

[best_turk_evar]

I suppose it can, but how likely would you be to call someone an asshole as a joke?

[kurt_howell]

I have never...

[best_turk_evar]

That's what I mean. I very much doubt it was meant as a compliment.

Who said it, anyway?

[kurt_howell]

Butz-san said it about Nick-san... He said he was like a... "golden retriever" or "yellow lab"... I suppose those are breeds.

[best_turk_evar]

Oh, that's different. In that case, he's saying this Nick guy is loyal to the point of stupidity.