FIFTY-SEVEN

[tehpuck]

From Old English, myrige, or maybe Common (Vulgar?) Germanic, murgijaz, which means "short-lasting". Personally, I go with the "short-lasting" bit, it has connotations of "making time fly", or something. It's where you get "mergelijc" from. The 'y' made a "oo" sort of sound, but got hit with Kentish, so you write it with an 'e' and eventually

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[light_lost]

From the little I know of you; I somehow could not imagine you with a dog. Unless it was large and impressive.

[tehpuck]

I did have an Irish Wolfhound, once. And a Mastiff, at another point.

[light_lost]

Those are large and beautiful dogs.

[tehpuck]

They guarded my estate in Ireland and Rome, respecively.

[light_lost]

Ah, so not quite leisure pets then.

[tehpuck]

The idea of 'leasure pets' didn't really become popular until the late 1900s, mind you. Back in Rome, dogs were considered a pest, if anything, and cats were never domesticated. They did, at one point, crucify a dog.

[light_lost]

Quite true. It was only in Egypt that the cat was idolized. Though, I must say it had the right to be.

[tehpuck]

And worship is far from domestication and fellowship, mind.

[light_lost]

Very true. Though I do believe most cats still think they ought to be adored and worshiped.

[tehpuck]

I wouldn't know, I've yet to ask one.

[light_lost]

I'm sure there is a good chance they would be affronted for your speaking to them at all.

[tehpuck]

Which is why I've avoided it for so long.

[light_lost]

Good plan. One should rarely affront a cat.

[tehpuck]

It's just generally unwise, and I am a fountain of sagacious knowledge.

[light_lost]

And so modest.

You know, I somehow read that as sagalicous at the first.

[tehpuck]

That.. works, too