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hi nita you wrote: something about pets displaying emotions and an indication that you think my powers of observation might not be up to the scratching post i agree with you that lots of animals/pets can and do display a range of emotions i just don't think i have ever seen, or will ever see, a tear shed by one and i am absolutely positive that i have never, ever, heard a guffaw or even a lololol from one my cat credentials are as follows for the period 1965-1997: samantha* pamplemousse greybeorn sacha spot* angie spike* dot [part-time only] speckles spud stubby [of internet fame] all cats entrusted to my care from kittenhood indicated thus * have each enslaved me for a minimum of thirteen [13] consecutive human years i have observed the following emotions/reactions in one or another of them at one time or another but not in all of them and not all at the same time: contentment joy pride childlike wonder awe anger smug conceit jealousy fear terror loathing affection gooshiness yearning excitement anxiety sympathy love teasing playfulness bitter resignation reproachfulness spitefulness snobbishness dopeyness [as differentiated from] duh-ness goofiness sneakiness bewilderment utter astonishment ferociousness and even clairvoyance your cyber-sys in anthropomorphism janet janet [log in to unmask]