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Pennie R. S. Nelson's avatar

I love it.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, Pennie.

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Pennie R. S. Nelson's avatar

My pleasure

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Connie Starlin's avatar

I have 2 dogs next door that come to the fence, bark to get my attention, and when I go out they ask for treats

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Mark Starlin's avatar

AT is sweeping the nation!

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Coleen Theiss's avatar

It’s not that hard to think like an animal😳😱🤣😂

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Mark Starlin's avatar

It makes me as happy as a clam.

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K.C. Knouse's avatar

I liked the cat the best. No telepathy necessary. The eyes say it all. Thanks for the laughs, Mark.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, K.C. See, it isn’t that hard. 🤣

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K.C. Knouse's avatar

You know, you're right. I did it! Hey Mark, my dog can count. We give her a braided piece of cloth with four small treats concealed in the braids to play with. One time we only put in three. She came back for the fourth. Another time, on purpose, we only put in two. She came back and we added one. She came back again for the fourth. She also feels entitled!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

You will be chatting with your dog in no time. Or doing math. 😉

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Barbara's avatar

You made me laugh…again. 😀

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, Barbara. That makes me happy. 🤓

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C.L. Steiner's avatar

Is this why you're a Well Respected Man?

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Mark Starlin's avatar

You Really Got Me.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

Cerberus, the mightiest puppy in the universe, says: "I use Animal Telepathy when I don't feel like showing off my ability to speak most human languages to the really stupid ones..."

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Some humans just aren't worth talking to. 🤣

I wrote a story about how birds can talk, but they have a code to not speak in front of humans.

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Zoe Howland's avatar

I would love to read that story Mark. I have birds that are very vocal....until other humans are around.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

My pleasure, Zoe. It is called Joe Got A New Ax. It is the third story in this newsletter:

https://markstarlinwrites.substack.com/p/monday-morning-mark-33?utm_source=publication-search

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Zoe Howland's avatar

Thank you so much for sharing your story. I love it. I live in the country and can truly identify with the story.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

I am happy you enjoyed it. 🤓

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Jack Herlocker's avatar

"Going To Great Lengths For Style" — Boomer rock humor!

"Animals Can Talk!" — I'm with Sharon, the photo captions are winners!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

I figured only the people of a certain age would get that joke. You gave your age away. 🤣

Thanks, Jack.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

I LOVED the photos you collected. I did not get any of them right, though. Such a cute idea. I hope you will do it again, Mark. I do pretty well communicating with Raymond. We stare at each other and blink out a kind of code. He mostly just wants food and a belly rub. ( Raymond is a cat, not my husband...)

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Mark Starlin's avatar

I had to cut several photos due to email size, so a sequel is possible.

My cat also practices AT. But it is always, "Pet me, pet me."

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