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If this picture makes it easier to assess my situation, let me tell that it was taken some years later by a digital camera (Canon PowerShot 350, maximal resolution 640 x 480, so this picture is what it is), but the general view was approximately similar than it was, when I "lost" my stethoscope. <BR> <BR>Those of you with sharp eyes can see the stethoscope and two telephone sets. Most appointment rooms had only one telephone. <BR> <BR><img src="http://www.atomorrow.net/discus/messages/89/598.jpg" alt="vastotto">
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Stethescope is on the top of inbox on right of the computer screen. I see a telephone to the left and center of picure and one on floor beneath the desk. But what is the calico cat doing underneath the desk?
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Calico cat?? <BR> <BR>Under desk is keyboard and a Compaq computer. At the right side of Compaq there is a big plastic bag containing [computer?] magazines. Supposedly a glimpse of a pair of shoes is visible, too. <BR> <BR>But have you alredy guessed the explanation for the stethoscope? <BR> <BR>I'm convinced that it is a piece of cake for you, Elaine!
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Elaine, Pauli doesn't see the calico cat! I'm working on my diagnosis....
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Maggie and Elaine, <BR> <BR>one of my problems is that my dictionaries do not tell, what a calico cat is. <BR> <BR>Could you, please, enlighten on it?
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It's a particular color combination, rather than a certain breed of cat, Pauli. Looks like this: <BR> <BR><img src="http://www.atomorrow.net/discus/messages/89/615.jpg" alt="calico"> <BR> <BR>But we're just joshing (kidding) you. <BR> <BR>Or...maybe Elaine really <i>does</i> see it....
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PS: You can use google & click on "images," to find stuff like that.
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Maggie, <BR> <BR>thanks for the explanation. <BR> <BR>BTW, <BR> <BR>I have been taught to beware of people, who keep cats as pets. <BR> <BR>Rumoredly dog-keepers are more trustworthy. <BR> <BR>Maybe it is only an urban legend or applicable only in this country?
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<font color="0000ff">Rumoredly dog-keepers are more trustworthy.</font> <BR> <BR>I've never heard that. Though both dogs and cats are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoteny" target="_blank">neotenized</a>, dogs are definitely more dependent and require a more responsible, trustworthy person in charge. <BR> <BR>Just a guess. Who knows?
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Calico cats are always female (?). They also are attracted to bookstores and libraries. Cat owners are nearly always bookish people. <BR> <BR>The attraction of cats is their very independent natures: they "allow" their owners to think they own them but it's the reverse. When they decide to "own" a chair, they will let you know in no uncertain terms. They make and live by their own rules, which is why certain people like them as pets. They also can care for themselves while dogs require more maintenance.
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