Today I was sitting outside the local store eating a candy bar, when a lady and her dog walked up. The dog clearly loved his master and wanted to follow her in to help her complete her shopping tasks. She stood in the doorway and said " Мишка не проходи, нельзя." (Mishka ni proxodi, nelzya) Mishka you can't come in, it is not allowed. I laughed at how we (I am absolutely included) talk to dogs as if they understand our grammar structure and the word usage we choose to convey a verbal message to them. When I heard this lady talking to her dog, it immediately reminded me of this great Farside Comic.
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