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Dogs Are From Pluto
It had to happen. The rage for touchy-feely books about human relationships has spawned a tongue-in-cheek animal-world equivalent: Cats Are From Saturn, Dogs Are From Pluto, by novelist and animal apologist Ron Robinson.
Starting with the undeniable principle that cats and dogs are different enough to be from different planets, just like men and women, Robinson extrapolates an irreverent manual of animal behavior and misbehavior that reflects upon everything from drinking out of toilet bowls (Plutonian) to barfing at bridge club (Saturnian).
In between, the volume touches on the profound influence of the two species on politics, literature, theater, language and other facets of modern and ancient culture. Did you know, for example, that Shakespeare was a cat lover? To whom did you think "out damned Spot" referred, anyway?
A glossary of terms includes such contributions as "cat's paw" ("a dupe, a dope, a creature easily used, i.e., a dog") and "hang-dog look" ("expression assumed by a dog caught attempting to microwave the cat").
Cats Are From Saturn gives useful instructions on dealing with a pet's greater sins ("transport it a safe distance from the house, stuff it with plastique and explode it"). A question-answer section offers such gems as this: "What do you get when you cross a pointer with a setter? Answer: Poinsetter, a useful Christmas gift for people lacking a green thumb."
