> mark_at_g... wrote:
> >
> > > But I never understood why anyone should despise a snake
> > > for having no horns.
> >
> > Well, quite, because who is to say the snake will not become a
> > dragon...
>
> Of course, but why should anyone despise a snake for having no horns
in the first place? I don't despise the cat for having no horns. For
leaving half chewed rodents where I'm going to tread on them first
thing in the morning, sure, but the lack of horns? ot an issue.
A snake with no horns but that can talk - wow! A snake with no horns
and that can talk but who says he's a dragon? Naaah...
Paul