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	<title>Comments on: Dog Goes Nuts Over Soldier Returning From Afghanistan</title>
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		<title>By: daniel rotter</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/11/17/dog-goes-nuts-over-soldier-returning-from-afghanistan/#comment-191656</link>
		<dc:creator>daniel rotter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What makes one pet &quot;better&quot; than another?

Cats don&#039;t behave in the same smile-inducing manner as the dog in the video does.  And you need to &quot;get a life&quot; for seeming to take offense to reply in the manner you did to Oliver&#039;s extremely innocuous post.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What makes one pet &#8220;better&#8221; than another?</p>
<p>Cats don&#8217;t behave in the same smile-inducing manner as the dog in the video does.  And you need to &#8220;get a life&#8221; for seeming to take offense to reply in the manner you did to Oliver&#8217;s extremely innocuous post.</p>
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		<title>By: Oliver Willis</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/11/17/dog-goes-nuts-over-soldier-returning-from-afghanistan/#comment-191639</link>
		<dc:creator>Oliver Willis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Do you take everything so seriously?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you take everything so seriously?</p>
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		<title>By: Pat</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/11/17/dog-goes-nuts-over-soldier-returning-from-afghanistan/#comment-191593</link>
		<dc:creator>Pat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What makes one pet &quot;better&quot; than another?  Who cares?  Grow up, Oliver.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What makes one pet &#8220;better&#8221; than another?  Who cares?  Grow up, Oliver.</p>
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		<title>By: The Crapture</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/11/17/dog-goes-nuts-over-soldier-returning-from-afghanistan/#comment-191525</link>
		<dc:creator>The Crapture</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Pixie, the tabby-cat i gave away as a kitten to a friend last year still goes all dog-like and gets super excited to see me whenever i go over for a visit, meanwhile my brother&#039;s Lab/Chow mix who used to get super excited whenever i came over must now be bribed with treats and a new squeaky toy to show me any regard...one must wonder, who is really the cat in this scenario?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pixie, the tabby-cat i gave away as a kitten to a friend last year still goes all dog-like and gets super excited to see me whenever i go over for a visit, meanwhile my brother&#8217;s Lab/Chow mix who used to get super excited whenever i came over must now be bribed with treats and a new squeaky toy to show me any regard&#8230;one must wonder, who is really the cat in this scenario?</p>
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		<title>By: Zaius Nation</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/11/17/dog-goes-nuts-over-soldier-returning-from-afghanistan/#comment-191491</link>
		<dc:creator>Zaius Nation</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love Brenda&#039;s video! ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love Brenda&#8217;s video! <img src='http://www.oliverwillis.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Bendra</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/11/17/dog-goes-nuts-over-soldier-returning-from-afghanistan/#comment-191488</link>
		<dc:creator>Bendra</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>...And don&#039;t say that cats cannot be equally &quot;attentive&quot;.

http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/video/must_see/cat-climbs-all-over-police-officer-while-he-tries-to-write-a-ticket</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;And don&#8217;t say that cats cannot be equally &#8220;attentive&#8221;.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/video/must_see/cat-climbs-all-over-police-officer-while-he-tries-to-write-a-ticket" rel="nofollow">http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/video/must_see/cat-climbs-all-over-police-officer-while-he-tries-to-write-a-ticket</a></p>
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		<title>By: Bendra</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/11/17/dog-goes-nuts-over-soldier-returning-from-afghanistan/#comment-191487</link>
		<dc:creator>Bendra</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>AAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This cat person just looked at the video and her day was made!  Even Rascal Kitty loved it.  Who can comment on such love?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
This cat person just looked at the video and her day was made!  Even Rascal Kitty loved it.  Who can comment on such love?</p>
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		<title>By: anotherbozo</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/11/17/dog-goes-nuts-over-soldier-returning-from-afghanistan/#comment-191484</link>
		<dc:creator>anotherbozo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Colorado Dave, canadian bacon, Southern Quaker: what other blog has this enjoyability in the comments sections?  Why I show up here, as much as for Oliver himself.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Colorado Dave, canadian bacon, Southern Quaker: what other blog has this enjoyability in the comments sections?  Why I show up here, as much as for Oliver himself.</p>
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		<title>By: Southern Quaker</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/11/17/dog-goes-nuts-over-soldier-returning-from-afghanistan/#comment-191462</link>
		<dc:creator>Southern Quaker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>and we look pigs in the eye and think, &quot;mmmm bacon&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>and we look pigs in the eye and think, &#8220;mmmm bacon&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: canadian bacon</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/11/17/dog-goes-nuts-over-soldier-returning-from-afghanistan/#comment-191447</link>
		<dc:creator>canadian bacon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Cats look down on you
dogs look up to you
pigs look you straight in the eye and see you as an equal</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cats look down on you<br />
dogs look up to you<br />
pigs look you straight in the eye and see you as an equal</p>
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		<title>By: Colorado Dave</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/11/17/dog-goes-nuts-over-soldier-returning-from-afghanistan/#comment-191440</link>
		<dc:creator>Colorado Dave</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow, now I am rereading (for the umpteenth time) the story of Odysseus&#039;s return home. What a great story!

Thanks Oliver.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, now I am rereading (for the umpteenth time) the story of Odysseus&#8217;s return home. What a great story!</p>
<p>Thanks Oliver.</p>
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		<title>By: Colorado Dave</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/11/17/dog-goes-nuts-over-soldier-returning-from-afghanistan/#comment-191439</link>
		<dc:creator>Colorado Dave</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The Egyptians worshiped cats as gods (and I might too) but the Greeks recognized dogs as true friends and companions.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Egyptians worshiped cats as gods (and I might too) but the Greeks recognized dogs as true friends and companions.</p>
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		<title>By: Colorado Dave</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/11/17/dog-goes-nuts-over-soldier-returning-from-afghanistan/#comment-191438</link>
		<dc:creator>Colorado Dave</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m more of a cat person now (I like the independence) but I can recognize and appreciate the loyalty of dogs. And let us not forget that the loyalty of dogs is one of the oldest tropes in western literature. When Odysseus returned to Ithaca he was camouflaged by Athena in order to hide his true identity. Yet his dog, Argos, recognized him through Athena&#039;s disguise. While all others were fooled by the beggar disguise designed by Athena Argos was not fooled. Argos was the first to recognize his master to his house:

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And a hound that lay there raised his head and pricked up his ears, Argos, the hound of Odysseus, of the steadfast heart, whom of old he had himself bred, but had no joy of him, for ere that he went to sacred Ilios. In days past the young men were wont to take the hound to hunt the wild goats, and deer, and hares; but now he lay neglected, his master gone, in the deep dung of mules and cattle, which lay in heaps before the doors, till the slaves of Odysseus should take it away to dung his wide lands. There lay the hound Argos, full of vermin; yet even now, when he marked Odysseus standing near, he wagged his tail and dropped both his ears, but nearer to his master he had no longer strength to move. Then Odysseus looked aside and wiped away a tear.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Decades ago, back in 7th grade, when I first read the Odyssey, I cried while reading the scene of Odysseus&#039; reunion with his faithful dog.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m more of a cat person now (I like the independence) but I can recognize and appreciate the loyalty of dogs. And let us not forget that the loyalty of dogs is one of the oldest tropes in western literature. When Odysseus returned to Ithaca he was camouflaged by Athena in order to hide his true identity. Yet his dog, Argos, recognized him through Athena&#8217;s disguise. While all others were fooled by the beggar disguise designed by Athena Argos was not fooled. Argos was the first to recognize his master to his house:</p>
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And a hound that lay there raised his head and pricked up his ears, Argos, the hound of Odysseus, of the steadfast heart, whom of old he had himself bred, but had no joy of him, for ere that he went to sacred Ilios. In days past the young men were wont to take the hound to hunt the wild goats, and deer, and hares; but now he lay neglected, his master gone, in the deep dung of mules and cattle, which lay in heaps before the doors, till the slaves of Odysseus should take it away to dung his wide lands. There lay the hound Argos, full of vermin; yet even now, when he marked Odysseus standing near, he wagged his tail and dropped both his ears, but nearer to his master he had no longer strength to move. Then Odysseus looked aside and wiped away a tear.</p></blockquote>
<p>Decades ago, back in 7th grade, when I first read the Odyssey, I cried while reading the scene of Odysseus&#8217; reunion with his faithful dog.</p>
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		<title>By: jr</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/11/17/dog-goes-nuts-over-soldier-returning-from-afghanistan/#comment-191434</link>
		<dc:creator>jr</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gracie rocks</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gracie rocks</p>
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		<title>By: White Whale</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/11/17/dog-goes-nuts-over-soldier-returning-from-afghanistan/#comment-191433</link>
		<dc:creator>White Whale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dogs rule!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dogs rule!</p>
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		<title>By: Scott</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/11/17/dog-goes-nuts-over-soldier-returning-from-afghanistan/#comment-191432</link>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sell-out! At least cats can maintain some composure. Geeeez...  :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sell-out! At least cats can maintain some composure. Geeeez&#8230;  <img src='http://www.oliverwillis.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Zaius Nation</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/11/17/dog-goes-nuts-over-soldier-returning-from-afghanistan/#comment-191428</link>
		<dc:creator>Zaius Nation</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Awesome video! But cats rule. Dogs drool. ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Awesome video! But cats rule. Dogs drool. <img src='http://www.oliverwillis.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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