Why is everyone taking their pets to church? A 105-year-old Egyptian has the answer...
Monday, January 21, 2019 @ 1:54 PM
ANYONE who's followed UK TV comedy in the last 25-odd years may remember that scene from The Vicar of Dibley where the Revd Geraldine Granger (aka Dawn French) fills her local church with cats and dogs. Quite amusing, wasn't it?
Well, if you've lived in Spain for more than a year, chances are you've actually seen it in the flesh.
If you haven't, you may get the opportunity to witness it tomorrow (Sunday).
One might argue that there's no creature on earth more blessed than a domestic cat or dog. Who wouldn't want to come back as either? No bills to pay, no work to go to, parents to clean up after you (including when you go to the loo) and feed you and hug you on demand. Okay, dogs have to ask permission to go outside for a number one or two, cats have to bath themselves with their tongues (why doesn't it give them jaw-ache?) but they both get to spend all day sleeping if they feel like it, everyone loves them and thinks they're gorgeous just because they exist. And even if they ate too much at Christmas and piled on weight, they still look gorgeous. Without makeup.
One might also argue it's cat- and dog-owners themselves who are blessed. They think we're gorgeous, even without makeup and if we've piled on weight over Christmas; they're excited to see us when we come home, just because it's us; they treble up as hot-water bottles, cushions and counsellors, and they'll never, ever mention Brexit in your presence and spoil your day.
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