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Otto Bahn - 18 May 2006 21:37 GMT

PETA has gone further overboard, in case you were wondering if that
were possible. Now they are objecting to the name "Siamese" cat and
want it changed to "Asian" in order to be PC (reminds me of the silly
controversy over Indian mascots for sports teams).

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TeaLady (Mari C.) - 19 May 2006 01:54 GMT

> PETA has gone further overboard, in case you were wondering
> if that were possible. Now they are objecting to the name
> "Siamese" cat and want it changed to "Asian" in order to be
> PC (reminds me of the silly controversy over Indian mascots
> for sports teams).

Is worse. Siam-ese cats came from the Siam area, didn't they ?
What's with kids nowadays - they never learnt the old maps and
nomenclatures of the world before before it got all soft and
mushy and the boundaries moved about, things got called
something new, and the Brits now get a sunset ?

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Cameron - 19 May 2006 03:19 GMT

"TeaLady (Mari C.)" <spressobean@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> Is worse. Siam-ese cats came from the Siam area, didn't they ?
> What's with kids nowadays - they never learnt the old maps and
> nomenclatures of the world before before it got all soft and

Bursts into song, TMBJ. "Istanbull"

The number of people (under 35) that I have spoken to about the current war
in the desert who don't know about the post WW split and the politics due to
that is.. well everyone who I have spoken to.

"And old new york was once new Amsterdam
Why they changed it I cant say
People just like it better that way!"

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Catlover Medway - 20 May 2006 16:55 GMT

...and that could lead to confusion in the UK - the Burmillas are now come
under the "Asian" banner under GCCF rules.

http://website.lineone.net/~vervain/page1.htm

>PETA has gone further overboard, in case you were wondering if that
>were possible. Now they are objecting to the name "Siamese" cat and
>want it changed to "Asian" in order to be PC (reminds me of the silly
>controversy over Indian mascots for sports teams).
>
>--oTTo--

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