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tomkeogh

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I have always been told talking to yourself is the first sign of madness.

How far along am I if I can hold down a quiet long conversation with an Axolotl about my day at work? which is silly when I think about it because all they ever say is 'were is my dinner?'
 
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Welcome to madness-olotl. This is what happens to all axolotl keepers at some point.
We rarely tell new people about this in case it puts them off.

You now have ALL the signs, tons of pics, another axolotl (to feed the addiction), and now you have conversations with them! I'm proud you have made it to this stage...lol

Mel
 
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I have been very tempted to dress them up in little England kits, they all line up at the edge of the glass to watch the football it is so funny.... we are all routing for there native Mexico tonight...I am trying to teach them the mexican wave although at the minute it is just me who has got it!
 
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Be careful of what you say to your salamander. In "War With The Newts" by Karl Capek what started out as innocent conversations with a salamander turned into educating salamanders and world war between the salamanders and the humans.
 
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have you read cortazar's "axolotl" , highly recommended!!!

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they DO understand!
 
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It is okay I only talk about work and I work in a Factory so all they will learn are offensive jokes and how to make a woman as uncomfortable as possible by shouting out the window of a Ford transit!

I have just read the Synopsis of that book..I hope I can find a copy at the library or on Amazon it sounds amazing, it also sounds like it could push me over the edge though.

Why is there such a paranoia within Humans about intelligent reptile type beings?

Thank you also Daremo sound's like a good read...I have not read much lately I get too wrapped up in a good story I had to give up as the last book I read was by Andy Mcnabb I started ducking for cover at the train station...
 
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