Word: pets
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...important thing to remember is that the stock doesn't know you own it," he said. "It doesn't know if you are a good person. People treat it like a pet or a grandchild...
...exactly the pet of the month...
...Pentagon, ran what was really an old-fashioned political pork operation, assuring committee members that their interests would be looked after in exchange for their vote on committee affairs. Committee members who went along got along. Those who crossed him, like former Representative Albert Bustamante, found their pet projects unfunded. "We played hardball," said Smith, "but it shaped up the committee...
...eclectic, New Age-ish church has grown from 10 members to more than a thousand since 1977. It offers everything from self-help groups like Debtors Anonymous to a "pet ministry" for adopting stray animals. Songs one Sunday ranged from Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' to Danny Boy. In between, sneaker- shod Matoin bounded around like a school coach: "Everyone here was born to be a winner: you've got the choice." When he finished, the crowd sang, "Weave, weave us together in unity and love. Weave, weave us together. Let there be peace on earth, let it begin with...
Answer: Plenty. New studies of sea lions, dolphins, parrots and apes show that the intellectual gap between humans and other creatures is less than most people think. Even the family pet, it seems, may have thoughts and emotions...