Greeting each other (split topic)

[Girl from Celebes 588]

I eagerly await learning what the single culture that unites all of America is, so that it can be shared with those of us who've moved between coasts and from North to South (or vice versa). I can't decide if this unifying descriptor will be easier or harder than deciding what the singular definition of BBQ is, though,...

You're thinking too far. A hug isn't going to cause an affair, and if you're afraid that a hug is going to cause an affair, that's showing you there are cracks in your marriage already. That particular book is written by an ultra-conservative Christian author, which fine, if that's your thing, but that particular worldview of men and women is not the standard or the norm (at least in America).

That's a good point. I learn new things everyday.

[Darnell 8,479]

Hah! After a few shots, squirt guns are not worked for my cats anymore. I reads somewhere lemon can be an arch enemy for cats. I wonder if it does good to scary eager hugger as well, lol. - probably squirt the juice right through their eyes?-

for critters - that might be considered animal cruelty in yer locale and you'd be arrested.

for humans - as long as it's not a caustic chemical that causes skin rupturing - yer ok.

also for humans - a small can of mace spray - displayed but not triggered - should keep the huggers away from you.