European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday october 14, 1990 the stars and Stripe Sann Landers Page 11 letters liar Ann Landers your response to the woman who married a Clam was certainly Noi one of your Best. Lie writer complained that her or jiul had very Little to say and r when he spoke his responses v or a Boring assortment of and platitudes u not Only missed the you were at the wrong Asut then you re a female. Obviously your correspondent a a second generation motor Mouth who was vaccinated with an up Needle. All female children Are encouraged Yea even cajoled into talking from the moment they utter their first syllables. Males however get no such prompting. They Are trained Early a by their mothers of course a to shut up and listen. A a Clamp was taught to think before answering while motor Mouth invariably forges ahead three or four subjects. When Clam is ready to respond his comments Are no longer relevant. In fact his wife does no to know what he is talking about. Your advice should have been directed at the wife. You should have told her to slow Down to one Quarter Speed. When Clam finds himself in the midst of Blissful unaccustomed silence he might Surprise her with a Hiis Fly intelligent comment. . In mount Horeb wis. Dear . Thanks for the Short course in anthropology sociology and psychology. I was amazed at the enormous number of responses i received. Here a another one with a different Point of View a dear Ann Landers some people done to know when they Are Well off. I refer to the woman who complained because she was married to a Clam. My husband is a dear Sweet Man but like All the members of his family he is a compulsive talker. They All say the first thing that pops into their Heads and most of it is nonsense. In a told that their Mother was like that. A a same follows me from room to room As i move around the House trying to elude him. Its impossible. He is constantly repeating items a of interest a most of which i told him in the first place. I find it difficult to get anything done because he is forever bombarding me with a never ending monologue. When i encourage him to go to the Park the club or the Corner Magazine stand he says a what for there a nobody to talk a fan for 30-plus years Chicago dear Chicago thanks for the testimony. Here a another woman a Story dear Ann Landers ill take a quiet Man anytime Over the Jerk who thinks he a the life of the party. You know the Type. Its one dirty Story after another. He ridicules his Mother in Law his brother in Law his Boss. Nobody is Safe. Just because a person is quiet does no to mean he a dumb. Albany dear Al no truer words were Ever spoken. And now Well a Hoosier wind it up. Dear Ann Landers my husband used to be awfully quiet until i found a Way to open him up. When i get hungry for the sound of a human voice i say a Start talking or ill Send you Back Home to the Clam that raised you a boy does that get him out of his Shell in a hurry from Indianapolis creators Syndicate a writer outlines his View of patriotism the newspaper article said that Sinead of Connor refused to sing if the new Jersey Arena played a the Star spangled i figured that it would not be Long before someone wrote a letter to you about it. This morning i was delighted to find two. The first writer demanded that an Stop playing her records. The second said that he was preparing to go off to saudi Arabia and a a defend the National Anthem. Amazing. Where do people come up with this sort of Claptrap there is nothing wrong with Sinead of Connors stand on the National Anthem. Why should she have to allow it she is Irish after All not american. I know it May startle a few readers but not All Peoples display their love of country the Way americans do. Under our Laws new persians can make any Rule they want about what gets played in their concert Halls and any performer can refuse to play there. New jerseys idea smacks of legislated patriotism and such Laws Seldom work As intended. To see what happens you look further than Germany under the National socialists. As far As an goes most radios Are equipped with tuners. If you done to like what you hear you can always listen to German radio. Radio Baden Baden is pretty Good. Who knows you might even learn something. In a continually amused by the notion that patriotism is Best when demonstrated by a desire to die for symbols. This concept is jingoism at its finest. I have no intention of dying for flags Apple pie or Abraham Lincoln a log Cabin. Patriotism is not a Chevy dealer Selling used cars under a huge american Flag. Patriotism is supporting the ideas set Foith in the preamble to the Constitution of the United sieges. Patriotism is doing one s Best to make those ideas a Rehalio for All americans. Symbols Are me. But they card the end i e brain if von a pm think so take a a a of Ltd o me mar a Hie and the ghz. Rombe a in Boes on in. of our cities. Vio ent crime is a w a of l if it a millions of kids. Tens of thousands of pc pie cannot read. insist on having the Best people As la Snake a teachers and Public officials but they re too cheap to pay for it. Native americans Are still stuck on reservations. Politicians when they Arentt on fact finding Tours want to Ream a supreme court candidate on non issues like abortion. Child abuse goes ignored behind apathy. Drunken Drivers run free because we want to be fair. Everybody wants something for nothing. Patriotism is a great Many things to different people. One Many a idea of patriotism like religion is another Many a belly laugh. I do not think my idea is any stranger than others in be heard. Let me Tell you How it goes. Someone said that its better to be a dead lion than a live jackal. Id much rather allow the Guy on the other Side of the line a Chance to die for his country. That a supposed to be the idea anyway and it keeps me around when the shootings Over. We americans tend to regard the customs of our tribe As being the Laws of nature. I Hope we always think so. As Long As we do there will be no shortage of comedy on the editorial Page. A Dave Hulten Kaiserslautern Germany a 2 respond to criticism of dog breeders it was with amusement that i read the recent letter in which the writer stated his views on buying a dog from a breeder. I have raised maltese for Many years. My dogs have always been Well cared for and sold to Good Homes. A Good dog breeder will raise dogs of a certain Breed in order to better the Breed. Certainly any prospective buyer should ask Many questions of the breeder and examine the animals living conditions. As for the statement that True animal lovers will have their pet neutered this is not True. Pregnancy is a fact of life do you also support the sterilization of All humans to a avoid discomfort a a responsible breeder does not a tear puppies away from a Loving at a certain age puppies Are ready to be on their own and the Mother is not upset at All a in fact she a glad for the rest in my Many years of experience in be never heard of one country that has made raising purebreds illegal which is another a a fact stated by the writer. And yes a dog can attack a human without being trained to do so. If a dog is frightened he May attack. There Are certain Breeds Well known to be of questionable temperament which is yet another reason for responsible people to research a Breed before buying it. Only a Small percentage of breeders Are irresponsible a most of them Are in it to better the Breed. A Kelley s. Owens Thetford England i am neither a geneticist nor a biologist but it has always been my understanding that the Point of life is reproduction. Regardless of the flavor of evolution you subscribe to natural selection shapes a species through multiple generations. That seems to imply offspring somewhere. The writers Point on abandoned pets is Well taken. There Are too Many irresponsible pet owners out there. The unwanted baby animals swamp the shelters and would be much better off in Loving Homes. They Are less expensive and every bit As lovable As their pedigreed cousins. Yet this writer feels he must attack professional breeders no i am not a breeder either a probably the most responsible pet owners when it comes to of Spring. If the puppies Kittens Etc have papers the breeder is not going to dump them in a shelter. Financial As Well As ethical considerations dictate Good care be taken of the Young animals. A sgt. Brian c. 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