But who is the “dog in the manger?” Is it Luddie, for preventing the birds from enjoying the seed, or is it Arlo for preventing Luddie from enjoying the birds by putting the bird-feeder so high?
We had a homemade bird feeder that was just flat and would hang out on this post about 5 feet high. The birds loved it. however, our fat black cat Moxie would climb up there and lay in it, expecting the birds to just land on her so she could catch them. It never worked. Then Moxie would come in covered in bird seed.
psychlady about 13 years ago
I’ll say one thing: the animal is flexible!
chicken 33 about 13 years ago
The expression wad Dutch to me. I had to Goggle it. Now it makes sense.
belcherman about 13 years ago
But who is the “dog in the manger?” Is it Luddie, for preventing the birds from enjoying the seed, or is it Arlo for preventing Luddie from enjoying the birds by putting the bird-feeder so high?
gmorse76 about 13 years ago
@zedman2222 typos. . . .
GypsyWoman about 13 years ago
We had a homemade bird feeder that was just flat and would hang out on this post about 5 feet high. The birds loved it. however, our fat black cat Moxie would climb up there and lay in it, expecting the birds to just land on her so she could catch them. It never worked. Then Moxie would come in covered in bird seed.
pennington2 about 13 years ago
Actually, I kind of like “Goggle” . . . was it really a typo?
Varnes about 13 years ago
Guess he’s not in the catbird seat!
iced tea about 13 years ago
They need to put a bell on Ludwig’s collar so it would scare the birds away.
SusanSunshine Premium Member about 13 years ago
Let he who is entirely without typos (and spelling and grammatical errors) cast the first aspersion.
Or preferably, let no one.This isn’t school.
lmchildress about 13 years ago
Ludy is being a cat in the manger… the original story is an Aesop fable. What ARE they teaching them in school these days??
toppop52 about 13 years ago
Old southern version;"Dog don’t want the hay, but he don’t want nobody else to have it neither!