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In reply to the discussion: Western Civilization was built on Cats [View all]1-Old-Man
(2,667 posts)18. So much for the myth of tool-use having had something to do with it
And of course dogs had nothing to do with it.
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Indeed, there's something in the Bible about Egypt's capacity for food storage and lean years:
villager
Aug 2012
#1
hmm cats didnt seem to help much during the plague years. maybe they were killed by superstitious
msongs
Aug 2012
#3
Cats were first domesticated by the Egyptians around 3000 BC by accident.
UnrepentantLiberal
Aug 2012
#13
They were killed en masse as witches' familiars, so no, they couldn't help with the plague.
aquart
Aug 2012
#7
In fact they were. Unfortunately the evil ignoramuses in charge told everyone the cats were
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2012
#8
True, but not all wars have been won by the group with the superior military force. n/t
trotsky
Aug 2012
#31