To belittle: to criticize, "cut down to size." It would be hard to make a pygmy goose feel small (er)!
pixipixil
Oct 22, 2017
It's a play on the smallness of the bird and the fact that it feeds on waterlily seeds. The Lilliputians were a race of tiny people in Gulliver's Travels.
leia7
Oct 22, 2017
Oh ok. My philosophical mind doesn't get jokes. I'm usually the one in the room scratching my head :}
carolsapple
Oct 23, 2017
I didn't get it either because I didn't read the story Gullivers Travels. We took our puppy into the vet for her meds. She's slightly overweight and we switched vets as well. The vet said she's really sweet!
pixipixil
Oct 23, 2017
Looks ike you got a good vet this time, Carol. Happy for you and your puppy.
pixipixil
Oct 23, 2017
Don't feel bad, Leia. My hisband says all my jokes are too hard to figure out. He's philosophical too so I'm used to it.
carolsapple
Oct 25, 2017
Lol My father asked me a mathematical question. He asked this right when I was studying for finals. This was about 2:00am and I was very exhausted. He asked me this question and I didn't know how to answer him. I answered Dad I don't know - he replies whadda mean you don't know. This question was very confusing to me. This vet we used to take our other dog to him as well. I'll never forget the day I was in there and he holds out his hand. I didn't shake his hand - then I explained why I didn't. I explained oh sorry but I broke the hand and had surgery - pins were inserted and now recovering and it's still sore. Oh he understood.
pixipixil
Oct 26, 2017
How did you break your hand? A few years ago my sister-in-law broke her toes and had to have pins put in them.
Now there is an interesting bird - have you seen anything like this Aknan in your travels?
"A great attitude becomes a great mood. Which becomes a great day. Which becomes a great year. Which becomes a great life." unknown
"Everything can be taken away from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." ~ Viktor Frankl
I did this same puzzle 4 years ago to this day on10-22-18. It was FUN again!!!!!!!!!!
"A great attitude becomes a great mood. Which becomes a great day. Which becomes a great year. Which becomes a great life." unknown
"Everything can be taken away from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." ~ Viktor Frankl
Good night and God bless. Hugs.