pup

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Koohii stories:

1) [Katsuo] 18-9-2008(56): Mother dog: “I don't like our pup hanging around with that pack of wild dogs because he picks up all sorts of bad phrases.” Father dog: “Don't worry, he's only a pup – it's just a phrase he's going through”.

2) [astridtops] 28-10-2006(9): "He encountered a pack of dogs" sounds like a scary phrase, until you mention they were all puppies.

3) [woelpad] 17-4-2008(7): The phrase spawning "My little pony (#1979 駒)" must have been a big hit. Now there's also "My little puppy". Pack of horses replaced by pack of dogs. Too obvious?

4) [Doodsaq] 11-8-2009(3): Every mother dog fears that her pup will start running with a pack of wild dogs and start using phrases like calling her a bitch.

5) [montecristo73] 30-4-2010(1): The wild dogs teach their pups their first phrases: woof woof.