No, Mao does mean cat.
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Mu Dinofiddler,
Sun 19 Oct 2008, 21:42,
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Mao means dog
Mao means all animals
He's not particularly nice to any of them.
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doph no time like the precedent,
Sun 19 Oct 2008, 21:47,
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my sister in law, who is from Hong Kong
told me it wasn't cat, but I couldn't remember what it did mean.
It was pointed out to me after an episode of QI reported it as fact.
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Holly Would long wheel based tranny,
Sun 19 Oct 2008, 21:49,
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there'll be a scandal one of these days with the QI team
their researchers will be found out for just making it up, all a big ruse to see how much people will believe stephen fry, not matter what he says :p
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doph no time like the precedent,
Sun 19 Oct 2008, 22:06,
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;)
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Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Sun 19 Oct 2008, 21:48,
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quick! call in the sarcasm rescue squad
they'll be REALLY effective
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doph no time like the precedent,
Sun 19 Oct 2008, 22:40,
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