: I am sorry I didn't mean to insult you. I was just responding to your mention intelligent foxes. I don't think he was any more or less intelligent than farmer Maggots dogs. People take everything so literally. I contend that animals in middle earth were not intelligent. That is all I am saying

Not at all. A little miscommunication here. My question was in response to Michael's posting that immediately followed mine. I don't understand how it relates to the discussion. Mine is the confusion at this point, since Michael rarely posts for the sake of posting.

-RR