In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:33:06 -0700 (PDT), Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>
> > On Apr 2, 10:21*am, "cybercat" > wrote:
> >> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
> >>
> >> .. .> On Wed, 1 Apr 2009
> >> 19:45:49 -0700 (PDT), Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
> >>
> >>>> On Apr 1, 8:35 pm, (Fred/Libby Barclay) wrote:
> >>>>> I'm so glad to know this was a joke! It's been bothering me all day as
> >>>>> a dog lover.
> >>
> >>>> I'm not a dog person, but I bear them no ill will.
> >>
> >>> <hysterical laughter>
> >>
> >>> this post is the real joke, right?
> >
> > You're still to stupid to understand the concept of collateral damage.
> >
>
> i understand the concept very well. i think you're stupid to think it was
> a good idea, that it somehow embodied 'justice.'

Here's what my dictionary says:

collateral damage

noun

used euphemistically to refer to inadvertent casualties among civilians
and destruction in civilian areas in the course of military operations.

[end of cite]

In the case of Bryan's story, this means that he is trying to get
revenge on the neighbors, but ends up killing the dog due to lack of
knowledge of the appropriate dose.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA