APAD：Never bite the hand that feeds you

Meaning: never treat badly the person or people on whom you depend on, or who support and take care of you in some way.

The origin of the phrase ‘never bites the hand that feeds you’ isn't known. One of the first times it was seen in print was during the 18th century, when political writer Edmund Burke said “having looked to government for bread, on the first scarcity they will turn and bite the hand that fed them.” The term is believed to be hundreds of years old.

- https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/phrases/never-bite-the-hand-that-feeds-you

We had fish for a late lunch yesterday.  Our furry good friend Maowi the cat sat close by and watched over me cooking. I knew what he was after, so after finishing, I gave him a piece of fish from my hand.  He must have been very hungry and took the piece quickly but also bit my finger, which is unusal.  Ouch, It really hurt ...  

 

But every cloud has a silver lining, even.being bitten -  thus today's APAD. 

 

Happy (another) Friday!

 

post-action Maowi

 

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• Animals've instinct to guard their food. Dog b aggressive if -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 06:15:04

• competing food. When hand feed a dog, this proverb makes -移花接木- ♂ (147 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 06:22:16

• very pragmatic ;-) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 13:49:16

• 知恩圖報，而非農夫與蛇：） -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 08:13:54

• shouldn't we all. Thx 暖冬。 -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 13:49:57

• 不要忘恩負義：）手還疼嗎？紅腫嗎？ -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 09:02:32

• 報告靈醫生：沒有紅腫，但有兩個大牙印兒，今天基本消失了。謝謝！ -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 13:52:03

• 莫恩將仇報 -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 10:23:57

• 否則後果自負哈 ；-）。 Thx. -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 13:54:01

• Someone needs to talk some feline sense to maowi! -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 13:28:14

• actually I did: "Maowi, I'm Ur friend, not Ur food." ;-) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 13:56:21

• Cats think they are the master, we r their humans -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 15:00:39

• poor cats ;-) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 15:09:14

• LOL. U put urself in cats' shoes：） -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 15:14:35

• & dogs' ;-), just joking ;-) 不許生氣！ -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 15:23:33

• dog r social, U must b superior 2 him, or he'll be superior -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 16:22:44

• Most cats are solitary, they don't care or cooperate 2 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 16:24:32

• 你家的網紅貓似乎也知道做錯事了。 -天邊一片白雲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 17:49:35

• 網紅？哪個網？怎麽紅？我都沒有經曆過哈，好不公平！；-） 白雲美眉好。 -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/10/2024 postreply 18:13:14

• 怪我沒說清楚。Maowi the cat 是美語世界的可愛的貓。喜歡看你寫的關於她的的故事。她是美潭的網紅。西島好。 -天邊一片白雲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/11/2024 postreply 02:45:21

• 謝謝白雲美眉，和你開玩笑呢 ：）。看來我還是不會油墨，還須努力！ -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/11/2024 postreply 05:38:51