# unfortunate events we seem unable to eliminate

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [November 2, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-events-we-seem-unable-to-eliminate/823911 "2018-11-02T21:43:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 24, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-events-we-seem-unable-to-eliminate/823911/84 "2018-11-24T22:02:40Z")

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> [@Sailboat](#):
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> “Snap” is most often a code word meaning “I have no idea how to read a dog’s communication\* so I didn’t see this coming.”
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> \*There are typically three reasons for the inability to understand dog body language and behavior: laziness (this isn’t rocket science, anyone can learn if interested), incapacity (as in mental or intellectual disability), and plain old stupidity (possibly intoxication-induced).

Exactly!

> [@Pit Bulls (continued)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bulls-continued/670714/1212):
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> dogs do not simply snap and attack with no warning. Many idiots don’t know a warning when they see one.

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