Not sure about fur, but “hair” seems to be one of those topics that bring out the worst in Wikipedia authors. About a million lines, and extravagantly sourced.
English: The world’s most fouled-up language, since it’s basically a mongrel, created from lots of other sources. Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, and darn near everything else, all stirred together!
Ex: the WIND blows, but you WIND up a clock. You can watch a rapidly descending bird when the DOVE DOVE downward. Also, why do COMB and POEM rhyme, but COMB and TOMB don’t?
Well, I have had a little ‘hair of the dog’ and swept up dog hair, but when I brush it I call him a furry friend. Horses are pretty much all about hair. I think the mane and tail sort of take them out of the fur category Odd that.
Some dogs have hair and some have fur. Dogs with double coats have fur and dogs with a single coat have hair. Huskies, Shepherds, Mountain Dogs etc have fur. Poodles, Maltese’s, Yorkshire Terriers etc have hair. Been a groomer for 39 yrs, big differences in coat types.
The Santa Fe NEW MEXICAN is one of the chickenshit newspapers who dropped Wiley – they carried the Sunday strip – and was 1 of only 3 reasons we ever get the paper. Decision was made by Editor Phill Casaus. 2 to go!
Dtroutma over 5 years ago
Yep, the rules of English are about the weirdest out there. Does Petey ruffle his hair when chasing a hare?
GreasyOldTam over 5 years ago
Not sure about fur, but “hair” seems to be one of those topics that bring out the worst in Wikipedia authors. About a million lines, and extravagantly sourced.
Bilan over 5 years ago
Of course there’s a difference between hair and fur. One has three letters, the other has four.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 5 years ago
Hair grows on my head. Fur grows on my back.
Superfrog over 5 years ago
I love the inconsistency of english. Make up your own rules and then have a little “hair of the dog”.
ajmsdca over 5 years ago
You can use human hair care stuff on horses, but not dogs
dadoctah over 5 years ago
What’s the difference between salsa and gazpacho, other than that you serve one with chips and the other with a spoon?
sirbadger over 5 years ago
I don’t remember Petey. Is the dog a new character?
kaffekup over 5 years ago
“Horses have three types of fur on their bodies: mane, tail and fur. The mane is just like human hair and the tail is, also, but thicker”
Violin bows are strung with horsehair, not horse fur.
Enter.Name.Here over 5 years ago
feverjr Premium Member over 5 years ago
Didn’t Danae call Lucy “Fuzz Butt” in the past? So couldn’t it be fuzz?
Yontrop over 5 years ago
It’s dog hair on the couch but fur when still attached to the dog.
John Leonard Premium Member over 5 years ago
I believe that “fur” is a type of hair that grows to a certain length and then stops. So, our body “hair” is really body “fur”.
Cerabooge over 5 years ago
Is that hair or fur on that kiwi?
Masterskrain over 5 years ago
English: The world’s most fouled-up language, since it’s basically a mongrel, created from lots of other sources. Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, and darn near everything else, all stirred together!
Ex: the WIND blows, but you WIND up a clock. You can watch a rapidly descending bird when the DOVE DOVE downward. Also, why do COMB and POEM rhyme, but COMB and TOMB don’t?
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Well, I have had a little ‘hair of the dog’ and swept up dog hair, but when I brush it I call him a furry friend. Horses are pretty much all about hair. I think the mane and tail sort of take them out of the fur category Odd that.
WCraft Premium Member over 5 years ago
A daily battle. But to me, so worth it.
angerdog Premium Member over 5 years ago
Some dogs have hair and some have fur. Dogs with double coats have fur and dogs with a single coat have hair. Huskies, Shepherds, Mountain Dogs etc have fur. Poodles, Maltese’s, Yorkshire Terriers etc have hair. Been a groomer for 39 yrs, big differences in coat types.
stopitchase over 5 years ago
It has to do with thickness of individual strands – thick filaments = hair, thin filaments = fur
saje49 over 5 years ago
I thought hair was solid and fur was hollow.
pcolli over 5 years ago
Dogs have hair. Fluffy things have fur.
Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member over 5 years ago
I saw that high five for confusion collaboration!
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 5 years ago
An American and an Englishman were riding in an automobile when a bug went splat on the ….
… “windshield”, said the American.
“You meant windscreen, didn’t you?”
“No, it’s a windshield. We should know. We Americans invented the automobile.”
“Quite right, old chap, but who invented the language?”
randolph58 over 5 years ago
The detroit Free? Press eliminated Non Sequitar from its daily issues. Free? Press, right!
bakana over 5 years ago
I thought Danae gave up on expecting anything to make Sense long ago.
eideard over 5 years ago
The Santa Fe NEW MEXICAN is one of the chickenshit newspapers who dropped Wiley – they carried the Sunday strip – and was 1 of only 3 reasons we ever get the paper. Decision was made by Editor Phill Casaus. 2 to go!