On Nov 14, 4:44*pm, Janet Baraclough
wrote:
On 2009-11-14 10:50:36 +0000, aquachimp
said:
I'm used the word "excuse" deliberately because somehow, call it
instinct, I often got the impression that what the somewhat potty pro-
pee proclaimers were really after was an excuse to 'mark' their
territory, as opposed to working in a very large garden, or that of
someone else's where it would be impractical to travel all the way
back and remove muddy footwear, or unwelcomed to do so.

* * *Your animal instincts are awry.

Ah, but my instinct related from the degree to which pro-pee postings
had a tone of gleeful proclamation and some people seemed eager to
repeat the exercise as if the scent of their last posting had faded
away.

Territory in this sense is not a warning on a boundary fence, mate, or
door, but an unfocused declaration to outline maleness or earthiness
or some-such.

Perhaps their own animal instincts are awry and that they do not post
so dam nearly obsessively on the subject to ward of competitors, to
protect their plants, nor necessarily to directly influence female
readers to be attracted to them given how marking can work that way
too.

If I had a dog and he ****ed on my door to mark it, I think he'd soon
learn to do his marking a bit further away the next time and so,
perhaps, if he were able to, he'd announce on the internet where he
has marked as a means to compensate / make up for the restrictions on
his personal primarily preferred prime ****ing points.



Animal territorial marking is
usually done to warn other animals away
from the den, feeding ground *or mate. So if your theory was *correct,
territorial gardeners would be peeing on the front door,
*kitchen , or their partner, to drive off the opposition. *Or possibly,
around some rare favourite plant to deter other gardeners from taking
cuttings.

* * *Janet.