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[podling]

him: Why do you want to know?

me: I'm just curious is all.

him: Curiosity killed the cat.

me: But cats have nine lives.

him: What if it was on it's eighth life when it got curious.

me: Oh well, I don't like cats anyway.

him: Let's leave your cat fetish out of this.

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[arkibet.livejournal.com]

I love that phrase. The whole expression is: Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. It's an English proverb, origin unknown.

[podling]

Really?? Cool beans! Now I have another retort for him. Yeah! It's a good expression though too...