“They have taken their three-leggedness and they embrace it.”

— Hank Green

A Few Of My Favorite Things http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBWH4eMiklU
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Context: I like three-legged dogs, because if I was missing a leg I would be like: „URGH, life sucks when missing a leg. Slow down! I can't walk that fast, I'm missing a freaking leg!!“ And dogs? No! A three legged dog is on it. Exactly the same amount of happy as a four-legged dog! That's why I like three-legged dogs. They have taken their three-leggedness and they embrace it.

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