---
title: "On animals"
description: "My mother always says: Stop calling people animals. It's wrong to call people animals"
author: "Ghaith Ayadi"
site: "Verbatim"
collection: "Briefs"
url: "https://verbatim.ayadighaith.com/briefs/on-animals"
date: 2026-10-25
updated: 2026-10-25
---
# On animals

My mother always says: Stop calling people animals. It's wrong to call people animals

Fine.

There's a bunch of non-animals watching a football game two doors down this hotel room and being extremely loud.

I complain to the front desk. They send security to talk to them. This insane exchange takes place:

* Security: Could you please turn the noise down a notch. Some guests have complained.

* One of the not-animals: But there's a game!

⇒ Animals 🙂 .