The Stallman Dialogues

Friendly conference organizer: Mr. Stallman, I think I've found a place for you to stay. They have a nice couch, and they have very well-regulated air conditioning.
Stallman: That's great.
Friendly conference organizer: They don't have cats, so you don't have to worry about that. And they don't have parrots, though they did at one point consider buying a parrot.
Stallman: That's too bad. Do they have any friends with parrots that I could visit?
Friendly conference organizer: Ummm...I'm not sure. I could ask them that.
Stallman: Please do.
Friendly conference organizer: They do have a dog, though.
Stallman: ...
Friendly conference organizer: Mr. Stallman? Are you there? Is that OK?
Stallman: Dogs that bark angrily and/or jump up on me frighten me, unless they are small and cannot reach much above my knees.
Friendly conference organizer: It's a small dog. A chihuahua, I believe.
Stallman: Does it bark?
Friendly conference organizer: I think chihuahua's bark. Most small dogs bark, sir.
Stallman: If they only bark or jump when I enter the house, I can cope, as long as they hold the dog away from me at that time. Aside from that issue, I'm ok with dogs.
Friendly conference organizer: ...