Agreed.

I remember even Jack Kelly got it wrong. In a story he told, the scratching dog started licking the opponent ... and Kelly called it a "completed scratch." Kelly's reasoning was that "the tongue is part of the mouth, so the scratching dog mouthed the opponent."

This is where basic horse sense comes into play, or (as in contract law) "The Letter of The Law" versus "The Spirit of the Law."

Kelly was right as to "the letter" of the Cajun Rules, the tongue is part of the mouth. However, he was completely wrong as to the spirit of the Cajun Rules, as "mouthing" clearly means *biting* ... or intent to keep fighting ... and licking is a far cry from that

Jack