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"JPG" |
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25 Jun 2005 04:35:13 PM |
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OT: For all cat lovers: |
See this new form a cat carrier:
http://www.compfused.com/directlink/600/
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"And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of
human destiny is beyond human beings. Man's reason
and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable
- and we believe they can do it again."
-- John F. Kennedy
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: For all cat lovers: |
27 Jun 2005 04:01:42 AM |
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"JPG" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:bejrb1hvvcj4hhrck83he596udjo4kh0ld@4ax.com...
See this new form a cat carrier:
http://www.compfused.com/directlink/600/
Sorry, wasn't funny the first time I saw it ;P
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| User: "JPG" |
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| Title: Re: For all cat lovers: |
27 Jun 2005 06:53:19 AM |
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On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 05:01:42 -0400, "Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com>
wrote:
"JPG" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:bejrb1hvvcj4hhrck83he596udjo4kh0ld@4ax.com...
See this new form a cat carrier:
http://www.compfused.com/directlink/600/
Sorry, wasn't funny the first time I saw it ;P
Sorry if I offended. It wasn't my intention. And you know I'm not a troll.
JPG - Suitably humbled.
aa #1919
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| User: "magilla" |
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28 Jun 2005 02:19:32 PM |
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JPG wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 05:01:42 -0400, "Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com>
wrote:
"JPG" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:bejrb1hvvcj4hhrck83he596udjo4kh0ld@4ax.com...
See this new form a cat carrier:
http://www.compfused.com/directlink/600/
Sorry, wasn't funny the first time I saw it ;P
Sorry if I offended. It wasn't my intention. And you know I'm not a troll.
JPG - Suitably humbled.
aa #1919
I thought it was kinda funny. Wouldn't be funny if I thought there was
any chance it was real, mind you. But I've known a few kitties that
could benefit from the treatment:
http://www.killsometime.com/Video/video.asp?video=Pinky-The-Cat
Chris
aa2186
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| User: "Ben Goren" |
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| Title: Re: OT: For all cat lovers: |
25 Jun 2005 05:36:45 PM |
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JPG wrote:
See this new form a cat carrier:
http://www.compfused.com/directlink/600/
If you're gonna troll, can you either be on-topic or show a bit of
imagination?
Or, better yet, FOAD.
Cheers,
b&
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| User: "JPG" |
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26 Jun 2005 09:10:20 AM |
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On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 15:36:45 -0700, Ben Goren <ben@trumpetpower.com>
wrote:
JPG wrote:
See this new form a cat carrier:
http://www.compfused.com/directlink/600/
If you're gonna troll, can you either be on-topic or show a bit of
imagination?
Or, better yet, FOAD.
Cheers,
b&
Sense of humour bypass, evidently.
JPG
aa #1919
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"And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of
human destiny is beyond human beings. Man's reason
and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable
- and we believe they can do it again."
-- John F. Kennedy
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: For all cat lovers: |
27 Jun 2005 04:02:19 AM |
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"JPG" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:5qdtb1lm69h89q70fmijrqjc7vgmsgjedn@4ax.com...
On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 15:36:45 -0700, Ben Goren <ben@trumpetpower.com>
wrote:
JPG wrote:
See this new form a cat carrier:
http://www.compfused.com/directlink/600/
If you're gonna troll, can you either be on-topic or show a bit of
imagination?
Or, better yet, FOAD.
Cheers,
b&
Sense of humour bypass, evidently.
Not really. It's not funny.
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| User: "Dubh Ghall" |
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27 Jun 2005 10:41:11 AM |
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On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 05:02:19 -0400, "Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com>
wrote:
"JPG" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:5qdtb1lm69h89q70fmijrqjc7vgmsgjedn@4ax.com...
On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 15:36:45 -0700, Ben Goren <ben@trumpetpower.com>
wrote:
JPG wrote:
See this new form a cat carrier:
http://www.compfused.com/directlink/600/
If you're gonna troll, can you either be on-topic or show a bit of
imagination?
Or, better yet, FOAD.
Cheers,
b&
Sense of humour bypass, evidently.
Not really. It's not funny.
Ohhh, I don't know, my Lady.
He can come and try his luck with my little queen, but I suggest that he brings
a spare skin with him, cos the first time he touches her head, or her tail, he
is gonna need it.
She aint quite got the hang of running away.
--
Puck Greenman
The spelling, Like any opinion stated here,
is purely my own
#162 BAAWA Knight.
Plonked by Rob Duncan
Na bister 500,000
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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27 Jun 2005 01:06:47 PM |
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"Dubh Ghall" <puck@pooks.hill.fey> wrote in message
news:5070c1hiccbjmklcimpeql2aha827qvvtr@4ax.com...
On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 05:02:19 -0400, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com>
wrote:
"JPG" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:5qdtb1lm69h89q70fmijrqjc7vgmsgjedn@4ax.com...
On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 15:36:45 -0700, Ben Goren <ben@trumpetpower.com>
wrote:
JPG wrote:
See this new form a cat carrier:
http://www.compfused.com/directlink/600/
If you're gonna troll, can you either be on-topic or show a bit of
imagination?
Or, better yet, FOAD.
Cheers,
b&
Sense of humour bypass, evidently.
Not really. It's not funny.
Ohhh, I don't know, my Lady.
He can come and try his luck with my little queen, but I suggest that he
brings
a spare skin with him, cos the first time he touches her head, or her
tail, he
is gonna need it.
She aint quite got the hang of running away.
LOL, now that's funny ;)
--
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| User: "Ben Goren" |
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| Title: Re: OT: For all cat lovers: |
27 Jun 2005 02:40:00 PM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
Dubh Ghall wrote:
Robibnikoff wrote:
JPG wrote:
Ben Goren wrote:
JPG wrote:
See this new form a cat carrier:
http://www.compfused.com/directlink/600/
If you're gonna troll, can you either be on-topic or show a
bit of imagination?
Or, better yet, FOAD.
Sense of humour bypass, evidently.
Not really. It's not funny.
Ohhh, I don't know, my Lady.
He can come and try his luck with my little queen, but I
suggest that he brings a spare skin with him, cos the first
time he touches her head, or her tail, he is gonna need it.
She aint quite got the hang of running away.
LOL, now that's funny ;)
Reminds me of a tale somebody recently told me. Friend-of-a-friend
and all that.
Anyway, this guy living in rural Arizona was driving along the
road when he spotted a kitten that seemed to be abandoned. Cute
cat, thought it might be part manx. Not being completley
heartless, he stopped, picked it up, and adopted it.
The kitten wasn't the most cuddly of cats, but he did like to
play. Hard. But that's okay, since this guy was pretty big and
nasty in his own way, too. Whenever the cat got out of hand, a bit
of application of Newton's third law kept the cat in line.
The more mature the cat got, the more ornery he got. Soon,
nobody could have anything to do with it but the guy. They
got along fairly well, with a sort of mutual non-agression
treaty punctuated by periods of calculated incursions into enemy
territory. Incidentally, some people also remarked on the cat's
size; he was about as big as any tomcat any could remember
seeing. But the guy was pretty big, too, so they seemed a decent
fit.
One day, for whatever reason, the guy had to take the cat to the
vet. Had a hell of a time getting him in the carrier, but he
managed it and made the trip without incident. The vet was quite
apprehensive, but managed to treat the cat. As the guy was
leaving, the vet remarked that the guy should be careful whom he
let know about the cat, as anybody from the government would want
to see the permit that let him keep a bobcat as a pet.
Oh--and I would just *love* to see JPG try his joke on, say,
Missy. She's a black cat, playful and affectionate. If it weren't
for the faintly-visible rings on her coat and her generous size,
you'd never know that she was a jaguar. Just a little ways from
where Missy lives, you'll find Camille. Tawny, lazy, laid-back
type. Of course, pumas have claws almost as long as some people's
thumbs; JPG might want to watch out for those as he tries to fit
Camille into his ``carrier.'' Then, there's Dutch. He gets a bit
restless at times and starts pacing, but he'll also lay on a
fallen branch and swat at the leaves the same way any cat
would. He likes to lay on his back in the sun, demonstrating
his...ah...manhood to any who should see. Oh--and, yes, like all
tigers, Dutch really can fly. I'm sure Dutch would love JPG to
death. No, really!
Cheers,
b&
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: For all cat lovers: |
27 Jun 2005 02:50:42 PM |
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"Ben Goren" <ben@trumpetpower.com> wrote in message
news:42c05707_2@spool9-west.superfeed.net...
Robibnikoff wrote:
Dubh Ghall wrote:
Robibnikoff wrote:
JPG wrote:
Ben Goren wrote:
JPG wrote:
See this new form a cat carrier:
http://www.compfused.com/directlink/600/
If you're gonna troll, can you either be on-topic or show a
bit of imagination?
Or, better yet, FOAD.
Sense of humour bypass, evidently.
Not really. It's not funny.
Ohhh, I don't know, my Lady.
He can come and try his luck with my little queen, but I
suggest that he brings a spare skin with him, cos the first
time he touches her head, or her tail, he is gonna need it.
She aint quite got the hang of running away.
LOL, now that's funny ;)
Reminds me of a tale somebody recently told me. Friend-of-a-friend
and all that.
Anyway, this guy living in rural Arizona was driving along the
road when he spotted a kitten that seemed to be abandoned. Cute
cat, thought it might be part manx. Not being completley
heartless, he stopped, picked it up, and adopted it.
The kitten wasn't the most cuddly of cats, but he did like to
play. Hard. But that's okay, since this guy was pretty big and
nasty in his own way, too. Whenever the cat got out of hand, a bit
of application of Newton's third law kept the cat in line.
The more mature the cat got, the more ornery he got. Soon,
nobody could have anything to do with it but the guy. They
got along fairly well, with a sort of mutual non-agression
treaty punctuated by periods of calculated incursions into enemy
territory. Incidentally, some people also remarked on the cat's
size; he was about as big as any tomcat any could remember
seeing. But the guy was pretty big, too, so they seemed a decent
fit.
Hmmmm, lemme guess :)
One day, for whatever reason, the guy had to take the cat to the
vet. Had a hell of a time getting him in the carrier, but he
managed it and made the trip without incident. The vet was quite
apprehensive, but managed to treat the cat. As the guy was
leaving, the vet remarked that the guy should be careful whom he
let know about the cat, as anybody from the government would want
to see the permit that let him keep a bobcat as a pet.
LOL - Didn't the guy notice that it didn't exactly look like your regular
kitty? I would have thought the size, ears and tail would have been a dead
giveaway. Or was it a domestic cat/bobcat crossbreed?
Oh--and I would just *love* to see JPG try his joke on, say,
Missy. She's a black cat, playful and affectionate. If it weren't
for the faintly-visible rings on her coat and her generous size,
you'd never know that she was a jaguar. Just a little ways from
where Missy lives, you'll find Camille. Tawny, lazy, laid-back
type. Of course, pumas have claws almost as long as some people's
thumbs; JPG might want to watch out for those as he tries to fit
Camille into his ``carrier.'' Then, there's Dutch. He gets a bit
restless at times and starts pacing, but he'll also lay on a
fallen branch and swat at the leaves the same way any cat
would. He likes to lay on his back in the sun, demonstrating
his...ah...manhood to any who should see. Oh--and, yes, like all
tigers, Dutch really can fly. I'm sure Dutch would love JPG to
death. No, really!
My daughter's cat, Alysha, would probably just look confused. However, the
older feline, Kenya, would rip his head off ;)
--
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| User: "Siobhan Burke" |
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| Title: Re: OT: For all cat lovers: |
28 Jun 2005 12:50:43 PM |
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In article <3ib3lkFkm7h2U1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
"Ben Goren" <ben@trumpetpower.com> wrote in message
news:42c05707_2@spool9-west.superfeed.net...
Robibnikoff wrote:
Dubh Ghall wrote:
Robibnikoff wrote:
JPG wrote:
Ben Goren wrote:
JPG wrote:
See this new form a cat carrier:
http://www.compfused.com/directlink/600/
If you're gonna troll, can you either be on-topic or show a
bit of imagination?
Or, better yet, FOAD.
Sense of humour bypass, evidently.
Not really. It's not funny.
Ohhh, I don't know, my Lady.
He can come and try his luck with my little queen, but I
suggest that he brings a spare skin with him, cos the first
time he touches her head, or her tail, he is gonna need it.
She aint quite got the hang of running away.
LOL, now that's funny ;)
Reminds me of a tale somebody recently told me. Friend-of-a-friend
and all that.
Anyway, this guy living in rural Arizona was driving along the
road when he spotted a kitten that seemed to be abandoned. Cute
cat, thought it might be part manx. Not being completley
heartless, he stopped, picked it up, and adopted it.
The kitten wasn't the most cuddly of cats, but he did like to
play. Hard. But that's okay, since this guy was pretty big and
nasty in his own way, too. Whenever the cat got out of hand, a bit
of application of Newton's third law kept the cat in line.
The more mature the cat got, the more ornery he got. Soon,
nobody could have anything to do with it but the guy. They
got along fairly well, with a sort of mutual non-agression
treaty punctuated by periods of calculated incursions into enemy
territory. Incidentally, some people also remarked on the cat's
size; he was about as big as any tomcat any could remember
seeing. But the guy was pretty big, too, so they seemed a decent
fit.
Hmmmm, lemme guess :)
One day, for whatever reason, the guy had to take the cat to the
vet. Had a hell of a time getting him in the carrier, but he
managed it and made the trip without incident. The vet was quite
apprehensive, but managed to treat the cat. As the guy was
leaving, the vet remarked that the guy should be careful whom he
let know about the cat, as anybody from the government would want
to see the permit that let him keep a bobcat as a pet.
LOL - Didn't the guy notice that it didn't exactly look like your regular
kitty? I would have thought the size, ears and tail would have been a dead
giveaway. Or was it a domestic cat/bobcat crossbreed?
Do they really do that? I met a cat in a desert rock shop
once that was supposed to be the result of such a cross, but I
thought the old coot that ran the place was taking the *****. I
was making come-here noises at the cat, and was told not to
bother, as he was half bobcat and didn't like people. Imagine
the surprised looks when the cat hopped up on the counter and
started head-butting me. :) We got along fine. He didn't purr
though, and I missed that.
Oh--and I would just *love* to see JPG try his joke on, say,
Missy. She's a black cat, playful and affectionate. If it weren't
for the faintly-visible rings on her coat and her generous size,
you'd never know that she was a jaguar. Just a little ways from
where Missy lives, you'll find Camille. Tawny, lazy, laid-back
type. Of course, pumas have claws almost as long as some people's
thumbs; JPG might want to watch out for those as he tries to fit
Camille into his ``carrier.'' Then, there's Dutch. He gets a bit
restless at times and starts pacing, but he'll also lay on a
fallen branch and swat at the leaves the same way any cat
would. He likes to lay on his back in the sun, demonstrating
his...ah...manhood to any who should see. Oh--and, yes, like all
tigers, Dutch really can fly. I'm sure Dutch would love JPG to
death. No, really!
My daughter's cat, Alysha, would probably just look confused. However, the
older feline, Kenya, would rip his head off ;)
My cat Jonas would have left some bare and bloody bones behind
as well.
--
Siobhan - a.a. #2201
siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net
Drop CARRIER to email
"But as a general rule, when things look bad there's always some
***** who can make them worse." -- Terry Pratchett
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: For all cat lovers: |
28 Jun 2005 02:10:56 PM |
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"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d2b53db9a92904698988e@netnews.worldnet.att.net...
In article <3ib3lkFkm7h2U1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
snip
LOL - Didn't the guy notice that it didn't exactly look like your
regular
kitty? I would have thought the size, ears and tail would have been a
dead
giveaway. Or was it a domestic cat/bobcat crossbreed?
Do they really do that?
I don't know if people are breeding them that way on purpose (though it
wouldn't surprise me), but I know it has happened accidently (as it were).
I met a cat in a desert rock shop
once that was supposed to be the result of such a cross, but I
thought the old coot that ran the place was taking the *****. I
was making come-here noises at the cat, and was told not to
bother, as he was half bobcat and didn't like people. Imagine
the surprised looks when the cat hopped up on the counter and
started head-butting me. :)
Cute! Was he larger than your average feline?
We got along fine. He didn't purr
though, and I missed that.
Oh--and I would just *love* to see JPG try his joke on, say,
Missy. She's a black cat, playful and affectionate. If it weren't
for the faintly-visible rings on her coat and her generous size,
you'd never know that she was a jaguar. Just a little ways from
where Missy lives, you'll find Camille. Tawny, lazy, laid-back
type. Of course, pumas have claws almost as long as some people's
thumbs; JPG might want to watch out for those as he tries to fit
Camille into his ``carrier.'' Then, there's Dutch. He gets a bit
restless at times and starts pacing, but he'll also lay on a
fallen branch and swat at the leaves the same way any cat
would. He likes to lay on his back in the sun, demonstrating
his...ah...manhood to any who should see. Oh--and, yes, like all
tigers, Dutch really can fly. I'm sure Dutch would love JPG to
death. No, really!
My daughter's cat, Alysha, would probably just look confused. However,
the
older feline, Kenya, would rip his head off ;)
My cat Jonas would have left some bare and bloody bones behind
as well.
Oh dear! :)
--
------
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| User: "Siobhan Burke" |
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| Title: Re: OT: For all cat lovers: |
29 Jun 2005 10:11:24 AM |
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In article <3idln3Fkrn6cU1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d2b53db9a92904698988e@netnews.worldnet.att.net...
In article <3ib3lkFkm7h2U1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
snip
LOL - Didn't the guy notice that it didn't exactly look like your
regular
kitty? I would have thought the size, ears and tail would have been a
dead
giveaway. Or was it a domestic cat/bobcat crossbreed?
Do they really do that?
I don't know if people are breeding them that way on purpose (though it
wouldn't surprise me), but I know it has happened accidently (as it were).
Yow! I hadn't even thought about people breeding them on
purpose.
I met a cat in a desert rock shop
once that was supposed to be the result of such a cross, but I
thought the old coot that ran the place was taking the *****. I
was making come-here noises at the cat, and was told not to
bother, as he was half bobcat and didn't like people. Imagine
the surprised looks when the cat hopped up on the counter and
started head-butting me. :)
Cute! Was he larger than your average feline?
Oh, yeah. About 25 pounds. If I knew then what I know now,
I'd've suggested renaming him Greebo.
We got along fine. He didn't purr
though, and I missed that.
Oh--and I would just *love* to see JPG try his joke on, say,
Missy. She's a black cat, playful and affectionate. If it weren't
for the faintly-visible rings on her coat and her generous size,
you'd never know that she was a jaguar. Just a little ways from
where Missy lives, you'll find Camille. Tawny, lazy, laid-back
type. Of course, pumas have claws almost as long as some people's
thumbs; JPG might want to watch out for those as he tries to fit
Camille into his ``carrier.'' Then, there's Dutch. He gets a bit
restless at times and starts pacing, but he'll also lay on a
fallen branch and swat at the leaves the same way any cat
would. He likes to lay on his back in the sun, demonstrating
his...ah...manhood to any who should see. Oh--and, yes, like all
tigers, Dutch really can fly. I'm sure Dutch would love JPG to
death. No, really!
My daughter's cat, Alysha, would probably just look confused. However,
the
older feline, Kenya, would rip his head off ;)
My cat Jonas would have left some bare and bloody bones behind
as well.
Oh dear! :)
When I met my future brother-in-law for the first time, he
wanted to make a good impression, so reached out to pet Jonas.
"Richard!" I yelled. "Never pat a cat--" Swipe! Rake! Much
yelling and bleeding from Richard. "--on the head," I finished.
The back of his hand was slashed deep enough to see a couple of
the bones. Straight to the doctor for four stitches. He was
good-natured about it, but he did always avoid cats after that.
:)
--
Siobhan - a.a. #2201
siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net
Drop CARRIER to email
"But as a general rule, when things look bad there's always some
***** who can make them worse." -- Terry Pratchett
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: For all cat lovers: |
29 Jun 2005 09:56:08 PM |
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"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d2c73acf74e99d989894@netnews.worldnet.att.net...
In article <3idln3Fkrn6cU1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d2b53db9a92904698988e@netnews.worldnet.att.net...
snip
I met a cat in a desert rock shop
once that was supposed to be the result of such a cross, but I
thought the old coot that ran the place was taking the *****. I
was making come-here noises at the cat, and was told not to
bother, as he was half bobcat and didn't like people. Imagine
the surprised looks when the cat hopped up on the counter and
started head-butting me. :)
Cute! Was he larger than your average feline?
Oh, yeah. About 25 pounds. If I knew then what I know now,
I'd've suggested renaming him Greebo.
Excellent! Was he also sporting an eye patch by any chance?
Remember the story where Greebo was turned into a man? Think it was
"Witches Abroad". Hoooo, I'd like to see that ;)
We got along fine. He didn't purr
though, and I missed that.
Oh--and I would just *love* to see JPG try his joke on, say,
Missy. She's a black cat, playful and affectionate. If it weren't
for the faintly-visible rings on her coat and her generous size,
you'd never know that she was a jaguar. Just a little ways from
where Missy lives, you'll find Camille. Tawny, lazy, laid-back
type. Of course, pumas have claws almost as long as some people's
thumbs; JPG might want to watch out for those as he tries to fit
Camille into his ``carrier.'' Then, there's Dutch. He gets a bit
restless at times and starts pacing, but he'll also lay on a
fallen branch and swat at the leaves the same way any cat
would. He likes to lay on his back in the sun, demonstrating
his...ah...manhood to any who should see. Oh--and, yes, like all
tigers, Dutch really can fly. I'm sure Dutch would love JPG to
death. No, really!
My daughter's cat, Alysha, would probably just look confused.
However,
the
older feline, Kenya, would rip his head off ;)
My cat Jonas would have left some bare and bloody bones behind
as well.
Oh dear! :)
When I met my future brother-in-law for the first time, he
wanted to make a good impression, so reached out to pet Jonas.
"Richard!" I yelled. "Never pat a cat--" Swipe! Rake! Much
yelling and bleeding from Richard. "--on the head," I finished.
The back of his hand was slashed deep enough to see a couple of
the bones. Straight to the doctor for four stitches. He was
good-natured about it, but he did always avoid cats after that.
:)
Yikes! Stitches! Wow! I've been scratched many times, but not to that
degree
My cats are of the declawed kind (no lectures, please!!!), so that's not an
issue. And since the elder feline has lost a great deal of teeth in her
dotage, that's not much of a problem either. She still snaps at the
witchling when she "has a mood on", but my daughter no longer gets
frightened because she knows she'll only get gumbed ;)
--
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| User: "Siobhan Burke" |
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| Title: Re: OT: For all cat lovers: |
30 Jun 2005 08:44:05 AM |
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In article <3ih5a8Flck88U1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d2c73acf74e99d989894@netnews.worldnet.att.net...
In article <3idln3Fkrn6cU1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d2b53db9a92904698988e@netnews.worldnet.att.net...
snip
I met a cat in a desert rock shop
once that was supposed to be the result of such a cross, but I
thought the old coot that ran the place was taking the *****. I
was making come-here noises at the cat, and was told not to
bother, as he was half bobcat and didn't like people. Imagine
the surprised looks when the cat hopped up on the counter and
started head-butting me. :)
Cute! Was he larger than your average feline?
Oh, yeah. About 25 pounds. If I knew then what I know now,
I'd've suggested renaming him Greebo.
Excellent! Was he also sporting an eye patch by any chance?
Remember the story where Greebo was turned into a man? Think it was
"Witches Abroad". Hoooo, I'd like to see that ;)
"Don't look, Magrat!" Yeah, *what* a mental image that was.
"Coo! No wonder all the lady cats scream in the night!"
We got along fine. He didn't purr
though, and I missed that.
Oh--and I would just *love* to see JPG try his joke on, say,
Missy. She's a black cat, playful and affectionate. If it weren't
for the faintly-visible rings on her coat and her generous size,
you'd never know that she was a jaguar. Just a little ways from
where Missy lives, you'll find Camille. Tawny, lazy, laid-back
type. Of course, pumas have claws almost as long as some people's
thumbs; JPG might want to watch out for those as he tries to fit
Camille into his ``carrier.'' Then, there's Dutch. He gets a bit
restless at times and starts pacing, but he'll also lay on a
fallen branch and swat at the leaves the same way any cat
would. He likes to lay on his back in the sun, demonstrating
his...ah...manhood to any who should see. Oh--and, yes, like all
tigers, Dutch really can fly. I'm sure Dutch would love JPG to
death. No, really!
My daughter's cat, Alysha, would probably just look confused.
However,
the
older feline, Kenya, would rip his head off ;)
My cat Jonas would have left some bare and bloody bones behind
as well.
Oh dear! :)
When I met my future brother-in-law for the first time, he
wanted to make a good impression, so reached out to pet Jonas.
"Richard!" I yelled. "Never pat a cat--" Swipe! Rake! Much
yelling and bleeding from Richard. "--on the head," I finished.
The back of his hand was slashed deep enough to see a couple of
the bones. Straight to the doctor for four stitches. He was
good-natured about it, but he did always avoid cats after that.
:)
Yikes! Stitches! Wow! I've been scratched many times, but not to that
degree
It probably wouldn't have been so bad if Richard hadn't jerked
away, but Jonas *was* a fighter. He was supposed to have had
the operation, but he always acted more like a tom than a tim.
And there were an awful lot of black kittens born around the
neighborhood while he was in his prime.
My cats are of the declawed kind (no lectures, please!!!), so that's not an
issue. And since the elder feline has lost a great deal of teeth in her
dotage, that's not much of a problem either. She still snaps at the
witchling when she "has a mood on", but my daughter no longer gets
frightened because she knows she'll only get gumbed ;)
Now, there's another mental image. :) Hey, I can understand
declawing for indoor cats, no lectures from me.
--
Siobhan - a.a. #2201
siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net
Drop CARRIER to email
"But as a general rule, when things look bad there's always some
***** who can make them worse." -- Terry Pratchett
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: For all cat lovers: |
30 Jun 2005 09:23:08 AM |
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"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d2dbec5bc6463c698989f@netnews.worldnet.att.net...
In article <3ih5a8Flck88U1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
snip
Excellent! Was he also sporting an eye patch by any chance?
Remember the story where Greebo was turned into a man? Think it was
"Witches Abroad". Hoooo, I'd like to see that ;)
"Don't look, Magrat!" Yeah, *what* a mental image that was.
"Coo! No wonder all the lady cats scream in the night!"
Yowsa! ;)
We got along fine. He didn't purr
though, and I missed that.
Oh--and I would just *love* to see JPG try his joke on,
say,
Missy. She's a black cat, playful and affectionate. If it
weren't
for the faintly-visible rings on her coat and her generous
size,
you'd never know that she was a jaguar. Just a little ways
from
where Missy lives, you'll find Camille. Tawny, lazy,
laid-back
type. Of course, pumas have claws almost as long as some
people's
thumbs; JPG might want to watch out for those as he tries to
fit
Camille into his ``carrier.'' Then, there's Dutch. He gets a
bit
restless at times and starts pacing, but he'll also lay on
a
fallen branch and swat at the leaves the same way any
cat
would. He likes to lay on his back in the sun,
demonstrating
his...ah...manhood to any who should see. Oh--and, yes, like
all
tigers, Dutch really can fly. I'm sure Dutch would love JPG
to
death. No, really!
My daughter's cat, Alysha, would probably just look confused.
However,
the
older feline, Kenya, would rip his head off ;)
My cat Jonas would have left some bare and bloody bones behind
as well.
Oh dear! :)
When I met my future brother-in-law for the first time, he
wanted to make a good impression, so reached out to pet Jonas.
"Richard!" I yelled. "Never pat a cat--" Swipe! Rake! Much
yelling and bleeding from Richard. "--on the head," I finished.
The back of his hand was slashed deep enough to see a couple of
the bones. Straight to the doctor for four stitches. He was
good-natured about it, but he did always avoid cats after that.
:)
Yikes! Stitches! Wow! I've been scratched many times, but not to that
degree
It probably wouldn't have been so bad if Richard hadn't jerked
away, but Jonas *was* a fighter. He was supposed to have had
the operation, but he always acted more like a tom than a tim.
And there were an awful lot of black kittens born around the
neighborhood while he was in his prime.
Oh my. Reminds me of this huge gray persian in my neighborhood where I grew
up. His name was Solomon and he lived up to his regal title. Every kitten
born in the neighborhood for several years had long fur. Sadly, his
wandering ways caused him to wander into the path of an oncoming car. At
least he left quite a few legacies behind.
My cats are of the declawed kind (no lectures, please!!!), so that's
not an
issue. And since the elder feline has lost a great deal of teeth in her
dotage, that's not much of a problem either. She still snaps at the
witchling when she "has a mood on", but my daughter no longer gets
frightened because she knows she'll only get gumbed ;)
Now, there's another mental image. :) Hey, I can understand
declawing for indoor cats, no lectures from me.
I wanted to avoid doing it, but I was getting accidentally mauled and I
didn't want the same to happen to my daughter.
--
------
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| User: "Siobhan Burke" |
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| Title: Re: OT: For all cat lovers: |
02 Jul 2005 06:55:43 AM |
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In article <3iidjhFlqcfuU1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d2dbec5bc6463c698989f@netnews.worldnet.att.net...
In article <3ih5a8Flck88U1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
snip
Excellent! Was he also sporting an eye patch by any chance?
Remember the story where Greebo was turned into a man? Think it was
"Witches Abroad". Hoooo, I'd like to see that ;)
"Don't look, Magrat!" Yeah, *what* a mental image that was.
"Coo! No wonder all the lady cats scream in the night!"
Yowsa! ;)
We got along fine. He didn't purr
though, and I missed that.
Oh--and I would just *love* to see JPG try his joke on,
say,
Missy. She's a black cat, playful and affectionate. If it
weren't
for the faintly-visible rings on her coat and her generous
size,
you'd never know that she was a jaguar. Just a little ways
from
where Missy lives, you'll find Camille. Tawny, lazy,
laid-back
type. Of course, pumas have claws almost as long as some
people's
thumbs; JPG might want to watch out for those as he tries to
fit
Camille into his ``carrier.'' Then, there's Dutch. He gets a
bit
restless at times and starts pacing, but he'll also lay on
a
fallen branch and swat at the leaves the same way any
cat
would. He likes to lay on his back in the sun,
demonstrating
his...ah...manhood to any who should see. Oh--and, yes, like
all
tigers, Dutch really can fly. I'm sure Dutch would love JPG
to
death. No, really!
My daughter's cat, Alysha, would probably just look confused.
However,
the
older feline, Kenya, would rip his head off ;)
My cat Jonas would have left some bare and bloody bones behind
as well.
Oh dear! :)
When I met my future brother-in-law for the first time, he
wanted to make a good impression, so reached out to pet Jonas.
"Richard!" I yelled. "Never pat a cat--" Swipe! Rake! Much
yelling and bleeding from Richard. "--on the head," I finished.
The back of his hand was slashed deep enough to see a couple of
the bones. Straight to the doctor for four stitches. He was
good-natured about it, but he did always avoid cats after that.
:)
Yikes! Stitches! Wow! I've been scratched many times, but not to that
degree
It probably wouldn't have been so bad if Richard hadn't jerked
away, but Jonas *was* a fighter. He was supposed to have had
the operation, but he always acted more like a tom than a tim.
And there were an awful lot of black kittens born around the
neighborhood while he was in his prime.
Oh my. Reminds me of this huge gray persian in my neighborhood where I grew
up. His name was Solomon and he lived up to his regal title. Every kitten
born in the neighborhood for several years had long fur. Sadly, his
wandering ways caused him to wander into the path of an oncoming car. At
least he left quite a few legacies behind.
Oh, yeah!
My cats are of the declawed kind (no lectures, please!!!), so that's
not an
issue. And since the elder feline has lost a great deal of teeth in her
dotage, that's not much of a problem either. She still snaps at the
witchling when she "has a mood on", but my daughter no longer gets
frightened because she knows she'll only get gumbed ;)
Now, there's another mental image. :) Hey, I can understand
declawing for indoor cats, no lectures from me.
I wanted to avoid doing it, but I was getting accidentally mauled and I
didn't want the same to happen to my daughter.
Good thinking. My little sister was mauled once playing with
a neighbor's Siamese. The cat didn't mean to, it jumped and hit
her face instead of the toy she was holding, then launched to
run away. She had several bad scratches, but he missed her eye.
Do you ever put two open paper grocery bags down on the floor
facing each other, for the cats to play in? Jonas loved that.
He'd go zooming from one to the other. It was hilarious.
--
Siobhan - a.a. #2201
siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net
Drop CARRIER to email
"But as a general rule, when things look bad there's always some
***** who can make them worse." -- Terry Pratchett
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: For all cat lovers: |
02 Jul 2005 07:49:50 AM |
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"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d3048a8c74c18969898a6@netnews.worldnet.att.net...
In article <3iidjhFlqcfuU1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
snip
Oh my. Reminds me of this huge gray persian in my neighborhood where I
grew
up. His name was Solomon and he lived up to his regal title. Every
kitten
born in the neighborhood for several years had long fur. Sadly, his
wandering ways caused him to wander into the path of an oncoming car. At
least he left quite a few legacies behind.
Oh, yeah!
My cats are of the declawed kind (no lectures, please!!!), so that's
not an
issue. And since the elder feline has lost a great deal of teeth in
her
dotage, that's not much of a problem either. She still snaps at the
witchling when she "has a mood on", but my daughter no longer gets
frightened because she knows she'll only get gumbed ;)
Now, there's another mental image. :) Hey, I can understand
declawing for indoor cats, no lectures from me.
I wanted to avoid doing it, but I was getting accidentally mauled and I
didn't want the same to happen to my daughter.
Good thinking. My little sister was mauled once playing with
a neighbor's Siamese. The cat didn't mean to, it jumped and hit
her face instead of the toy she was holding, then launched to
run away. She had several bad scratches, but he missed her eye.
Whew! Thank goodness! I knew I was going to have to get Kenya declawed when
I had to pull one of her claws out of my temple where it had gotten stuck
while we were playing. Since I was planning on having kids, I figured that
her claws would have to go. Good thing I did too as she's swatted my
daughter MANY times. Sometimes for no reason at all other than being alive
;)
Do you ever put two open paper grocery bags down on the floor
facing each other, for the cats to play in? Jonas loved that.
He'd go zooming from one to the other. It was hilarious.
LOL! I should set up two bags and see what happens :)
TWICE my daughter's moronic cat has gotten into a grocery/shopping bag with
a handle on it. Unfortunately, while on her way out, she somehow got
tangled in the handle and then totally freaked. She then tore through the
house dragging this huge bag with her in a total panic. My husband said he
couldn't believe the noise it made. He'd been downstairs at his workbench
and couldn't imagine what the heck was going on upstairs. And the cat was
running around so fast that he couldn't catch her. Finally the bag ripped
enough for her to break free. My husband said he was laughing so hard, he
thought he ruptured something. And to think that the stupid cat did this
AGAIN a couple of months later :)
--
------
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| User: "Siobhan Burke" |
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| Title: Re: OT: For all cat lovers: |
06 Jul 2005 07:37:27 AM |
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In article <3ingr8Flv8tiU1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d3048a8c74c18969898a6@netnews.worldnet.att.net...
In article <3iidjhFlqcfuU1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
snip
Oh my. Reminds me of this huge gray persian in my neighborhood where I
grew
up. His name was Solomon and he lived up to his regal title. Every
kitten
born in the neighborhood for several years had long fur. Sadly, his
wandering ways caused him to wander into the path of an oncoming car. At
least he left quite a few legacies behind.
Oh, yeah!
My cats are of the declawed kind (no lectures, please!!!), so that's
not an
issue. And since the elder feline has lost a great deal of teeth in
her
dotage, that's not much of a problem either. She still snaps at the
witchling when she "has a mood on", but my daughter no longer gets
frightened because she knows she'll only get gumbed ;)
Now, there's another mental image. :) Hey, I can understand
declawing for indoor cats, no lectures from me.
I wanted to avoid doing it, but I was getting accidentally mauled and I
didn't want the same to happen to my daughter.
Good thinking. My little sister was mauled once playing with
a neighbor's Siamese. The cat didn't mean to, it jumped and hit
her face instead of the toy she was holding, then launched to
run away. She had several bad scratches, but he missed her eye.
Whew! Thank goodness! I knew I was going to have to get Kenya declawed when
I had to pull one of her claws out of my temple where it had gotten stuck
while we were playing. Since I was planning on having kids, I figured that
her claws would have to go. Good thing I did too as she's swatted my
daughter MANY times. Sometimes for no reason at all other than being alive
;)
My cat used to go out dog-hunting for much the same reason.
And one of the reasons that he got to keep his claws. He was a
working cat. He used to lay out the tails of the mice he caught
during the night on the garage. (Apparently he figured out that
if he left the whole mouse the stupid humans would just *waste*
them.) One morning he had eleven tails all lined up there.
Do you ever put two open paper grocery bags down on the floor
facing each other, for the cats to play in? Jonas loved that.
He'd go zooming from one to the other. It was hilarious.
LOL! I should set up two bags and see what happens :)
TWICE my daughter's moronic cat has gotten into a grocery/shopping bag with
a handle on it. Unfortunately, while on her way out, she somehow got
tangled in the handle and then totally freaked. She then tore through the
house dragging this huge bag with her in a total panic. My husband said he
couldn't believe the noise it made. He'd been downstairs at his workbench
and couldn't imagine what the heck was going on upstairs. And the cat was
running around so fast that he couldn't catch her. Finally the bag ripped
enough for her to break free. My husband said he was laughing so hard, he
thought he ruptured something. And to think that the stupid cat did this
AGAIN a couple of months later :)
Oh, my I can just picture it! <wiping eyes>
Did I ever tell you the story of what happened when my
sister's cat ate the yarn? ;)
--
Siobhan - a.a. #2201
siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net
Drop CARRIER to email
"But as a general rule, when things look bad there's always some
***** who can make them worse." -- Terry Pratchett
.
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: For all cat lovers: |
06 Jul 2005 09:45:38 AM |
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"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d359a518e9962c89898ae@netnews.worldnet.att.net...
In article <3ingr8Flv8tiU1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
snip
Whew! Thank goodness! I knew I was going to have to get Kenya declawed
when
I had to pull one of her claws out of my temple where it had gotten
stuck
while we were playing. Since I was planning on having kids, I figured
that
her claws would have to go. Good thing I did too as she's swatted my
daughter MANY times. Sometimes for no reason at all other than being
alive
;)
My cat used to go out dog-hunting for much the same reason.
And one of the reasons that he got to keep his claws. He was a
working cat. He used to lay out the tails of the mice he caught
during the night on the garage. (Apparently he figured out that
if he left the whole mouse the stupid humans would just *waste*
them.) One morning he had eleven tails all lined up there.
Oh my. Thank goodness for indoor cats :P
Do you ever put two open paper grocery bags down on the floor
facing each other, for the cats to play in? Jonas loved that.
He'd go zooming from one to the other. It was hilarious.
LOL! I should set up two bags and see what happens :)
TWICE my daughter's moronic cat has gotten into a grocery/shopping bag
with
a handle on it. Unfortunately, while on her way out, she somehow got
tangled in the handle and then totally freaked. She then tore through
the
house dragging this huge bag with her in a total panic. My husband said
he
couldn't believe the noise it made. He'd been downstairs at his
workbench
and couldn't imagine what the heck was going on upstairs. And the cat
was
running around so fast that he couldn't catch her. Finally the bag
ripped
enough for her to break free. My husband said he was laughing so hard,
he
thought he ruptured something. And to think that the stupid cat did
this
AGAIN a couple of months later :)
Oh, my I can just picture it! <wiping eyes>
I didn't get to see the first incident because I was in bed, but I did get
up and go downstairs to see what the hell had just happened. My husband
couldn't even talk, he had just a bad case of the giggles. Took him several
minutes to calm down so I could find out what was going on ;)
Did I ever tell you the story of what happened when my
sister's cat ate the yarn? ;)
Eeeeewwwwww! Somehow I think this a story similar to the time one of my
cats ate tinsel. But, please do! :)
--
------
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| User: "Siobhan Burke" |
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| Title: Re: OT: For all cat lovers: |
08 Jul 2005 07:11:10 AM |
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In article <3j295tFntb2oU1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d359a518e9962c89898ae@netnews.worldnet.att.net...
In article <3ingr8Flv8tiU1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
snip
Whew! Thank goodness! I knew I was going to have to get Kenya declawed
when
I had to pull one of her claws out of my temple where it had gotten
stuck
while we were playing. Since I was planning on having kids, I figured
that
her claws would have to go. Good thing I did too as she's swatted my
daughter MANY times. Sometimes for no reason at all other than being
alive
;)
My cat used to go out dog-hunting for much the same reason.
And one of the reasons that he got to keep his claws. He was a
working cat. He used to lay out the tails of the mice he caught
during the night on the garage. (Apparently he figured out that
if he left the whole mouse the stupid humans would just *waste*
them.) One morning he had eleven tails all lined up there.
Oh my. Thank goodness for indoor cats :P
Do you ever put two open paper grocery bags down on the floor
facing each other, for the cats to play in? Jonas loved that.
He'd go zooming from one to the other. It was hilarious.
LOL! I should set up two bags and see what happens :)
TWICE my daughter's moronic cat has gotten into a grocery/shopping bag
with
a handle on it. Unfortunately, while on her way out, she somehow got
tangled in the handle and then totally freaked. She then tore through
the
house dragging this huge bag with her in a total panic. My husband said
he
couldn't believe the noise it made. He'd been downstairs at his
workbench
and couldn't imagine what the heck was going on upstairs. And the cat
was
running around so fast that he couldn't catch her. Finally the bag
ripped
enough for her to break free. My husband said he was laughing so hard,
he
thought he ruptured something. And to think that the stupid cat did
this
AGAIN a couple of months later :)
Oh, my I can just picture it! <wiping eyes>
I didn't get to see the first incident because I was in bed, but I did get
up and go downstairs to see what the hell had just happened. My husband
couldn't even talk, he had just a bad case of the giggles. Took him several
minutes to calm down so I could find out what was going on ;)
Did I ever tell you the story of what happened when my
sister's cat ate the yarn? ;)
Eeeeewwwwww! Somehow I think this a story similar to the time one of my
cats ate tinsel. But, please do! :)
Probably quite like the tinsel. :) This story needs a little
set up. Junior was my sister's Siamese had been taken away from
his mother at four weeks, though Siamese are supposed to stay
for eight weeks. Consequently he'd never learned some things
that all cats are supposed to learn from mum, like covering up
poop in the catbox. My cat, Jonas, seven months his senior,
used to cover up for him. This went on for about two years,
until one day my sister missed some angora yarn she had to wrap
a ring with, and since I do various crafts she accused me of
taking it. I said that I hadn't seen it, though I don't think
that she believed me. Well, a day or so later we heard this
incredible "YEEE-YOWWWWW!" from the direction of the catbox,
located at one end of the house. We both jumped up, but before
we could move it came again. "YEEE-YOWWWWW!" Here came Junior,
ears flattened to his head, eyes crossed, fighting ridge raised
on his back and tail fuzzed out as big as he was. He looked
behind him, and horrors of horrors, a turd was following him!
"YEEE-YOWWWWW!" and he jumped another six feet, stopped, looked
behind him, it was STILL THERE! "YEEE-YOWWWWW!" It was six-
foot jumps and "YEEE-YOWWWWW!" all the way to the back of the
house and under my sister's bed. She was yelling at me to come
and help her, but I was useless. I was literally rolling on the
floor laughing, tears streaming from my eyes , and I couldn't
get a breath. I could just tell that he was thinking "Mama said
this would happen if I didn't cover it up!!!" Later I did help
her clean the spots on the rug where the terrible turd had
landed on its progress, but it didn't really make amends for
losing it like that, and not helping coax the little guy out
from under the bed. Oh, and he still never covered up in the
catbox, although after that he'd scratch around on the floor a
bit after he jumped out. :)
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08 Jul 2005 11:37:11 AM |
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"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
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In article <3j295tFntb2oU1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
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Did I ever tell you the story of what happened when my
sister's cat ate the yarn? ;)
Eeeeewwwwww! Somehow I think this a story similar to the time one of my
cats ate tinsel. But, please do! :)
Probably quite like the tinsel. :) This story needs a little
set up. Junior was my sister's Siamese had been taken away from
his mother at four weeks, though Siamese are supposed to stay
for eight weeks. Consequently he'd never learned some things
that all cats are supposed to learn from mum, like covering up
poop in the catbox.
Shoot, apparently my cats must have been taken away from their moms too
early as well because they NEVER cover it. Eeeeeww.
My cat, Jonas, seven months his senior,
used to cover up for him. This went on for about two years,
until one day my sister missed some angora yarn she had to wrap
a ring with, and since I do various crafts she accused me of
taking it. I said that I hadn't seen it, though I don't think
that she believed me. Well, a day or so later we heard this
incredible "YEEE-YOWWWWW!" from the direction of the catbox,
located at one end of the house. We both jumped up, but before
we could move it came again. "YEEE-YOWWWWW!" Here came Junior,
ears flattened to his head, eyes crossed, fighting ridge raised
on his back and tail fuzzed out as big as he was. He looked
behind him, and horrors of horrors, a turd was following him!
Bwahahahahaha!!! NO!
"YEEE-YOWWWWW!" and he jumped another six feet, stopped, looked
behind him, it was STILL THERE! "YEEE-YOWWWWW!" It was six-
foot jumps and "YEEE-YOWWWWW!" all the way to the back of the
house and under my sister's bed. She was yelling at me to come
and help her, but I was useless. I was literally rolling on the
floor laughing, tears streaming from my eyes , and I couldn't
get a breath.
LOL!! Sounds like my husband part deux! :)
I could just tell that he was thinking "Mama said
this would happen if I didn't cover it up!!!" Later I did help
her clean the spots on the rug where the terrible turd had
landed on its progress, but it didn't really make amends for
losing it like that, and not helping coax the little guy out
from under the bed. Oh, and he still never covered up in the
catbox, although after that he'd scratch around on the floor a
bit after he jumped out. :)
LOL!! Oh well, I guess that's better than nothing.
Oh my, that story is hilarious! <wipes eyes> Afraid my tinsel story isn't
quite that amusing. Just happened to notice shortly after Xmas that the cat
had something shiny hanging out of her butt. Guess what it was. Urk ;)
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11 Jul 2005 05:24:57 AM |
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In article <3j7of3Foo6p0U1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d3836f078552d569898b4@netnews.worldnet.att.net...
In article <3j295tFntb2oU1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d359a518e9962c89898ae@netnews.worldnet.att.net...
snip
Did I ever tell you the story of what happened when my
sister's cat ate the yarn? ;)
Eeeeewwwwww! Somehow I think this a story similar to the time one of my
cats ate tinsel. But, please do! :)
Probably quite like the tinsel. :) This story needs a little
set up. Junior was my sister's Siamese had been taken away from
his mother at four weeks, though Siamese are supposed to stay
for eight weeks. Consequently he'd never learned some things
that all cats are supposed to learn from mum, like covering up
poop in the catbox.
Shoot, apparently my cats must have been taken away from their moms too
early as well because they NEVER cover it. Eeeeeww.
My cat, Jonas, seven months his senior,
used to cover up for him. This went on for about two years,
until one day my sister missed some angora yarn she had to wrap
a ring with, and since I do various crafts she accused me of
taking it. I said that I hadn't seen it, though I don't think
that she believed me. Well, a day or so later we heard this
incredible "YEEE-YOWWWWW!" from the direction of the catbox,
located at one end of the house. We both jumped up, but before
we could move it came again. "YEEE-YOWWWWW!" Here came Junior,
ears flattened to his head, eyes crossed, fighting ridge raised
on his back and tail fuzzed out as big as he was. He looked
behind him, and horrors of horrors, a turd was following him!
Bwahahahahaha!!! NO!
"YEEE-YOWWWWW!" and he jumped another six feet, stopped, looked
behind him, it was STILL THERE! "YEEE-YOWWWWW!" It was six-
foot jumps and "YEEE-YOWWWWW!" all the way to the back of the
house and under my sister's bed. She was yelling at me to come
and help her, but I was useless. I was literally rolling on the
floor laughing, tears streaming from my eyes , and I couldn't
get a breath.
LOL!! Sounds like my husband part deux! :)
I could just tell that he was thinking "Mama said
this would happen if I didn't cover it up!!!" Later I did help
her clean the spots on the rug where the terrible turd had
landed on its progress, but it didn't really make amends for
losing it like that, and not helping coax the little guy out
from under the bed. Oh, and he still never covered up in the
catbox, although after that he'd scratch around on the floor a
bit after he jumped out. :)
LOL!! Oh well, I guess that's better than nothing.
Oh my, that story is hilarious! <wipes eyes> Afraid my tinsel story isn't
quite that amusing. Just happened to notice shortly after Xmas that the cat
had something shiny hanging out of her butt. Guess what it was. Urk ;)
Interior decorating? ;)
Siamese, as we learned later, are infamous wool-eaters.
Junior chewed holes in one of my sister's new Shetland wool
sweaters once, and almost got himself unadopted.
--
Siobhan - a.a. #2201
siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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11 Jul 2005 08:58:31 AM |
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"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
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In article <3j7of3Foo6p0U1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
snip
Oh my, that story is hilarious! <wipes eyes> Afraid my tinsel story
isn't
quite that amusing. Just happened to notice shortly after Xmas that the
cat
had something shiny hanging out of her butt. Guess what it was. Urk ;)
Interior decorating? ;)
Yeah, as in the interior of the cat's colon. Nothing like having to pull
tinsel out of your can't butt. Blech :P
Siamese, as we learned later, are infamous wool-eaters.
Junior chewed holes in one of my sister's new Shetland wool
sweaters once, and almost got himself unadopted.
Oh dear. I've heard that Siamese do that, but none of ours ever did.
However, the last Siamese cat we had used to like to "nurse" on one of my
fingers. Was really strange ;)
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Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "Siobhan Burke" |
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13 Jul 2005 06:33:21 AM |
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In article <3jfc9mFovh8gU1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d3c113e26dfe5bb9898ba@netnews.worldnet.att.net...
In article <3j7of3Foo6p0U1@individual.net>,
witchypoo@broomstick.com says...
snip
Oh my, that story is hilarious! <wipes eyes> Afraid my tinsel story
isn't
quite that amusing. Just happened to notice shortly after Xmas that the
cat
had something shiny hanging out of her butt. Guess what it was. Urk ;)
Interior decorating? ;)
Yeah, as in the interior of the cat's colon.
That's what I had in mind. :)
Nothing like having to pull
tinsel out of your can't butt. Blech :P
The vet told us that we should have cut the yarn rather than
tug on it, although my sister knew exactly how much was still in
the cat. We were lucky in that neither cat ate tinsel, but both
would climb the Christmas tree. We had to tie it to the wall
with two guy wires. We also learned not to hang any breakable
ornaments within slapping distance of floor.
Siamese, as we learned later, are infamous wool-eaters.
Junior chewed holes in one of my sister's new Shetland wool
sweaters once, and almost got himself unadopted.
Oh dear. I've heard that Siamese do that, but none of ours ever did.
However, the last Siamese cat we had used to like to "nurse" on one of my
fingers. Was really strange ;)
My half-Siamese "nursed" all the knots off of one of my
quilts. He would lie there totally blissed, sucking on the yarn
ends, kneading the quilt, and drooling a soggy spot as big as my
hand. His favorite place to nap, though, was on my thrift-store
black fur coat. You couldn't tell where the cat ended and the
coat began. Neither could he--once while washing himself he
went on to wash about a square foot of the coat. :) I have to
say that the fur he washed was really soft and glossy. Now, if
only it hadn't smelled of cat food...
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Siobhan - a.a. #2201
siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net
Drop CARRIER to email
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***** who can make them worse." -- Terry Pratchett
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| User: "Ben Goren" |
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02 Jul 2005 12:39:00 PM |
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Siobhan Burke wrote:
Do you ever put two open paper grocery bags down on the floor
facing each other, for the cats to play in? Jonas loved that.
He'd go zooming from one to the other. It was hilarious.
You know, I've never thought of that? I'll ``hide'' toys in bags
for Joanie, and she has a blast ``trying'' to get them out. That
is, she'll see the toy through the opening in the bag, and then
decide that it'd be /much/ more fun to go /through/ the bag to get
to it. (And, yes, she's also demonstrated that she's fully capable
of fishing it out of the bag, as well.)
I'll have to try the two-bag trick. Thanks!
Cheers,
b&
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06 Jul 2005 07:37:26 AM |
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In article <42c6d22e$1_2@spool9-west.superfeed.net>,
ben@trumpetpower.com says...
Siobhan Burke wrote:
Do you ever put two open paper grocery bags down on the floor
facing each other, for the cats to play in? Jonas loved that.
He'd go zooming from one to the other. It was hilarious.
You know, I've never thought of that? I'll ``hide'' toys in bags
for Joanie, and she has a blast ``trying'' to get them out. That
is, she'll see the toy through the opening in the bag, and then
decide that it'd be /much/ more fun to go /through/ the bag to get
to it. (And, yes, she's also demonstrated that she's fully capable
of fishing it out of the bag, as well.)
We used to hide catnip mice in various objects--it was amazing
how soon the cats would figure a way to get them out. Sometimes
by teamwork.
I'll have to try the two-bag trick. Thanks!
How did it go? Another, only slightly cruel, practical joke
to play on a cat is to put a large mirror down flat on the floor
and place them on the middle of it. They'll look down and go
straight up. My sister tried the paper boots trick on her cat,
and he just gave her a dirty look, crackled his way to the water
bowl and soaked them off.
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Siobhan - a.a. #2201
siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net
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06 Jul 2005 08:52:56 AM |
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"Siobhan Burke" <siobhan.burke@CARRIERatt.net> wrote in message
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How did it go? Another, only slightly cruel, practical joke
to play on a cat is to put a large mirror down flat on the floor
and place them on the middle of it. They'll look down and go
straight up.
LOL! Oh my, I'll have to try that on my daughter's cat. She's such a nut.
I can't believe she's still falling for the "flashlight beam on the wall"
thing. I always thought she'd figure that out when she got out of
kittenhood - which apparently isn't going to happen anytime soon.
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29 Jun 2005 11:52:19 AM |
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Siobhan Burke wrote:
When I met my future brother-in-law for the first time, he
wanted to make a good impression, so reached out to pet Jonas.
"Richard!" I yelled. "Never pat a cat--" Swipe! Rake! Much
yelling and bleeding from Richard. "--on the head," I finished.
The back of his hand was slashed deep enough to see a couple of
the bones. Straight to the doctor for four stitches. He was
good-natured about it, but he did always avoid cats after that.
:)
It's amazing, really. Lots of people say that animals don't have
language, but I just don't see how they could be so blind.
I mean, ``cat'' is /such/ an eloquent language. It's not much good
for engineering, but oh! how passionate the poetry.
And, if you should lack a cat's thick fur and skin, just remember
what it's like picking blackberries.
Cheers,
b&
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29 Jun 2005 09:59:16 PM |
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"Ben Goren" <ben@trumpetpower.com> wrote in message
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Siobhan Burke wrote:
When I met my future brother-in-law for the first time, he
wanted to make a good impression, so reached out to pet Jonas.
"Richard!" I yelled. "Never pat a cat--" Swipe! Rake! Much
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