C'mon. Edition hate seems to be fading. You dog vs cat people are the only hope we have left for violent e-spewing...
I'm an ex-cat owner. Naturally, there has been some degradation in my language skills since then.
FAAAAReak!!! :)
Besides, sir, I posit that you started to throw stones long before I engaged in my levity-based response. Or, to put it another way, you started it! ;-)
No Sir, I did not engage in throwing stones. *I* engaged in throwing Hill Hiant Bowlin Balls!!!
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I'm an ex-cat owner. Naturally, there has been some degradation in my language skills since then.
FAAAAReak!!! :)
No Sir, I did not engage in throwing stones. *I* engaged in throwing Hill Hiant Bowlin Balls!!!
Besides, sir, I posit that you started to throw stones long before I engaged in my levity-based response. Or, to put it another way, you started it! ;-)
Hill Hiant Bowling Balls? How is your glass house, sir? Not too much stone damage, I trust?
Hill Hiant Bowling Balls? How is your glass house, sir? Not too much stone damage, I trust?
Only if you fall into the slot of being a furball lover :)
C'mon. Edition hate seems to be fading. You dog vs cat people are the only hope we have left for violent e-spewing...
Well, I noticed that the "I hate to be political" thread is alive again. I bet I could stir something up if you want. :) I know I did the last time I posted there. However, it probably would be best that I stay away from that thread.
I'm trying to screw with the postmodern cannibals.
I'm trying to screw with the postmodern cannibals.
Hmmm...screwing...postmodern cannibals? Hmmm...well...hmmm...
I'm trying to screw with the postmodern cannibals.
I'm staying away from that thread with a 10 foot pole. I know I'd get into trouble extremely quick if I posted there.
How postmodern of you to twist the word screw.
: )
The pitch to which you refer would be your own screaming as your cats' claws/teeth/pure vitriolic wrath go straight to your most delicate nerve endings, correct? Cause that's generally my experience.
But I do love my cat more than anything, so go figure.
No, the claws are neutralized, and the teeth are easily avoided. The noise is pure, 100% kitty accordion. It sounds a lot like the mewling of a very annoyed feline that is being alternately stretched long then squished again. An acquired taste, to be sure, but ones that afficianados can appreciate. They obviously enjoy it, otherwise they wouldn't keep coming back to me once I've released them.
Dogs and cats are both OK... but are there any ferret people on the boards?
I lived with one once, land lady owned it. Damn thing was a brutal annoyance. It was close to untrainable. It was a consummate thief - I mean all animals will steal what they think they can get away with but only a ferret makes a full time job of it. We used to catch it trying to drag the bread loaf away every 2nd day and it'd swipe my dice constantly.
The worst part was that it could get into my room at night and it'd bite my toes! I'd even manage to halfway ignore that but then it'd crawl under my blankets at which point I'd immediately wake up fully - I mean if it went for toes it clearly liked biting dangly bits of my anatomy. I can think of one dangly bit that is very near and dear to me that was in clear and present danger once the ferret got under the covers.
So I'd get up, grab the ferret and kick it out into the hall and put a box of books in front of the door to keep it out. The rotten little rodent hated being locked out of any room however and it was surprisingly good at working on the box blocking the door just enough so that it could squeeze back into my room and we'd repeat the whole scene again except now I'd be piling half a dozen things in front of the door to try and keep it out.
No, the claws are neutralized, and the teeth are easily avoided. The noise is pure, 100% kitty accordion. It sounds a lot like the mewling of a very annoyed feline that is being alternately stretched long then squished again. An acquired taste, to be sure, but ones that afficianados can appreciate. They obviously enjoy it, otherwise they wouldn't keep coming back to me once I've released them.
Somehow, in another world, another universe...you MUST be the love of my life....
Whereas I do not condone violence upon animals...
BBWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!
ROTFL
LMAO
PIP
No violence at all, merely playful fun that causes no injury except to the cat's dignity...which, of course, is the most lingering kind.
Somehow, in another world, another universe...you MUST be the love of my life....
If the us in that other universe look like our avatars, let's just hope they never breed...
No violence at all, merely playful fun that causes no injury except to the cat's dignity...which, of course, is the most lingering kind.Whereas I do not condone violence upon animals...
BBWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!
ROTFL
LMAO
PIP
Our cat Ano is a siamese firetipped...and dear lord...do I take PLEASURE in messing with that cat...duct tape on the paws on the hardwood floor...gently nudging it so that it falls off the counter (because we all know that cats come from the Greyson family)...watching for any moment to startle the living crap out of it...you name it !!!!! :)
Somehow, in another world, another universe...you MUST be the love of my life....If the us in that other universe look like our avatars, let's just hope they never breed...
Somehow, I think our eyes in the avatars are true to form....am I wrong, my love ?
The rotten little rodent hated being locked out of any room however...
Actually, ferrets are carnivores -- essentially very small wolverines. They were originally domesticated because of their efficiency in killing rodents, in fact. But, yes, they are consummate thieves, and also appear to lack any instinct of self-preservation.
Training them is easy once you realize that a ferret will do ANYTHING, regardless of how far against its nature, if you offer it a gummy bear.
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I am SOOOO sick and tired of everyone's fascination with their wittle pussycat!!! If you fall into this category...
- your cat is not some master prowler/predator..it's a fat lazy critter who has figured out that you will feed it..
- your cat is not that funny
- you yourself are not somehow like your cat...
and my last piece of advice is to all the fellas out there...if you meet a gal, and she's awesome...fantastic..interesting...cool...but has MORE than ONE cat ?
** spoiler omitted **
I would like to say cats are awesome, and better than dogs!
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Wow...lot's of very vehement cat haters out there. Too bad.
I'm happy to say that our Australian Shepherd was successfully given away last year and we are now dog free and loving it.
To each their own, I say. My cat poops in your yard. Your dog digs a hole under my fence. Does that make us even?
I actually fail to see where you got the idea I hate cats. On the contrary, as my post says, we have a cat and I like her fine. In fact, we've had four others through the years and I very much enjoyed all but one. All I said was that I couldn't find any sympathy for those particular cats that went missing.
I don't hate cats, I strongly dislike people who let their cats roam outside in a neighborhood. In rural areas, I have no issues. But yeah, I get ticked when I find my flower bed torn up or I'm mowing my lawn and step in a pile of cat poop.
And while I do not currently have a dog, those I've had in the past have never dug holes under anyone's fence, or done anything destructive to someone else's property.
In the end, I don't care what kind of animal you have (I do like most of them) - other people shouldn't have to suffer because of your choice of pet. That goes for cats digging up flower beds, dogs digging holes under fences, or whatever.
I would like to say cats are awesome, and better than dogs!
So glad to hear you would like to say something, however, you are not allowed...
My parents bought a dog as my replacement when I moved out. Had me pick it for them too. Never has there been a wussier dog. She sleeps on feather pillows, has her own bedroom (while I get the couch if/when I visit), sits still to have her toenails painted, is afraid of fluttering sheets of paper, and wears stupid dog-clothes without protest. And is a 65 lb golden retriever. She has a job around the house, one single solitary job: when food is dropped on the floor she has to clean it up.
For comparison consider my grandma's cat. He's a mutant cat with 28 toes and stands 14 inches tall at the shoulder. He's as big as a beagle. He is a purely indoor cat with one function: protect the house. Now, grandma lives in the middle of LA, there's nothing outside worth protecting. This cat is big enough to look menacing just by sitting in the window and mean enough to drive away anyone unknown to him who enters the house. He's put grandpa in the hospital for leg wounds.
It's not just cats. Dogs can be cutified into losing all sense of predatory nature just as easily, if not more so. After all, cats are 'cute' just sitting there but a dog will work to make itself cuter to please you.
So you tell me, which of the above is more embarrassing?
Wow...lot's of very vehement cat haters out there. Too bad.
I'm happy to say that our Australian Shepherd was successfully given away last year and we are now dog free and loving it.
To each their own, I say. My cat poops in your yard. Your dog digs a hole under my fence. Does that make us even?
I actually fail to see where you got the idea I hate cats. On the contrary, as my post says, we have a cat and I like her fine. In fact, we've had four others through the years and I very much enjoyed all but one. All I said was that I couldn't find any sympathy for those particular cats that went missing.
I don't hate cats, I strongly dislike people who let their cats roam outside in a neighborhood. In rural areas, I have no issues. But yeah, I get ticked when I find my flower bed torn up or I'm mowing my lawn and step in a pile of cat poop.
And while I do not currently have a dog, those I've had in the past have never dug holes under anyone's fence, or done anything destructive to someone else's property.
In the end, I don't care what kind of animal you have (I do like most of them) - other people shouldn't have to suffer because of your choice of pet. That goes for cats digging up flower beds, dogs digging holes under fences, or whatever.
I wasn't actually trying to pick you out in that response...I apologize if it came across that way. I was just responding to what seemed to be the general tone of the majority of posters
For the record I pretty much agree with everything you had to say there. I'm a cat person, other people are dog people...some people like snakes or fish. Whatever. Like I said before, to each their own.
Anyway, apologies if I caused any rise in blood pressure unintentionally.
All these apologies are counterproductive in producing rancor. C'mon people, are we having a major civility outbreak or what?
All these apologies are counterproductive in producing rancor. C'mon people, are we having a major civility outbreak or what?
Works best if you can find some mice people. Then the three types can chase each other.
It makes me sick, Susan. It's like they've just thrown away entire childhoods' of lessons learned in front of the TV, courtesy of Tom and Jerry.
It makes me sick, Susan. It's like they've just thrown away entire childhoods' of lessons learned in front of the TV, courtesy of Tom and Jerry.
They've been brainwashed by the new generation of cartoons where the animals all make nice with each other and are exceptionally polite and no one's even heard of Acme's products.
What we need is one good giant mallet. Or a two ton weight. Or a falling piano...
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Wow...lot's of very vehement cat haters out there. Too bad.
I'm happy to say that our Australian Shepherd was successfully given away last year and we are now dog free and loving it.
To each their own, I say. My cat poops in your yard. Your dog digs a hole under my fence. Does that make us even?
I actually fail to see where you got the idea I hate cats. On the contrary, as my post says, we have a cat and I like her fine. In fact, we've had four others through the years and I very much enjoyed all but one. All I said was that I couldn't find any sympathy for those particular cats that went missing.
I don't hate cats, I strongly dislike people who let their cats roam outside in a neighborhood. In rural areas, I have no issues. But yeah, I get ticked when I find my flower bed torn up or I'm mowing my lawn and step in a pile of cat poop.
And while I do not currently have a dog, those I've had in the past have never dug holes under anyone's fence, or done anything destructive to someone else's property.
In the end, I don't care what kind of animal you have (I do like most of them) - other people shouldn't have to suffer because of your choice of pet. That goes for cats digging up flower beds, dogs digging holes under fences, or whatever.
I wasn't actually trying to pick you out in that response...I apologize if it came across that way. I was just responding to what seemed to be the general tone of the majority of posters
For the record I pretty much agree with everything you had to say there. I'm a cat person, other people are dog people...some people like snakes or fish. Whatever. Like I said before, to each their own.
Anyway, apologies if I caused any rise in blood pressure unintentionally.
No worries. My bp gets up everytime I think of the fourth time we had to dump out the sandbox and buy new sand because my kids "found something" in it! :-)
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The only pet cat I ever had was in High School - my Anatomy and Physiology Class. Dissection is fun.
Otherwise, I've always been and always will be a dog person. Unfortunately, I cannot have one since the wife is allergic to them. Although she has discussed getting more medical attention for her allergies.
When I was a kid we had beagles. They were cool but we lived in the suburbs,a nd it wasn't a good place for them, so we gave them to a friend of the family who had a lot of land and actually raised beagles.
Later on, we took in a stray one year old Black Lab who had been abused - had him for 13 years before we had to put him down. Then we had a second male, and later his daughter from a female we'd bred him with. Both of those dogs are dead now, but my parents do have one of the female's sons.
My younger brother has an English Bulldog and a miniature doberman.
It makes me sick, Susan. It's like they've just thrown away entire childhoods' of lessons learned in front of the TV, courtesy of Tom and Jerry.They've been brainwashed by the new generation of cartoons where the animals all make nice with each other and are exceptionally polite and no one's even heard of Acme's products.
What we need is one good giant mallet. Or a two ton weight. Or a falling piano...
Heathy is the go-to-guy for all your Acme Products on the board. I don't know if he is the Jacks' supplier or not, but I'm pretty sure they are all Black Card customers. So some of us older guys haven't been corrupted.
All these apologies are counterproductive in producing rancor. C'mon people, are we having a major civility outbreak or what?
I apologize for my apologies if they offended you in any way.
Lifts clenched hands to the heavens
Aaaaarrrrgh!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I like both.
Dogs are best. pet. ever. if you are lonely, depressed, chronically ill, just moved into a new area, etc. They are non-judgemental, always happy to see you, friendly, etc. Leave to go pee, come back, and a million dog-years have gone by and your dog is thrilled to see you again, having apparently convinced itself yet again that *this time* you weren't coming back. If you don't have time *every day* to be there for your dog, don't bother getting one, it's just cruel to neglect an animal that is so emotionally dependent on it's pack. If you want a pet that isn't going to be allowed in certain rooms, or doesn't get to get on the furniture, or can't sit with you when you watch TV, or can't sleep on top of the bed, get a rhododendron. A dog is a commitment. Like the woman from Fatal Attraction, dogs don't gracefully accept that 'it's over.'
Cats are good for the busy person who has little time to care for a pet, as you can throw extra food and water in dishes, fill up the litter box and leave for a week. When you come back, your cat will look up at you from the back of the couch like, 'Where the hell have you been?' and go back to sleep. They are the perfect pet for someone who lives alone, works long hours, has a difficult or variable schedule, etc. because cat, unlike dogs, don't die of loneliness. Cats can and will entertain themselves, and if you aren't meeting their low, low emotional needs, they'll just leave, 'cause if there's one thing you can be sure of, it's that your cat doesn't love you.
There are exceptions for both. I've had mushy co-dependent neurotic cats that *had* to be with you in every room. I've had working dogs that hated to come inside and preferred to be out in the field with the cattle / sheep / whatever.
But most cats are cold, unfeeling mouse-killing machines, who spend their lifetime idly watching light patterns flickering in the window, and imagining that these little dancing shadows are mice that they are stalking and killing, sleeping, and dreaming about stalking and killing things, or actually out there stalking and killing things. Cats are lovely little psychopaths, which makes them perfect pets for the equally self-obsessed individual.
And most dogs are neurotic pack-dependent creatures, who are, in far too many cases, emotionally starved by people who had no idea what a *constant* responsibility owning a dog actually entailed. You don't 'get a break' from being a dog-owner, any more than you 'get a break' from being a parent.
It's not just cats. Dogs can be cutified into losing all sense of predatory nature just as easily, if not more so. After all, cats are 'cute' just sitting there but a dog will work to make itself cuter to please you.
This, class, is a PRIME example of how certain members of our society have been duped into believing that these furry things that people frequently call dogs are not even dogs at all. Feel sorry for these people who refuse to accept reality and admit to themselves that these are really just overgrown cats in and of themselves. Here is the checklist that all should use in attempting to identify whether or not a critter is actually a dog...
-over thirty pounds
-ugly
-smelly
-unaware of their own flatulence
- spooked by their own flatulance
- can be spooked by their own flatulance, even in a deep sleep, in which case they will usuall wake up and bark at the intruder....
-will eat anything
-will gladly act as footwarmer
and for although not a qualifying factor for ALL real dogs...it is guaranteed that if the dog drools excessively, it is in fact an actual DOG.
And most dogs are neurotic pack-dependent creatures, who are, in far too many cases, emotionally starved by people who had no idea what a *constant* responsibility owning a dog actually entailed. You don't 'get a break' from being a dog-owner, any more than you 'get a break' from being a parent.
And this, friends, is precisely why I am suggesting a minimum competency/aptitude test for all would be parents AND dog owners.
100% is the minimum acceptable score.
Anyone that fails one test will not be allowed to take the other test.
Well I am a cat lover. We have 3, 2 older cats and a new Kitten (for my son, who wanted his own pet).
The thing about cats is that you have to let them know who is in charge. Once they understand that ** they ** are masters of the house, all is well. Our cats want a lot of attention. Yes, they do sleep a lot, but this is not that bad as they do this during the day when we are at work anyway. At night they are as much a part of what is going on as any other member of the family.
Please return your testosterone producing organs to the front desk.
Thank you :)
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In my parents household, it was common knowledge between my brother and I that our Labs used Dog Hypnosis to get what they wanted from us. More often than not, this insidious mental ability was used late at night to force my brother to take down the board we used to keep them in a certain part of the house. The dogs would then come sleep in our rooms.
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Yeah, both of my pets are low maintenance, other than my cat demanding affection only twice a day: 1) when I'm getting ready for bed, and 2) when I'm getting ready for work. Other than that, she either sits under the gaming table or is napping on my girlfriend's legs.
The bearded dragon just kinda sits there, staring, thinking bearded dragon thoughts.
I love dogs, but my girlfriend is allergic, I live in an apartment, and I don't really have time for one. I raised dobermans when I was a kid, and I know how much time they need from me to be happy. I love visiting people who own dogs, though, and will pay more attention to them than to the host. Dogs are better people than most people I know, what can I say?
Yeah, both of my pets are low maintenance, other than my cat demanding affection only twice a day: 1) when I'm getting ready for bed, and 2) when I'm getting ready for work. Other than that, she either sits under the gaming table or is napping on my girlfriend's legs.
The bearded dragon just kinda sits there, staring, thinking bearded dragon thoughts.
I love dogs, but my girlfriend is allergic, I live in an apartment, and I don't really have time for one. I raised dobermans when I was a kid, and I know how much time they need from me to be happy. I love visiting people who own dogs, though, and will pay more attention to them than to the host. Dogs are better people than most people I know, what can I say?
AMEN!!!!
The bearded dragon just kinda sits there, staring, thinking bearded dragon thoughts.
BD thought #1 "Ahhh...heat....niiiiiiiiiice"
BD thought #2 "Was that a cricket? I'm too tired for this..."BD thought #3 "Must....reach...chin...to back..."
BD thought #4 (wash, rinse, repeat)
I liked my boid's a bit better
boid thought #1 "remember to flick tongue"
boid thought #2 (wash, rinse ,repeat)
Dogs are better people than most people I know, what can I say?
Yep. I've never had a dog stab me in the back. I can't say the same about family, so-called friends or girlfriends.
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Yep. I've never had a dog stab me in the back. I can't say the same about family, so-called friends or girlfriends.Dogs are better people than most people I know, what can I say?
Never had a cat stab me in the back but I had one scratch my 'member'. I just steped out of the shower and my cat, a kitten at the time, thought it was just another toy for it to pounce at.
Cats are amazing, as are dogs. Cats have medicinal qualities.
Given the number of rats, mice and rabbits near where i live, i think having a cat really would be a great idea. And you know, they are lovely when they come and sleep on you.
That said, a lurcher wouldn't hurt either. I miss taking my lurchers coursing. *Pouts*
Never had a cat stab me in the back but I had one scratch my 'member'. I just steped out of the shower and my cat, a kitten at the time, thought it was just another toy for it to pounce at.Yep. I've never had a dog stab me in the back. I can't say the same about family, so-called friends or girlfriends.Dogs are better people than most people I know, what can I say?
Ouch!