7/28/2006: Cat is glove thief - Page 3

Hoof Hearted · 07-28-2006, 11:38 PM

Most of our cat toys (plastic milk rings, pens et cetera...) wind up under either the fridge or stove where we cannot readily retrieve them.

Last year my husband brought home a kitty from work who was near death, he had a huge abcess on his neck, nearly as large as his head. Anyhow, the first time I tried to play-drag a leather string in front of him, he pounced on it with both front feet and then snatched his head down to bite it to 'kill' it.
Husband thinks LuckyDuck received his wound because he had been bitten by a snake. I agree, as if it were from another cat, I feel he would not have been so trusting and friendly with our established housefull.
When hubby brought him home:

His FrankenKitty stitches:

The whole clan: LD is at the bottom of the pic.

Whattaya gonna do? Gotta love 'em!

hh

astrodex · 07-28-2006, 10:00 PM

Let's see that cat bring these home:

[url="http://www.harriesheder.com/glove.htm"]Porter Square T Station

This sculpture is in my "T" station here in Cambridge and I thought it did a nice job of connecting the last two IOD's (I'sOD?). The photos are horrible but the art is fun when it is not being used as a gum receptacle.

You know, I think this work actually generated controversy and is found offensive by some who consider it insensitive to holocaust victims. No, really.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-29-2006, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astrodex

Let's see that cat bring these home:

Porter Square T Station

This sculpture is in my "T" station here in Cambridge and I thought it did a nice job of connecting the last two IOD's (I's OD?). The photos are horrible but the art is fun when it is not being used as a gum receptacle.

You know, I think this work actually generated controversy and is found offensive by some who consider it insensitive to holocaust victims. No, really.

That's a pretty cool installation, astrodex.....especially for $30k. It seems public art starts at a half million bucks these days..... and much of it sucks, in the eyes of this beholder.

There are people who will think the Sun is insensitive to the holocaust for rising in the morning. I feel sorry for them.

Oh, it's IOtD.

MaggieL · 07-28-2006, 10:14 PM

Once your cat is bored with chasing a laser beam around the floor (with occasional trips up the wall just for laughs), and put a loop of tape on the back of one paw, or maybe a wee bit more there's always zero-G

ajaccio · 07-29-2006, 10:08 AM

I think we all know that cats are born with a heathy does of the "play gene" as nature's way of helping them practice hunting. It sharpens all their skills and instincts. Another interesting fact that I learned from some biologist friends is that when cats bring home dead animals (or remnants thereof) and leave them for you to find, they are teaching YOU to hunt. Sort of the "do as I do" approach. Apparently felines find that we don't go out there and kill enough of our own food...

Hoof Hearted · 07-29-2006, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajaccio

Apparently felines find that we don't go out there and kill enough of our own food...

Hey! I bring home LOTS of saran wrapped packages of meat!

xoxoxoBruce · 07-29-2006, 11:00 AM

Stupid cats.
Dogs however, know, we are the greatest hunters that ever existed. Good doggie.

Wombat · 07-30-2006, 06:05 PM

One of my cats loves Post-It notes. He jumps to pull them off the fridge and then he "chases" them all around the house.

BrianR · 08-01-2006, 08:47 PM

Bugs are whatever I deem them to be.

Wings not required, I will cheerfully label crawling things bugs even if they are not.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-02-2006, 03:55 AM

Bugs has long ears and usually a carrot.

07-28-2006, 11:38 PM	#1
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	Most of our cat toys (plastic milk rings, pens et cetera...) wind up under either the fridge or stove where we cannot readily retrieve them. Last year my husband brought home a kitty from work who was near death, he had a huge abcess on his neck, nearly as large as his head. Anyhow, the first time I tried to play-drag a leather string in front of him, he pounced on it with both front feet and then snatched his head down to bite it to 'kill' it. Husband thinks LuckyDuck received his wound because he had been bitten by a snake. I agree, as if it were from another cat, I feel he would not have been so trusting and friendly with our established housefull. When hubby brought him home: His FrankenKitty stitches: The whole clan: LD is at the bottom of the pic. Whattaya gonna do? Gotta love 'em! hh __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!

07-28-2006, 10:00 PM	#2
astrodex May Ter Dee Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 26	Segue Let's see that cat bring these home: [url="http://www.harriesheder.com/glove.htm"]Porter Square T Station This sculpture is in my "T" station here in Cambridge and I thought it did a nice job of connecting the last two IOD's (I'sOD?). The photos are horrible but the art is fun when it is not being used as a gum receptacle. You know, I think this work actually generated controversy and is found offensive by some who consider it insensitive to holocaust victims. No, really.

07-28-2006, 10:14 PM	#4
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	Once your cat is bored with chasing a laser beam around the floor (with occasional trips up the wall just for laughs), and put a loop of tape on the back of one paw, or maybe a wee bit more there's always zero-G __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..."

07-29-2006, 11:00 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Stupid cats. Dogs however, know, we are the greatest hunters that ever existed. Good doggie. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-30-2006, 06:05 PM	#8
Wombat (marsupial with backward-facing pouch) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canberra Posts: 251	One of my cats loves Post-It notes. He jumps to pull them off the fridge and then he "chases" them all around the house. __________________ If you don't do it properly, you'll get to the pub sooner.

07-29-2006, 10:08 AM	#5
ajaccio Colloquialist Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 76	I think we all know that cats are born with a heathy does of the "play gene" as nature's way of helping them practice hunting. It sharpens all their skills and instincts. Another interesting fact that I learned from some biologist friends is that when cats bring home dead animals (or remnants thereof) and leave them for you to find, they are teaching YOU to hunt. Sort of the "do as I do" approach. Apparently felines find that we don't go out there and kill enough of our own food...

08-01-2006, 08:47 PM	#9
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Bugs are whatever I deem them to be. Wings not required, I will cheerfully label crawling things bugs even if they are not.

08-02-2006, 03:55 AM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Bugs has long ears and usually a carrot. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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