The NON-political chit chat thread

[vandalshandle]

Neil Armstrong is dead. I feel so old...

[mmhmm]

I saw that, vandalshandle. Sad loss of a great fellow who never hogged the limelight. RIP.

[Peace Of Mind]

Aug 9, 2012 13:22:50 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

Well, everything is back to normal. He's recovered enough to play wrestling and to launch himself vertically from the floor, slamming between my shoulder blades. It feels like getting hit with a basball bat.
BANZAI!!

LMAO!!! That is hilarious! So this is where my fellow crazy cat ladies hang!

Weltz - You may enjoy this if you've not already heard about it:

"Like a thief in the night Dusty prowled the streets of one California neighborhood helping himself to hundreds of items. The skilled cat burglar was finally caught on video tape carrying the goods home and since then he has been dubbed "Klepto the cat."

Read more: www.digitaljournal.com/article/303822#ixzz24b4PW5y9

[weltschmerz]

"Like a thief in the night Dusty prowled the streets of one California neighborhood helping himself to hundreds of items. The skilled cat burglar was finally caught on video tape carrying the goods home and since then he has been dubbed "Klepto the cat."
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Lol! Yes, I've seen it, thanks. It's absolutely hysterical!

Last night my son was home for supper and I made him his favourite sausages on the grill. I left the piping hot sausages on the counter while I went upstairs to ask my son if he wanted juice or beer. I was gone no longer than a minute.
Yeah, you guessed it. Sausages were long gone. Now, it's one thing to have rounds of pita bread hidden about the house, but Polish kielbasa is another matter entirely. You can't just ignore it. That evening will hereby be known as The Great Sausage Hunt of 2012. We spent the majority of the evening on our hands and knees with flashlights, looking into every nook and cranny. We have a large rolled up 20x20 carpet in my living room, that I've been looking to give away. Sure enough, the kielbasa was stuffed into the "tube" of the rug, to be eaten at a later date. In case of famine or something.
I don't know why he's doing this. He's very well fed.

[Jaguar]

Aug 25, 2012 18:44:44 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

"Like a thief in the night Dusty prowled the streets of one California neighborhood helping himself to hundreds of items. The skilled cat burglar was finally caught on video tape carrying the goods home and since then he has been dubbed "Klepto the cat."
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Lol! Yes, I've seen it, thanks. It's absolutely hysterical!

Last night my son was home for supper and I made him his favourite sausages on the grill. I left the piping hot sausages on the counter while I went upstairs to ask my son if he wanted juice or beer. I was gone no longer than a minute.
Yeah, you guessed it. Sausages were long gone. Now, it's one thing to have rounds of pita bread hidden about the house, but Polish kielbasa is another matter entirely. You can't just ignore it. That evening will hereby be known as The Great Sausage Hunt of 2012. We spent the majority of the evening on our hands and knees with flashlights, looking into every nook and cranny. We have a large rolled up 20x20 carpet in my living room, that I've been looking to give away. Sure enough, the kielbasa was stuffed into the "tube" of the rug, to be eaten at a later date. In case of famine or something.
I don't know why he's doing this. He's very well fed.

Maybe he has a deprived gene or something. Freaking hilarious though Welts.

[mmhmm]

I think they do it to be annoying. Any cat with "ese" at the end of its breed name has a gene for annoyance.

[Tennesseer]

Saw this article on this week's Snopes Update.

Chimera Cat

Apparently she is real.



www.snopes.com/photos/animals/chimeracat.asp

[mmhmm]

Isn't she pretty! We have one marked similarly, but her eyes are both green.

[Jaguar]

Aug 27, 2012 17:08:04 GMT -5 mmhmm said:

Isn't she pretty! We have one marked similarly, but her eyes are both green.

Here is the video from Jokeroo about this cat.

en.video.sympatico.ca/lifestyle/pets/watch/real-life-two-face-cat/1801219603001?sort=date&page=1#.UDfFHcFlQ3g

[weltschmerz]

Oh, what a peculiar-looking little thing! Cute, though. Pity she's probably sterile, like most torties. It would be an interesting colouration to develop.

[mmhmm]

That's a highly sought-after trait in bluecreams (grey and cream). A straight cut of color change down the middle of the nose is a winner! Male tortoiseshells or calicos are sterile, but females aren't, necessarily. We've got a pretty tortie and white named Sylvia. She has the color change down the middle of her nose, but it hangs a right just before the end of her nose. She looks like she has two noses; one black, and one cream. ;D

[the flying reindeer]

welts--The stories about your meeser are hilarious.

You should collect them and publish it. I bet it would be a bestseller in no time.-

[the flying reindeer]

Sparkle Get well fast.
I can't remember if Sparkle posts here or not. For those who know her, she is in the hospital recovering from two surgeries. She's on a respirator and can't speak but with gestures of face, hands and toes, she says she's doing fine.

[mmhmm]

OMG, Peg! I sure hope she recovers quickly. Sounds like she's coping like a champ with the need for a ventilator. I'll be hoping for that tube to come out soon! Give her my best!

[weltschmerz]

Aug 30, 2012 11:16:08 GMT -5 the flying reindeer said:

welts--The stories about your meeser are hilarious.

You should collect them and publish it. I bet it would be a bestseller in no time.-

Did you read about the skirmish with the SPCA on the "kitties" thread on EE?
How about the redecorating my house with potatoes?
That beast will be the death of me.

[the flying reindeer]

Good morning femme & friends.
Be careful what you wish for - Today the temp is supposed to reach 90F and I don't believe in the possible showers or thunderstorms. It's going to be HOT, HOT, HOT!!
mmhmm- -I'll be glad to pass on your best wishes to Sparkle. I don't know what the operations were or were for. All she said was that she had to have them at the same time or face dire consequences. Macbeth has been giving us up dates on my Crapsters thread.

That beast will be the death of me.

welts--Slightly different than those two white rats you had as pets, hmmmmm?

Infinity ring iris

TGIF everyone.

[Tennesseer]

Cow moves in for greatest photobombing of all time



Ladies and gentlemen, behold the greatest animal photobomb of all time. Seriously. There's no topping this cow horning in on a photo of a horse that seems to be stuck in a gate. Could it be Photoshopped? Yes. Anything's possible. But does that really matter? No. What matters is that this photo exists, and it is singlehandedly making the world a better place. So bask in its glory, laugh away and just hope that that horse got that whole gate thing squared away in the end

now.msn.com/cow-hilariously-photobombs-horse

[weltschmerz]

Awwwww...poor horse. How long was he like that, and did they get him out?
Great pic, though.

[the flying reindeer]

That pic is hilarious!!

[the flying reindeer]

Good afternoon everyone.
It's getting warmer again (high around 85F) but not until tomorrow are we supposed to be affected by the remnants of Isaac. Just in time to spoil everyone's Labor Day plans!!

Jump start iris

I hope you are having a splendiferous Sunday.

[mmhmm]

We've got Isaac-associated rain today, and predicted for the next couple of days. Hopefully, it will stay showers and scattered thunderstorms rather than turn to an ongoing downpour.

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

I once (foolishly) attempted to defrost a roast on the kitchen counter. I went to the grocery store, and when I returned ... it was missing. It was found under the dining room table, somewhat worse for wear.

And, yes, we do FEED our cats! (grin) ;D

[Tennesseer]

Sept 2, 2012 14:33:17 GMT -5 mmhmm said:

We've got Isaac-associated rain today, and predicted for the next couple of days. Hopefully, it will stay showers and scattered thunderstorms rather than turn to an ongoing downpour.

Friday, Saturday and today we had tornado watches each afternoon and evening. Only one warning for us and that was this evening. No touchdown. Got some good thunderstorms though and very beneficial rains out of them.

That's it for us and Isaac.

[vandalshandle]

Rest in peace, Joe:

my.yahoo.com/;_ylt=AoXx.x68qCPH3FdRCtZRnMxG2vAI

[weltschmerz]

Mmhmm, I saw this in today's paper, and I thought you might appreciate it. It's beautiful.

www.montrealgazette.com/news/Everyday+Olympians+streets/7237737/story.html

[Jaguar]

Sept 14, 2012 19:32:49 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

Mmhmm, I saw this in today's paper, and I thought you might appreciate it. It's beautiful.

www.montrealgazette.com/news/Everyday+Olympians+streets/7237737/story.html

Welts that was absolutely wonderful. Thank You so very much I really appreciated reading that.

[mmhmm]

So beautiful. Thanks, welts. It's uplifting to see proof there are those out there who really do understand, and care, and appreciate. When we see such people as this retired doctor saw, we're so often looking into our own futures. Will someone care? Will people smile, perhaps, or offer a hand in friendship or assistance? It tends to put things in a bit more personal frame of reference.

[weltschmerz]

They'll probably roll their eyes and wish we would hurry up when painstakingly counting out our change.

[Tennesseer]

I always thought of the elderly as being my parents and to cut them some slack. I also know I will be in their shoes soon too.

[the flying reindeer]

Sept 15, 2012 13:05:50 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

I always thought of the elderly as being my parents and to cut them some slack. I also know I will be in their shoes soon too.

As we all will be (I am now - I'll be 76 in less than a month - whew!!). Unfortunately, we're a throw away society and tend to treat the elderly in that way. Which is why I don't approve of retireement communities - out of sight, out of mind placements is what I call them.