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kuresu Member (Idle past 2538 days) Posts: 2544 From: boulder, colorado Joined: |
unfortunately, I have no pictures to share of my cats and dogs in digital format. also, the only reason I'm posting at this god-awful early hour in the morning is becasue some idiot engineering students are deciding to drop heavy objects repeatedly--and we have thin walls/floors, so I hear every single damn little drop they make. jackasses. it's 1:45 in the morning.
okay, rant ended. Moose gave his cat history. I'll just have to up the ante. This history covers all cats and dogs my family's had since I was alive/in the US. Before I was Born:Yogi (not sure on spelling, i think it was a swedish name) Smokey. yogi died in new mexico, i think. my parents think it was coyotes. (unless i'm confusing him with another cat, which did die in new mexico, most likely due to coyotes).smokey moved to sweden before I was born, and died in sweden about 5 years ago. He was like 16 years old. pure black. Around Birth and Thereafter:Tiger--the one who did die in new mexico Genghis--about a half year older than me, put down (would have died from kidney failure, 13 years old, d. in VA). A real Tomcat. Ludde--still alive, got him in north carolina. oldest living cat we have Todd--stray picked up in north carolina. had to be put down--got hit by a car, guts shoved up his chest. would eat anything Tiger Too--the sequel to Tiger (both calicos), stray in VA. d. in VA due to luekemia. Smokey--not the same one who went to sweden. only long haired cat we've had. still alive (2nd oldest). Got him in VA from a family allergic to cats. my favorite. also pure black. 16--our "troop" mascot (T# = 16, so . . .). Calico, meanish cat. mother of midnight, shadow. Gypsy--walked into our house one halloween--we confused her with our kittens. really loving cat, hardly goes outside. Midnight, Shadow--the twin kittens, both pure black (so we have 4 black cats). I used to be able to tell them apart. Thanks to living in CO for a half year, I can't. oh, moving history--new mexico, alaska, north carolina, virginia. now for the dogs:Around Birth: Toj (yes, that's swedish). Awesome dog, put down in north carolina. He would run away and come back, but the last time he got poisoned/hit. We had Ludde, Genghis, and possibly Todd when he was put down. Listig (swedish for clever, smart). evil dog. stray. something happened to her when she was a pup. Had to be put down for safety. d. VA. had Ludde, Genghis, and maybe Smokey. Trissan (another swedish--tri-color, i think). beagle. i never agreed with why she was put down--she tore apart our couch one night. i'm not sure if this is the sole factor or not, but I seem to recall a divorce happening around this time. Ludde and Smokey were around. Gandalf--yes, we named a terrier mix gandalf. got him from the pound, and it takes 3 people to clip his nails. something definitely happened to him. really lovable, barks at everything. we had 3 or 4 cats when we got him. Wolf--my brother's dog. a 95 lb american mutt. born on my brother's birthday. white, with brown streak starting from nose and ending at tip of tail. another loving dog--but if he does not like you, you had better watch out. So, in short form: Yogi and Smokey. Lost both. Gain Tiger, then Genghis, then Toj. Lose Tiger. No gain or loss while in alaska. in north carolina, gain ludde, todd. Lose todd, toj. go to virginia. gain tiger too. lose tiger too. gain smokey (the 2nd). lose Genghis. gain listig, lose listig. gain trissan, lose trissan. gain 16. gain gandalf. 16 gives birth to midnight, shadow. gain gypsy. gain wolf. current total--6 cats (not counting the neighborhood cats), 2 dogs.are we nuts about them? you bet. hope this isn't too confusing. oh, and I tend toward being a cat person, but i love animals period. "Have the Courage to Know!" --Immanuel Kant " One useless man is a disgrace. Two are called a law firm. Three or more are called a congress" --paraphrased, John Adams Want to help give back to the world community? Did you know that your computer can help? Join the newest TeamEvC Climate Modelling to help improve climate predictions for a better tomorrow.
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Vacate Member (Idle past 4626 days) Posts: 565 Joined: |
Evo side and I am a cat person. Currently have two cats, Rhubarb and Rabies. If I had an acreage I would get a dog, but living in the city and owning a small house - cats need less running room.
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Minnemooseus Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: Member Rating: 10.0 |
Moose Edited by Minnemooseus, : Add another.
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Minnemooseus Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: Member Rating: 10.0 |
quote: The Panda’s ThumbPage not found · GitHub Pages I quoted the entire PT message, but go to Panda's Thumb for the links to video, photos, etc. Moose Edited by Minnemooseus, : Change ID. Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment. "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer." - Bruce Graham "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - John Kenneth Galbraith "Nixon was a professional politician, and I despised everything he stood for ” but if he were running for president this year against the evil Bush-Cheney gang, I would happily vote for him." - Hunter S. Thompson "I know a little about a lot of things, and a lot about a few things, but I'm highly ignorant about everything." - Moose
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Jon Paine Member (Idle past 6100 days) Posts: 65 From: Los Angeles, California Joined: |
We have adopted a pit bull (from my brother in law) and a mutt hound (from the pound) and we just love em. We tried taking in a cockapoo, but she insisted on baiting the pit bull. Had to give that one away to my sister. We love what we've got now. They add so much to our lives.
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Minnemooseus Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: Member Rating: 10.0 |
I'd welcome you to , but you didn't say anything wonderful about cats.
Moose (currently has three cats)
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Jon Paine Member (Idle past 6100 days) Posts: 65 From: Los Angeles, California Joined: |
I have nothing against cats, except that my wife is allergic to them. Actually I do have a bone to pick with cats, and that is that they all seem to be more self centered than I am.
PS: Moose, with your permission I will consider your cordial non-welcome as my first welcome to the forum. So glad I found this place. Edited by Jon Paine, : spelling Edited by Jon Paine, : spelling For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. -Carl Sagan
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Here's an official welcome to EvC Jon Paine with some helpful links.
Glad you decided to add to our diversity. We have a wide variety of forums for your debating pleasure. Obviously I'm a cat person. As members, we are guests on this board and as guests we are asked to put forth our best behavior. Please read the Forum Guidelines carefully and understand the wishes of our host. Abide by the Forum Guidelines and you will be a welcome addition. In the purple signature box below, you'll find some links that will help make your journey here pleasant. Please direct any questions or comments you may have to the Moderation Thread. Again, welcome and fruitful debating. Usually, in a well-conducted debate, speakers are either emotionally uncommitted or can preserve sufficient detachment to maintain a coolly academic approach.-- Encyclopedia Brittanica, on debate Links for comments on moderation procedures and/or responding to admin msgs:
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anglagard Member (Idle past 862 days) Posts: 2339 From: Socorro, New Mexico USA Joined: |
I have nine cats, five of which are courtesy of 'big momma'
Anyone want a kitten?
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Minnemooseus Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: Member Rating: 10.0 |
Moose
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macaroniandcheese  Suspended Member (Idle past 3953 days) Posts: 4258 Joined: |
i now have 4. i'm on my way!
i'm not going to capitalize my posts, get better eyes.
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Taz Member (Idle past 3317 days) Posts: 5069 From: Zerus Joined: |
Since I don't remember telling you guys this before in this thread, I guess it's time. I currently have 3 dogs. Guess I'm a dog person.
Disclaimer: Occasionally, owing to the deficiency of the English language, I have used he/him/his meaning he or she/him or her/his or her in order to avoid awkwardness of style. He, him, and his are not intended as exclusively masculine pronouns. They may refer to either sex or to both sexes!
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Rrhain Member Posts: 6351 From: San Diego, CA, USA Joined: |
My parents had four dogs over the years. Two pugs: Sotchie and her daughter, Fidget. We then got a purebred cat: a blue-cream Himalayan named Wakyweed's Lady Tamsyn of Thailand (yes, she had papers) and then came the two Boston Terriers: Nugget and Sassy.
When I was in the middle grades, I had a couple gerbils, Fred and George (and I should point out that this was decades before Ms. Rowling came along...think I could claim "prior art"?) and a black mouse, Kevin. When I started living on my own, I had a cat, rescued from the pound for ten bucks. There were only a few cats up for adoption at the time, and there was a cold going around the cattery. A couple were sacked out from exhaustion. One had a vendetta against the world, growling and hissing when you approached the cage, and to see him, you could see why: A chunk had been taken out of his nose and ear. But the last one, even though he had the cold, summoned the strength to come up to the bars, shove his head against them, and meow plaintively: "Take me home! I don't like it here!" Good enough for me. By the time I realized that his named was "Ivan" (from Peter and the Wolf as Ivan the Cat wasn't that smart and neither was mine), we had been calling him "Cat" for so long that it stuck and I ended up respelling it "Qatt." He was the Lenny of the cat world: Big, dumb, innocent. He was gigantic...20 pounds and not because he was fat but because he was huge. He could easily stand on his hind paws, put his front paws on the dining room table, and easily look to see what was there. Whenever I had to kennel him, I had to prove that he was, indeed, a regular cat and not a wild animal. And he loved everything. He loved you, he loved me, he loved linoleum. Stranger to the house? No problem: Flop down at your feet: I love you! Pet me! For those who say they hate cats because they're aloof, they never met Qatt. I couldn't go anywhere in the house without him following me. You'd think he was a dog. He came when he was called, he chased his tail, he played fetch. Now, he eventually realized he was a cat and give you the look of, "OK...I keep running down the hall to give this back to you...if you don't want it, I'm not going to keep getting it," but for a while, he was into it. But, it was easy to get him his exercise. I'd sit at one end of the place and a friend would sit at the other. "C'mere Qatt! C'mere!" and he'd come dashing along, expecting the scritching. "C'mere Qatt! C'mere!"...dashing to the other end of the place to get his attention over there. I'd love to have a dog...a great big dog as opposed to a little one, but I don't have a life that would allow it. A dog needs a yard I don't have and more attention than I have to give after work and rehearsal. Rrhain Thank you for your submission to Science. Your paper was reviewed by a jury of seventh graders so that they could look for balance and to allow them to make up their own minds. We are sorry to say that they found your paper "bogus," specifically describing the section on the laboratory work "boring." We regret that we will be unable to publish your work at this time.
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Taz Member (Idle past 3317 days) Posts: 5069 From: Zerus Joined: |
Rrhain writes:
Speaking of pugs, why the hell did they breed the certain breeds like the pugs and bull terriers? They have all kinds of health problems. Most of them can't breathe right (you can tell by the way they constantly try to breathe and the agonizing sound they make when they breathe). They can't run around to play with other dogs. They die at rediculously young age. Two pugs: No offense to anyone, but it's like trying to selectively breed people with down syndrome or cerebral palsy (sp?). Disclaimer: Occasionally, owing to the deficiency of the English language, I have used he/him/his meaning he or she/him or her/his or her in order to avoid awkwardness of style. He, him, and his are not intended as exclusively masculine pronouns. They may refer to either sex or to both sexes!
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macaroniandcheese  Suspended Member (Idle past 3953 days) Posts: 4258 Joined: |
because people want dolls that move.
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