Cat thread

[Fraeg]

My oldest cat. Name's Quake.









On a funny note, I am hosting a South Korean girl for a few days and today when Quake started pouncing and purring on her she seemed happy and said: "Wow, I have a dog back at home, and I love him... but this is weird, you know, this is the first time in my whole life I touch a cat..."   

Cute photo but my god that keyboard   get some rubbing alcohol and a rag and clean that bad boy up.  It looks like a great way to contract something nasty.

[FatuousTwat]

Nah, just get a black keyboard like I did.

[justdave]

I'm less concerned with the grubby keyboard than I am with the sequential cases, arrayed behind the deceptively cute cat, curled around a Finland beanie baby! It's the countdown to something. 

Gravlax? Lutefisk? Appreciation of Formula One?

[Falconeer]

Haha!

My life follows the lines of pleasure and independence. You could say I finally turned into a cat myself. What's not to like there?

The grubby keyboard is like that so no one but me and Quake dares to touch it. It's a 2$ keyboard and after many experiments with more expensive ones, still the only one I can play Conan efficiently.

The sequential cases hold 10dvds each, roughly 44 GB each of backed up animes and movies straight from the pre-external Hard Drives era. Numbers match my digital catalogue, only way to find what you want when you want it. It's more than 200 full series 

And despite my visceral love for Finland, I hate fish!


EDIT: and my face and my beard are no secrets. Plenty of pictures of me on facebook, they just don't belong here.

[Signe]

No you don't hate fish!  It is unpossible for a scandie to hate fish! 

[Falconeer]

But I am just a wannabee Finn, not (yet) a real one. And technically, the Finns are not scandies.

[justdave]

And despite my visceral love for Finland, I hate fish!

Having seen Lutefisk once, I'm pretty sure the Finns do, too.

[Ingmar]

Lutefisk isn't Finnish. Finns aren't Scandinavians. Play through. /derail

[Fraeg]

This my friends cat Little, aka the Shrub Cat. 

[Signe]

I would switch out Denmark for Finland, actually.  People in Denmark are much too carefree to be Scandies and Finnish people drive faster.  It would be a better Scandinavia without Denmark and Sweden, actually.  They all pretty much stink of fish, though. 

[schild]

How the fuck can someone be italian and hate fish. What in the holy hell is that about?

[Brogarn]

How the fuck can someone be italian and hate fish. What in the holy hell is that about?

I don't understand that one either.

[rattran]

I kinda like lutefisk. And Finnish drivers are  and  in equal measure. I took some rally driving lessons from a Finn back in the late 80s, never done anything else quite as terrifying.

And I think I've posted this one, but I'm not sure.

[Mattemeo]

Oh lawd. I should never have clicked on this thread. I now have a major case of the cat-equivalent of the feeling women get in the presence of small babies.
I've wanted a cat for longer than I can even remember, have always had an affinity with them. Alas my family home was animal-free if you discount tropical fish (and beyond the excitement of guppies inbreeding themselves into bug-eyed backwards swimming upside-downfish within a few months, they're not exactly cuddly) as for some reason my mother was and still is very much anti-furry animal.

Currently living in a flat with a no-pets (of the furry kind) policy. Can't win.

[Miguel]

My oldest cat. Name's Quake.

[pic of cat and keyboard]

When someone says 'Die from keyboard AIDS' in the Politics forum, that's the image that will forever more come to mind. 

[Signe]

I love cats.  Small babies, however, make me want to run away, screaming in terror.  I am a-scared of them.  Growing up, we only had dogs, except for barn cats which are totally different.  I love dogs, too, but I am now a certified, card carrying cat person. 

[Falconeer]

How the fuck can someone be italian and hate fish. What in the holy hell is that about?

I can't state this enough. I hate being Italian! And I am doing my best to quit.

Italy is beautiful. Italians, not so much. Not now.

[Teleku]

But your Prime Minister says even more hilarious things than even Bush ever did!  How can you not like it!   

I love dogs, too, but I am now a certified, card carrying cat person. 

Is the certification test hard?

[Trippy]

How the fuck can someone be italian and hate fish. What in the holy hell is that about?

I can't state this enough. I hate being Italian! And I am doing my best to quit.

Italy is beautiful. Italians, not so much. Not now.

But Italian food is awesome (my favorite food to cook)! How can you hate Italian food?

[Falconeer]

It's just the people! The fucking Italians!

The scenery is beautiful, the (old) art is awesome, the food is beyond incredible... it's just those damn idiots!
And that makes me hate them even more! They are forcing me to leave this wonderful place! Aaawwrrrrr hate hate hate!

(And seriously, before you say I am exaggerating, have a drink with me and I'll tell you stories will make your hair curls, or curlier).

[Lantyssa]

I'd really like my hair to have a bit more curl.

[rattran]

He means your chest hair.

[Brogarn]

It's just the people! The fucking Italians!

The scenery is beautiful, the (old) art is awesome, the food is beyond incredible... it's just those damn idiots!
And that makes me hate them even more! They are forcing me to leave this wonderful place! Aaawwrrrrr hate hate hate!

(And seriously, before you say I am exaggerating, have a drink with me and I'll tell you stories will make your hair curls, or curlier).

Article about Alitalia that I think might point to some of what you're saying about Italians.: http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/2009/03/the-worst-airli.php


Edit: Oh, and I had every intention of adding a cat picture to this post, but going through my Dropbox, I realized that all I have are very shitty ones taken with my previous phone. I'll remedy this and contribute. Maybe this weekend. Sorry for the off topic.

[Falconeer]

That's how Italians devastated Italy. That article is dramatically authentic. Seriously, whoever thinks I am exaggerating should read that to begin understanding what the hell I am always talking about.

Yes, Alitalia was in a very bad situation, and everyone there was stressed beyond recognition, the strike had its reasons, and yes, even in that story you can spot a few good Italians. BUT the average is humiliating. And strike or not, you can jam a service without stopping to be a decent human being.

While, believe me, (too many) Italians LOVE to be horrible human beings. They are proud of it. Addicted to it. Italians love to fuck people up. They do it and laugh at you. It's their favourite hobby, the only thing that makes them feel good. I want a fucking nuclear bomb over this people.

The whole article is 100% true, and stories like that happen every day with every kind of service. I could write 100 articles like that, from grocery stores to phone companies, postal services, transportation, restaurants. Everything. This country is done. Put a condom on your head before entering, and leave as soon as you visited the places you planned to see.

[Teleku]

So, how big is the Italian population of New Jersey again?   

[Sky]

I'd really like my hair to have a bit more curl.

Of course you would, you are female. If you had curly hair, you'd want it to be straighter.

I should also mention I grew up around italians. Definitely prepares you for life, makes just about anyplace outside central LA much nicer.

[Lantyssa]

Yes, Alitalia was in a very bad situation, and everyone there was stressed beyond recognition, the strike had its reasons, and yes, even in that story you can spot a few good Italians. BUT the average is humiliating. And strike or not, you can jam a service without stopping to be a decent human being.

Even the good ones sounded like they had been broken by the rest.

My parents never seemed to have much trouble and my dad was over there for years working on some plants.  Does Venice have a different vibe going?

[Falconeer]

Different cities/regions have different vibes, yes. But the average sucks everywhere. That's what you have to deal everyday, the fucking average 

EDIT: The average that keeps electing this buffoon since 1993.

[Teleku]

Thats because, as I mentioned, the man provides better quotes by a head of state than any other in the world.   

[Ingmar]

So the vet told us today our cat is a bit fat.  She only weighs 8 pounds but she is a little football-shaped, I guess (just a small cat). Time for a diet! She also seems to think that up on my shoulders behind my head is the only safe place to hide from the mean lady with the cold ass thermometer.

[Samwise]

cold ass thermometer.

 

[Sky]

We just started mixing in some weight-control stuff in Bart's food. He's getting a swingy belly, probably north of 15lbs these days. We'll find out in a couple more months.

[Engels]

Holeee sheet, that Alitalia story is scary. And I lived in Spain for years and years, which I though was about as bad as Italy. I guess not!

[NiX]

Oh lawd. I should never have clicked on this thread. I now have a major case of the cat-equivalent of the feeling women get in the presence of small babies.
I've wanted a cat for longer than I can even remember, have always had an affinity with them. Alas my family home was animal-free if you discount tropical fish (and beyond the excitement of guppies inbreeding themselves into bug-eyed backwards swimming upside-downfish within a few months, they're not exactly cuddly) as for some reason my mother was and still is very much anti-furry animal.

Currently living in a flat with a no-pets (of the furry kind) policy. Can't win.

Any animal is a huge shock when you first get them. You better like cleaning shit, lint rolling hair and, depending on the cat, love to either have them in your face all the time or be completely unaffectionate.

[Rasix]

We just started mixing in some weight-control stuff in Bart's food. He's getting a swingy belly, probably north of 15lbs these days. We'll find out in a couple more months.

I find it's best to go all the way when you notice a cat having weight issues and switch their dry diet to some sort of calorie control food. One of my cats (Max) puts on weight really easy and we've had him on diet food for a while.  His weight has been stable for about the past 6 years now.  My orange monster that topped out around 25 pounds slimmed down to 19 on diet food, looked great, and had a lot more energy (died a while back sadly, awesome cat).

And since you can't have one type of food for one cat and another for the others.. they're all on the food.  When we got my black cat, Harry, as a kitten; Max would eat all of the kitten food and put on like 2-3 pounds really fast. For a cat with a ton of fur, you could really see the added weight gain. But all of the cats are pretty stable in their weight for being larger cats.  None with any health issues other than what they were born with.

Of course, we buy the expensive crap from the vet. Our tortie has horrible digestive problems with other store bought foods we've tried.