Hard News: Kittens and puppies for happiness
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Hilary Stace, in reply to
Sirenians rule, and I have a great deal of faith in Hugh Manatee.
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OK - here are two animal stories that feature my brother.
I had an elderly female cat, and my brother came to stay. Mrs Daffs was a bit scrawny at the time, well and truly getting on in years, but still liked to rule the roost (she was one of three cats I had). My bro was sitting in the only easy chair in the dining room when the old lady stalked in and sat looking at him. "What are you looking at, cat?" he said, and then went on to talk about how rather bedraggled she was. Mrs Daffs walked across the room, and jumped on to the arm of the chair. She then turned her back on him, lifted her tail, and sprayed him - well, for females it's more of a tinkling - but she got him!
He didn't learn from that, I have to say. Some years later, when I lived in a different house, I had a friend and her old blind blue heeler staying. My brother came to visit again. He was outside, having a smoke when Jane and dog arrived back after a walk. "Hello, Jane," he said, and then added something quite disparaging about the old dog, who was walking past him as he said it. The old lady did a u-turn, sauntered back and sniffed around his foot, gave him a nip to be getting on with, and trotted off after her mistress.
We laughed and laughed. Bro didn't though.
Oh, and on a more sober note, the camels in the car made me very uneasy. I knew someone who went to do the Haj who said that in order to keep the meat fresher, butchers would cut off the legs of camels first. I don't know how long an animal will survive after that sort of treatment, but no doubt they wouldn't be happy.
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Jackie Clark, in reply to
At the moment, my darling girl (dog, not cat) - who is 10 and pretty much on her last-ish legs due to poor health - poos outside my bedroom door every morning at about 3am. Is it coincidence? I think not. She knows that I have been talking about her demise lately, and watching anxiously for signs of her decline. And I think she's telling me to watch my back. Or feet, as the case may be.
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Jacqui Dunn, in reply to
Oh yes. Keep your pesky thoughts to yourself, that says.
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Maru - better than Prozac, with no side-effects except occasional hysterical laughter. Trust me on this one. Try"Many too small boxes and Maru" for a taster
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Hey ladies, we hear you is likin' the unicornios so we's put on our special outfits jus' for you.
Meanwhile, evidence our feline overlords will be benign. If we have enough balls of string, presumably.
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Apropos of nothing to do with the topic, if only Steve Braunias had thought to send an e-card instead of an e-mail. (NSFW, or those offended by colourful language)
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Islander, in reply to
rainblow* coloured, yet
not a spelling error, tho' maybe an error of taste...
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I have been pondering how best to commemorate Bobby's awesome Hard News shoutout. Should I start scrapbooking?
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Lara,
Ponies? Well almost. http://www.flickr.com/photos/60759444@N02/5538942063/
And our own world dominator is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/60759444@N02/5538951277/in/photostream/
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http://www.bleedingcool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/cat.jpg
I like cats, really.
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Jacqui Dunn, in reply to
Well, is that guy asking for a pissed-on shoulder, or what?
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Jackie Clark, in reply to
I think so. My mum does it. My best friend does it. I believe you should do it.
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nzlemming, in reply to
Spider Jerusalem, FTW! Love that series.
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For anyone who has somehow missed this gem:
And thanks for all the cute, everybody. It's just what I needed. :-)
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Islander, in reply to
I agree! Owls are wonderful birds - and that one was after a slender quickmoving insect that kept ducking between the aluminium frame & the sill.
I like it's chagrin at the end, and the unmistakable glare "Just get your phuquing camera outa my face!"
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3410,
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webweaver, in reply to
OMG are those really real? They're AWESOME!
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Islander, in reply to
Totally real good person- never eat/buy/use anything that has seahorse/manaia in it-
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OK, ignore all the "killer" hype. Really, they're cute (but then I like spiders too):
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Islander, in reply to
Fastest movers in the world! And, beeyootiful with it-
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As we are celebrating the sweet and cheerful, everyone should get along to the new NZ film My Wedding and Other Secrets
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Maru!!!!! Can't express my love for that cat in reasonable manner, hence the excessive punctuation. This was seriously good for the soul.
I'm pretty sure it hasn't been mentioned so far - for those who haven't heard of them already, I find the magical wonder of the capybara, and the captions on this site dedicated to them, pretty cheering. http://bit.ly/6NLX8q
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Sacha, in reply to
everyone should get along to the new NZ film My Wedding and Other Secrets
Interview of the two leads by TV3's Kate Rodger:
And the real Roseanne Liang discusses briefly whether her dad or partner would win a fight:
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