The Vent and Rant Thread

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

There never has been and never will be another cat like him, so I own dogs.

What's wrong with both?

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Ricky, if ever you catch me calling you "Crazy Cat Lady", please know that it is with a great deal of affection, and also sense of irony at the Rant you've just relayed.

Irony, again, that's getting a little leaden...

Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

All of my best friends call me crazy

Just slightly better than 'eccentric' which some twerp plugged onto me for keeping Angoras...

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Bunnies and cowed cats? Man, this thread has sure gone to the dogs.

Ahem...wash your mouth out with soap and water and clean that keyboard whilst you are at it. This thread has gone to the cats - glorious cats...reign supreme over all life forms (at least that's what they like to think)...

Originally Posted by Cthulhu

Ahem.

Marc. I do have standards. Dogs are ated solely as a form of punishment (yes, I know the definition of sad-masochism. Why do you ask?), not a food staple.

Personally, I stick with chimp or higher.
;-

So a cat-free diet then?

[tirsales]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

What's wrong with both?

Nothing. With some luck (bad or good - its up to you) they sort them out themselve.

So a cat-free diet then?

Its better on your nerves. Do you know the annoying tones cat do when being eaten? *shudders*

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by tirsales

Nothing. With some luck (bad or good - its up to you) they sort them out themselve.


Its better on your nerves. Do you know the annoying tones cat do when being eaten? *shudders*

No only when being trodden on...(accidently of course.)

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by tirsales

Its better on your nerves. Do you know the annoying tones cat do when being eaten? *shudders*

It's the same sound that anybody makes when they sing "I Will Always Love You."

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

It's the same sound that anybody makes when they sing "I Will Always Love You."

You mean, shock, horror, there may come a time, when you might not !? ....

[nekokami]

Originally Posted by RWood

Back in the 80s we had a pet dwarf rabbit (just under 3 lbs.) named Wittnauer (we called him WHittie) that we would leave with friends when we went out of town. One of our rabbit sitting friends had a 15+ lbs. cat that liked to scrap with the dogs in the neighborhood. One weekend while they were rabbit sitting, Wittie escaped from his cage. When they found him he had cowed the cat into a corner. It seemed that the cat avoided Wittie after that and ran whenever he was out of his cage.

The attached photo is Whittie with another cowed cat in the background.

I wonder if Whittie was somehow related to Prometheus/Samson?

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by nekokami

I wonder if Whittie was somehow related to Prometheus/Samson?

even THAT would not surprise me.

[tirsales]

A bunnie/cat crossbread? *yucky*

[vivaldirules]

Do you know that there are more threads in The Lounge than in any other forum section here at MR save the uploads? Neither a vent nor a rant this be - just an observation. Life, life, where was it that I put that anyway?

[tirsales]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Life, life, where was it that I put that anyway?

Wherever you find it, please have a look for mine too

[TallMomof2]

Originally Posted by RWood

Back in the 80s we had a pet dwarf rabbit (just under 3 lbs.) named Wittnauer (we called him WHittie) that we would leave with friends when we went out of town. One of our rabbit sitting friends had a 15+ lbs. cat that liked to scrap with the dogs in the neighborhood. One weekend while they were rabbit sitting, Wittie escaped from his cage. When they found him he had cowed the cat into a corner. It seemed that the cat avoided Wittie after that and ran whenever he was out of his cage.

The cat in my avatar is the scourge of the neighborhood and has cowed FedEx delivery men.

True story: Last week the doorbell rang and the FedEx delivery man asked me if my cat would hurt him. Apparently, the cat was lying on the walkway and wouldn't let him approach the front door. She was hissing at him and would not move. He tried knocking on the garage door but of course that didn't work. He finally took the large envelope and waved it at the cat. She retreated to the front porch still hissing. She finally gave up and let him get to the front door. Jeri hisses at anyone who approaches the front door. Keeps away the salesmen, Jehovah's Witnesses, and neighborhood kids.

[nekokami]

Originally Posted by tirsales

A bunnie/cat crossbread? *yucky*

No, I meant more of a reincarnation kind of thing.

We have a cat who likes to torment people. She'll roll on her back and wave her tummy at people, then hiss, claw, and bite anyone who comes close. When new people come to visit, we always advise them to completely ignore her. (She does like to be admired from a distance, however.)

Our other cat (only two at present, due to allergies) is the nicest cat I can remember ever meeting-- and has two neurons, I think. But this sunny personality combined with nearly no memory nor common sense allows him to continue to get along with the other one, despite how she tries to mess with his head.

[RWood]

Originally Posted by nekokami

I wonder if Whittie was somehow related to Prometheus/Samson?

Perhaps in a recycled soul way (reincarnation.) According to my wife, Whittie was my rabbit and just put up with her. Later with Louise the roles were reversed. We have only one at a time due to her allergies. This also forces us to spend more time with them which is not a bad thing. Rabbits can be very friendly and they all have distinct personalities.

[Mindy]

Is there a prize for the person who makes the most posts without actually buying an e-reader device? Coz I must be well on my way.
My (boring) practical side is telling me it's sensible to hold off another few weeks to a) save up a few more pennies and b) see if the Mentor's going to look like a contender. But it's my birthday in just over 3 weeks and I'm getting an operation in September and I really really really want a new toy to distract me from the fact that everything else is a bit boring and/or crap just now. I'm putting off buying new books, too, because it seems like a waste of money which I should be saving towards my e-reader!
Right, now that I've bored you all with the blurb (my poor boyf's sick of hearing it) and purged my impatience I should be able to exert some self control for just...a...little....bit....longer.......

[yvanleterrible]

Originally Posted by Mindy

Is there a prize for the person who makes the most posts without actually buying an e-reader device? Coz I must be well on my way.
My (boring) practical side is telling me it's sensible to hold off another few weeks to a) save up a few more pennies and b) see if the Mentor's going to look like a contender. But it's my birthday in just over 3 weeks and I'm getting an operation in September and I really really really want a new toy to distract me from the fact that everything else is a bit boring and/or crap just now. I'm putting off buying new books, too, because it seems like a waste of money which I should be saving towards my e-reader!
Right, now that I've bored you all with the blurb (my poor boyf's sick of hearing it) and purged my impatience I should be able to exert some self control for just...a...little....bit....longer.......

If you go back to posts before september 2006, most people logged in had no reader at all and were waiting for the Sony. Only the iLiad was on the market as far as eink and most posts were rants. Of course there were other means of portable reading such as PDAs, phones and laptops. Still today, many people don't have a reader, don't forget that this is the reason for MR to exist in the first place; distributing information on mobile reading.
You have a benefit for waiting, more, cheaper and better tools are always on the way. Hang in there!