How the Cat got its Creme

kennyc · 11-11-2010, 10:36 PM

(sorry about the it's in the title -- -damnit!)

I love this!

Mystery of how cats lap is revealed
By Rebecca Morelle Science reporter, BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11717510

SneakySnake · 11-12-2010, 12:44 AM

Be more sorry about leaving out the inflection in Crème. If you were speaking French. But I would have thought that cream was the English word.

Do you say 'Crème' or "Cream" in yanky land?

Kitty lapping picture good. Advertisement that I thought was kitty lapping picture bad.
For everything else, there's.... wait wait

OK stopping now!

GraceKrispy · 11-12-2010, 02:06 AM

Quote:

(sorry about the it's in the title -- -damnit!)

and after a few of those "it's" in the place of "its" in your last three posts I read, I was thinking of sending you a pm to give you a piece of my mind! Eh, no need. You can spell cream/creme/other kind of creme I don't know how to right any way you like! I'm more concerned with the its/it's issue.

SneakySnake · 11-12-2010, 02:30 AM

I think kenny types in robot mode, like I do and it automatically comes out that way. It's (careful) not until he looks at the work that he realises that his subconcious has done it again.

Sweetpea · 11-12-2010, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

Be more sorry about leaving out the inflection in Crème. If you were speaking French. But I would have thought that cream was the English word.

Do you say 'Crème' or "Cream" in yanky land?

Kitty lapping picture good. Advertisement that I thought was kitty lapping picture bad.
For everything else, there's.... wait wait

OK stopping now!

Bah, those graves and acutes are a pain... I never know how to get them on screen which is why I usually skip them

And aren't creme and cream different things?

SneakySnake · 11-12-2010, 03:10 AM

è is made by ALT+0232 easy peasy

Sweetpea · 11-12-2010, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

è is made by ALT+0232 easy peasy

I barely remember the euro sign... Besides, I'd also have to remember the other e (with the line the other way) as that is used regularly in Dutch. And I'm used to HTML, so, I could type è and é....

SneakySnake · 11-12-2010, 03:32 AM

Is it this one €? ALT+0128

kennyc · 11-12-2010, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

Be more sorry about leaving out the inflection in Crème. If you were speaking French. But I would have thought that cream was the English word.

Do you say 'Crème' or "Cream" in yanky land?

Kitty lapping picture good. Advertisement that I thought was kitty lapping picture bad.
For everything else, there's.... wait wait

OK stopping now!

I'm 'merikan we say all kinds of things....

I prefer 'grey' and 'creme' but I'm a poet.

kennyc · 11-12-2010, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

I think kenny types in robot mode, like I do and it automatically comes out that way. It's (careful) not until he looks at the work that he realises that his subconcious has done it again.

You caught me! And once you enter the Title/Subject you can't edit it!!

poohbear_nc · 11-12-2010, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

You caught me! And once you enter the Title/Subject you can't edit it!!

Gives us greenies job security! Punctuation police to the rescue!

kennyc · 11-12-2010, 10:20 AM

Thank you sir.

bevdeforges · 11-12-2010, 10:57 AM

The NY Times article on this takes a slightly more technical approach: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/12/sc...dlines&emc=a23

Now, however, they have me worried that my cat who likes to drink by dunking his paw in the water and then licking it off may have a problem. Or is just too lazy to lap 4 times a second like he's supposed to.

kennyc · 11-12-2010, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bevdeforges

The NY Times article on this takes a slightly more technical approach: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/12/sc...dlines&emc=a23

Now, however, they have me worried that my cat who likes to drink by dunking his paw in the water and then licking it off may have a problem. Or is just too lazy to lap 4 times a second like he's supposed to.

poohbear_nc · 11-12-2010, 12:25 PM

I don't dare show this article to my cat - who sticks her head under a running faucet - and drinks the water running over her forehead onto her nose into her mouth. Probably should get her a snorkel!

11-11-2010, 10:36 PM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	How the Cat got its Creme (sorry about the it's in the title -- -damnit!) I love this! Mystery of how cats lap is revealed By Rebecca Morelle Science reporter, BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11717510

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11-12-2010, 12:44 AM	#2
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	Be more sorry about leaving out the inflection in Crème. If you were speaking French. But I would have thought that cream was the English word. Do you say 'Crème' or "Cream" in yanky land? Kitty lapping picture good. Advertisement that I thought was kitty lapping picture bad. For everything else, there's.... wait wait OK stopping now!

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SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	I think kenny types in robot mode, like I do and it automatically comes out that way. It's (careful) not until he looks at the work that he realises that his subconcious has done it again.

11-12-2010, 03:10 AM	#6
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	è is made by ALT+0232 easy peasy

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SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	Is it this one €? ALT+0128

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	Thank you sir.

11-12-2010, 10:57 AM	#13
bevdeforges Addict Posts: 288 Karma: 1094000 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Essonne, France Device: Kobo Forma; Sony PRS600B; Sony 350; Sony T-2	The NY Times article on this takes a slightly more technical approach: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/12/sc...dlines&emc=a23 Now, however, they have me worried that my cat who likes to drink by dunking his paw in the water and then licking it off may have a problem. Or is just too lazy to lap 4 times a second like he's supposed to.

11-12-2010, 12:25 PM	#15
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 64,228 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I don't dare show this article to my cat - who sticks her head under a running faucet - and drinks the water running over her forehead onto her nose into her mouth. Probably should get her a snorkel!