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Ace of Spades Pet Thread, March 9

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Would you like a treat?

Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.

Dogs get an exception:

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Hi, KT - I decided to do a bit of experimentin' with 'The AI'. Gotta say, the site was easy to use and it was quick. The result isn't too shabby (see attached). The entire image was created using only one typed prompt string (also attached). When I saw the result, it seemed as if it might be a good Saturday Quiz!(TM) item for the thread to see how many Morons approve (or notice). My suspicion is that we'll see AI become increasingly prevalent as a (ahem) 'decepticon' simply because it's so damned convincingly real at first glance.

Our society is primarily a huge Audio-Visual class now - not as many people read as before, fewer are of an 'investigative' mindset, and many - or most - are just accepting of whatever's put before them. I think The Horde(TM) is sharper than most, tho', so it won't surprise me if there are a lot of quick catches on this one. But, as I said, it was done strictly as a 'dip-the-toe-in-the-water' test of AI's abilities at this point. I'm sure it'll become a lot smoother and more difficult to detect with time, but for now, we might still hold the high cards. Enjoy!

Dr_No

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Generate: a metallic black cat eating ice cream made of graphene while lying on a recliner in sunlight in the Bahamas (vibrant colors) (dramatic) (blurry background)

So what do you think? Have you ever tried this?

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Don't keep pandas at home:

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Babies are always cute.

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TRUE


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Meet The PetMorons

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This is Clementine being upset with Winston about a toy. She wandered up last February and has made life interesting. We have a new loveseat and a new floor plus no rugs thanks to her. Luckily she is the sweetest dog on the Earth and very cute. Her favorite activity is yelling. She yells when she hits a scent trail, when Winston won't play, when he will, for treats, for pets, in fact for everything good and bad. Winston was on the pet thread about four years ago. Just call me a lurker and thanks for the pet thread.

Aaawwwww . . . She just wants the toy!

Did I get the right Winston? This was about 4 years ago . .

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Here is Buckley at 19 weeks. He's around 32lbs and has clearly outgrown the cat bed he took over. He LOVES squeaky toys. He is not gun shy since he's at the range twice a week. His best friend is a Blue Heeler named Ruger.

from lin-duh

Buckley is absolutely charming. Looks like he would get along real well with a Blue Heeler.

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And now we have some PetMoron tweets from Chez Jacque Asserie

Chez Jacque Asserie:

I've wanted to send you videos of my morons, but the files are too large so I decided to tweet them out so all I gotta do is send you the links to post.

First is Johnny. He's not the sharpest knife, but he's a lovable kinda stupid. Here he's trying to figure out how a bag works -.and ultimately responds to me:

Next is Spooky, aka "Asshole", aka ….. well he's just a moron. Every day I try to be the dumbest one in the house but he beats me every time!!

And here we have Peanut, who literally snores…..


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And finally for now is Tank, a big cat with an equally large purr!


Snoring and purring cats. Relaxing.


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Thank you for sharing your pets with us today.

If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:

petmorons at protonmail dot com

Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

Until next Saturday, have a great week!

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If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, March 2

I closed the comments on this post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

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1 Chook !!

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in solidarity with the Struggle to maintain Moron standards at March 09, 2024 03:30 PM (kt+Zf)

2 If I had a spirit animal it would be a panda--clumsy but really cute.

Posted by: Northernlurker at March 09, 2024 03:31 PM (rWwta)

3 But pet thread: huzzah.

Posted by: Northernlurker at March 09, 2024 03:32 PM (rWwta)

4 Happy Caturday everyone
Dailytimewaster had this yesterday and found there are more
https://tinyurl.com/5t4s49fn
Ha Hee singing Cat song

Posted by: Skip at March 09, 2024 03:34 PM (fwDg9)

5 Nice Pets Y'all!...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at March 09, 2024 03:35 PM (R/m4+)

6 Afternoon, folken! The beasts are great as always. I couldn't hear Peanut's snore even with the volume up on the video and on my computer, but I could hear Tank's purr.

Johnny the black cat didn't really respond to that name, but to "Bonehead." Something tells me his human uses that more often than "Johnny" to refer to him.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 09, 2024 03:49 PM (omVj0)

7 Lucy the Fink has become more affectionate lately. She even lets me *gasp* pet her belly occasionally.

Never lets me sleep at 3am though. I wonder of she follows DST.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 09, 2024 03:51 PM (lEaEN)

8 I love the sound of a purring cat. It's right up there with ocean waves, babbling brooks, and mountain breezes in the pines.

Posted by: Emmie at March 09, 2024 03:52 PM (Sf2cq)

9 Listening to a cat (or dog--I don't judge) snore is one of the great joys in life.

Of all my cats, Penny is perhaps the loudest snorer.

Sometimes she'll make strange noises while she sleeps, indicating she's dreaming.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 09, 2024 03:52 PM (BpYfr)

10 So...a.question for the pet'rons.
Will my dog, 15 year old Joe, a terrier mix, who is about 20 inches long, 10 inches at the shoulder, and about 16 lbs be OK in a carry-on pet holder on a four hour airline flight?
He's done it once before about 9 years ago on a five hour flight. He did ok but the last hour was bugging him.
Thoughts?

Posted by: Diogenes at March 09, 2024 03:52 PM (W/lyH)

11 When I woke from my map just now, big Stirling was on the bed as he often is, on my left side. He poked one paw at my left arm, and I thought that was a hint. So I rolled my pajama sleeve up. Darned if he didn't settle into milk-treading my arm with his paws, just as he did when he was younger. He insists on bare skin to do it; he won't if I'm wearing a sleeve. He worked me for two or three minutes. Flattering.

By the way, Monday is his (unofficial) birthday, the day we settled on as three months back from his adoption date of June 11. He'll be two years old. His adopted sister, Dagny Sophia the Silent Siberian, will hit two years late this month.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 09, 2024 03:54 PM (omVj0)

12 Dr_No, if you're here: What AI site did you use to generate the cat image?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 09, 2024 03:56 PM (omVj0)

13 Thoughts?
Posted by: Diogenes

Ask your vet for some anti anxiety meds?

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 09, 2024 03:56 PM (lEaEN)

14 Greetings! I'm seeing more and more pets flying on airplanes these days. I saw a guy who bought seats for his 2 giant schnauzers. He was in the middle seat between them. They were very well behaved.
Thanks KT for the thread very entertaining as usual!

Posted by: gourmand du jour at March 09, 2024 03:57 PM (MeG8a)

15 Ask your vet for some anti anxiety meds?
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 09, 2024 03:56 PM (lEaEN)


Ahh!
Better living thru chemicals! I will.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 09, 2024 03:57 PM (W/lyH)

16 I've never tried graphene ice-cream and I don't intend do so in the future.

Posted by: Ciampino - likes vanilla also coffee flavor at March 09, 2024 03:59 PM (qfLjt)

17 I think the cat meme may be a not-so-subtle dig at strong independent swimming.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice, Snow Roach at March 09, 2024 04:00 PM (0FoWg)

18 Women. Not swimming. Screw you autocucumber.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice, Snow Roach at March 09, 2024 04:00 PM (0FoWg)

19 Funny thing is I check my blood pressure everyday and if Dexter is sitting on my lap purring while I do it's definitely a better reading.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at March 09, 2024 04:00 PM (MeG8a)

20 Little Oreo the part-Persian longhaired tuxedo cat used to snore sometimes when she slept. Tuna Fish, the similarly-colored tuxedo shorthair I lived with in the ''70s, only snored once that I can recall. Mrs. Wolfus No.1 liked to drink what she called a White Russian, pretty much milk and vodka. One night she had set the glass on the floor as we watched TV. Suddenly we heard lapping: Tuna was drinking what he thought was milk from the glass.

We snatched it away, but too late. He clambered up onto the couch with some help from us, curled up, fell into a deep sleep, and snored. After he woke up, he never had any interest in touching the stuff again.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 09, 2024 04:01 PM (omVj0)

21 Cats throughout history have been given too much leeway to be slackers.

God Almighty has charged me with the purpose of giving every layabout cat I see a good slap upside his head. I figure only 25% want to fight after the initial slap and the rest just curse under their breath.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at March 09, 2024 04:05 PM (EEgXH)

22 Loved all the pets. We are sort of impatient waiting for the nw litter of kitties even though we are already crowded.

Ciampino's Rescue Kitties

Still accepting donations towards the unkindest cut of all

There's another more extensive photo update #237 at the link.
Take a look if interested. Make sure to click on
"See Older Updates" as well if it's your first time.

https://is.gd/WQ5JcT OR http://tinyurl.com/4pak97f6

ALSO LIVE STREAMING!! - Now most nights as well. Currently Calico Girl is the sole room tenant.

https://is.gd/qyDILz OR http://tinyurl.com/2rvjn93v

Posted by: Ciampino - also a TBS of whisky in vanilla ice cream at March 09, 2024 04:08 PM (qfLjt)

23 8 I love the sound of a purring cat. It's right up there with ocean waves, babbling brooks, and mountain breezes in the pines.
Posted by: Emmie at

I think there's scientific evidence purring has health benefits both got the cat and its human, at least according to YouTube

Posted by: Northernlurker at March 09, 2024 04:13 PM (rWwta)

24 Last week I wrote a short summary of our cat Squeak and here is a link.
http://t.ly/tl2LH

Posted by: Ciampino - hope link works at March 09, 2024 04:14 PM (qfLjt)

25 24
Sorry, a link to a picture and not to last week's blurb.

Posted by: Ciampino - hope link works? at March 09, 2024 04:15 PM (qfLjt)

26 19 Funny thing is I check my blood pressure everyday and if Dexter is sitting on my lap purring while I do it's definitely a better reading.
Posted by: gourmand du jour

Theee is hard, scientific evidence that a purring cat can help lower blood pressure and relieve anxiety.

Lucy the Fink is saving my sanity.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 09, 2024 04:18 PM (MUvIp)

27 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 09, 2024 03:56 PM

The original text says PixIr Prompt.png if that helps.

I'll send him a note.

Posted by: KT at March 09, 2024 04:18 PM (rrtZS)

28 Mr. Trouble had settled into stopping by every two days, grabbing a bite and a nap in the box before heading off for important things. We had a cold snap and suddenly being inside sounded pretty good. He slept in last night but it's warming up again. I would like to take him in to neuter and get a rabies shot but I don't know when he'll stop by.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 09, 2024 04:19 PM (yeEu9)

29 I love the sound of a purring cat. It's right up there with ocean waves, babbling brooks, and mountain breezes in the pines.
Posted by: Emmie at

I think there's scientific evidence purring has health benefits both got the cat and its human, at least according to YouTube
Posted by: Northernlurker at March 09, 2024


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Seems to me it's been discovered that the purr is a communication device -- that kittens, and cats, only do it when there's another creature around. Cats in isolation did not purr. Of course some kinds of communication can have health benefits.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 09, 2024 04:21 PM (omVj0)

30 @ 12 Dr_No, if you're here: What AI site did you use to generate the cat image?
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Wolfus ... I used www.pixlr.com. There are free trials, but they really want y' to uncork Ye Olde Wallette and pay 'em.

Posted by: Dr_No at March 09, 2024 04:22 PM (ayRl+)

31 Notsothoreau, the tortoiseshell shorthair feral in my immediate area showed up again the other night. She won't come close unless there is a closed screen door between us. I scooped some Purina One from my cats' current bag into a plastic bowl for her. It was gone by the next morning.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 09, 2024 04:23 PM (omVj0)

32 Wolfus ... I used www.pixlr.com. There are free trials, but they really want y' to uncork Ye Olde Wallette and pay 'em.
Posted by: Dr_No at March 09, 2024


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I suspected as much. The end result was too nice to be allowed to non-paying customers.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 09, 2024 04:27 PM (omVj0)

33 Hi, fellow cat-tenders. Any tips for introducing a second cat? I love my present little guy, but there are just the two of us, and sometimes I think he doesn't get enough chances to be a cat. If he needs a buddy to zoom with and wrestle. He's very shy and even has trouble being held, after five years! But he likes lying where he can touch me. Any tips on introducing a second cat?

Will have to be an indoors cat. Two coyotes over the hill the size of German shepherds, plus a fox and lots of hawks.

Posted by: Wenda at March 09, 2024 04:29 PM (G1K9S)

34 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 09, 2024 03:56 PM

The original text says PixIr Prompt.png if that helps.

I'll send him a note.
Posted by: KT at March 09, 2024 04:18
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This might be the sight.

https://pixlr.com/

Free Online
PHOTO EDITOR
AI Image Generator and AI Design tools

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 09, 2024 04:30 PM (ju2Fy)

35 Nood - hobby time

Posted by: Boswell at March 09, 2024 04:30 PM (K+UlC)

36 Ah. Should have refreshed before posting. I see Dr. No responded.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 09, 2024 04:31 PM (ju2Fy)

37 Any tips on introducing a second cat?

Will have to be an indoors cat. Two coyotes over the hill the size of German shepherds, plus a fox and lots of hawks.
Posted by: Wenda at March 09, 2024


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I've been fortunate. The late Arizona did not like, but didn't offer to harm, the two cats I brought at different times to live with us. Chekov and Wolf made friends right away and in an hour were sitting in the window together watching birds. The same with introducing Dagny to Stirling (though he was still very male and thought she was way too enticing, so I had to separate them until he was snipped).

The usual advice is to allow them separate spaces and litter boxes, and not to leave them alone together until you're sure they get along.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 09, 2024 04:34 PM (omVj0)

38 Wenda-- I would try to find a mild-tempered half grown kitten who will accept your kitty's dominance and not tease him. Introduce them gradually from separate rooms; lots of info about that online. Good luck!

Posted by: skywch at March 09, 2024 04:34 PM (uqhmb)

39 counting blessings

Posted by: SamIam at March 09, 2024 04:37 PM (oasF3)

40 Awwwww...dat widdle 'Raffe has him a sore throat...even gotz a wittle bandage onnit.
Lemon honey hunny...lemon honey.

Posted by: birdog at March 09, 2024 04:44 PM (SFGDK)

41 Took awhile to get Troubles to trust me. He can be very affectionate.

Use Feliway when adding the additional cat or when moving. It helps.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 09, 2024 05:11 PM (yeEu9)

42 @ 36 Ah. Should have refreshed before posting. I see Dr. No responded.
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Wolfus, I just elected to use their free tools. There are a LOT of FX that can be created with just those if y' use the right prompts. I'm way too cheap to front money to these people for something I don't trust and really don't want to use - but if y' stand on the edge of Technology River and never jump in, you'll just be that much farther behind and downstream when you make the plunge. Give the free part a try - I think you'll like the result. Just be REAL sure about what you tell it you want the result to be before committing. Yeah, you can do it again, but I think the site limits 'free' to 20 pix. Let us know how you make out with it.

Posted by: Dr_No at March 09, 2024 05:14 PM (ayRl+)

43 Meow!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by late meow at March 09, 2024 05:17 PM (1iZ6t)

44 Well, missed the (small) window of the Pet Thread. Was out walking around with Daisy dog in the sunshine. Good excuse, eh?

Still, there's content and comments to be consumed, hobbyblodging thread or no.
😀

Posted by: mindful webworker - bow wow meow at March 09, 2024 05:18 PM (fIaE2)

45 Excellent pick-up supper tonite, total guesswork on the ingredients. Breaded chicken patty (Panko, of course), on a toasted Brioche bun w/mayo and Swiss. Score on the taste,it all worked just fine. For breading, I've never found better than seasoned Panko it works on everything.

Posted by: irongrampa at March 09, 2024 06:54 PM (KATBx)

46 I know yall have moved on but yes that is the correct Winston

Posted by: Winston's Mom at March 09, 2024 07:02 PM (aB8uw)

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