Ace of Spades Pet Thread, March 1

Courtesy Micah Lobell

The rooster Hugh Hefner braved some surprising weather in Southern Louisiana recently. How have your pets been dealing with changes in the weather?

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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.

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Hugh Hefner S. Louisiana Micah Lobell.jpg

Hugh Hefner is a looker, isn't he?

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Meet The PetMorons

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These are Ranger (light brown) and Carmelo (chocolate color)They are Pekingese litter mates. We adopted them a couple months apart. Ranger is definitely the dominant male. Carmelo is happy to leave him to it. It gives Carmelo time to think. He’s constantly investigating things and trying to figure out how they work.
We discovered they love watching dog agility competitions while visiting my parents.
The cat is Grace. She followed me to our cabin in Alabama on Easter Sunday while I was walking Ranger and Carmelo. The vet estimated her at about 6 months old. She needed immediate medical care. $1200 later we had a cat. The dogs and cat get along well. Ranger loves to chase her and she loves to pounce on them at random intervals.
CavScoutCoastie

Thanks for introducing us to the personalities of these endearing pets. We might not have guessed from the great photos. It's nice that Ranger and Carmelo have found an activity that they enjoy while visiting their grandparents.

Gracie is a beautiful cat, even if she does have a feisty streak. Thanks for rescuing her.

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PetMoron Adjacent Animals
Encountered by Members of The Horde

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A couple of dogs on their rounds, eyeballing By-Tor.

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Later, By-Tor encounters a King of All He Surveys.

But what does The King survey?

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Thank you for sharing your pets and pet stories with us.

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

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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! See you then.

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If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, February 22.

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.

Posted by: K.T. at 03:00 PM

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1 Rowr

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 01, 2025 03:00 PM (XI+gG)

2 Cold cock(ed)

Posted by: A dude in MI at March 01, 2025 03:00 PM (/6GbT)

3 Aw! I missed the deadline. Maybe next week then. Love the Pekingese shots but courtesy of Snoopy, I sometimes call them Pekingeseseses.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 01, 2025 03:04 PM (lXCUP)

4 Truly a Moron I am. Enjoyed perusing the post and get to the bottom and… no comments.

Yay the pet thread's up! The pet thread's up!
Hurray for the kitty! Hurray for the pup!

Posted by: mindful webworker - nexxt! at March 01, 2025 03:04 PM (+8KQX)

5 Meow...

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at March 01, 2025 03:06 PM (sAmhv)

6 Critters

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 01, 2025 03:07 PM (2UnvF)

7 Squawk!

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle for festive little hats at March 01, 2025 03:08 PM (B5x+R)

8 So many beautiful animals. Thank you.

I wanted to update everyone on not my cats, Trumpy, Snowflake and Starry - their mother.

They stayed with us for almost 4 months. Mom passed away in early January. My friends were in Mexico so I still kept the cats, which was the original plan.

I was a wreck and just 'enjoying' my first break in 9.5 years. The cats' food bowls were never empty. My friends came home.

There was one night. I just wanted to go to my room and watch stupid crap. But all three cats, and our dog Ralphy, just kept going in and out from 6 to 11 pm. And it was really cold, especially for our area.

It was finally 'Night-Night.' Everyone was inside.

To be continued in part 2.

Posted by: Stateless...46% - mental state clawing up from 10% at March 01, 2025 03:10 PM (jvJvP)

9 Reef is still settling in. He has some stuff going on under the hood I still have not worked out. Ajax was always 'Go, Go, GO!' but Reef seems to be afraid of going through doorways. He'll just sit down and stare at me. I have got him over the main door to the apartment and he is now doing fine there, but like going into the garage he just sits down and does not want to move. It is an odd reaction in a puppy in my experience.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2025 03:20 PM (bss/y)

10 Now that I think about it - why is calling someone “Chicken” a synonym for “Cowardly”? Chickens don’t have a lot of defense against predators. I don’t know how tough they are.

But they are a noble animal, I think. And have kept a lot of humans alive, and continue to do so.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 01, 2025 03:21 PM (rPV7A)

11 Yes. Hugh Hefner the rooster is very handsome more handsome than the original man, IMO, but he probably needs some chicks around. Maybe they wisely stayed someplace warmer.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2025 03:21 PM (vH+pq)

12 He also seems to be growing like a weed. Made a calculation and went ahead and got the large breed puppy food. He has been pounding down between 3 and 4 cups a day, every day. When I took him to the vet that first week, he weighed 10 lbs. He is a fair bit heavier now.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2025 03:24 PM (bss/y)

13 Continued from Part 1.

It was 'Night-Night.'

Everyone was in.

The cats were amazingly well behaved for outdoor cats moving inside, or trying inside, for so long.

Snowflake was the 'trouble-maker' meaning that I had 4 cords chewed over 4 months. Not bad. Tablet cords and one for a bed that my friend, their owner fixed. But I kept bedroom doors closed so she wouldn't get in trouble and damage stuff.

I have excellent hearing and swore I heard water running 2am. I went to the bathroom and Trumpy was there on the counter. The faucet, my Mom loved, was an open faucet where water would move down an open ledge. Trumpy LOVED that. And he knew how to turn the faucets on and liked to watch. Very minor issue but I'd keep bathroom doors closed at night...

The kids mother Starry, who with her sister Twilight started all the insanity, came inside in December. Starry and I are close. The first cats I ever took care of and I was lovingly ambitious.

Continued in Part 3

Posted by: Stateless...46% - mental state clawing up from 10% at March 01, 2025 03:24 PM (jvJvP)

14 My oath as a Moron requires me to say this.... that's a good-looking cock.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at March 01, 2025 03:32 PM (kOluj)

15 That chihuahua in By-Tor's picture has seen terrible things.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 01, 2025 03:34 PM (lXCUP)

16 Continued from part 2..

Starry loved inside! Girl went out only a few times a week, was happy on her chair, Ralphy would chase her for some reason once in a while but she knew how to survive. No damage at all, beautiful cat.

But we had the night of in and out. The least sexiest form of in and out. Everyone was in. Doors closed. I was always listening for Mom, that part of my brain was still very active.

I could hear the cats racing around downstairs. I was fine with that. I knew they wouldn't do damage. The 6am wakeup calls with Snowflake scratching on my bedroom door went away after telling her bedtime.

But that one day, all of them were in and out until 11pm, running at night, waking me at 6am and then wanting to go in and out from 8am until 11am or so. It was too much.

I can never develop a life with all that going on.

So they have been outside since then. On really cold days. Bit I wanted to keep them inside during the coldest days and they still headed out.

Continued on part 4 .....sorry

Posted by: Stateless...46% - mental state clawing up from 10% at March 01, 2025 03:35 PM (jvJvP)

17 I used to have a rooster named Timid Tina who looked a lot like Hugh Hefner up there. Don't ask me how he got to be named Timid Tina, I forget.

Tina wasn't really timid, he was a homicidal maniac and he had ninja moves. He would pace and scratch around all alone, muttering to himself like Travis Bickle. "You talkin' to ME??" One time he went after a man I knew, and the guy screamed like a little girl.

I had to admire Tina, because he would fight with the other rooster, a big Red named Greaser. Greaser would pound the tar out of Tina, and Tina never learned to back down. Finally, Greaser broke Tina's right spur off at the base, so it would never grow back. Shortly after that, Tina used his remaining spur to put out Greaser's right eye.

Tina was a pain in the ass, but he was a gorgeous bird. I ended up eating Greaser, but Tina died of natural causes.

Posted by: Bombadil at March 01, 2025 03:41 PM (MX0bI)

18 Love the petmorons. Having raised littermates a few times, Ranger and Carmelo really capture my heart.

Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2025 03:46 PM (yTvNw)

19 Dammit!

My orca tracker went off, and it's so foggy, I can't see more than 20-30 yards.

You Finks! I'll see you again soon!

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2025 03:47 PM (mT+6a)

20 The cartoons and humor pieces will have me smiling for hours. Thanks, KT. And hope you continue to feel better.

Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2025 03:49 PM (yTvNw)

21 Continued from part 3...

Trumpy and Snowflake each put on several pounds living with me after Mom died. I turned Snowflake into a very fluffy Snowball.

They are outside now. My friends handle their feeding. They stay around our house a lot. I just recovered my computer room and the cats will be by the window when I'm there.

When I let the dog Ralphy out through the back patio door, the cats like to rest on our outdoor air conditioner furnace unit. They come by then and I pet them. They jump inside a lot and get extra love.

And weighed.

They are getting back in shape.

My entire life is still up in the air. I don't know what will happen next year. But the cats still are around and loved.

Oh, and a cat we call Garfield, the father of several litters, likes to stay on the porch. Never gave dude food, water or anything. But apparently this house is welcoming to cats.

You're all caught up.

Sorry for the self indulgent novel.

Posted by: Stateless...46% - mental state clawing up from 10% at March 01, 2025 03:49 PM (jvJvP)

22 Lovely Petmorons as usual. Especially love Grace. Torties are feisty gals.

Posted by: Scarymary at March 01, 2025 03:50 PM (nwvkS)

23 Sorry for the self indulgent novel.

Naw, s'cool. Hang in there.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle for festive little hats at March 01, 2025 03:50 PM (B5x+R)

24 Boris Spassky died on the 27th.

Great chess player.

RIP.

Posted by: jsg at March 01, 2025 03:53 PM (UJ+K5)

25 79.7 degrees here. Close enough to Spring for me.

Grace looks like our blind kitty. You'd never know by looking at her that she's blind.

Posted by: fd at March 01, 2025 03:54 PM (vFG9F)

26 10 Now that I think about it - why is calling someone “Chicken” a synonym for “Cowardly”? Chickens don’t have a lot of defense against predators. I don’t know how tough they are.

But they are a noble animal, I think. And have kept a lot of humans alive, and continue to do so.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 01, 2025 03:21 PM (rPV7A)

I don't know. I would guess it's because while chickens can get aggressive and attack / defend, especially in groups, when they're really scared their bird brain takes over and they like splay out their wings, crouch down, and freeze like idiots. Which is the worst possible thing you can do when a predator is trying to eat you.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 01, 2025 03:55 PM (uCjyK)

27 Other than feeding my horse time has consisted of using a handheld cold laser on Tanza's fetlock 5-6 days/week He managed to fracture his sesamoid bones. I bought the laser because there seemed to be no improvement the first few weeks after he was x-rayed. He is gradually getting better, and I can't say for sure the laser is the reason, but I used it 5-6 times on a thumb joint that was bugging me and it helped that so I think the laser does help, but it sure is not a quick fix.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 01, 2025 03:56 PM (83y/e)

28 But apparently this house is welcoming to cats.

You're good staff! Kittuhs recognize that.

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at March 01, 2025 03:56 PM (sAmhv)

29 Chickens generally just run away if they can. Like a chicken.

Posted by: fd at March 01, 2025 03:56 PM (vFG9F)

30 Mentioned a couple of weeks ago that Precious the Bichon had trouble with her hind legs. No warning, one morning they just didn't work. She is now about 90 percent better although we carry her up and down stairs just in case. Fortunately, she never showed any pain or even discomfort. She does pretty well for a pooch pushing 17.

Given her taste for Kraft Singles, I believe she thinks of the kitchen as 'the cheese room'.

Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2025 03:59 PM (yTvNw)

31 Nyah

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2025 04:00 PM (3qUmB)

32 Good on you, stateless.

You're a good man, taking care of your mom for so many years and then the cats.

As a mom, I appreciate you.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2025 04:02 PM (mT+6a)

33 Sometimes a big cat like a panther shows up on my newsfeed and I play it, and check to see if my cat is watching.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 01, 2025 04:05 PM (lhenN)

34 Golden Retriever "apologizes" for stealing his friend's treat:

https://tinyurl.com/ttrmjas8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2025 04:09 PM (gka/5)

35 Wife ordered a Kitty Spout cat fountain or our Sparky. Hope he likes it.

Posted by: Ronster at March 01, 2025 04:09 PM (rc8qS)

36 Afternoon, Pet Folken,

HH the rooster was floundering around in that snow we had in Jan., huh? I didn't see any chickens stalking around in the snowfields, but while the snow was still drifting down, Miss Linda scooped up Dagny La Siberienne, the little cat of the triple fur coat, and carried her outside for a moment. Dagny let out multiple howls of protest! Whether they came from being outside her normal safe space, or the sudden cold, or the flakes landing on her face and fur, we don't know. The expedition didn't last long.

We didn't try it with big black Stirling. He doesn't have the thick coat. Plus after Dagny's reaction we doubted he would enjoy being out in the cold either.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2025 04:10 PM (omVj0)

37 She is now about 90 percent better although we carry her up and down stairs just in case. Fortunately, she never showed any pain or even discomfort. She does pretty well for a pooch pushing 17.

Given her taste for Kraft Singles, I believe she thinks of the kitchen as 'the cheese room'.

Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2025 03:59 PM (yTvNw)

That's funny. Not Precious going through so much.

But how much we will do for our animals. Ralphy can still easily jump inside the car if it's outside, but if the car is in the garage, I open the back door, he puts his front paws on the seat and I lift his butt in.

Posted by: Stateless...46% - mental state clawing up from 10% at March 01, 2025 04:11 PM (jvJvP)

38 The little Pekingese are beautifully colored. And Grace looks cam and happy.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2025 04:12 PM (omVj0)

39 PETZZZZZ!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deporte at March 01, 2025 04:12 PM (J5RCE)

40 Happy Caturday everyone

And the weekend is finally here

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2025 04:13 PM (fwDg9)

41 We discovered they love watching dog agility competitions while visiting my parents.

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vdoggeh also likes watching dog agility on tv
but watching sumo is his favorite

Posted by: vmom deport deport deporte at March 01, 2025 04:14 PM (J5RCE)

42 The Pekingese have nice smiles.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2025 04:18 PM (RIvkX)

43 Beaver building a wall gave me a laugh

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2025 04:18 PM (fwDg9)

44 Our animals are always trying new things, especially when they're young. Stirling is going to be three years old this month. Recently he's discovered how much fun it is to jump from the dinette table to a clear spot on my encyclopedia bookcase, and then to soar up to the top of the nearby tall bookcase. The first time I saw him up there I was worried he couldn't get down -- his launch space was kind of small for a landing spot. I lifted him down. The next time I saw him up there, I turned my back, and in a moment, Thump! and he was down.

Dagny is a not a leaper like that. Her legs are powerful, but still kind of short.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2025 04:19 PM (omVj0)

45 Pynchon drives me crazy sometimes wanting to go outside so much. I do find it somewhat amusing when he either peeks his head outside the door and hears the winds and decides today is not on outdoor day , or goes out for one minute when the temperature is low and races back in. FenSpouse and I -along with a friend -feed a colony of fixed stray cats a couple of times a week. Her husband fixed up boxes with doors they can get in and out of and it has blankets in there. All things considered I think it's somewhat comfortable ,but I often say to Pynchon, " You are very fortunate you are an indoor cat, not like the ones a couple of miles away."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2025 04:19 PM (jT8xv)

46 I meant to type "Grace looks *calm* and happy." Oops.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2025 04:19 PM (omVj0)

47 Beautiful pet morons!

Posted by: Ladyl at March 01, 2025 04:25 PM (+4oV5)

48 I loved all the other furry friends pictures as well. Grace, the cat, is lovely.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2025 04:26 PM (42Vb+)

49 Dammit!

My orca tracker went off, and it's so foggy, I can't see more than 20-30 yards.

You Finks! I'll see you again soon!
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2025 03:47 PM (mT+6a)

As long as you don't get a knock on the door, yelling "Candygram!", you should at least be safe.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 01, 2025 04:28 PM (VNX3d)

50 I go let my 15 y.o. dog out one last time before I go to bed - every night.

Our social compact is, I call him a good boy and he wags his tail as he goes through the gate.

Lately, I have been waking him up from a sound sleep, just to walk on his very sore hips, into a bitterly cold backyard.

He still wags his tail every time. I believe he has held up his end of the social compact 5,500 times in a row!

What else in life is that reliable?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 01, 2025 04:30 PM (Q4Dc6)

51 And as I type, little Dagny has vaulted to the encyclopedia bookcase launch spot. That seems to be her limit. The next bookcase is 2x as tall as the first one. If there were an intermediate step, she could manage it . . . but then Stirling would have managed to scale the big bookcase long ago.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2025 04:31 PM (omVj0)

52 The rooster looks dangerous, would not approach.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2025 04:31 PM (RIvkX)

53 A just down the street guy walks 2 dogs in morning, 1 has a cart under his back legs so motivates just with his front paws.

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2025 04:32 PM (fwDg9)

54 Palm tree with snow-capped mountains in the distance.

Must be Southern California.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2025 04:33 PM (ZmEVT)

55 This might be an interesting topic for the pet thread sometime. What do you think are the most interesting names you have had for your pets and why did you choose them? When I was little we had one of those black and white dogs that do herding, and his name was "Rowdy" named for Rowdy Yates, the character played by Clint Eastwood.in Wagon Train. My father named that dog. Pynchon the cat is from taken from the name of a writer whom my son likes named Thomas "Pynchon".

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2025 04:33 PM (42Vb+)

56 Border Collie- that was the name of the breed which I forgot.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2025 04:34 PM (0H0Y5)

57 Met a cat named "the dentist". No idea why.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle for festive little hats at March 01, 2025 04:36 PM (WLXpb)

58 Boris the Doggy

Posted by: fd at March 01, 2025 04:38 PM (vFG9F)

59 What else in life is that reliable?

If allowed on your shoulder, your parrot *will* poop on you.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle for festive little hats at March 01, 2025 04:38 PM (WLXpb)

60 I raised a litter of Brittany Spaniels that were sired by the Field Trials runner-up to the national champion.

One of the puppies came out all white, and significantly larger than all of the other puppies.

Of course, he acquired the name, Moby Dick.

He and his sister were awesome quail dogs. Their tag team efforts (honoring points) in heavy cover were legendary among my hunting buddies.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 01, 2025 04:39 PM (Q4Dc6)

61 Cat names? Usually from some trait of theirs, but not always. Rusty was dubbed that because of his red coat and squeaky little voice. Mom named :i'l Bit, I guess, because she was so small. Tuna Fish the little tuxedo shorthair liked that food in particular.

Arizona? Big, sandy, and prickly like a cactus.

Marie-Antoinette was given that name by her rescuer before Linda got her, but it was clear she thought she was feline royalty. Oreo was pre-named -- a little tuxedo cat, but she was little and round and sweet too. Tatiana Romanova got that from the James Bond heroine; it was the only pretty Russian name I knew. Chekov came pre-labeled from his breeder. Wolf I named because he was big and rangy and social, and wolves do come in black.

Stirling was named for a pipe tobacco I liked the name of; and Dagny from the AoS poster "dagny, first of her name."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2025 04:40 PM (omVj0)

62 If allowed on your shoulder, your parrot *will* poop on you.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle for festive little hats at March 01, 2025 04:38 PM

They NEVER show that in the pirate movies.

Are you trying to tell me that Hollywood is NOT a reliable source for basic facts?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 01, 2025 04:41 PM (Q4Dc6)

63 Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle for festive little hats at March 01, 2025 03:50 PM (B5x+R)

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at March 01, 2025 03:56 PM (sAmhv

Thank you both so much! Kind words as I do downstairs to try to retrieve my computer accounts help. This will be hell. But, if everything is lost and messed up, I'm kind of fine with starting fresh.

As a mom, I appreciate you.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2025 04:02 PM (mT+6a)

Thank you and Piper and so many others for the help. By the way, my uncle died, aged 92. I'm a pallbearer Tuesday. My friend sent me his obituary and remarked how many 'late' people they were.

I'm not that old by the way. My family breeds every other generation. First marriages....Dad-42, Aunt-42, Uncle-42, Uncle 50.

Posted by: Stateless...46% - mental state clawing up from 10% at March 01, 2025 04:43 PM (jvJvP)

64 My wife had three cats with Shakespeare-inspired names when we first started dating.

I subsequently rescued a neighborhood stray. She was truly crazy, so of course, I named her Ophelia.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 01, 2025 04:43 PM (Q4Dc6)

65 CavScoutCoastie: Your cat Grace is gorgeous! Tortoise Shell cats are the best, even if they come with a mountain of attitude. Still worth it.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 01, 2025 04:45 PM (O7YUW)

66 Looks like that squirrel was freezing his nuts off!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2025 04:46 PM (KD9BZ)

67 64 My wife had three cats with Shakespeare-inspired names when we first started dating.

I subsequently rescued a neighborhood stray. She was truly crazy, so of course, I named her Ophelia.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 01, 2025 04:43 PM (Q4Dc6)
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I hope you haven't named any Polonius. It would not end well.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2025 04:48 PM (KD9BZ)

68 And as I type, little Dagny has vaulted to the encyclopedia bookcase launch spot. That seems to be her limit. The next bookcase is 2x as tall as the first one. If there were an intermediate step, she could manage it . . . but then Stirling would have managed to scale the big bookcase long ago.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2025 04:31 PM (omVj0)
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Given a chance, Hexie will leap off the top of the washer/dryer onto the door into the garage. Then she'll perch there. I didn't notice her there the other day, and when I went to shut the door to the garage, she jumped over my head onto the floor. I was a bit startled...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 01, 2025 04:48 PM (BpYfr)

69 CavScoutCoastie. Bless you for getting Gracie fixed up after she followed you home to the cabin. And she, Ranger and Carmelo are all very good looking critters.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 01, 2025 04:50 PM (83y/e)

70 Are you trying to tell me that Hollywood is NOT a reliable source for basic facts?

Have heard that a parrot on a pirate's shoulder was an early warning system to avoid sneaky rear attacks.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle for festive little hats at March 01, 2025 04:50 PM (WLXpb)

71 The stray cats here strut around like they own the neighborhood.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2025 04:50 PM (KD9BZ)

72 If allowed on your shoulder, your parrot *will* poop on you.
Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism

They NEVER show that in the pirate movies.
Are you trying to tell me that Hollywood is NOT a reliable source for basic facts?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot

Keeping the captain's uniform looking pristine and free of parrot poop is one of the cabin boy's most important tasks. It's just not usually shown on-camera.

Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2025 04:52 PM (DgGvY)

73 “Kevin” was the name of an orange tabby of a friend of mine, the classic cat if there ever was one. I found the name comical for some reason. And it looked like a Kevin too, if that makes sense.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 01, 2025 04:52 PM (gfytd)

74 Hugh Hefner is a looker, isn't he?

A surprising lack of shrinkage, considering.

Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2025 04:53 PM (DgGvY)

75 @73 Like Kevin from The Office?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2025 04:53 PM (KD9BZ)

76 Can't let a week go by without Squirrel Boss!
https://youtu.be/vKcruJ36BfM?si=2YGtEBe1zgmXaNcv

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle for festive little hats at March 01, 2025 04:54 PM (WLXpb)

77 @76 Seems like a lot of work -- like a security guard who has to monitor store cameras.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2025 04:57 PM (KD9BZ)

78 Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 01, 2025 04:43 PM (Q4Dc6)

Hopefully unlike the character Ophelia, the cat didn't go crazy because her father was killed by her brother.

I think Fortinbras sound like a good name for a tough cat.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2025 05:06 PM (QRFdS)

79 Multiple Shakespeare fans in the Pet Thread!

Is there anything Morons can't do?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 01, 2025 05:09 PM (Q4Dc6)

80 5 pm.

The cats have invaded. I opened the door for Ralphy and Trumpy jumped in. I love Dude so I'm not chasing him down. He's lived here. He searched the house and tactically decided under Dad's chair was the place to be.

Snowflake came in as Ralphy was outside. She came in to check out the house.

Cats -2: Humans - 1: Dog - 1

Trumpy is still under the chair. Snowflake was scared by Ralphy and is outside by the patio door. I'll let her in for a few minutes of affection. But then put them outside.

It's 2 versus 2,

Posted by: Stateless...46% - mental state clawing up from 10% at March 01, 2025 05:12 PM (jvJvP)

81 Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 01, 2025 05:09 PM (Q4Dc6)

I like Shakespeare very much, but I've never had any cats named after the characters. Son would probably name the next cat after Cormac McCarthy because he enjoys that mans's novels.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2025 05:16 PM (I9Qa7)

82 Cocks pics at the HQ. Disgusting!

Posted by: Temperance Goodchurch at March 01, 2025 05:17 PM (SSEhk)

83 80
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Trumpy is still under the chair. Snowflake was scared by Ralphy and is outside by the patio door. I'll let her in for a few minutes of affection. But then put them outside.

It's 2 versus 2,
Posted by: Stateless...46% - mental state clawing up from 10% at March 01, 2025 05:12 PM (jvJvP)
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Probably under the chair sending mean tweets.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2025 05:18 PM (LPS7w)

84 An even funnier story on our Shakespeare names is when we rescued a little black and white kitten when my kids were little.

My wife took the kitten to the vet to get shots. The vet said it was a female, so my wife named it Lady Macbeth. My two oldest daughters (in their "princess" years) loved calling the cat Lady Macbeth.

However, at age six months, I noticed that Lady Macbeth was swinging a pair of balls. My wife was not convinced, so took the cat in to be spayed, and the vet said "whoops", he is a dude.

After that, he became just Macbeth.

He did not seem to be mentally damaged by being "mis-gendered" during his formative months. He was an excellent "mouser" and left us dozens of "presents" on the back steps during his life!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 01, 2025 05:18 PM (Q4Dc6)

85 5:16.

I moved Snowflake out and found Trumpy. All animals are outside. Ralphy will be in shortly..

Cat invasion neutralized.

But they are so cute and fluffy and like me so much.
No. Neutralized.

For today.

Posted by: Stateless...46% - mental state clawing up from 10% at March 01, 2025 05:19 PM (jvJvP)

86 NOOD...hobby thread!

Posted by: Grateful - the range bag lady at March 01, 2025 05:35 PM (IQ6Gq)

87 Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 01, 2025 05:18 PM (Q4Dc6)

I liked your story very much. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2025 06:10 PM (Ey/8J)

88 Posted by: Temperance Goodchurch at March 01, 2025 05:17 PM (SSEhk)

LOL. Beats the heck out of boob- a-palooza.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 01, 2025 06:13 PM (Ey/8J)

89 This movie is on Max and all of you should watch it

https://youtu.be/ZgZccxuj2RY?si=irlUUjmFNAPUHX2P

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at March 01, 2025 06:43 PM (57Nk3)

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