Nice Update on B5's creator, J.Michael Straczynski & Buddy the cat

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Christine Burel - 15 Jan 2004 13:51 GMT

Hi everyone,
If you remember the incredible rescue story from last year on how JMS saved
Buddy the cat, here's an update from the B5 moderated newsgroup.
Christine

"Jms at B5" <jmsatb5@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040113220736.21755.00001658@mb-m26.aol.com...

> For those who've been inquiring about the latest on Buddy....
>
> Well, I've finally answered one of the questions I've had about the whole

> the Boo clan (named for the first cat adopted out of this group, Boo, the

cat

> with one blue eye and one green eye). I suspected that one of the two
> progenitors of this group was a siamese, givens ome of the markings, a
> suspicion recently confirmed when one came out with all the siamese

recessive

> genes....
>
> And now Buddy, the king of the recessive genes, has answered the other

half of

> that question. The other progenitor was a Maine coon cat...which is what

> is, in spades.
>
> Maine coon cats are big, very funny, very predatory (in a cute way) cats

that

> can get to be 25 pounds or better. Not only does Buddy have all the

markings,

> inclusive of the big sweeping tail that's as long as he is...at 8 months

he is

> already 12 pounds without an ounce of fat there anywhere. By the time he
> finishes growing -- and Maine coon cats can grow into their third year --

> will be big enough to have his own zip code.
>
> I have let a furred Godzilla into my home.
>
> They are also known as the clowns of the cat species...as evidenced pretty

much

> every day, inclusive of the day he found the bag of plastic peanuts,

rolled

> around in same, until static electricity had covered him nose to tail in
> phosphorescent green styrofoam peanuts until you couldn't see a trace of
> fur...and went parading around the house as proud as if he'd just

discovered

> radium (which, given the green color, seemed about right). I scraped them

off,

> and they kept flying back onto him drawn by the static, but finally got

them

> all off...he ran off...I turned around...and he had done exactly the same

thing

> again. This time the pursuit went all over the house, leaving little bits

> peanut over every square inch.
>
> He doesn't meow, he chirrups and trills, Maine coon traits. So he wanders

the

> house, just talking to himself all day. I think he's worried about the
> economy, but I'm not sure.
>
> He's also the poster child for attempted suicide. Leaving out how he was
> found, every day he does something to elicit a shriek of horror from me.

In a

> ten minute span of time, for instance, he went from trying to chew through

> power cord at the socket (sticking his claws into the open socket below

for

> leverage), to wrapping the mouse cord under my desk around his neck like a
> noose, and finally, when chased out of my office, I looked out to find him
> sticking his paw into the toaster.
>
> It's like that every day with him. Every. Day.
>
> I don't know where he came from, but he does seem in an awful big hurry to

get

> back there. Whether he or I survive this process only the universe knows.
>
> If anyone sees a mushroom cloud rising from the Los Angeles area someday,

you

> will know that Buddy finally hit the big time....
>
> jms
>
> (jmsatb5@aol.com)
> (all message content (c) 2003 by synthetic worlds, ltd.,
> permission to reprint specifically denied to SFX Magazine
> and don't send me story ideas)

Wonderful update regarding Buddy! Sounds like life is not dull around your
house. A cat newsgroup I read was most interested in the original Buddy
story so I hope it's permissible to quote your update there.
Kindest regards,
Christine Burel

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Marina - 15 Jan 2004 14:57 GMT

> If you remember the incredible rescue story from last year on how JMS saved
> Buddy the cat, here's an update from the B5 moderated newsgroup.

Thanks for posting this, Christine! What a nice update, indeed. So glad to
hear Buddy is doing so well and keeping his new slave on his toes.

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Christine Burel - 15 Jan 2004 18:29 GMT

And for those of you who didn't hear the story, here's a weblink I just got
from the B5 moderated newsgroup plus photos re Buddy's rescue:

http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~bfrazer1/buddy/

Christine

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christine Burel" <cfburel@comcast.net>
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 6:51 AM
Subject: Nice Update on B5's creator, J.Michael Straczynski & Buddy the cat

> Hi everyone,
> If you remember the incredible rescue story from last year on how JMS saved
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> Kindest regards,
> Christine Burel

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jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 17 Jan 2004 23:22 GMT

> And for those of you who didn't hear the story, here's a weblink I
> just got from the B5 moderated newsgroup plus photos re Buddy's rescue:
> http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~bfrazer1/buddy/

I love it where JMS writes: "He is 8 months old in the last photo. I am
so doomed." That cat certainly is huge!!

This is such a great unfolding story. To think how close Buddy came to
being history in that sewer pipe, and now look at him!

Thanks for posting!!

Joyce

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jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 17 Jan 2004 23:36 GMT

> This is such a great unfolding story. To think how close Buddy
> came to being history in that sewer pipe, and now look at him!

Whoops - I just reread the first story, of the rescue, and was reminded
that it wasn't a sewer pipe, but a water pipe. Well, that's a little bit
better, I guess, not as gross - but dead is dead, so thankfully he was
rescued from the *water* pipe!

Joyce

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polonca12000 - 18 Jan 2004 22:17 GMT

Buddy is simply adorable! I love his markings. Thanks for the link,
Christine.
Best wishes,

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> And for those of you who didn't hear the story, here's a weblink I just got
> from the B5 moderated newsgroup plus photos re Buddy's rescue:
>
> http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~bfrazer1/buddy/

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Yowie - 19 Jan 2004 01:29 GMT

And doesn't he have "mischeif" printed all over his cute adorable fuzzy
little face?

I am very familiar with that look!

Yowie

> Buddy is simply adorable! I love his markings. Thanks for the link,
> Christine.
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> > http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~bfrazer1/buddy/
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jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 19 Jan 2004 11:01 GMT

> And doesn't he have "mischeif" printed all over his cute adorable
> fuzzy little face?

Yep. Maybe someone should teach JMS the word "hoolikitten". I mean,
he already knows what it is, even if he doesn't know the word for it
yet. :)

Joyce

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polonca12000 - 15 Jan 2004 22:02 GMT

Thanks, I loved it! It's a keeper.
Best wishes,

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Polonca & Soncek

> Hi everyone,
> If you remember the incredible rescue story from last year on how JMS saved
> Buddy the cat, here's an update from the B5 moderated newsgroup.
> Christine
>
> > For those who've been inquiring about the latest on Buddy....

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