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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2004Hellooooooo
Hi all, I feel out of sorts being gone for a week, now catching up on school work. :( Dallas was nice and warm, although I am disappointed no cowboys, not even a horse in sight. :( Although the closest I came to "country" was at Gilley's where I rode the mechanical bull and tripped over my own feet trying to line dance. Oh - I'm sorry, I did see wild-life - they had armadillo races for us at Gilley's. What interesting little critters, and nut that I am, I even found them somewhat cute - although you should all be proud, I did not bring one home (can't stand the thought of feeding it earthworms....gross). My house feels *empty* - no fosters around making me laugh or entertaining me. *Huge Sigh* Although it was extremely nice to come back and see my own kids again. I woke up the next morning surrounded by cats, three of them laying on my chest. :) So Dallas was nice, survived Six Flags Over Texas (some really cool coasters!), and now come home to dreary typical Pittsburgh weather. :) Now it's time to get to the drudgery of homework - as I continue to procrastinate by reading postings to the newsgroup. I'll keep you all posted when I get new babies or update my site. Belated purrs to anyone that requested them while I was out of town, hope all the masters and their "slaves" are doing well.  SignatureJoJo http://home.comcast.net/~zookeepr/Index.htm > My house feels *empty* - no fosters around making me laugh or entertaining > m> e. *Huge Sigh* Although it was extremely nice to come back and see my own > kids again. I woke up the next morning surrounded by cats, three of them > laying on my chest. :) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > procrastinate by reading postings to the newsgroup. > JoJo Welcome back. Jim and I will be in Dallas the first week in July. It's heating up here in Texas, and I imagine it will be way hot in Dallas in July and we'd appreciate some of that dreary typical Pittsburgh weather. Actually, hurricane season starts tomorrow, so whatever Mother Nature provides, we won't complain too much, as long as it's not a hurricane. In our absence, we'll have some interesting guests for Cinder and Rosie. Our neighbors from Denmark are having several visitors that week, and we offered our two spare bedrooms for the overflow. In exchange, they will take care of our house and kitties. Annie No cluons were harmed when "JoJo" <stopspam@nospam.net> said: [snips] >So Dallas was nice, survived Six Flags Over Texas... Oh no! I live about *four miles* away from Six Flags. If you ever come out this way again, and feel like braving our filthy apartment, you can always drop in and meet Little Feet, and maybe Buster if he's in. Glad you enjoyed the area. I love it. Hugs and Purrs, Mark Oh, darned, is this the same Mark that takes those pictures that cause me to giggle? (I recall something about disconnected feet?? Or was that the drugs I'm on <smile>?) If I am ever in Dallas again for an extended stay, I will have to let you know. I was suffering kitty withdrawl. :) Thanks for the offer! JoJo > No cluons were harmed when "JoJo" <stopspam@nospam.net> said: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Hugs and Purrs, > Mark My son, when he was about fifteen or so, bought one of these karate t-shirts with big Japanese letters printed on the front and wore it to Six Flags Over Texas. As he came near a group of Japanese tourists, they suddenly began pointing at him and laughing their arses off. When he asked them rather testily what they were laughing at, one of them pointed and said they were laughing at his shirt; come to find out it said, "I'm an idiot" in Japanese > So Dallas was nice, survived Six Flags Over Texas (some really cool > coasters!), and now come home to dreary typical Pittsburgh weather. :) Now > it's time to get to the drudgery of homework - as I continue to > procrastinate by reading postings to the newsgroup. Signature"No, I could sleep, but I must not; death is too near; he must not steal up on me. These fifteen years I have been making ready for him; I will meet him awake." Maria Theresa When Clinton lied, no one died. > My son, when he was about fifteen or so, bought one of these karate > t-shirts with big Japanese letters printed on the front and wore it to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > pointed and said they were laughing at his shirt; come to find out it > said, "I'm an idiot" in Japanese Dave, I'm going to have to go ahead and accuse you of, um, creative storytelling again! It's a funny story, but I've heard that one before! Joyce PS - The phrase "I'm going to have to go ahead and..." comes from the movie Office Space. It's manager-speak for "I'm..." :) If you work in a corporate office and have not seen this movie, YOU MUST SEE IT. > My son, when he was about fifteen or so, bought one of these karate > t-shirts with big Japanese letters printed on the front and wore it to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > pointed and said they were laughing at his shirt; come to find out it > said, "I'm an idiot" in Japanese That's why I never buy any shirts with Chinese or Japanese characters on them. I would totally expect it to be something like that, but they would tell you it means "luck", or "happiness" or "prosperity" in the store! -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >>My son, when he was about fifteen or so, bought one of these karate >>t-shirts with big Japanese letters printed on the front and wore it to [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > -- > Britta Same goes the other way around, when (mostly) Japanese use "almost-English" on everyday items (clothing, foodstuffs etc.). See http://www.engrish.com/ SignatureChristine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) yahoo (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 Laku: DS B G 4.11 Y L W C+ I+++ T++/- A+ E H+ S+ V++ F Q+ P- B PA PL > Same goes the other way around, when (mostly) Japanese use > "almost-English" on everyday items (clothing, foodstuffs etc.). > See http://www.engrish.com/ Yes, that is a hilarious site! I didn't see anything that said "I am an idiot", though, so I think that's just an urban legend. (Hear that, Dave? :)) Joyce > Hi all, I feel out of sorts being gone for a week, now catching up on school > work. :( Dallas was nice and warm, although I am disappointed no cowboys, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > proud, I did not bring one home (can't stand the thought of feeding it > earthworms....gross). You should be pleased that those cute armadillos can't survive in your area. They really are interesting (and sort of prehistoric), but they do a *tremendous amount of damage. Twice, I have had them burrow under the air compressor outside my house. They dug such large burrows that the air conditioner was left with more than 1/4 of it hanging out over open space. Some people will find large numbers of holes, so it will look like someone has been digging throughout the yard, and one person in our area had to replace a large section of his driveway because the hole dug by an armadillo undermined it. My neighbor traps the armadillos for me in a special trap he designed (sort of a homegrown "havahart" trap), then he releases them miles away on a farm he owns where he doesn't mind all the digging they do. So, ...this is another of those creatures that is interesting from as distance but not something you want to see as a resident. MaryL >What interesting little critters, and >> nut that I am, I even found them somewhat cute - although you should all >be >> proud, I did not bring one home (can't stand the thought of feeding it >> earthworms....gross). Be very glad you didn't bring one home. I am an animal lover, and protect wildlife when I can, but I can't stand armadillos. They dig up flowers as soon as they come up. They have dug the back yard so bad it looks like plowed ground. Plus, they're the only animal that I know of that carries leprosy, which I find downright creepy. I don't think it's a form communicable to humans, but creepy nonetheless. My mother used to tell me not to mess with them, because they'll jump straight up and knock your teeth out...and old wives tale undoubtedly but rather original. The only thing I can think of nice to say about armadillos is that the babies are cute. Their heads look like little horses. Sherry > >What interesting little critters, and > >> nut that I am, I even found them somewhat cute - although you should all [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Sherry Yes, I forgot to mention leprosy in my reply. We are always told to be very careful not to touch them with our bare hands (as if I ever would!!), for that reason. http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/7739/dillo.html MaryL >Yes, I forgot to mention leprosy in my reply. We are always told to be very >careful not to touch them with our bare hands (as if I ever would!!), for >that reason. >http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/7739/dillo.html > >MaryL Mary! You might know the answer to this one. (please forgive me, rpca'rs, this is way OT again). I remembered you seem very knowledgeable about all things wildlife. I found a box turtle in one of the holes the armadillo dug. He looked stuck. I pulled him out. He went back into the hole, somehow even burrowing and covered himself up. He's still there, 24 hours later. He's not hibernating, it's the wrong time of year. He/she's isn't nesting, they don't attend their eggs. This is bugging me, bad. He can't be getting any air, or water, or food. Do you know anything about box turtles? I have looked all over the internet, and can't find the answer. Is there a turtle group that you know of? Thanks. Sherry >>Yes, I forgot to mention leprosy in my reply. We are always told to be very >>careful not to touch them with our bare hands (as if I ever would!!), for [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >the answer. Is there a turtle group that you know of? Thanks. >Sherry Here is a URL http://www.boxturtlesite.org/ > >Yes, I forgot to mention leprosy in my reply. We are always told to be very > >careful not to touch them with our bare hands (as if I ever would!!), for [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > the answer. Is there a turtle group that you know of? Thanks. > Sherry Hi Sherry, I really don't have any information about this situation. Any wildlife knowledge I have has been informally picked up as a result of growing up in a rural area, interest that developed early in life, and information gleaned from my brother-in-law (who died of leukemia years ago, but he was an avid environmentalist). In other words, I don't have any formal training in this area. My *guess* is that it might be best to leave the turtle alone since he went back to the same spot after you lifted him out once. He is probably getting more air than you think. Even though it's the wrong season for hibernation, many animals (especially cold-blooded) can survive under ground for remarkable periods of time. In fact, think about how fish can survive even when the surface of a pond is frozen. Here are a couple of sites you might like to look at: http://www.boxturtlesite.org/ http://www.maturtlerescue.org/ The second link is to a well-known rescue group in Massachusetts. The page lists an email link (which I realize is not fast enough for what you really need, but might be worth trying). I'm sorry I can't be of more help. MaryL > Mary! You might know the answer to this one. (please forgive me, rpca'rs, this > is way OT again). I remembered you seem very knowledgeable about all things [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > anything about box turtles? I have looked all over the internet, and can't find > the answer. Is there a turtle group that you know of? Thanks. Sherry, I can't give you a reason, but this is what my sister's turtle used to do. My sister's turtle was a European land turtle (there are several, but I don't know more specifically which kind this was) who had been handed in to the zoo when her family got bored with her (grrrr). There was no suitable space for her at the zoo, so my sister took care of her. She was called Josephine. When we were out on the island in the summer, my sister would take out the turtle sometimes and let it wander, following it closely all the time. Very often, Josephine would burrow down into the ground and stay there for hours. You had to be on your toes then, because you would forget about watching her, and suddenly she would decide to get up and walk away, and then she would disappear. We taped a scarlet napkin to her shell so that she would be easier to spot when she wandered off. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki >> >What interesting little critters, and >> >> nut that I am, I even found them somewhat cute - although you should [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >that reason. >http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/7739/dillo.html You know about the poker game in the leper colony, don't you? When they throw in their hand, they *really* *throw in their hand*. :P <rimshot> Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Kreisleriana <kreisleriana2@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Hellooooooo: >>Yes, I forgot to mention leprosy in my reply. We are always told to be very >>careful not to touch them with our bare hands (as if I ever would!!), for [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >they throw in their hand, they *really* *throw in their hand*. :P ><rimshot> [groaning] Just don't ask anyone there to lend you an ear. :-) Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL >>What interesting little critters, and >>> nut that I am, I even found them somewhat cute - although you should all [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Sherry Yeah, I agree, cute little dudes, but very destructive. One of my Uncles, who lives in Broken Bow, OK had a pond on the back of his land which he used to stock with catfish. Armadillos decided to burrow into the dam, and they ended up having to drain the pond twice. First time they trapped and relocated some armadillos, lined the dam with rocks filled the pond and restocked it. Next spring they came back and destroyed the dam again. More traps, drained the pond and lined the dam with concrete. Still has to keep an eye out, since the armadillos still like to burrow under the edge of the concrete. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html |
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