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John F. Eldredge - 19 Sep 2003 05:10 GMT

I turned 46 yesterday (Sept. 17th), and one of my co-workers gave me
a helium balloon as a present. It is of the cushion-shaped plastic
variety, with a cartoon frog on it and the words "Happy Birthday!".
After work, I took the balloon home to see how my cats would react to
it. Only one of them would get anywhere near it, and she would slink
by on the opposite side of the room, keeping a careful watch lest it
prove to be a cat-eater. Katie, the cat in question, is normally
very talkative, but today I haven't heard a single meow from her.

I wonder what they think the balloon is? Some strange type of bird?
Possibly some type of hawk, since it hovers in place?

I plan to put the balloon in my bedroom, where the cats aren't
allowed to go, so that they will once again feel safe in roaming the
rest of the house. I started keeping the bedroom door shut after the
time that Katie threw up a hairball onto the bed at 3 AM. Cleaning
hairballs off the wood floor beats having to change the bed linens at
3 AM.

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polonca12000 - 19 Sep 2003 11:14 GMT

Happy purr-day, John! I loved the story.
Best wishes,

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Tanada - 20 Sep 2003 02:36 GMT

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LOL, SOUL BROTHER!!! My purrday is also Sept. 17th, though I won't 46
again in this lifetime. I turned 48. My crew went through all sorts of
trauma when Rob came home from the hospital. Merlin didn't like one of
Rob's balloons, and attacked it. It spitted out air in a high pitched
whine and all the cats headed for the hills. We still have one of the
balloons, it is still inflated, and the kids have decided that it is
bewitched.

Rob also received a bouquet of flowers. They weren't allowed in
Neurosurgery step-down, so I brought them home. Pine Cone ate them.

Pam S.

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Hopitus2 - 20 Sep 2003 05:10 GMT

Pine Cone would fit right in here, with the other 3 flower-eaters.

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jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 20 Sep 2003 09:04 GMT

> I turned 46 yesterday (Sept. 17th)

Happy Birthday - another September child! We have a lot of those. Well,
January is cold, after. :)

What about in the Southern Hemisphere? Do you folks have a lot of March
births?

> After work, I took the balloon home to see how my cats would react to
> it. Only one of them would get anywhere near it, and she would slink
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> I wonder what they think the balloon is? Some strange type of bird?
> Possibly some type of hawk, since it hovers in place?

This reminds me of a hilarious story that was posted here last year some
time, about a balloon that moved around the house at night and scared the
hell out of someone (a human)... and perhaps some cats as well. If anyone
has that story, I'd love to see it again.

So, be careful - you never know what that balloon monster might do in the
middle of the night.

Joyce

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