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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2004I know fur is soft. I know cats are light.
But I am still fascinated by Ding's apparently newly favored bed: across a rack of hexagonal-head dumbbells. Maybe it's that they are cool; the air conditioning should be fixed in a few days, but until then... > But I am still fascinated by Ding's apparently newly favored bed: > across a rack of hexagonal-head dumbbells. > > Maybe it's that they are cool; the air conditioning should be fixed in a > few days, but until then... I find Sugar sometimes laying across the most angular hard surface she can find jutting into her. I think it is a form of self accu-pressure. > in article hcb-44F72C.12151528082004@text.giganews.com, Howard Berkowitz > at [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > can > find jutting into her. I think it is a form of self accu-pressure. As good an explanation as any. >> But I am still fascinated by Ding's apparently newly favored bed: >> across a rack of hexagonal-head dumbbells. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >she can find jutting into her. I think it is a form of self >accu-pressure. As a child, I had a tomcat that liked to sleep on the hot-water radiator during the summer. I still can't understand how he could be comfortable sleeping on something shaped like _/\_/\_/\_/\_.  SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > As a child, I had a tomcat that liked to sleep on the hot-water > radiator during the summer. I still can't understand how he could be > comfortable sleeping on something shaped like _/\_/\_/\_/\_. Frank and especially Nikki used to sleep on one of those, when I lived in a flat with that type of radiator. They slept on them in the winter, too, when they were hot. At some point or another a cat would shoot out from behind the curtains hanging down over the radiators, jump down on the floor and ooze out to cool off. Apparently it got a little too hot every once in a while. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > But I am still fascinated by Ding's apparently newly favored bed: > across a rack of hexagonal-head dumbbells. > > Maybe it's that they are cool; the air conditioning should be fixed in a > few days, but until then... He's just trying to live up to the tough guy image you named him for. Bet they are cool. And a lot of cats have plenty of their own padding. They like a place they feel safe and can keep an eye on their surroundings. Jo > > But I am still fascinated by Ding's apparently newly favored bed: > > across a rack of hexagonal-head dumbbells. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Jo Ah, but a tough guy under the right circumstances. His mentor, Mr. Clark, is also named after same -- and is busily washing my face as I type. "Howard Berkowitz" <hcb@gettcomm.com> > > Bet they are cool. And a lot of cats have plenty of their own padding. > > They like a place they feel safe and can keep an eye on their [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Clark, is also named after same -- and is busily washing my face as I > type. A very off topic question. I like Clancy's books, but just the ones he writes. Don't care for the project and co-writer ones. But I've missed something somewhere along the line. In the most recent paperback we have Jack Jr. and we have his twin cousins. Who are the twin's parents? Jo > "Howard Berkowitz" <hcb@gettcomm.com> > > > Bet they are cool. And a lot of cats have plenty of their own [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Jo This has frequently been argued on the alt.fan.tom-clancy newsgroup, and isn't very clear to anyone. Clancy himself occasionally chimes in, but I don't _think_ he has clarified this point. The best guess is that Jack Sr. has a sister, mentioned in passing in one book. We _think_ that they might be her children, by an Italian-American husband. > > "Howard Berkowitz" <hcb@gettcomm.com> > > > > Bet they are cool. And a lot of cats have plenty of their own [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Sr. has a sister, mentioned in passing in one book. We _think_ that they > might be her children, by an Italian-American husband. Thank you. So it wasn't my imagination that they were being written like their origin was some sort of "in" joke. I feel better now. Jo In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", Howard Berkowitz <hcb@gettcomm.com> artfully composed this message within <news:hcb-17D07A.21041428082004@text.giganews.com> on 28 Aug 2004: > This has frequently been argued on the alt.fan.tom-clancy > newsgroup, and isn't very clear to anyone. Clancy himself > occasionally chimes in, but I don't _think_ he has clarified > this point. The best guess is that Jack Sr. has a sister, > mentioned in passing in one book. We _think_ that they might be > her children, by an Italian-American husband. I just had a peek at that group and I was going to send a link to my dad because he's a huge fan of his books and even met him once, but there is too much spam there for me to begin to tell my dad how to read the pertinent stuff. Yowch. SignatureCheryl >But I am still fascinated by Ding's apparently newly favored bed: >across a rack of hexagonal-head dumbbells. > >Maybe it's that they are cool; the air conditioning should be fixed in a >few days, but until then... I know what you mean. Stinky always seems to drape himself over the weirdest surfaces. He once fell asleep in an open silverware drawer. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ > >But I am still fascinated by Ding's apparently newly favored bed: > >across a rack of hexagonal-head dumbbells. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I know what you mean. Stinky always seems to drape himself over the > weirdest surfaces. He once fell asleep in an open silverware drawer. It seems a good day for odd places. I went into the kitchen and found Mr. Clark overflowing a 7.5 quart marmite (think of a large wok with somewhat straight sides, intended for soups and stews that you want to reduce). Given this reference, I would say he is at least a 16 quart cat. In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", Howard Berkowitz <hcb@gettcomm.com> artfully composed this message within <news:hcb-4736DE.18125328082004@text.giganews.com> on 28 Aug 2004: > It seems a good day for odd places. I went into the kitchen and > found Mr. Clark overflowing a 7.5 quart marmite (think of a > large wok with somewhat straight sides, intended for soups and > stews that you want to reduce). Given this reference, I would > say he is at least a 16 quart cat. LOL What a visual!! SignatureCheryl In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", Howard Berkowitz <hcb@gettcomm.com> artfully composed this message within <news:hcb-44F72C.12151528082004@text.giganews.com> on 28 Aug 2004: > But I am still fascinated by Ding's apparently newly favored > bed: across a rack of hexagonal-head dumbbells. > > Maybe it's that they are cool; the air conditioning should be > fixed in a few days, but until then... It's amazing the places they will find to cool off! Even with AC (turned up high during the day, even when I'm home; I'm cheap) mine will still stretch out full length to cool off. Though right now, they are outside in the enclosure, but its shady out there, and a nice breeze is blowing, so it isn't too bad on this 90 degree day. SignatureCheryl |
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