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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / November 2004Love is in the air.. Or I guess not
This is both on and off topic, but anyway... Lately, a girl (no, woman) has more and more made it clear to me that she thinks I am the answer to her dreams. On Friday she told me in pure words. Of course I was flattered, because I like her very much, too, but... I just don't think I can do it. We have been talking a lot during the past months, and she has told me that she doesn't like cats. Doesn't like cats? I thought that when she met my two loved ones she would change her mind about that, but the final answer came today. Me and a friend were sitting at a local pub watching football (soccer) on TV when she suddenly came in. "What?" she said, "Are you watching football? You're so boring!" And then she went straight out again, without even sitting down for five minutes. I just can't figure out how to deal with sharing my life with her, having to apologize for having cats, and to apologize for being interested in football. The cat part is the worst. It may sound strange to people not having cats, but Teti and Tin?viel are so important friends to me, that I can't, in any way, compromise on that... Oh, another thing, one day last week she had been to the doctor and was examined by a black man. That was almost too much for her to take. I tried to talk to her about it, but it just came down to the fact that she doesn't trust black people... So, I hereby declare myself free to be picked by another cat loving, football tolerant, non-racist girl (woman, as well)! Just drop me a line... :-) Hans  SignatureHans Schr?der han-schr@online.no > This is both on and off topic, but anyway... > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Hans Forget her. Find a cat-loving , non racist woman, You might have to compromise on the football. Tweed > Forget her. Find a cat-loving , non racist woman, You might have to > compromise on the football. Well, he DID say "football tolerant"! So long as she's not expected to share his enthusiasm, it shouldn't be difficult. (Just allow him to watch the games in peace, and don't plan any big social events to conflict with an important match!) You've had a lucky escape! Signaturehttp://zeotropeburmese.kiwiwebhost.net.nz -- Burmese are like potato chips, you can't just have one. > This is both on and off topic, but anyway... > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Hans > This is both on and off topic, but anyway... > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Hans Just make sure she's not a Liverpool supporter. :) > This is both on and off topic, but anyway... > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Hans Wow. You definitely have very very divergent priorities and understandings. I think it would be good to just stay friends. I'm sure you will find someone that likes cats. It seems a lot easier to find women that like cats than men. > Wow. You definitely have very very divergent priorities and > understandings. I think it would be good to just stay friends. I'm > sure you will find someone that likes cats. It seems a lot easier to > find women that like cats than men. I thought a lot of women liked men. ;-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. <---------------------snip--------------------->. >So, I hereby declare myself free to be picked by another cat loving, >football tolerant, non-racist girl (woman, as well)! Just drop me a line... >:-) Smart move Hans. You're way too good of a man for (by your description) that shallow babe. I feel sorry for any guy she latches on to. -bonbon >Hans Hans Schrøder wrote: > Me and a friend were sitting at a local pub watching football (soccer) on TV > when she suddenly came in. "What?" she said, "Are you watching football? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > apologize for having cats, and to apologize for being interested in > football. *I* "can't figure out" why you'd even want to TRY!!! I don't think most women regard football (either American or European style) with the same passion men do, but they learn to live with it. Not letting you enjoy a game on TV (especially in company with a male friend at the pub) without making snide comments doesn't bode well for the future, IMO. If people expect to enter into a permanent relationship without making ANY concessions, they're better off alone. Now if you insisted on dragging HER to football games when she's not at all interested, that would be something else again. > The cat part is the worst. It may sound strange to people not having cats, > but Teti and Tinùviel are so important friends to me, that I can't, in any > way, compromise on that... I think, so far as most of us are concerned, "love me, love my cat(s)" goes without saying. As well ask a mother to give up her children (and I doubt any normal mother would even consider THAT). > Oh, another thing, one day last week she had been to the doctor and was > examined by a black man. That was almost too much for her to take. I tried > to talk to her about it, but it just came down to the fact that she doesn't > trust black people... Sounds like she has a war on with the world. Even if she's a spectacular beauty, and your "dream girl", do you really need someone with so many "atttudes"? > So, I hereby declare myself free to be picked by another cat loving, > football tolerant, non-racist girl (woman, as well)! Just drop me a line... > :-) Wise decision! (I'd consider it, but I'm probably at least old enough to be your grandmother, so you'll have to look elsewhere.) ;-) > So, I hereby declare myself free to be picked by another cat loving, > football tolerant, non-racist girl (woman, as well)! Just drop me a line... > :-) > > Hans Well, Hans, it can be a painful experience (speaking from experience here), but in the long run it's far better to find out now than a few years down the line. I'm approaching 50, and didn't meet Nancy until just a very few years ago. We've been married almost 5 years and I can tell you that finding the right (cat-loving, of course) woman is absolutely worth the wait! Dan >So, I hereby declare myself free to be picked by another cat loving, >football tolerant, non-racist girl (woman, as well)! Just drop me a line... >:-) > >Hans Sorry to be blunt, but your girlfriend sounds, well, selfish, intolerant and just plain ... icky. But then I've been married for 31 years and have forgotten how to "date" so I'm probably the worst person in the world to give dating advice. Sherry "Hans Schrøder" <han-schr@online.no> had some very interesting things to say about Love is in the air.. Or I guess not: >We have been talking a lot during the past months, and she has told me that >she doesn't like cats. Doesn't like cats? I thought that when she met my two >loved ones she would change her mind about that, but the final answer came >today. Strike one: you like cats and she doesn't. >Me and a friend were sitting at a local pub watching football (soccer) on TV >when she suddenly came in. "What?" she said, "Are you watching football? >You're so boring!" And then she went straight out again, without even >sitting down for five minutes. Strike two: she insults you in public, in front of your friends. >The cat part is the worst. It may sound strange to people not having cats, >but Teti and Tinùviel are so important friends to me, that I can't, in any >way, compromise on that... Why should you? They had you before she came along, and IMO they treat you better. >Oh, another thing, one day last week she had been to the doctor and was >examined by a black man. That was almost too much for her to take. I tried >to talk to her about it, but it just came down to the fact that she doesn't >trust black people... Strike three (and it's a biggie!): she's a bigot. Trust me, you CAN do MUCH better than this b*tch. Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL Hans Schrøder wrote: > So, I hereby declare myself free to be picked by another cat loving, > football tolerant, non-racist girl (woman, as well)! Just drop me a line... Good for you! SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com "Hans Schrder" <han-schr@online.no> wrote: > So, I hereby declare myself free to be picked by another cat loving, > football tolerant, non-racist girl (woman, as well)! Hans, you're well rid of her. If she's this annoying now, I'm sure you would hate her after living with her a while! These kinds of differences between people usually get worse over time, not better. Besides, she sounds immature and bigotted to me. I'm sure there's someone out there who's much better for you. (Hey, why not volunteer at an animal shelter? At least you would know that any woman you met there would be an animal lover!) Joyce > This is both on and off topic, but anyway... > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Hans Anyone who is attached to cats and football is unlikely to be happy in a partnership with someone who dislikes both. As far as the black doctor goes, give her the benefit of the doubt. I've had doctors from a virtual united nations of cultural backgrounds. And aside from some communication problems it been pretty much fine. With the exception of one black doctor who worked for the medical group I use briefly. He was a good doctor. Hit a difficult diagnosis on the head first try. But he was also an arrogant disagreeable a.shole. Who never listened to patients. I'd trust him with my life if I were comatose, but if I were conscious and he were treating me the stress would likely cause a stroke. Brilliant scientific mind. No people skills whatsoever. And he wasn't even a surgeon. Jo >As far as the black doctor goes, give her the benefit of the doubt. I've >had doctors from a virtual united nations of cultural backgrounds. And [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Jo I wouldn't give her the benefit of the doubt as explained by Hans. In his post he didn't say the girl freaked out because there were communication problems or that the doc was an arrogant fool, just that he was black. That's racism - period. Communication problems occur in all sorts of situations, and arrogance can appear in all genders, races, religions, cultures etc. But I think that to object to being examined by any doc just on grounds of skin colour of said doc is not acceptable IMO. Just my £0.02 :-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > Just my £0.02 :-) > > Cheers, helen s Would you call that "just my 2 pence?" Seriously, I'm curious about the British monetary system. I've never really been able to understand it. How many pence in a half crown, or a crown, how much is a bob, and so forth? I can spend money in any language, I just don't understand it. Pam S. ignorant > I'm curious about the > British monetary system. I've never really been able to understand it. > How many pence in a half crown, or a crown, how much is a bob, and so > forth? I can spend money in any language, I just don't understand it. I know that a quid is a pound, but that's all I know. I wonder what a shilling is... >Would you call that "just my 2 pence?" Yup - or, "Just my two penn'orth." >Seriously, I'm curious about the >British monetary system. I've never really been able to understand it. > How many pence in a half crown, or a crown, how much is a bob, and so >forth? I can spend money in any language, I just don't understand it. > >Pam S. ignorant Well, pre-decimalisation days, we had pounds(£), shillings(s) and pence(d). There were 240 pence (pennies) to one pound. A shilling was made up of 12 pennies, so there were 20 shillings to the pound. A bob was a shilling (written as 1s or 1/-). Half-a-crown as 2shillings and sixpence (written as 2/6d or 2s 6d), hence a crown was 5 shillings (written as 5s or 5/-) Of course, we also had guineas... a guinea was £1 and 1 shilling, or, 21shillings, or 21/- Then we went decimal... so we got rid of shillings. We now have pounds (£) and pence (p). There are 100 pennies in a pound. So... 1d = 2.4p and 1/- (or 1s) = 5p I was a schoolkid when we went decimal over here and had great fun, as we kids found it no hassle at all, but I remember adult relatives having a heck of a time doing conversions... I think that experience is why *now* have little problem flitting between metric & imperial measurements. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- The phrase would be spoken as "just my tuppenceworth" or possibly "just my two-pennyworth" depending on region. I'm afraid nowadays it's pretty boring: 100 pence = 1 pound. But in the old days (until February 1971) our coinage was like this: Farthing (a quarter of a penny) Halfpenny ((pronounced haypney) half a penny) Penny (a two-hundred-and-fortieth of a pound) Threepence ((pronounded thruppence) three pennies, came as an 8-sided coin) Sixpence ((or Tanner) six pennies, the first silver-coloured coin) Shilling ((or Bob) twelve pennies, twentieth of a pound) Florin ((2 shillings) ie twenty-four pennies or tenth of a pound) Half-Crown ((2.5 shillings, or "2 bob and a tanner") an eighth of a pound) Crown ((5 shillings, or "5 bob") a quarter of a pound) [dropped in the 50's] Ten Shillings ((our first paper denomination) half a pound The Pound Sterling (A quid, or a Nicker) The Guinea ((traditionally gold) one pound and one shilling The Sovereign ((always solid gold) varies with the bullion price, say 40 poundish) Hope that helps :-) Thanks for reminding me what wonderful complicated old times I lived in! Purrs Gordon & the TT SignatureFeline family viewable at: http://community.webshots.com/user/exocat > Would you call that "just my 2 pence?" Seriously, I'm curious about > the British monetary system. I've never really been able to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Pam S. ignorant > The phrase would be spoken as "just my tuppenceworth" or possibly > "just my two-pennyworth" depending on region. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Hope that helps :-) If you lived in complicated times, then I guess most of us have as well. Thank you both (Helen and Gordon) for the explainations. I think I'd still have a problem figuring it all out if I had to do the old system. But it's more interesting and varied than the US system using base ten. Pam S. > If you lived in complicated times, then I guess most of us have as well. > Thank you both (Helen and Gordon) for the explainations. I think I'd > still have a problem figuring it all out if I had to do the old system. > But it's more interesting and varied than the US system using base ten. As does the "metric" system. I've often wondered, though - it's obvious that counting by base ten arose from the fact that humans have ten fingers, but how did base twelve arise? Was there a time in pre-history when people in Britain had six fingers on each hand? (And when it comes to linear measure, there are twelve inches to a foot.) >> If you lived in complicated times, then I guess most of us have as well. >> Thank you both (Helen and Gordon) for the explainations. I think I'd [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > when people in Britain had six fingers on each hand? (And when it comes to > linear measure, there are twelve inches to a foot.) I still use linear measure. I was taught it at school, along with pounds, shillings and pence. I can invisage exactly something that is a foot, three feet, six feet or an inch long or wide. Tell me in cms and I'm lost. I suspect my grandmother was right when she said decimal currency came in to raise the price of everything. by x 2. I can still calculate in ?sd too. When I was quite a little girl, I was very keen on horse-riding, and I dearly wanted to have a pair of jodhpurs, outside the scope of my mom's budget at 5 guineas. Huge price. I saved up my pocket money, half a crown a week, 8 to a pound, so I needed 40 odd weeks of saving. I set out to do it. I got half way there when my godfather matched what I'd saved. He never indicated that he would. He's been dead for years, but I'll never forget that he did that and I got my special "horse-riding trousers." I went on eventually to get my own horse. It wasn't a flash in the pan interest. I couldn't afford one that was broken in so I got a two year old and broke her in myself. Ouch, ouch and ouch. We parted company quite a number of times. Did it though ;-)) I was 18. Just a few OT childhood memories, hope you all don't mind. I was a country child. Tweed Tweed wrote: ---------------------<snip>---------------------- >Just a few OT childhood memories, hope you all don't mind. I was a country >child. What a lovely reminiscence. Thanks. It's nice to hear about a child so determined to persevere as you obviously were. Regards and Purrs, O J > The phrase would be spoken as "just my tuppenceworth" or possibly > "just my two-pennyworth" depending on region. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Gordon & the TT I wonder if we'll ever have to get used to the Euro? ;-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. <snippage> >>Thanks for reminding me what wonderful complicated old times I lived >>in! [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I wonder if we'll ever have to get used to the Euro? ;-) We've had it for nearly three years, but I still convert everything to Marks. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >I wonder if we'll ever have to get used to the Euro? ;-) I do hope so! Cheers, helen s (confirmed Europhile) --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >> I wonder if we'll ever have to get used to the Euro? ;-) > > I do hope so! > > Cheers, helen s > (confirmed Europhile) It will save Frank from having to change money when he teleports over to Waffles. ;-) 1 Euro approx 14 shillings. ;-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. >> Just my ?0.02 :-) >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Pam S. ignorant The crown, half crown and bob (shilling) were pre-decimal coins, they ceased in 1971. Now it's just 100 pennies to the pound. I still convert prices to the old currency just to tease my mother, if she buys something for 50p I say gosh, that's 10 shillings in real money. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. >So, I hereby declare myself free to be picked by another cat loving, >football tolerant, non-racist girl (woman, as well)! Just drop me a line... >:-) > >Hans Sensible man. Whilst I can understand the dislike of football ... I'm a cycling fan myself ;-) The dislike of cats is unforgiveable, as is the racism. Get yourself a proper woman! Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >>So, I hereby declare myself free to be picked by another cat loving, >>football tolerant, non-racist girl (woman, as well)! Just drop me a line... [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Sensible man. Whilst I can understand the dislike of football ... Wait a minute, Helen, there's a lot for women to look at in a football match. ;o) SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Wait a minute, Helen, there's a lot for women to look at in a football > match. ;o) I often forget that "football", in any place except the USA, refers to that game where a bunch of guys run around kicking a round ball. Instead, throughout this thread, I've been imagining the *American* game of football, which is quite different. And believe me, Marina, there is nothing at all to look at in an American football game - it's all shoulder pads and helmets. I'm sure I could tolerate a partner who watched American football, but I would find it extremely boring myself, and it would just have to be one of those things we did separately. (And the TV would have to be in a room with a closing door!) What the rest of the world calls football (and we call soccer) is something that I, not generally a sports fan, might actually be convinced to watch if I lived with a fan. Joyce - whose "housemates" enjoy the same tv programming I do: shows about cats! > This is both on and off topic, but anyway... > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Hans I think you've made the right decision Hans. :D Hans, I can abide football just don't expect me to stand and yell "Go team!" or anything like that. As to racism, it's taboo in my book. I am about 50% Finn and am often told I look 20 years younger than my actual age. I feel it, too. Been alone last 5 years except for cats. There's always travel and relocation.... Pat >Hans, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Pat Ooooooo...........love IS in the air! GO PAT! -bonbon >>Hans, >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > -bonbon WOW! Yes, but remember, Pat, he can be a bit grumpy ;-) Don't burn any boats. Tweed > So, I hereby declare myself free to be picked by another cat loving, > football tolerant, non-racist girl (woman, as well)! Just drop me a > line... :-) > > Hans Hans you're wll rid of her. Anyone who doesn't like cats and is also a racist, doesn't deserve you. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. I'll be in that Hans, but I must tell you I'll soon be 72 interested? LOL!! I'm only joking Hans dont run to the backwoods yet. Still laughing Jean.P. > This is both on and off topic, but anyway... > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > Hans Schr?der > han-schr@online.no |
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