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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2007Pics of found kittens - need name suggestions
Took 'em by surprise. Have a look. Sooo beautiful. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lightwell/ > Took 'em by surprise. Have a look. Sooo beautiful. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lightwell/ Hey, you said there were 4 kittens - I see 5! The tortie and the cream-and-black are both girls, yes. Their coloring gives them away. Can't tell about the others, of course. They really are beautiful. This reminds me of the thread we just had about "which type of cat would you like?" - where people were saying "I want a black cat, an orange cat, a tabby," etc. Sounds like you got one of each in this bunch. :) Joyce > > Took 'em by surprise. Have a look. Sooo beautiful. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lightwell/ > Hey, you said there were 4 kittens - I see 5! Oops, I counted one of them twice - the stripey one ("kitten 3"). He/she was in two photos and I didn't notice it was the same kitty. Must have been because of the advanced state of kitten fever. Joyce > > Took 'em by surprise. Have a look. Sooo beautiful. > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/lightwell/ [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Joyce Thanks to god it`s only 4 of them.<g> Tommy is two times there, one time in the pic with Lily. But I went in a second time to get better shots. That`s what I think too, the Tortie and Lily should be girls. Tommy and the black one could be tomcats. We`ll see.<bg> Later. Sometime. I might keep all of them. They are so anxious that I couldn`t even show them to interested people. And it breaks my heart to keep them for days in the bathroom. But my other ones? Well, they are accustomed to new house-mates.But 4 of them. Hmmmm. Bettina > Thanks to god it`s only 4 of them.<g> > Tommy is two times there, one time in the pic with Lily. > But I went in a second time to get better shots. Yes, see my second post, where I figured that out. :) > That`s what I think too, the Tortie and Lily should be girls. > Tommy and the black one could be tomcats. That black and white tux cat is the crabbiest looking kitten! :) But I guess if someone left me in a basket in front of a stranger's house, I'd be crabby too. :) Hope he (or she) is in a better mood soon. > I might keep all of them. They are so anxious that I couldn`t even > show them to interested people. > And it breaks my heart to keep them for days in the bathroom. > But my other ones? Well, they are accustomed to new house-mates.But 4 > of them. Hmmmm. It does seem like a lot of new cats, doesn't it? Your household will probably adjust, though, especially since they all get to go outside. That gives them space to adjust their territories and so forth. Also, these 4 are still kittens - easier to integrate. But can you afford them?? I can certainly see why you're so tempted. They're very cute. Joyce On 11 Dez., 21:27, bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > > Thanks to god it`s only 4 of them.<g> > > Tommy is two times there, one time in the pic with Lily. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Joyce Yep - the little tuxedo looks definitely pi**ed. You can`t blame him though. Imagine - taken away from your mother, your home, put into a card board box and left in the cold (only 1 hour). Put into a huge rabbit cage and then into an unheated bathroom. Handled by strangers. Eeek.<g> He is the one I fell immediately in love with. No clue why. He is the one where I decided at once to keep at least him. <sigh> Half an hour ago I was on the point of thinking I would keep the two girls as it seems so cruel to hand so fragile ones to strangers. And give the boys away. Now I am beginning to cheat on myself. Let`s see, the last headcount came up with 9 cats here. But - ìf I don`t count Peter as belonging to me, because he only sleeps here in winter and is the whole day out on the neighbours ground, I end up with 8 cats which are mine. Hmmm. 8+4=12. Doesn`t feel wrong. 13 does. At the moment I am playing with the thought of keeping `em all. You shouldn`t part family. I am so tempted to just open the bathroom door and let fate take its way. The older ones will cautously filter in and meet the aliens. There will be a lot of hissing and spitting.<g> But they still got their baby-protection and nobody would hurt them. But what I know for sure, as it always has worked this way - if I radiate that "They" are now living here. And that "They" have to be accepted because from NOW on theyi are family, my others will accept. If I would not be sure of my decision I would radiate feelings that would lead my cats to not accept the new ones. That`s true. Well, I have to sleep about it. Bettina Wow! *12* Cats!!! What can I say..... Welcome to the 12-Cat Club !!!! (I have 12 cats and 1 dog) :) On 11 Dez., 21:27, bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > Bettina <textw...@web.de> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Joyce Yep - the little tuxedo looks definitely pi**ed. You can`t blame him though. Imagine - taken away from your mother, your home, put into a card board box and left in the cold (only 1 hour). Put into a huge rabbit cage and then into an unheated bathroom. Handled by strangers. Eeek.<g> He is the one I fell immediately in love with. No clue why. He is the one where I decided at once to keep at least him. <sigh> Half an hour ago I was on the point of thinking I would keep the two girls as it seems so cruel to hand so fragile ones to strangers. And give the boys away. Now I am beginning to cheat on myself. Let`s see, the last headcount came up with 9 cats here. But - ìf I don`t count Peter as belonging to me, because he only sleeps here in winter and is the whole day out on the neighbours ground, I end up with 8 cats which are mine. Hmmm. 8+4=12. Doesn`t feel wrong. 13 does. At the moment I am playing with the thought of keeping `em all. You shouldn`t part family. I am so tempted to just open the bathroom door and let fate take its way. The older ones will cautously filter in and meet the aliens. There will be a lot of hissing and spitting.<g> But they still got their baby-protection and nobody would hurt them. But what I know for sure, as it always has worked this way - if I radiate that "They" are now living here. And that "They" have to be accepted because from NOW on theyi are family, my others will accept. If I would not be sure of my decision I would radiate feelings that would lead my cats to not accept the new ones. That`s true. Well, I have to sleep about it. Bettina  Signature-- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > Wow! *12* Cats!!! What can I say..... > [quoted text clipped - 84 lines] > > - Zitierten Text anzeigen - Ups, I just answered Adrain before reading your post.<g> So you are the other crazy one. How does it go with 12 cats?? I presume you have a house and they can go out and in as they wish? In winter my now 9 cats fight for the best places inside. How is it with 12? Questions I might be able myself in a few weeks. Bettina > > At the moment I am playing with the thought of keeping `em all. You > > shouldn`t part family. Okay, if the tux were my boy his name would be "Ordo," after the character from Republic Commando...a parentless 4 year old who fights to protect his siblings from certain death...and gets the whole lot of 'em adopted by a Mando training sergeant. --Fil On 11 Dez., 23:26, "Magic Mood Jeep" <Nob...@Nowhere.Net> wrote: > Wow! *12* Cats!!! What can I say..... > > Welcome to the 12-Cat Club !!!! (I have 12 cats and 1 dog) > > :) Ups, I just answered Adrain before reading your post.<g> So you are the other crazy one. How does it go with 12 cats?? I presume you have a house and they can go out and in as they wish? In winter my now 9 cats fight for the best places inside. How is it with 12? Questions I might be able myself in a few weeks. Bettina My 12 stay indoors all the time. We live too close to a major busy street to let them out. There are some skirmishes, but mostly they get along, or avoid each other. Signature-- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep >On 11 Dez., 23:26, "Magic Mood Jeep" <Nob...@Nowhere.Net> wrote: >> Wow! *12* Cats!!! What can I say..... >> >> Welcome to the 12-Cat Club !!!! (I have 12 cats and 1 dog) >> :) >Ups, I just answered Adrain before reading your post.<g> >So you are the other crazy one. How does it go with 12 cats?? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >There are some skirmishes, but mostly they get along, or avoid each other. People ask me that when they find out how many kibs I have. (19, with the little guys) They get along very well, with no major fights in quite a while. All but the babies have been neutered/spayed, and that helps alot. My vet will not neuter until they are about 6 months old, and wants to do the full work up on them before hand. I don't usually have that done (too much $$$), but because Teddy has to have an umbilical hernia repaired, it has to be done. Side note: it has been snowing quite hard here most of the day. For Braeden, who lives outside (Her choice - she may come in next week when it gets quite a bit colder) it was time to make snowballs and play with them. She pats snow into paw sized balls, then smacks them around the driveway. It is so cute to watch her! <G> Mishi > On 11 Dez., 23:26, "Magic Mood Jeep" <Nob...@Nowhere.Net> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)(c) > email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) comhttp://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep Wow, that`s something . All in the house and sort of peace.<g> It is mostly the tomcats here who, even being neutered and able to go out, every now and then get into a hissing and spitting event. Seems to depend of the mood they are in. Since the kittens are here (still in hinding under the tiled stove), my other cats seems to be nervous and in a bad mod. Today and yesrterday all the tomcats where having stand-ups against each other. <sigh> Hope this works out well alltogether. > > > Took 'em by surprise. Have a look. Sooo beautiful. > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/lightwell/ [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > - Show quoted text - How about Eeeny, Meeny, Miney and Mo? ;o) or Eins, Zwei, Drei und Vier? ;o) or Vier kleine Babyskatzen versteckend in der Hecke: Geldpfennig, James Bond, Q" und M" :o) Helen M On 11 Dez., 21:29, leoparduswei...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > > > > Took 'em by surprise. Have a look. Sooo beautiful. > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/lightwell/ [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > - Zitierten Text anzeigen - I usually shout a name loud as if calling someone in a distance. Names have to be shoutable.<g> But thanks for your suggestions.<g> And what a good german you write. Bettina > But thanks for your suggestions.<g> > And what a good german you write. > > Bettina Vielen Dank. Meine Brüderleben in Stuttgart, damit ich üben darf mein Deutsch und der wir in Deutschland gelebt haben, als ich ein Kind war. Plus es hilft ich, die Sprache zu mögen! Helen M > Vielen Dank. Meine Br?derleben in Stuttgart, damit ich ?ben darf mein > Deutsch und der wir in Deutschland gelebt haben, als ich ein Kind war. > Plus es hilft ich, die Sprache zu m?gen! Just curious, does Br?derleben mean brother-in-law? I know very little German, so this is just a wild guess. (Well, I do know that Br?der means brother, and I *think* leben means "love", right? So I'm fishing here...) Joyce > Just curious, does Br?derleben mean brother-in-law? I know very little > German, so this is just a wild guess. (Well, I do know that Br?der means > brother, and I *think* leben means "love", right? So I'm fishing here...) > > Joyce No, basically my typing is crap! Because Miss Lily Whiskers likes to help! The general gist, (and my german is really not that good), is My Brother lives in Stuttgart so I can practice my German and I lived in Germany as a child. It also helps I like the language! Helen M > > Just curious, does Br?derleben mean brother-in-law? I know very > little > > German, so this is just a wild guess. (Well, I do know that Br?der means > > brother, and I *think* leben means "love", right? So I'm fishing here...) > > > > Joyce > No, basically my typing is crap! Because Miss Lily Whiskers likes to > help! > The general gist, (and my german is really not that good), is > My Brother lives in Stuttgart so I can practice my German and I lived > in Germany as a child. It also helps I like the language! Ah, so "leben" = "live", not "love"? I get that mixed up. Joyce > > > Just curious, does Br?derleben mean brother-in-law? I know very > > little [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Ah, so "leben" = "live", not "love"? I get that mixed up. "lieben" = "love" pronounced leebn brother in law is, um, huh, this is weird. I know how to say father in law and I would think it would follow the same pattern, but ... Ah. It *is* weird Brother in law is Schwager. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > > Vielen Dank. Meine Br?derleben in Stuttgart, damit ich ?ben darf mein > > Deutsch und der wir in Deutschland gelebt haben, als ich ein Kind war. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > German, so this is just a wild guess. (Well, I do know that Br?der means > brother, and I *think* leben means "love", right? So I'm fishing here...) Ummm... I think there should be a space between "Brüder" and "leben" (two words, not one). "Leben" is the German noun for "life", so I'd assume the phrase says something about a brother who lives in Stuttgart. > Ummm... I think there should be a space between "Br?der" and > "leben" (two words, not one). "Leben" is the German noun > for "life", so I'd assume the phrase says something about a > brother who lives in Stuttgart. Well, clearly your analysis is better than mine. I thought "leben" meant "love", so I was thinking that maybe Br?der + leben (which I thought was a single, compound word) might mean "brother-in-law". Never mind. :) Joyce > > Ummm... I think there should be a space between "Br?der" and > > "leben" (two words, not one). "Leben" is the German noun [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Joyce If I recall my German from *&* years ago, lieben is the the verb for love. Leben is the word for life or live. Help, Bettina! Sam > bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > - Zitierten Text anzeigen - Ich lebe - I live or I am alive Du lebst - You are living or You are alive Ich liebe - I love Ich liebe Dich - I love you Ich liebe meine Katzen - I love my cats :-) More ? > Ich lebe - I live or I am alive > Du lebst - You are living or You are alive > Ich liebe - I love > Ich liebe Dich - I love you > Ich liebe meine Katzen - I love my cats :-) Well, now I don't feel quite so dumb for thinking that "lebe" or "leben" (depending on the person/number, I guess?) meant love - the two words are very close, at least in the spelling. Do they sound similar? Joyce > > Ich lebe - I live or I am alive > > Du lebst - You are living or You are alive [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > two words are very close, at least in the spelling. Do they sound > similar? Not quite. In German, "ie" is pronounced "ee" as in "seek", "e" is pronounce "ay" as in "take". (More or less - there are actually about four different ways of pronouncing the letter "e" in German, depending upon the word, but they all sound alike to my USAian ears.) Used to drive me nuts when my German voice coach would correct my German by saying, "No, no - it should be pronounced 'ay', not 'ay'!" - to my ears he was pronouncing both the same. On 13 Dez., 19:35, bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > > Ich lebe - I live or I am alive > > Du lebst - You are living or You are alive [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Joyce Leben- the "e`s" pronounced like in "get". Lieben- the "i" pronounced like in "eek" , the "e" pronounced like in "get". >>bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > Ich liebe Dich - I love you > Ich liebe meine Katzen - I love my cats :-) My German was primarily learned by singing it, but shouldn't the possessive agree with the noun? ("meinen" - plural, rather than "meine" - singular?) On 13 Dez., 19:44, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <evgm...@earthlink.net> wrote: > >>bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > - Zitierten Text anzeigen - There are things mixed up here. God, where are my own grammatical lessons vanished to? How to explain? I can`t, it`s too difficult for me and would take a lot of place as in german grammar anything seems to be possible and there are lots of exceptions from/of rules. possessive singular - "mein Zeh" = my toe. (der Zeh - singular, masculine) possessive plural - "meine Zehen" = my toes. possssive singular - "meine Handtasche" = my handbag. (die Handtasche - singular, feminin) possessive plural - "meine Handtaschen = my handbags possssive singular - "mein Auto" = my car (das Auto - singular, neutrum) possessive plural - "meine Autos" = my cars Obviously the possessive goes with the gender of the noun. (we have three genders) But sometimes it is the same possessive as used with another gender. God, I have no clue about the exceptions.<g> There are several different rules applying here+exceptions. I know that but can`t explain right now. If anyone would like to go deeper into that I happily will find out for him. It is about 30 years ago that I got my own language grammar explained. I just use it.<g> There is no possessive word "meinen". "meinen" comes from the noun "Meinung" = opinion // "Meiner Meinung nach... - in my opininon...// I am pretty sure no one wishes to use this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_grammar German grammar is really awful to deal with. Bettina > If anyone would like to go deeper into that I happily will find out > for him. > It is about 30 years ago that I got my own language grammar explained. > I just use it.<g> Never ask a person to explain the grammar of their own language. :) I can explain Spanish grammar a lot better than I can English. Of course, part of the reason for that is that Spanish grammar is much more orderly and sensible. But also, I learned it when I was in my 20s, as a non-native speaker, and had to have it explained in a theoretical, systematic way. Whereas I learned English grammar mostly by osmosis. My 8th grade English teacher tried to instill some theory, and I remember some of it, but she lost me when we started learning about different "cases". As you said, I just use it. :) Joyce On 13 Dez., 21:24, bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > > If anyone would like to go deeper into that I happily will find out > > for him. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Joyce Thank you for understanding my difficulties here. I even forgot the right grammatical terms and had to work around them.<g> > There are things mixed up here. > God, where are my own grammatical lessons vanished to? How to [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > have > three genders) ... four, if you include plural! ...and four cases (Nominative, Accusitive, Genitive, Dative) ! How well I remember that little table I learned in order to use the correct article. It's on the Wikipedia link, of course. I nearly always used the correct article and declination. I guess I just had a good memory, or a natural flair for languages. "Einem von dieses, bitte" - "one of those, please" was one of the more extreme examples I recall! My teacher couldn't understand how I managed to get such a high score in the aural exam - 95% - "Du nichts im klasse gut sind!" :-) The one example of German grammar the teacher refused to teach was third person past participle (zum beispiel: "He said that she said...".) Apparently, that's REALLY difficult! > I am pretty sure no one wishes to use this link: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_grammar I did! What a clear explanation! But it still doesn't tell me how to do "He said that she said..." :-) SignatureMatSav >> There are things mixed up here. >> God, where are my own grammatical lessons vanished to? How to [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > I did! What a clear explanation! But it still doesn't tell me how to do > "He said that she said..." :-) I think this video explains everything: They took the dialogue, and (using a popular website that translates), translated it from English, to French, to German, then back to French, and then back to English. In the video, they speak what the result of their translation efforts were, but the subtitles are the original English. http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/just_plain_stupid/Lost_in_Translation_2/ Signature-- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > >> There are things mixed up here. > >> God, where are my own grammatical lessons vanished to? How to [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > > - Zitierten Text anzeigen - But there still are people convinced they could use a machine translation to get something translated. Not possible. Machines can't think.<g> > But there still are people convinced they could use a machine > translation to get something translated. > Not possible. Machines can't think.<g> My doctor likes to dictate his examinations into a computer, and provides his patients with a printout. I was quite amused to read that he had approved my request for a "handicap lacquer"! (Because I have difficulty walking long distances, I have a "handicapped" parking permit - i.e. "placard".) On 13 Dez., 22:18, "MatSav" <matthew | dot | savage | at | dsl | dot | pipex | dot | com> wrote: > > There are things mixed up here. > > God, where are my own grammatical lessons vanished to? How to [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > - Zitierten Text anzeigen - Some people just have got a feeling for a special foreign language. With me it`s English . If I follow my feeling I mostly end up with the right grammatical usage. (Not always)<g> It just feels right to use it this or that way. Seems that you have the German language in your blood. > On 13 Dez., 19:44, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" > <evgm...@earthlink.net> wrote: >>My German was primarily learned by singing it, but shouldn't >>the possessive agree with the noun? ("meinen" - plural, >>rather than "meine" - singular?) > There is no possessive word "meinen". > "meinen" comes from the noun "Meinung" = opinion // "Meiner Meinung [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > German grammar is really awful to deal with. > Bettina Probably why my spoken German is pretty well limited to "Gruss Gott", "Guten Abend", "Bitte", "Danke" and "Wo sind die Toileten?" >> I am pretty sure no one wishes to use this link: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_grammar >> German grammar is really awful to deal with. > Probably why my spoken German is pretty well limited to > "Gruss Gott", "Guten Abend", "Bitte", "Danke" and "Wo sind > die Toileten?" http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/texts/twain.german.html My German comes from the texts of Schubert songs, a university "German for scientists" course, and the multilingual packaging on Lidl products. Give me a poem about the devil leading a flaxen-haired young girl to damnation by means of a microwave laser and then preserving her body in sodium nitrite, and I'll understand it perfectly. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 On 14 Dec, 15:40, Jack Campin - bogus address <bo...@purr.demon.co.uk> wrote: . Give me a poem about the devil leading a > flaxen-haired young girl to damnation by means of a microwave > laser and then preserving her body in sodium nitrite, and I'll > understand it perfectly. ROFLOL! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >>>I am pretty sure no one wishes to use this link: >>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_grammar [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > laser and then preserving her body in sodium nitrite, and I'll > understand it perfectly. LOL! My point exactly - I've no problem understanding the song literature and lyrics of Wagner's operas, but ordinary conversation...... On 11 Dez., 21:29, leoparduswei...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > > > > Took 'em by surprise. Have a look. Sooo beautiful. > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/lightwell/ [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > - Zitierten Text anzeigen - I could go with "Minnie" for the little Tortoise. > On 11 Dez., 21:29, leoparduswei...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > > I could go with "Minnie" for the little Tortoise. I think I'll need bigger labels for next years cards to fit all the cats' names on. ;o) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > > On 11 Dez., 21:29, leoparduswei...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] > > - Zitierten Text anzeigen - I am getting the creeps rightr now by thinking of the responsibility I am about to take on. But on the other hand - I have learned here, and it helped me, that there are more people who are living with 10+ cats. Are there?<g> > I am getting the creeps rightr now by thinking of the responsibility I > am about to take on. > But on the other hand - I have learned here, and it helped me, that > there are more people > who are living with 10+ cats. Are there?<g> At one time I used to deliver televisions and other electrical stuff. One customer I remeber well, the delivery should have taken about 30 minutes. I was there for 3 hours, the lady had 27 cats, all rescues, and it took me that long to pet each one of them. She did rehome some cats but people kept bringing them to her. She worked as a postwoman and told me if she didn't have all the cats she wouldn't need to work. Every single cat appeared happy and healthy. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > At one time I used to deliver televisions and other electrical stuff. One > customer I remeber well, the delivery should have taken about 30 minutes. I > was there for 3 hours, the lady had 27 cats, all rescues, and it took me > that long to pet each one of them. I did the math - that's 6 or 7 minutes per cat (on average). Which doesn't seem excessive. :) Joyce >> At one time I used to deliver televisions and other electrical >> stuff. One customer I remeber well, the delivery should have taken [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Joyce At one point there were three sitting on me. :-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > >> At one time I used to deliver televisions and other electrical > >> stuff. One customer I remeber well, the delivery should have taken [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > > > Joyce > At one point there were three sitting on me. :-) Ah, then that would have given you 7 and a half minutes per cat. :) Still quite reasonable, IMO! Joyce I saw a name that I like for a cat today. Hilde! > I saw a name that I like for a cat today. Hilde! That`s a nice name too. Thank you. At the moment they are named: Lily - the little creamish one. Molly - the little Tortie. Tommi - the little Tabby and Benno - the little Tuxedo. Problem with names always is that I can't take ones who remember me of people I didn't or don`t ike. And I obviously can`t take ones which are used around me like family and neighbours. I would have named Benno into Leo. But thats not possible for that reasons. Leo seems to fit perfekt.<g> Feels just right. But Benno is as well manly enough I think. On 11 Dez., 21:29, leoparduswei...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > On Dec 11, 7:50 pm, Bettina <textw...@web.de> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > Eeeny, Meeny, Miney and Mo? ;o) or Hey - those were mine! Except Eeeny became Ernie, Meeny became Mimi, Miney became Minney (and was adopted out), and Moe is just, well, Moe > Eins, Zwei, Drei und Vier? ;o) or > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > - Zitierten Text anzeigen - I could go with "Minnie" for the little Tortoise. Signature-- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > Took 'em by surprise. Have a look. Sooo beautiful. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lightwell/ Awwwww. So cute. They all look a bit shell shocked. > > Took 'em by surprise. Have a look. Sooo beautiful. > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/lightwell/ > > Awwwww. So cute. They all look a bit shell shocked. Please explain that term to a german.<g> > Took 'em by surprise. Have a look. Sooo beautiful. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lightwell/ Okay, Bettina, Here are a few ideas for girl names: Razi Mallory Holly Lani Karissa Starla And boy names: Cary Theron Figaro Martin Percival Cyrus Neville Christine B. On 12 Dez., 05:12, "Christine Burel" <cfbureREMOVETH...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Took 'em by surprise. Have a look. Sooo beautiful. > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/lightwell/ [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > Christine B. Ahh - "Cary Grant" - I would love to go with that name.<g> But hard to shout. And "Holly" I love too. But that one would always reminnd me of a rather stupid guy I have knewn. Wouldn`t put that burdon on one of the kitties. Thanks a lot for the name suggestions. At the moment the names are: Lily - for the creamy one. Molly - for the tortoise one. Timmi - for the tabby one and Benno - for the little tuxedo. "At the moment" means - if , during the next days, some of them seem not to hear or look at me at their specific name, I would have to try others. Until it is clear who reacts to what name. > ... > "At the moment" means - if , during the next days, some of them > seem > not to hear or look at me at their specific name, I would have > to try > others. Until it is clear who reacts to what name. "Meine" und "Liebchen"? Just need two more names... Cats have three names. The name by which we call them, the name by which other cats know them, and the name which only they know. (paraphrasing Edward Lear, I think...) SignatureMatSav > Cats have three names. The name by which we call them, the name > by which other cats know them, and the name which only they know. > (paraphrasing Edward Lear, I think...) I think you mean TS Eliot. :) Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. On which Cats, the musical is based. SignatureMarina On 13 Dez., 16:38, "MatSav" <matthew | dot | savage | at | dsl | dot | pipex | dot | com> wrote: > > ... > > "At the moment" means - if , during the next days, some of them [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > -- > MatSav Sorry, can`t do that. If I would be running around my garden shouting "MEIIINE" or "LIIIIIIEBCHEN" people here would hold me for really gone crazy.<g> It is if you would shout loud "Miiiine" or "Daaaarling". Can`t do that. <g> There`s a German joke-story about a man in the 1950`s who called his dog "Fräulein" which means "Miss" stating, that so he could walk the streets calling loud his dog and every woman in the strret would turn around.<g> > Sorry, can`t do that. If I would be running around my garden shouting > "MEIIINE" or "LIIIIIIEBCHEN" [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > "Miss" stating, that so he could walk the streets calling loud his dog > and every woman in the strret would turn around.<g> I think it was Terry Pratchett who wrote that you should never give a cat a name that you would be embarrassed to shout at midnight! > > Sorry, can`t do that. If I would be running around my garden shouting > > "MEIIINE" or "LIIIIIIEBCHEN" [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > I think it was Terry Pratchett who wrote that you should never give a > cat a name that you would be embarrassed to shout at midnight! Good one, as always from him. > On 13 Dez., 16:38, "MatSav" <matthew | dot | savage | at | dsl | dot | > pipex | dot | com> wrote: > > "Meine" und "Liebchen"? Just need two more names... > Sorry, can`t do that. If I would be running around my garden shouting > "MEIIINE" or "LIIIIIIEBCHEN" > people here would hold me for really gone crazy.<g> > It is if you would shout loud "Miiiine" or "Daaaarling". > Can`t do that. <g> This reminds me of a story, which was posted here a number of years ago, but I don't remember who it was. She had trained her cats to know the phrase "cat food" - she made sure to say those exact words several times during feeding times. Finally it got to the point where if someone idly said those words, her cats would come running. Well, one day, one of them got lost outside. She said she was walking around yelling "CAT FOOD" into the bushes and getting weird looks from people. :) Joyce On 13 Dez., 21:15, bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > > On 13 Dez., 16:38, "MatSav" <matthew | dot | savage | at | dsl | dot | > > pipex | dot | com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Joyce Thats a very good idea. Like that.<g> At the moment I am training the little ones, and it works. Leo (sorry renamed him as this name fits like a glove), well, Leo still hisses at me when my hand reaches under the tiled stove where they took up residence, but the pieces of ground meat are every time vanished after a few minutes when I have a look. And the best - it happened two times today that I walked through the room where they are sitting and heard such a loud noise, I thought a motor was running. By inspecting the tiled stove I realized that all four of them must be so satisfied after the bits of ground meat that all four of them were purring unisono. That`s loud!. And wonderful. > And the best - it happened two times > today that I walked through the room where they are sitting and heard > such a loud noise, I thought a motor was running. By inspecting the > tiled stove I realized that all four of them must be so satisfied > after the bits of ground meat that all four of them were purring > unisono. That`s loud!. And wonderful. Awww! That does sound amazing. Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. Sweeeeeet! SignatureCharleen Aggie Marble, Victor Velcro The Spirit of Mr. Pumpkin St. Cloud, Florida USA > > And the best - it happened two times > > today that I walked through the room where they are sitting and heard [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Joyce > > On 13 Dez., 16:38, "MatSav" <matthew | dot | savage | at | dsl | dot | > > pipex | dot | com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Joyce On that note, an oldie but a goodie ;) Everybody I know who has a dog usually calls him "Rover" or "Spot". I call mine Sex. Now, Sex has been very embarrassing to me. When I went to the City Hall to renew the dog's license, I told the clerk that I would like a license for Sex. He said, "I would like to have one too!" Then I said, "But she is a dog!" He said he didn't care what she looked like. I said, "You don't understand. ... I have had Sex since I was nine years old." He replied, "You must have been quite a strong boy." When I decided to get married, I told the minister that I would like to have Sex at the wedding. He told me to wait until after the wedding was over. I said, "But Sex has played a big part in my life and my whole world revolves around Sex." He said he didn't want to hear about my personal life and would not marry us in his church. I told him everyone would enjoy having Sex at the wedding. The next day we were married at the Justice of the Peace. My family is barred from the church from then on. When my wife and I went on our honeymoon, I took the dog with me. When we checked into the motel, I told the clerk that I wanted a room for me and my wife and a special room for Sex. He said that every room in the motel is a place for sex. I said, "You don't understand. ... Sex keeps me awake at night." The clerk said, "Me too!" One day I entered Sex in a contest. But before the competition began, the dog ran away. Another contestant asked me why I was just looking around. I told him that I was going to have Sex in the contest. He said that I should have sold my own tickets. "You don't understand," I said, "I hoped to have Sex on TV." He called me a show off. When my wife and I separated, we went to court to fight for custody of the dog. I said, "Your Honor, I had Sex before I was married but Sex left me after I was married." The Judge said, "Me too!" Last night Sex ran off again. I spent hours looking all over for her. A cop came over and asked me what I was doing in the alley at 4 o'clock in the morning. I said, "I'm looking for Sex." -- My case comes up next Thursday. Well now I've been thrown in jail, been divorced and had more damn troubles with that dog than I ever foresaw. Why just the other day when I went for my first session with the psychiatrist, she asked me, "What seems to be the trouble?" I replied, "Sex has been my best friend all my life but now it has left me for ever. I couldn't live any longer so lonely." and the doctor said, "Look mister, you should understand that sex isn't a man's best friend so get yourself a dog." Signatureannoyed@net.spammers Craig, Kathi & "Cat Five" the tabby girl "One way that you can tell that 'Mythbusters' has been in the area is to look for shrapnel in the trees." - Jamie Hyneman > Thanks a lot for the name suggestions. > At the moment the names are: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Timmi - for the tabby one and > Benno - for the little tuxedo. Miss Lily Whiskers would just like you to know that she thinks "Lily" is a splendid name for a baby girl-cat. :) Helen M On 13 Dez., 21:42, leoparduswei...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > > Thanks a lot for the name suggestions. > > At the moment the names are: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Helen M Please give my best to Miss Lily Whiskers. I just looked a long time at the creamy-striped one and the name Lily appeared in my mind. She was the first one who got a name. By the way - if it is about cats should I say "who" or "which", I choose "who" as I have learned that "which" is used only for things, and "who" for persons. But I don`t know what is grammatically right. > On 13 Dez., 21:42, leoparduswei...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: >>> Thanks a lot for the name suggestions. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > choose "who" as I have learned that "which" is used only for things, > and "who" for persons. But I don`t know what is grammatically right. Cats are people as well. :-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Bettinawrote: > > On 13 Dez., 21:42, leoparduswei...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > - Zitierten Text anzeigen - Of course they are.<g> But does english grammar accept that too? Bettina (always wanting to learn more) >> Cats are people as well. :-) > Of course they are.<g> > But does english grammar accept that too? > Bettina (always wanting to learn more) Yes! :) Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. On 16 Dez., 22:28, bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > > "Adrian A" <a...@bigfoot.com> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > -- > To send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. Sorry to be late. This Google doesn`t show me all the new messages. So I have to search for them. And miss sometimes some. Good to know that cats are "whos".<gg> Bettina > By the way - if it is about cats should I say "who" or "which", I > choose "who" as I have learned that "which" is used only for things, > and "who" for persons. But I don`t know what is grammatically right. I think in this case, you have your choice - I think either one would be considered OK, grammatically. But you have already explained very well why you would choose to say "who". People who think of cats as things (or who simply haven't thought about it very much), might say "which" or "that", but I think of cats as people, so I say "who", also. Here's a related story: A friend of mine gets her veggies from an organic farm. They also raise sheep, and they slaughter some of them each year. You can buy a whole sheep or half a sheep (they do the butchering!). My friend ordered some, and at one point, told me, "It's good to know who I'm eating." Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > > I think it was Terry Pratchett who wrote that you should never give a > > cat a name that you would be embarrassed to shout at midnight! > > Good one, as always from him. And someone I know named their cat Poofta- not because they would be embarassed shouting that at midnight but because they had so much fun calling the cat in- they lived by a tube station and all these commuters would be walking past and they'd be standing there shouting "Poofta! Poofta!" and if anyone threatened to hit them they had the legiitimate excuse of the cats name The joke wore thin after a few weeks but by then the kitten was so used to the name she wouldn't answer to anything else! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > Took 'em by surprise. Have a look. Sooo beautiful. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lightwell/ They are adorable! Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek
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