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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2005I am a mighty huntress
Yes, that's *me* - the mere hoomin. *I* am a mighty huntress. Waffles has taught me well. ;-) Earlier this evening I caught a glimpse of something small and rodent-like running across the floor. Something brought in by one of the three felines. I said nothing to Vernon as if I tell him there's something about I get a full-scale 'discussion' about how my cats have brought something in ;-) Anyhow, I just got a "Helen, come here & bring a colander, there's a vole or something in the corner of the room." Somehow, due to some strnage quirk of male logic, if he finds the rodent, then there's no 'discussion' on the ownership of felines... Anyhow - I walked into the room quietly & picked up the shrew, (I can identify the wildlife better than Vernon too!) which was distinctly alive, by its tail and popped it straight out into the garden. Vernon was amazed at my swift prowess at catching the mowsie. I was honest and attributed my skill to the many hunting lessons Waffles has given me ;-) Cheers, helen s >Yes, that's *me* - the mere hoomin. *I* am a mighty huntress. Waffles has >taught me well. ;-) [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >Cheers, helen s <shudder> I always put on rubber gloves before I touch them. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > <shudder> I always put on rubber gloves before I touch them. > > Theresa No time - just pick them up by the tail, dispose of, wash hands. Simple really :-) Cheers, helen s > Yes, that's *me* - the mere hoomin. *I* am a mighty huntress. Waffles has > taught me well. ;-) [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Cheers, helen s I have received some instruction. Chatterley was making gestures and noises at a wall cabinet in the kitchen, out of her reach. I opened the door and confronted what I think was a large mouse or small rat, and simply reacted. I'd like to think my sensei would have approved of the proper arm-twisting punch, starting in my belly, that I delivered to the rodent. Said rodent was then given a modified Viking funeral; the paper towel was not set on fire as it was flushed away. > I opened the door and confronted what I think was a large mouse or > small rat, and simply reacted. I'd like to think my sensei would > have approved of the proper arm-twisting punch, starting in my > belly, that I delivered to the rodent. You punched a rodent? That's just too funny. I've given much thought to what I'd do if I found a human intruder in the house ... but a rodent?  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > > I opened the door and confronted what I think was a large mouse or > > small rat, and simply reacted. I'd like to think my sensei would > > have approved of the proper arm-twisting punch, starting in my > > belly, that I delivered to the rodent. > > You punched a rodent? It seemed more convenient than a kick or throw. > That's just too funny. > > I've given much thought to what I'd do if I found a human intruder in > the house ... but a rodent? >> You punched a rodent? > > It seemed more convenient than a kick or throw. I would just imagine a punch hitting the rodent and, the rodent being so light, the little beastie wouldn't get a proper impact; it would just go flying and scamper off. I guess that's not what happened, though. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > >> You punched a rodent? > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > just go flying and scamper off. I guess that's not what happened, > though. It might be said that the punch didn't kill it; it was the sudden stop against a bag of rice. Perhaps a kite (hand-edge) to the back of the neck would have been more elegant, and even vaguely reminiscent of feline points of attack, but given the relative sizes, it simply would have gone squoosh. >> > I opened the door and confronted what I think was a large mouse or >> > small rat, and simply reacted. I'd like to think my sensei would [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >It seemed more convenient than a kick or throw. Or jumping on its back and choking it. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > >> > I opened the door and confronted what I think was a large mouse or > >> > small rat, and simply reacted. I'd like to think my sensei would [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Or jumping on its back and choking it. ;) On an earlier occasion Before Cats, I had a significant mouse infestation, and a limited number of traps. It seemed vaguely appropriate to preannounce my intent in the style of Winston Churchill's elegant declaration of war on the Empire of Japan. As he put it, when you must kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite. In this case, I did receive substantial evidence of the stupidity of mice. IIRC, I had two traps. I'd bait them and put them out, then wait in the next room for the snap. Dispose of mouse, rebait, reset. This went on for over a dozen mice. I began to feel uncomfortably like the official executioner dealing with the results of a WWII war crimes tribunal. > Yes, that's *me* - the mere hoomin. *I* am a mighty huntress. Waffles > has taught me well. ;-) Good work, Helen! Nikki used to try and teach me, bu she finally despaired when, after several years of tutelage, I hadn't made any progress. She then started to teach Frank, who did much better than the clumsy hoomin. SignatureMarina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Yes, that's *me* - the mere hoomin. *I* am a mighty huntress. Waffles has > taught me well. ;-) [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Cheers, helen s>>. BG. Kim sometimes brings in live baby mice, its amazing how fast they can run . I catch them in a child's fishing net and put them back outside. Alison Wow, you are a great pupil, Helen! Congrats! Best wishes, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Yes, that's *me* - the mere hoomin. *I* am a mighty huntress. Waffles has > taught me well. ;-) [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Cheers, helen s |
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