I don't get this at all.

[animasinsulinpu]

Your cat

Hi Mark. Your baby IS SO cute!!! Do you know what type of cat he is? Back in the 70's my aunt's kid, my cousins found a baby bobcat and named him Dinky. He weighed I think 25-30 pounds and lived to 23 and had to be put to sleep due to some kind of cancer. Well Nigel obviously LOVES his daddy!!!!! Take care, both of you!!!!.....Bill in Az.....

 

[rocketwarrior]

What about Remington

The Humane Societ refers to Nigel as Breed: Domestic SH/Mix, Color: BRN Tiger
Very exotic. Some day I will look up the initials (smile).

I have a little old lady client who says because of the 'M' on his forehead (Remington has this also) he is a manger cat. I suspect that is a 'faith based' bit of warmth and charm.

 

[autowasherfreak]

I have no idea what breed Remington is. His stomach is spotted. A friend gave him to me that couldn't tell the difference between a female and male cat. Remington likes to sleep on my side when I'm laying on the couch watching tv. He has to knead on me for about ten minutes before he'll lay down rest.

 

[mistereric]

Mark,

Nope. Sorry. I disagree. I think you are talking apples and oranges here. I think your argument lumps gays, jews, book readers, pierced people, hair dyers, movie producers, and artists in the same category as "people who torture animals for fun and profit". To me, there is a difference. Being a member of one of the groups you mention, I think its offensive to insinuate that there is any comparison.

You can't justify bad behavior by saying "I'm a minority and I'll do what I want."

 

[rocketwarrior]

Mister Eric, a Censor I presume...

...and you are in favor of censorship? You know where to draw the line? Would you censor, or give a pass, to the "fishing show" where fish are played with at the end of a line and hook?

 

[mistereric]

Yup.

In the cases mentioned, fish in a washing machine, and sport fishing, yes, I would censor. As I would in any situation where animals are being abused.

Is that bad?

 

[perc-o-prince]

I re-named him Remington because I like typewriters

Jim,

You like what????? (see link)

Chuck

http://typewriter.rydia.net

 

[toggleswitch2]

To determine a cat's gender, looking at the tail area:

IIRC:

If what you see is the punctuation marked called a "colon" it's male. If what you see is a semi-colon she's female.

ah le voila, there is a linkie for ya!

http://www.animalsheltering.org/resource_library/magazine_articles/may_jun_1996/asmMJ96_howto2.pdf

 

[rocketwarrior]

Yup, that's bad...in my view...

I think censorship of lawful activity is dangerous. If you don't like Maplethorpe, don't look at his stuff. Here's the thing, Eric, I suspect that in terms of notions of what behaviors are offensive, etc., you and I don't have much disagreement. I think the disagreement comes from the proposition of sanctioning intervention and censorship - you know, the hobnail boot on the neck.

I happen to think that writings, movies and art that provoke can serve an important purpose and I am sure not going to be the one who says what can pass and what cannot. While getting rough with a handful of goldfish may seem reprehensible to you, another person, like Mr. Ma, might see a different meaning. And another person might find it offensive to place butterflys on a pin. I find Ted Nugent's glorification of a kill to be over the top reprehensible - but I would never think his filming and commenting on the activity should be censored.

BTW, does anyone know how the goldfish faired? I saw no blood or signs of damage. Was it actually worse then the tumbling salmon take?

 

[autowasherfreak]

My friend that gave me Remington said it was female, which all of our other cats are. Then the next day he had his back to me and was stretching out on the bed, that's when I discovered that he was actually a boy, and changed his name to Remington, and had him clipped the next week. He's a beautiful cat, my friend was going to take him back to where he got him, but I wouldn't allow it because the original owner had been abusive to him.

I'm hoping the fish survived, but if the water was chlorinated, and not the proper temperature, I doubt they did, but I could be wrong.

 

[marthalover4eve]

when i went to watch it before i read the replys youtude removed the video

 

[rickr]

does anyone remember this tv show?

She was sooo on luuds or something....

I didn't really watch the show, but do recall thinking, if it was on at a friends house or something, how strange she acted.

Now when I watch these clips, she really was too funny!

 

[petek]

I used to watch Mary Hartman as faithfully as possible back in the day. Louise Lasser was excellent in the part and then all the other classic characters, Dabney Coleman, Dodie Goodman and what's her name the sister.
One of my favorites though was the whole Reverend Jimmy Joe episodes, the 10 year old tv evangelist and his conniving dad played by Coleman. Always begging for money to build Condo's for Christ. Anyways, little Jimmy Joe died in a bathtub electrocution "accident" when the toaster fell in or something.