Heehee - you gotta love an animal that will hold a grudge!
My smarter cats - not those sweet, daffy creatures I have now - would punish me when I went away, too - with the "I'll shadow you, sit on you - but not talk to you" sort of thing others have described.
Miranda will glare at you fixedly if you are doing something she dislikes - so intensely that she makes vets blush when they are giving her shots etc. - but she does not hold a grudge.
Sad to say, I will hold a grudge - damned heavy things to carry around they are, too.....
dlowan wrote:
My smarter cats - not those sweet, daffy creatures I have now .....
What a concept! Unfortunately, I know just what you mean. I have a pair of dogs of less than average intelligence. There is always a pause while any voice command is offered. "Huh?" they look at me as though I'm a rock and then, the dawning... "Oh... SIT!!!!!"
Yes - and I LOOOOOOOVE the smart ones, too, best of all..... oh well, the current ones are very sweet. Sigh....
Lovey's little girl doggie, Miss Cleopatra, knows what sit means, but plays dense when given the command while out for a walk. We require the dogs to sit down, and to await a command, before crossing a street. However, every once in a while, she will be sashaying happily down the street, and reach a corner, and sit when told to do so. Then she will look up at you in surprise, as if to say: "Oh damn, i wasn't supposed to let on that i know that one!"
hmmmm - just the weeest tad like Lovey herself.....hmmmmmmmmm?
(runs away in great alarm, flashing white bunny tail, knowing she can run but not hide....)
Just to change the subject COMPLETELY.....I posted this on Chatoyant's "how old are you really" thread - but I think it belongs here more:
We sometimes amuse ourselves at work - remember I work with kids - trying to figure out how old each of us "really' is. 'Tis a very amusing exercise....my boss is twelve!
Nobody will tell me how old I am - but one of my colleagues once had a "Debometer" - which had a little arrow which you could turn around.
The choices were - Pooh Bear, Eeyore, Tigger, Rabbit, Christopher Robin and Kanga .... he is a wise man in his own way, and a good friend, so I guess that must tell you SOMETHING..... I tended to veer from Eeyore to Tigger.......waaaaah.
Piffka perks up... possibly Poppy isn't stupid, just difficult?
She does give me that stare - "Why are you asking me to do this when you know I must stand to eat?" Maybe she thinks I'm the stupid one!
Setanta -- you will be surprised to know that last night I bought (at great expense) a CD entitled Setanta.
Did not sentanta was for sale !
I suspect he costs a lot....
Seventeen dollars 'merican. It was a sad loss, but I'm hopeful this CD will be good. Has lovely photo of moon.
I ain't fer sale, but i will pervide autygraphed photos for a nominal fee (no bills smaller than $20US, used, non-consecutive serial numbers) . . .
What kinda music, Piff?
I´ll take 6 please.Lovely idea for Christmas presents.
Six 20 dollar bills or Six CD's?
The CD is Gaelic jigs & reels by Dale Russ (who played a sweet fiddle last night at the Revels) and includes these tunes:
Sean Bui/Wallop the Cat from Under the Table
Albatross
The Blue-Eyed Girl/The Red Door
Paddy Fahey's/ The Tailor's Twist
Bogie's Bonnie Belle
The Gold Ring
Rocking the Cradle
Gan Ainm
The Road to Drumleman
Don't Call Again/Return Home
I was hoping I'd found out what Setanta meant. But didn't.
http://www.setanta.com/
http://www.setantarecords.com/
I was beginning to think it was something from the Emerald Isle, but this (http://www.setantaorienteers.org/) makes me think it's something Oriental, as they used to say.
Oh dear, Setanta, after reading patiodogs links and seeing that first one with all the violent sports on it, I could understand why hurling was also included. Anyone would want to hurl after being knocked around like that.
The second link made much more sense--a musical Irishman always makes sense, in a nonsensical way, even a sensical way when he wants to, but then we all know you would prefer not to, make sense, that is, unless you are really serious, but then you don;t seem at all Irish, I mean when you are being sensical and serious, refering to your Irishness that is.
You will notice that I changed my signature--this best suits the mood I've been in for the past few days or weeks or months, well, years, actually, but then, I digress.
(hurling is a very entertaining sport. in my brief stay in irlanda i watched many hours of hurling on the pub telly. balancing a small ball on the end of a paddle while people try to break your bones -- not a bad feat.)
Piffka wrote:Setanta -- you will be surprised to know that last night I bought (at great expense) a CD entitled Setanta. ... Has lovely photo of moon.
A lovely photo of Setanta's moon?
hehehehehehehehehehehehehe
red and irish, i'll bet
hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe
uhoh
i think i woke up Bailey with all the hehehehe'ing
Setanta's moon? Bethie, what has he been up to? Oh my, what a mental image this is conjuring up. Hee, hee, heeeee.
Patiodog, I've actually seen hurling (not the projectile knd) and it is amazing.
Can;t seem to get the old song out of my mind:
Shine on, shine on harvest moon, up in the sky....
Setanta, honey, you are glowing! Beth, wow, are you sure you want to expose all of Canada to this?
