Ding Dong!

There isn't a doorbell at my apartment back home. But Mom's house has one.
And naturally it's rung a few times since Persia has been in residence.

She has a strange reaction to people coming to the door. She doesn't like
strangers and hides when they come over. Yet if someone knocks she runs to
the door, as if it might just be someone come to call just for her. There's
still that curiousity factor Someone might be going door to door
delivering cat treats, you never know! And it's the same reaction now if
the doorbell rings.

When I head towards the door she runs away. Well, she at least stands way
back... she knows what happened the last time she dashed out the door.
There are big scary bad things on the OUT!

Yesterday afternoon there came the sound: Ding! Dong! Persia dashed towards
the door. I glanced at the TV, looked and Mom and laughed. Persia looked
at me from the entry hall as if to ask, "What's so funny?" The sound came
again: Ding! Dong! She decided she'd better go hide under the bed.

The doorbell sound, of course, was on the television. I think it was a
commercial for pizza. I was too busy laughing to be sure.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
There isn't a doorbell at my apartment back home. But Mom's house
has one. And naturally it's rung a few times since Persia has been in
residence.
She has a strange reaction to people coming to the door. She doesn't
like strangers and hides when they come over. Yet if someone knocks
she runs to the door, as if it might just be someone come to call
just for her. There's still that curiousity factor Someone might
be going door to door delivering cat treats, you never know! And
it's the same reaction now if the doorbell rings.

When I head towards the door she runs away. Well, she at least
stands way back... she knows what happened the last time she dashed
out the door. There are big scary bad things on the OUT!

Yesterday afternoon there came the sound: Ding! Dong! Persia dashed
towards the door. I glanced at the TV, looked and Mom and laughed. Persia
looked at me from the entry hall as if to ask, "What's so
funny?" The sound came again: Ding! Dong! She decided she'd better
go hide under the bed.
The doorbell sound, of course, was on the television. I think it was
a commercial for pizza. I was too busy laughing to be sure.

Jill

I grew up with a d-thing that barked at the door in response to a doorbell
on television. :-)
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
There isn't a doorbell at my apartment back home. But Mom's house has
one. And naturally it's rung a few times since Persia has been in
residence.

She has a strange reaction to people coming to the door. She doesn't like
strangers and hides when they come over. Yet if someone knocks she runs
to the door, as if it might just be someone come to call just for her.
There's still that curiousity factor Someone might be going door to
door delivering cat treats, you never know! And it's the same reaction
now if the doorbell rings.

When I head towards the door she runs away. Well, she at least stands way
back... she knows what happened the last time she dashed out the door.
There are big scary bad things on the OUT!

Yesterday afternoon there came the sound: Ding! Dong! Persia dashed
towards the door. I glanced at the TV, looked and Mom and laughed.
Persia looked at me from the entry hall as if to ask, "What's so funny?"
The sound came again: Ding! Dong! She decided she'd better go hide under
the bed.

The doorbell sound, of course, was on the television. I think it was a
commercial for pizza. I was too busy laughing to be sure.

Jill


Aww, that' s so cute.

Dante is weird about those things. He's not afraid of people, but the sound
of the doorbell sends him heading for the hills. Stinky still heads
straight for the door, if at a slightly more sedate pace than he used to.
On Halloween nights, when the doorbell rings frequently, he just parks
himself by the door so he doesn't have to keep running back and forth.


--
Theresa, Stinky and Dante
drtmuirATearthlink.net

Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh

"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
There isn't a doorbell at my apartment back home. But Mom's house
has one. And naturally it's rung a few times since Persia has been
in residence.

She has a strange reaction to people coming to the door. She
doesn't like strangers and hides when they come over. Yet if
someone knocks she runs to the door, as if it might just be someone
come to call just for her. There's still that curiousity factor
Someone might be going door to door delivering cat treats, you never
know! And it's the same reaction now if the doorbell rings.

When I head towards the door she runs away. Well, she at least
stands way back... she knows what happened the last time she dashed
out the door. There are big scary bad things on the OUT!

Yesterday afternoon there came the sound: Ding! Dong! Persia dashed
towards the door. I glanced at the TV, looked and Mom and laughed.
Persia looked at me from the entry hall as if to ask, "What's so
funny?" The sound came again: Ding! Dong! She decided she'd better
go hide under the bed.

The doorbell sound, of course, was on the television. I think it
was a commercial for pizza. I was too busy laughing to be sure.

Jill

I hate doorbells on TV. So does Charlie. About once a week they
cause one of us to answer the door.

The other night it meant Charlie getting up out of bed, but damn it
sounded like our doorbell.

Especially if you don't hear well and are half asleep and not really
paying attention to the TV
Jo

Jofirey wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
The doorbell sound, of course, was on the television. I think it
was a commercial for pizza. I was too busy laughing to be sure.

Jill

I hate doorbells on TV. So does Charlie. About once a week they
cause one of us to answer the door.

The other night it meant Charlie getting up out of bed, but damn it
sounded like our doorbell.

Especially if you don't hear well and are half asleep and not really
paying attention to the TV
Jo

I hate SIREN sound-effects on the radio! I only ever listen to the radio in
the car. Naturally when I hear a siren I think oh, I need to pull to the
side of the road. I'm looking all over for flashing lights to figure out
where the emergency vehicle is coming from. Should be illegal.

Jill

Jofirey wrote:

I hate doorbells on TV. So does Charlie. About once a week they
cause one of us to answer the door.

The other night it meant Charlie getting up out of bed, but damn it
sounded like our doorbell.

Especially if you don't hear well and are half asleep and not really
paying attention to the TV

Right, so you don't see [DOORBELL RINGING] at the bottom of the screen.

Licky used to run for cover when a doorbell was rung on TV, but I think
he knows the difference now. Plus he can hear a person coming up the
stairs and hear their footsteps at the door, so he knows when it's for
real.

--
Joyce ^..^

(To email me, remove the X's from my user name.)

jmcquown wrote:
There isn't a doorbell at my apartment back home. But Mom's house has
one. And naturally it's rung a few times since Persia has been in
residence.

She has a strange reaction to people coming to the door. She doesn't
like strangers and hides when they come over. Yet if someone knocks she
runs to the door, as if it might just be someone come to call just for
her. There's still that curiousity factor Someone might be going
door to door delivering cat treats, you never know! And it's the same
reaction now if the doorbell rings.

When I head towards the door she runs away. Well, she at least stands
way back... she knows what happened the last time she dashed out the
door. There are big scary bad things on the OUT!

Yesterday afternoon there came the sound: Ding! Dong! Persia dashed
towards the door. I glanced at the TV, looked and Mom and laughed.
Persia looked at me from the entry hall as if to ask, "What's so
funny?" The sound came again: Ding! Dong! She decided she'd better go
hide under the bed.

The doorbell sound, of course, was on the television. I think it was a
commercial for pizza. I was too busy laughing to be sure.

Especially since TV sound has become stereophonic and so realistic, even
humans can be fooled sometimes, if they're not really paying attention.
More than once I've been in the other room, and headed toward the
front door, thinking the sound on TV was someone outside my apartment.
And I've told you all the story of the time I was watching a PBS special
on feral cats, with one of mine sitting on the chair next to mine. When
the cats on the screen started fighting, a hiss from beside me made me
look over just in time to restrain my Patches from projecting himself at
the screen to join in! (I don't know what was being said by the
combatants in the way of insults, but he most DEFINITELY took exception!)

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
There isn't a doorbell at my apartment back home. But Mom's house
has one. And naturally it's rung a few times since Persia has been in
residence.

She has a strange reaction to people coming to the door. She doesn't
like strangers and hides when they come over. Yet if someone knocks
she runs to the door, as if it might just be someone come to call
just for her. There's still that curiousity factor Someone
might be going door to door delivering cat treats, you never know! And
it's the same reaction now if the doorbell rings.

When I head towards the door she runs away. Well, she at least
stands way back... she knows what happened the last time she dashed
out the door. There are big scary bad things on the OUT!

Yesterday afternoon there came the sound: Ding! Dong! Persia dashed
towards the door. I glanced at the TV, looked and Mom and laughed.
Persia looked at me from the entry hall as if to ask, "What's so
funny?" The sound came again: Ding! Dong! She decided she'd better
go hide under the bed.

The doorbell sound, of course, was on the television. I think it
was a commercial for pizza. I was too busy laughing to be sure.

Especially since TV sound has become stereophonic and so realistic,
even humans can be fooled sometimes, if they're not really paying
attention. More than once I've been in the other room, and headed
toward the front door, thinking the sound on TV was someone outside my
apartment.
And I've told you all the story of the time I was watching a PBS
special on feral cats, with one of mine sitting on the chair next to
mine. When the cats on the screen started fighting, a hiss from
beside me made me look over just in time to restrain my Patches from
projecting himself at the screen to join in! (I don't know what was
being said by the combatants in the way of insults, but he most
DEFINITELY took exception!)

I had to change the ringtone on my mother's cell/mobile phone, it was the
Nokia tone but that was on TV so often she got confused. ;-)
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:35:34 -0400, Kreisleriana wrote:

"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
There isn't a doorbell at my apartment back home. But Mom's house has
one. And naturally it's rung a few times since Persia has been in
residence.

She has a strange reaction to people coming to the door. She doesn't
like strangers and hides when they come over. Yet if someone knocks
she runs to the door, as if it might just be someone come to call just
for her. There's still that curiousity factor Someone might be
going door to door delivering cat treats, you never know! And it's the
same reaction now if the doorbell rings.

When I head towards the door she runs away. Well, she at least stands
way back... she knows what happened the last time she dashed out the
door. There are big scary bad things on the OUT!

Yesterday afternoon there came the sound: Ding! Dong! Persia dashed
towards the door. I glanced at the TV, looked and Mom and laughed.
Persia looked at me from the entry hall as if to ask, "What's so
funny?" The sound came again: Ding! Dong! She decided she'd better go
hide under the bed.

The doorbell sound, of course, was on the television. I think it was a
commercial for pizza. I was too busy laughing to be sure.

Jill


Aww, that' s so cute.

Dante is weird about those things. He's not afraid of people, but the
sound of the doorbell sends him heading for the hills. Stinky still
heads straight for the door, if at a slightly more sedate pace than he
used to. On Halloween nights, when the doorbell rings frequently, he
just parks himself by the door so he doesn't have to keep running back
and forth.

Cinders has a strange reaction to my arrival at home. As I open the
front door, I usually see her leaving the room, then turning around and
coming back. I suspect the sequence is:

car door shuts "He's home! He's home"rush to the living room

door starts to open"But what if it isn't him? What if it's a
stranger? I had better hide"

she sees who it is"Oh, good. It is him after all."

--
John F. Eldredge --
PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu
"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better
than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria