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The Cherry Bandit Rides Again
A summer tradition: the first yummy Bing cherries. We bring them home, and I put them in a colander in the sink to wash them. Not only are cherries delicious, but they are the most coveted cat toys. They smell great, they are a perfect size and weight, and they have-- tails!!!!! Every summer, since Stinky came to me, it's been the same. He goes to the sink, and **very carefully grabs one cherry by the stem, and walks around for awhile, with the cherry dangling out of his mouth by the stem. This is very naughty behavior, of course, but it just cracks me up too much. I am just a lousy disciplinarian. Eventually, he gets down to the real business-- whacking the little projectile all over the place. Whee! It really travels, too! Eventually, it rolls under the sofa, or a radiator. Poor Stinky, cherry's gone. But wait, there are still plenty more in the sink. Go back to the sink, and repeat from **. Epilogue: It is a couple of weeks later, and I am cleaning, and moving furniture, and reaching under stuff, and I rediscover the lost little, shriveled up cherries that he poked under the furniture and forgot about. Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ |
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"Kreisleriana" wrote in message ... A summer tradition: the first yummy Bing cherries. We bring them home, and I put them in a colander in the sink to wash them. Not only are cherries delicious, but they are the most coveted cat toys. They smell great, they are a perfect size and weight, and they have-- tails!!!!! Every summer, since Stinky came to me, it's been the same. He goes to the sink, and **very carefully grabs one cherry by the stem, and walks around for awhile, with the cherry dangling out of his mouth by the stem. This is very naughty behavior, of course, but it just cracks me up too much. I am just a lousy disciplinarian. Eventually, he gets down to the real business-- whacking the little projectile all over the place. Whee! It really travels, too! Eventually, it rolls under the sofa, or a radiator. Poor Stinky, cherry's gone. But wait, there are still plenty more in the sink. Go back to the sink, and repeat from **. Epilogue: It is a couple of weeks later, and I am cleaning, and moving furniture, and reaching under stuff, and I rediscover the lost little, shriveled up cherries that he poked under the furniture and forgot about. Cherry juice STAINS so bad!! Do they pulverize it? (Don't let them eat the pits!) |
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"Kreisleriana" wrote in message ... A summer tradition: the first yummy Bing cherries. We bring them home, and I put them in a colander in the sink to wash them. Not only are cherries delicious, but they are the most coveted cat toys. They smell great, they are a perfect size and weight, and they have-- tails!!!!! Every summer, since Stinky came to me, it's been the same. He goes to the sink, and **very carefully grabs one cherry by the stem, and walks around for awhile, with the cherry dangling out of his mouth by the stem. This is very naughty behavior, of course, but it just cracks me up too much. I am just a lousy disciplinarian. Eventually, he gets down to the real business-- whacking the little projectile all over the place. Whee! It really travels, too! Eventually, it rolls under the sofa, or a radiator. Poor Stinky, cherry's gone. But wait, there are still plenty more in the sink. Go back to the sink, and repeat from **. Epilogue: It is a couple of weeks later, and I am cleaning, and moving furniture, and reaching under stuff, and I rediscover the lost little, shriveled up cherries that he poked under the furniture and forgot about. Cherry juice STAINS so bad!! Do they pulverize it? (Don't let them eat the pits!) |
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Ah yes - what fun cats have with FOOD!
But on another note - when we got a new fridge a few years ago, we found 6 (!!!!) of the pom-pom toys (I call 'em puffballs) underneath the old one when we moved it out. They were fairly dirty, so DH washed them off in bathroom sink, and left them on the toilet tank to dry. After a few ours, I notice that there were only 3 up there. Of course, I asked DH if he'd moved any of them or gave any to Tennessee - nope. ????????????????????????????????????????????----That pretty much sums up the look on my face at that time. THEN Tennessee comes into bathroom just as I finish my business, and up on the toilet seat, and snags a puffball from the tank, running off to the kitchen with it. Not sure where the other 3 wound up at, since new fridge is lower and they won't fit under there unless by force! I looked under the stove - nope, only fuzzy stuff under there are of the dust-bunny variety, not puffball. More ?????????????????????????? on my face. I find one under the sofa (not like he couldn't go under there and get it - bugger hides under there during thunderstorms, one in one of my sneakers and another under the dresser. I put them & ones remaining on toilet tank away so that he HAD to retrieve the one he was playing with & not just be lazy & go get another one. Another funny cat-toy story: Saw Ivy (RB) plying with a twisty (the paper/plastic coated wire twist ties used to seal bread wrappers or to bind cords on electrical products) in the bath tub. Took twisty out of tub and threw it down the hall. Ivy went chasing it - few seconds later here comes Ivy, carrying twisty and hops back into tub to play with her prized toy. Seems she discovered that they can't 'escape' from her when in the tub -- 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 "Kreisleriana" wrote in message ... A summer tradition: the first yummy Bing cherries. We bring them home, and I put them in a colander in the sink to wash them. Not only are cherries delicious, but they are the most coveted cat toys. They smell great, they are a perfect size and weight, and they have-- tails!!!!! Every summer, since Stinky came to me, it's been the same. He goes to the sink, and **very carefully grabs one cherry by the stem, and walks around for awhile, with the cherry dangling out of his mouth by the stem. This is very naughty behavior, of course, but it just cracks me up too much. I am just a lousy disciplinarian. Eventually, he gets down to the real business-- whacking the little projectile all over the place. Whee! It really travels, too! Eventually, it rolls under the sofa, or a radiator. Poor Stinky, cherry's gone. But wait, there are still plenty more in the sink. Go back to the sink, and repeat from **. Epilogue: It is a couple of weeks later, and I am cleaning, and moving furniture, and reaching under stuff, and I rediscover the lost little, shriveled up cherries that he poked under the furniture and forgot about. Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ |
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Ah yes - what fun cats have with FOOD!
But on another note - when we got a new fridge a few years ago, we found 6 (!!!!) of the pom-pom toys (I call 'em puffballs) underneath the old one when we moved it out. They were fairly dirty, so DH washed them off in bathroom sink, and left them on the toilet tank to dry. After a few ours, I notice that there were only 3 up there. Of course, I asked DH if he'd moved any of them or gave any to Tennessee - nope. ????????????????????????????????????????????----That pretty much sums up the look on my face at that time. THEN Tennessee comes into bathroom just as I finish my business, and up on the toilet seat, and snags a puffball from the tank, running off to the kitchen with it. Not sure where the other 3 wound up at, since new fridge is lower and they won't fit under there unless by force! I looked under the stove - nope, only fuzzy stuff under there are of the dust-bunny variety, not puffball. More ?????????????????????????? on my face. I find one under the sofa (not like he couldn't go under there and get it - bugger hides under there during thunderstorms, one in one of my sneakers and another under the dresser. I put them & ones remaining on toilet tank away so that he HAD to retrieve the one he was playing with & not just be lazy & go get another one. Another funny cat-toy story: Saw Ivy (RB) plying with a twisty (the paper/plastic coated wire twist ties used to seal bread wrappers or to bind cords on electrical products) in the bath tub. Took twisty out of tub and threw it down the hall. Ivy went chasing it - few seconds later here comes Ivy, carrying twisty and hops back into tub to play with her prized toy. Seems she discovered that they can't 'escape' from her when in the tub -- 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 "Kreisleriana" wrote in message ... A summer tradition: the first yummy Bing cherries. We bring them home, and I put them in a colander in the sink to wash them. Not only are cherries delicious, but they are the most coveted cat toys. They smell great, they are a perfect size and weight, and they have-- tails!!!!! Every summer, since Stinky came to me, it's been the same. He goes to the sink, and **very carefully grabs one cherry by the stem, and walks around for awhile, with the cherry dangling out of his mouth by the stem. This is very naughty behavior, of course, but it just cracks me up too much. I am just a lousy disciplinarian. Eventually, he gets down to the real business-- whacking the little projectile all over the place. Whee! It really travels, too! Eventually, it rolls under the sofa, or a radiator. Poor Stinky, cherry's gone. But wait, there are still plenty more in the sink. Go back to the sink, and repeat from **. Epilogue: It is a couple of weeks later, and I am cleaning, and moving furniture, and reaching under stuff, and I rediscover the lost little, shriveled up cherries that he poked under the furniture and forgot about. Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ |
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How funny! I'll have to try this with Mithu. He loves to play with grapes,
possibly because they roll and bounce irregularly. I'm sure he'll appreciate the tails on the cherries. -Caroline S. "Kreisleriana" wrote in message ... A summer tradition: the first yummy Bing cherries. We bring them home, and I put them in a colander in the sink to wash them. Not only are cherries delicious, but they are the most coveted cat toys. They smell great, they are a perfect size and weight, and they have-- tails!!!!! Every summer, since Stinky came to me, it's been the same. He goes to the sink, and **very carefully grabs one cherry by the stem, and walks around for awhile, with the cherry dangling out of his mouth by the stem. This is very naughty behavior, of course, but it just cracks me up too much. I am just a lousy disciplinarian. Eventually, he gets down to the real business-- whacking the little projectile all over the place. Whee! It really travels, too! Eventually, it rolls under the sofa, or a radiator. Poor Stinky, cherry's gone. But wait, there are still plenty more in the sink. Go back to the sink, and repeat from **. Epilogue: It is a couple of weeks later, and I am cleaning, and moving furniture, and reaching under stuff, and I rediscover the lost little, shriveled up cherries that he poked under the furniture and forgot about. Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ |
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How funny! I'll have to try this with Mithu. He loves to play with grapes,
possibly because they roll and bounce irregularly. I'm sure he'll appreciate the tails on the cherries. -Caroline S. "Kreisleriana" wrote in message ... A summer tradition: the first yummy Bing cherries. We bring them home, and I put them in a colander in the sink to wash them. Not only are cherries delicious, but they are the most coveted cat toys. They smell great, they are a perfect size and weight, and they have-- tails!!!!! Every summer, since Stinky came to me, it's been the same. He goes to the sink, and **very carefully grabs one cherry by the stem, and walks around for awhile, with the cherry dangling out of his mouth by the stem. This is very naughty behavior, of course, but it just cracks me up too much. I am just a lousy disciplinarian. Eventually, he gets down to the real business-- whacking the little projectile all over the place. Whee! It really travels, too! Eventually, it rolls under the sofa, or a radiator. Poor Stinky, cherry's gone. But wait, there are still plenty more in the sink. Go back to the sink, and repeat from **. Epilogue: It is a couple of weeks later, and I am cleaning, and moving furniture, and reaching under stuff, and I rediscover the lost little, shriveled up cherries that he poked under the furniture and forgot about. Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ |
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Kreisleriana wrote:
It is a couple of weeks later, and I am cleaning, and moving furniture, and reaching under stuff, and I rediscover the lost little, shriveled up cherries that he poked under the furniture and forgot about. At least you didn't discover them a little sooner, when they were all moldy and rotten! I feel your pain - Licorice does the exact same thing. Except he does it when I'm not looking, so disciplining him isn't even an option. Joyce |
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Kreisleriana wrote:
It is a couple of weeks later, and I am cleaning, and moving furniture, and reaching under stuff, and I rediscover the lost little, shriveled up cherries that he poked under the furniture and forgot about. At least you didn't discover them a little sooner, when they were all moldy and rotten! I feel your pain - Licorice does the exact same thing. Except he does it when I'm not looking, so disciplining him isn't even an option. Joyce |
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Tooo cute! A picture of this would be a hoot!
Christine "Kreisleriana" wrote in message ... A summer tradition: the first yummy Bing cherries. We bring them home, and I put them in a colander in the sink to wash them. Not only are cherries delicious, but they are the most coveted cat toys. They smell great, they are a perfect size and weight, and they have-- tails!!!!! Every summer, since Stinky came to me, it's been the same. He goes to the sink, and **very carefully grabs one cherry by the stem, and walks around for awhile, with the cherry dangling out of his mouth by the stem. This is very naughty behavior, of course, but it just cracks me up too much. I am just a lousy disciplinarian. Eventually, he gets down to the real business-- whacking the little projectile all over the place. Whee! It really travels, too! Eventually, it rolls under the sofa, or a radiator. Poor Stinky, cherry's gone. But wait, there are still plenty more in the sink. Go back to the sink, and repeat from **. Epilogue: It is a couple of weeks later, and I am cleaning, and moving furniture, and reaching under stuff, and I rediscover the lost little, shriveled up cherries that he poked under the furniture and forgot about. Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ |
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