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Steve G wrote:
CatNipped wrote: (...) Maybe because these cats need a loving home just as much, if not *more* than perfectly healthy cats and kittens that don't have problems getting adopted. Cats with behavioural and other problems have no more need for a loving home than a 'normal' cat. Having 'issues' does not somehow make the cat more worthy of adoption, nor does owning a cat with behavioural problems give the owner a Magic Karma Bonus to be redeemed at some imaginary date. With many thousands of unscrewy cats that need a home - far more than will ever find a home, indeed - there is no particular rationale for adopting behaviourally-buggered cats. Steve. This would make a good sig line!! "there is no particular rationale for adopting behaviourally-buggered cats. -Steve" |
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Mary wrote: "Steve G" wrote in message oups.com... (...) Well, no - in fact it's probably time for you to post your periodic apologies for wallowing in the ****e with the rest of us (vide, this thread), and then perhaps post a christian glurge thread or two. As such, the circle is complete. Honest to dawg, I really think you affect this tone to make up for SOMETHING. There can be no other excuse. Since your intellect is at least average .... it must be something else. Well, it was a pretty accurate reflection of recent history. But yes, unfortunately I'm only 3' tall and have an outrageous French accent. These are things I need to make up for. Fortunately there are platform-soled shoes, and voice coaches. And for Catnipped, there is always drowning. Options are the greatest things. Steve. |
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Mary wrote: "Steve G" wrote in message oups.com... (...) Well, no - in fact it's probably time for you to post your periodic apologies for wallowing in the ****e with the rest of us (vide, this thread), and then perhaps post a christian glurge thread or two. As such, the circle is complete. Honest to dawg, I really think you affect this tone to make up for SOMETHING. There can be no other excuse. Since your intellect is at least average .... it must be something else. Yes, unfortunately I'm only 3' tall and have an outrageous French accent. These are things I need to make up for. What's your excuse? Anyway, fortunately for me, there are platform-soled shoes, and voice coaches. And for Catnipped, there is always being slapped really, really hard about the chops with a herring. Options are the greatest of things. Steve. |
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Philip wrote: (...) As I stated earlier, $225 for a run-of-the-mill tabby kitten is too much. You missed the point I was making, I think. Would the perfect cat, who happened to be a $225 moggy, be worth it to you? Or in other words, there is no inherent monetary value in a cat. The value is, I think, in what the cat means to you - and this is hopefully independent of the source from where you obtained said cat. (...) Purebreds are a differnt purchase. The buyer's vanity will cause him/her to pay more. 'The buyer' is you. Is it *your* vanity that prevents you from buying a mog? I might add that a breeder I have met would sell me a less-than-premium Bengal kitty for $200. So "purebred" does not automatically mean "premium." Remarkably cheap. The ball joints have probably gone, and I bet the tread will be low on all four paws. Steve. |
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kaeli wrote: In article .net, 1chip- enlightened us with... I was just playing. Despite our differences, at least you do not support breeders. Sounds like a gay thing. Not that there's anything wrong with that. *ahem* He meant using the term "breeders - "at least you do not support breeders"". It's a term gay men use for heterosexuals. -L. |
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Diane L. Schirf wrote: I've noticed that someone (not kaeli), I'm not saying who ("ladies," "typical feminine") seems to have some women/sexuality issues, which means I can't take them seriously. Too much throwback going on there. -- http://www.slywy.com/ Nah, I think he's just a dirty old man. Viagra, ya know. -L. |
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Steve G wrote:
Philip wrote: (...) As I stated earlier, $225 for a run-of-the-mill tabby kitten is too much. You missed the point I was making, I think. Would the perfect cat, who happened to be a $225 moggy, be worth it to you? Ah ... the "perfect" cat. Ok, yes. Or in other words, there is no inherent monetary value in a cat. The value is, I think, in what the cat means to you - and this is hopefully independent of the source from where you obtained said cat. Agreed. If a cat was a cat was a cat .... and since they are far from being an endangered species, they have little intrinsic value and bring on liability. Does appear that the more freakish they are, the higher the purchase price and increasingly, the more fragile. (...) Purebreds are a differnt purchase. The buyer's vanity will cause him/her to pay more. 'The buyer' is you. Is it *your* vanity that prevents you from buying a mog? Not at all. All but a pair of Siamese I had years ago were "moogies" (a term I never heard until this forum). My inquiry here has been for the expressed purpose of discovering if a Bengal or Ocicat would be a good alternative to my usual choice of a "moogie". I might add that a breeder I have met would sell me a less-than-premium Bengal kitty for $200. So "purebred" does not automatically mean "premium." Remarkably cheap. The ball joints have probably gone, and I bet the tread will be low on all four paws. Steve. hahhaa. At 12 weeks, hardly. Little guy seemed small for his age but ... sure was lively and happy. "Shoulder cat." The markings were poor but the head and face were good, hence the vaccinated, fixed, and wormed price of $200. |
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Steve G wrote:
Philip wrote: (...) Considering the rather un-catlike behaviors I witnessed at a Bengal cattery were F3+ cats were present, I would beg to differ. I have never seen plain ol loveable housecats JUMP INTO water I have a mog who is happy to get soaked under a bath tap (when drinking from it), and who occasionally sits with his fluffy tail dipped in his water dish - apparently he's an osmotic cat. He doesn't jump in water though, at least not intentionally. ... or run in a spinning wheel like a hamster That's supposed to be good? Man, even most pet rats are not so stoopid as to run on a wheel. I watched three different Bengals do this! Was there hamster blood in those Bengals, I wonder! LOL VERY entertaining. ... or leap vertically or horizontally distances of 6-8 feet ... Now that's common enough - basically every cat I've had or grown up with did random athletic nonsense. growl like like a large dog. You? I had a 12 month old Bengal run up my arm (good thing I had a long sleeved sweatshirt on), perch on my shoulder and then stick its nose in my ear. You? I have an aby who does this. He probably spends 10% of his time either leaping onto or off from my shoulder - shoulder to top of cupboard / bookshelf is a favorite. I could probably train the mog to do similar feats, but this would be a bad idea: 13lbs of razor-clawed fluff plummeting onto my shoulder from 10 feet up ... daily shoulder dislocation. Well, unless I wore my suit of chain mail, but I prefer to keep that special for funerals and bar-mitzvahs. Steve. There is a job for you riding horses and jousting at Medieval Times. |
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Steve G wrote:
Mary wrote: "Steve G" wrote in message oups.com... (...) Well, no - in fact it's probably time for you to post your periodic apologies for wallowing in the ****e with the rest of us (vide, this thread), and then perhaps post a christian glurge thread or two. As such, the circle is complete. Honest to dawg, I really think you affect this tone to make up for SOMETHING. There can be no other excuse. Since your intellect is at least average .... it must be something else. Yes, unfortunately I'm only 3' tall and have an outrageous French accent. These are things I need to make up for. Fortunately there are platform-soled shoes, and voice coaches. And for Catnipped, there is always drowning. Options are the greatest things. Steve. Why didn't you tell Mary that you can lick your eyebrows? |
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