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  #21  
Old September 20th 12, 02:24 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
dgk
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Default Fleas! Have you tried this?

On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:32:16 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:


"dgk" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:43:09 -0700, Mack A. Damia
wrote:

On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:34:13 -0500, (See you in the
funny papers.) wrote:

Get a flea comb and comb Pookie several times a day. Have handy a glass
of dawn-laced water for them - as they come off on to the comb...dunk
the comb.

Just passing thru...hope you don't mind the suggestion.

I'm pretty sure I have a flea comb - the teeth are very close
together, but I have not been able to get any fleas at all while using
it. They slip through the teeth. I'll look for another one. Thanks!


Hah, when I was much younger (much much younger) I once managed to
catch a case of crab lice. I got some poison from the drugstore along
with a comb, and realized that that's where the expression "going over
something with a fine tooth comb" comes from. I remember laughing out
loud as the thought popped into my head. Until then it was just words
without context.

It's also where the expression "nit picking" comes from.


It wasn't until the forth or fifth grade that I realized we liven in, "one
nation indivisible". Before that, I thought you couldn't see it. (from outer
space, I guess)


Oh good, I felt certain I wasn't the only one to make that mistake!
But I always had trouble with the next few words, since I didn't
really believe in God. I still don't in the way most people mean it,
you know, the old bearded guy in the white robe. I guess someday
relatively soon I'll find out. Or not.

It would be pretty funny if it turns out to be a rainbow bridge
though.
  #22  
Old September 20th 12, 11:33 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Sylvia M[_5_]
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Default Fleas! Have you tried this?


"dgk" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:32:16 -0700, "Bill Graham"

wrote:


"dgk" wrote in message
. ..
On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:43:09 -0700, Mack A. Damia
wrote:

On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:34:13 -0500, (See you
in the
funny papers.) wrote:

Get a flea comb and comb Pookie several times a day. Have
handy a glass
of dawn-laced water for them - as they come off on to the
comb...dunk
the comb.

Just passing thru...hope you don't mind the suggestion.

I'm pretty sure I have a flea comb - the teeth are very
close
together, but I have not been able to get any fleas at all
while using
it. They slip through the teeth. I'll look for another
one. Thanks!

Hah, when I was much younger (much much younger) I once
managed to
catch a case of crab lice. I got some poison from the
drugstore along
with a comb, and realized that that's where the expression
"going over
something with a fine tooth comb" comes from. I remember
laughing out
loud as the thought popped into my head. Until then it was
just words
without context.

It's also where the expression "nit picking" comes from.


It wasn't until the forth or fifth grade that I realized we
liven in, "one
nation indivisible". Before that, I thought you couldn't see
it. (from outer
space, I guess)


Oh good, I felt certain I wasn't the only one to make that
mistake!
But I always had trouble with the next few words, since I
didn't
really believe in God. I still don't in the way most people
mean it,
you know, the old bearded guy in the white robe. I guess
someday
relatively soon I'll find out. Or not.

It would be pretty funny if it turns out to be a rainbow
bridge
though.


When I was in Grammar school, "He" wasn't mentioned. It was one
nation, in(di)visible ... I still get hung up in saying it the
'new ' way,
and by then everyone is going on "with liverty an justice furr
all."

I had a friend who was agnostic...when she sneezed, and I said
"G*d
bless you" she would say "I doubt it."


  #23  
Old September 21st 12, 12:25 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Mack A. Damia
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Default Fleas! Have you tried this?

On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:33:34 -0700, "Sylvia M"
wrote:


"dgk" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:32:16 -0700, "Bill Graham"

wrote:


"dgk" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:43:09 -0700, Mack A. Damia
wrote:

On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:34:13 -0500, (See you
in the
funny papers.) wrote:

Get a flea comb and comb Pookie several times a day. Have
handy a glass
of dawn-laced water for them - as they come off on to the
comb...dunk
the comb.

Just passing thru...hope you don't mind the suggestion.

I'm pretty sure I have a flea comb - the teeth are very
close
together, but I have not been able to get any fleas at all
while using
it. They slip through the teeth. I'll look for another
one. Thanks!

Hah, when I was much younger (much much younger) I once
managed to
catch a case of crab lice. I got some poison from the
drugstore along
with a comb, and realized that that's where the expression
"going over
something with a fine tooth comb" comes from. I remember
laughing out
loud as the thought popped into my head. Until then it was
just words
without context.

It's also where the expression "nit picking" comes from.

It wasn't until the forth or fifth grade that I realized we
liven in, "one
nation indivisible". Before that, I thought you couldn't see
it. (from outer
space, I guess)


Oh good, I felt certain I wasn't the only one to make that
mistake!
But I always had trouble with the next few words, since I
didn't
really believe in God. I still don't in the way most people
mean it,
you know, the old bearded guy in the white robe. I guess
someday
relatively soon I'll find out. Or not.

It would be pretty funny if it turns out to be a rainbow
bridge
though.


When I was in Grammar school, "He" wasn't mentioned. It was one
nation, in(di)visible ... I still get hung up in saying it the
'new ' way,
and by then everyone is going on "with liverty an justice furr
all."

I had a friend who was agnostic...when she sneezed, and I said
"G*d
bless you" she would say "I doubt it."


One story that is sometimes debunked is that sneezing was one of the
first symptoms of the Black Death - the bubonic plague, and others
would make the sign of the cross and say, "God bless you!"

And so now we're back to fleas...........

--

  #24  
Old September 21st 12, 01:15 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Bill Graham
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Default Fleas! Have you tried this?

Sylvia M wrote:
"dgk" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:32:16 -0700, "Bill Graham"

wrote:


"dgk" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:43:09 -0700, Mack A. Damia
wrote:

On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:34:13 -0500, (See you
in the
funny papers.) wrote:

Get a flea comb and comb Pookie several times a day. Have
handy a glass
of dawn-laced water for them - as they come off on to the
comb...dunk
the comb.

Just passing thru...hope you don't mind the suggestion.

I'm pretty sure I have a flea comb - the teeth are very
close
together, but I have not been able to get any fleas at all
while using
it. They slip through the teeth. I'll look for another
one. Thanks!

Hah, when I was much younger (much much younger) I once
managed to
catch a case of crab lice. I got some poison from the
drugstore along
with a comb, and realized that that's where the expression
"going over
something with a fine tooth comb" comes from. I remember
laughing out
loud as the thought popped into my head. Until then it was
just words
without context.

It's also where the expression "nit picking" comes from.

It wasn't until the forth or fifth grade that I realized we
liven in, "one
nation indivisible". Before that, I thought you couldn't see
it. (from outer
space, I guess)


Oh good, I felt certain I wasn't the only one to make that
mistake!
But I always had trouble with the next few words, since I
didn't
really believe in God. I still don't in the way most people
mean it,
you know, the old bearded guy in the white robe. I guess
someday
relatively soon I'll find out. Or not.

It would be pretty funny if it turns out to be a rainbow
bridge
though.


When I was in Grammar school, "He" wasn't mentioned. It was one
nation, in(di)visible ... I still get hung up in saying it the
'new ' way,
and by then everyone is going on "with liverty an justice furr
all."

I had a friend who was agnostic...when she sneezed, and I said
"G*d
bless you" she would say "I doubt it."


I have been an atheist all of my life. Even when I was a pre-schooler, when
I went to church, and saw the others praying, I would ask, "Who ar they
talking to?" and when they said, "God", I knew that there was no such thing
and they were fooling themselves, or kidding, or wasting their time. Now, I
tell the religious people who pester me to become a believer, that its a
good thing I don't believe in their God, because if I did, I would hate his
guts for all the pain and suffering he causes/allows to the millions of
little furry creatures he freezes and starves to death every Winter.

  #25  
Old September 21st 12, 01:21 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Bill Graham
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Posts: 1,065
Default Fleas! Have you tried this?

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:33:34 -0700, "Sylvia M"
wrote:


"dgk" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:32:16 -0700, "Bill Graham"

wrote:


"dgk" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:43:09 -0700, Mack A. Damia
wrote:

On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:34:13 -0500, (See you
in the
funny papers.) wrote:

Get a flea comb and comb Pookie several times a day. Have
handy a glass
of dawn-laced water for them - as they come off on to the
comb...dunk
the comb.

Just passing thru...hope you don't mind the suggestion.

I'm pretty sure I have a flea comb - the teeth are very
close
together, but I have not been able to get any fleas at all
while using
it. They slip through the teeth. I'll look for another
one. Thanks!

Hah, when I was much younger (much much younger) I once
managed to
catch a case of crab lice. I got some poison from the
drugstore along
with a comb, and realized that that's where the expression
"going over
something with a fine tooth comb" comes from. I remember
laughing out
loud as the thought popped into my head. Until then it was
just words
without context.

It's also where the expression "nit picking" comes from.

It wasn't until the forth or fifth grade that I realized we
liven in, "one
nation indivisible". Before that, I thought you couldn't see
it. (from outer
space, I guess)

Oh good, I felt certain I wasn't the only one to make that
mistake!
But I always had trouble with the next few words, since I
didn't
really believe in God. I still don't in the way most people
mean it,
you know, the old bearded guy in the white robe. I guess
someday
relatively soon I'll find out. Or not.

It would be pretty funny if it turns out to be a rainbow
bridge
though.


When I was in Grammar school, "He" wasn't mentioned. It was one
nation, in(di)visible ... I still get hung up in saying it the
'new ' way,
and by then everyone is going on "with liverty an justice furr
all."

I had a friend who was agnostic...when she sneezed, and I said
"G*d
bless you" she would say "I doubt it."


One story that is sometimes debunked is that sneezing was one of the
first symptoms of the Black Death - the bubonic plague, and others
would make the sign of the cross and say, "God bless you!"

And so now we're back to fleas...........


An unusual disease, in that it crosses the species boundry, and infects both
rats and men....

  #26  
Old September 21st 12, 01:43 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Mack A. Damia
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Posts: 212
Default Fleas! Have you tried this?

On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:15:15 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Sylvia M wrote:
"dgk" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:32:16 -0700, "Bill Graham"

wrote:


"dgk" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:43:09 -0700, Mack A. Damia
wrote:

On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:34:13 -0500, (See you
in the
funny papers.) wrote:

Get a flea comb and comb Pookie several times a day. Have
handy a glass
of dawn-laced water for them - as they come off on to the
comb...dunk
the comb.

Just passing thru...hope you don't mind the suggestion.

I'm pretty sure I have a flea comb - the teeth are very
close
together, but I have not been able to get any fleas at all
while using
it. They slip through the teeth. I'll look for another
one. Thanks!

Hah, when I was much younger (much much younger) I once
managed to
catch a case of crab lice. I got some poison from the
drugstore along
with a comb, and realized that that's where the expression
"going over
something with a fine tooth comb" comes from. I remember
laughing out
loud as the thought popped into my head. Until then it was
just words
without context.

It's also where the expression "nit picking" comes from.

It wasn't until the forth or fifth grade that I realized we
liven in, "one
nation indivisible". Before that, I thought you couldn't see
it. (from outer
space, I guess)

Oh good, I felt certain I wasn't the only one to make that
mistake!
But I always had trouble with the next few words, since I
didn't
really believe in God. I still don't in the way most people
mean it,
you know, the old bearded guy in the white robe. I guess
someday
relatively soon I'll find out. Or not.

It would be pretty funny if it turns out to be a rainbow
bridge
though.


When I was in Grammar school, "He" wasn't mentioned. It was one
nation, in(di)visible ... I still get hung up in saying it the
'new ' way,
and by then everyone is going on "with liverty an justice furr
all."

I had a friend who was agnostic...when she sneezed, and I said
"G*d
bless you" she would say "I doubt it."


I have been an atheist all of my life. Even when I was a pre-schooler, when
I went to church, and saw the others praying, I would ask, "Who ar they
talking to?" and when they said, "God", I knew that there was no such thing
and they were fooling themselves, or kidding, or wasting their time. Now, I
tell the religious people who pester me to become a believer, that its a
good thing I don't believe in their God, because if I did, I would hate his
guts for all the pain and suffering he causes/allows to the millions of
little furry creatures he freezes and starves to death every Winter.


True, there is no old man with a long white beard and flowing robes,
but there is the totality of energy in the universe...........
--


  #27  
Old September 21st 12, 01:50 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Bill Graham
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Default Fleas! Have you tried this?

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:15:15 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Sylvia M wrote:
"dgk" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:32:16 -0700, "Bill Graham"

wrote:


"dgk" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:43:09 -0700, Mack A. Damia
wrote:

On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:34:13 -0500, (See you
in the
funny papers.) wrote:

Get a flea comb and comb Pookie several times a day. Have
handy a glass
of dawn-laced water for them - as they come off on to the
comb...dunk
the comb.

Just passing thru...hope you don't mind the suggestion.

I'm pretty sure I have a flea comb - the teeth are very
close
together, but I have not been able to get any fleas at all
while using
it. They slip through the teeth. I'll look for another
one. Thanks!

Hah, when I was much younger (much much younger) I once
managed to
catch a case of crab lice. I got some poison from the
drugstore along
with a comb, and realized that that's where the expression
"going over
something with a fine tooth comb" comes from. I remember
laughing out
loud as the thought popped into my head. Until then it was
just words
without context.

It's also where the expression "nit picking" comes from.

It wasn't until the forth or fifth grade that I realized we
liven in, "one
nation indivisible". Before that, I thought you couldn't see
it. (from outer
space, I guess)

Oh good, I felt certain I wasn't the only one to make that
mistake!
But I always had trouble with the next few words, since I
didn't
really believe in God. I still don't in the way most people
mean it,
you know, the old bearded guy in the white robe. I guess
someday
relatively soon I'll find out. Or not.

It would be pretty funny if it turns out to be a rainbow
bridge
though.

When I was in Grammar school, "He" wasn't mentioned. It was one
nation, in(di)visible ... I still get hung up in saying it the
'new ' way,
and by then everyone is going on "with liverty an justice furr
all."

I had a friend who was agnostic...when she sneezed, and I said
"G*d
bless you" she would say "I doubt it."


I have been an atheist all of my life. Even when I was a
pre-schooler, when I went to church, and saw the others praying, I
would ask, "Who ar they talking to?" and when they said, "God", I
knew that there was no such thing and they were fooling themselves,
or kidding, or wasting their time. Now, I tell the religious people
who pester me to become a believer, that its a good thing I don't
believe in their God, because if I did, I would hate his guts for
all the pain and suffering he causes/allows to the millions of
little furry creatures he freezes and starves to death every Winter.


True, there is no old man with a long white beard and flowing robes,
but there is the totality of energy in the universe...........


Yes. Neither the religious nor I know where it came from or why it is here,
but the difference between us is, I am willing to admit that I don't know,
and they are not.

  #28  
Old September 21st 12, 03:27 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
dgk
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Posts: 2,268
Default Fleas! Have you tried this?


When I was in Grammar school, "He" wasn't mentioned. It was one
nation, in(di)visible ... I still get hung up in saying it the
'new ' way,
and by then everyone is going on "with liverty an justice furr
all."

I had a friend who was agnostic...when she sneezed, and I said
"G*d
bless you" she would say "I doubt it."


One story that is sometimes debunked is that sneezing was one of the
first symptoms of the Black Death - the bubonic plague, and others
would make the sign of the cross and say, "God bless you!"

And so now we're back to fleas...........


An unusual disease, in that it crosses the species boundry, and infects both
rats and men....


It's pretty odd that my cats haven't had fleas in 20 years or so. They
do go outside into the fenced-in backyard but other critters pass
through during the night so it's possible that they would pick them
up. I put Frontline on them twice during the spring/summer/fall, but
not monthly.

Just good fortune I guess. Mentioning it here will probably result in
some karmic backlash and a flea infestation..
  #29  
Old September 21st 12, 03:30 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
dgk
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Default Fleas! Have you tried this?

On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:50:20 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:15:15 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Sylvia M wrote:
"dgk" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:32:16 -0700, "Bill Graham"

wrote:


"dgk" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:43:09 -0700, Mack A. Damia
wrote:

On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:34:13 -0500, (See you
in the
funny papers.) wrote:

Get a flea comb and comb Pookie several times a day. Have
handy a glass
of dawn-laced water for them - as they come off on to the
comb...dunk
the comb.

Just passing thru...hope you don't mind the suggestion.

I'm pretty sure I have a flea comb - the teeth are very
close
together, but I have not been able to get any fleas at all
while using
it. They slip through the teeth. I'll look for another
one. Thanks!

Hah, when I was much younger (much much younger) I once
managed to
catch a case of crab lice. I got some poison from the
drugstore along
with a comb, and realized that that's where the expression
"going over
something with a fine tooth comb" comes from. I remember
laughing out
loud as the thought popped into my head. Until then it was
just words
without context.

It's also where the expression "nit picking" comes from.

It wasn't until the forth or fifth grade that I realized we
liven in, "one
nation indivisible". Before that, I thought you couldn't see
it. (from outer
space, I guess)

Oh good, I felt certain I wasn't the only one to make that
mistake!
But I always had trouble with the next few words, since I
didn't
really believe in God. I still don't in the way most people
mean it,
you know, the old bearded guy in the white robe. I guess
someday
relatively soon I'll find out. Or not.

It would be pretty funny if it turns out to be a rainbow
bridge
though.

When I was in Grammar school, "He" wasn't mentioned. It was one
nation, in(di)visible ... I still get hung up in saying it the
'new ' way,
and by then everyone is going on "with liverty an justice furr
all."

I had a friend who was agnostic...when she sneezed, and I said
"G*d
bless you" she would say "I doubt it."

I have been an atheist all of my life. Even when I was a
pre-schooler, when I went to church, and saw the others praying, I
would ask, "Who ar they talking to?" and when they said, "God", I
knew that there was no such thing and they were fooling themselves,
or kidding, or wasting their time. Now, I tell the religious people
who pester me to become a believer, that its a good thing I don't
believe in their God, because if I did, I would hate his guts for
all the pain and suffering he causes/allows to the millions of
little furry creatures he freezes and starves to death every Winter.


True, there is no old man with a long white beard and flowing robes,
but there is the totality of energy in the universe...........


Yes. Neither the religious nor I know where it came from or why it is here,
but the difference between us is, I am willing to admit that I don't know,
and they are not.


I generally consider that I have about as much of a chance of
understanding the purpose behind "life, the universe, and everything"
as an ant has of understanding why I'm watching a baseball game.
  #30  
Old September 21st 12, 10:39 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Slo' Poke
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Default Fleas! Have you tried this?

I agree...no old man on a cloud but that energy is
awesome....apparently. Three extremely intelligent and multi-talented
men : Walter Russell, Buckminister Fuller, and Telsa did understand that
energy. [Not even mentioning Einstein that they could easily converse
with..and did....but since I have written him off as a jerk I'm skipping
him. ]

BTW ~ for fleas....get Diamacious Earth...from your local Feed Store.
[if that's not how it is spelt...that's how it sounds lol.]


 




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