Unattended cups of ice water as entertainment...

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 22:19:18 GMT, "Denise Clere"
yodeled:

teehee !


Denise, please turn off HTML.

Theresa
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"Howard Berkowitz" wrote in message
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For a different sort of amusement, give a raccoon a sugar cube. For
those who live in countries without raccoons, they rinse their food in
water before eating it.

I remember one tame raccoon licking his paw, finding it sweet, and going
on an intense search of the water bowl...the cube HAD to be here
somewhere...

ROFL! What a great story!! I can imagine the look on it's face!

Hans

"Howard Berkowitz" wrote in message
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In article , Helen Wheels
wrote:

Zorin the Lynx wrote:
So I got a cup of water today, and left it on the counter to go check
on
something else. When I returned, well...

http://www.cs.fiu.edu/~flynnj/kitten..._5489.jpg.html

He was sitting there playing with the ice in the cup for around 15
minutes! Plenty of time for me to grab the camera and try to get a cute
shot. Oddly enough, he didn't try to drink the water... He just found
the ice cubes fascinating!

Of course, knowing where those paws have been (in the litterbox,
particularly) I poured myself a new glass of water. But darnit, it was
one of the most adorable things I'd seen!

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Dip paw in water to push down ice.
2. Watch ice cube float back up.
3. Shake paw vigorously to remove cold water, spraying catslave and
camera.
4. Redo from start.

-Z

Wow, what a handsome grown-up cat he's turned into. Not that there was
ever any doubt.

For a different sort of amusement, give a raccoon a sugar cube. For
those who live in countries without raccoons, they rinse their food in
water before eating it.

I remember one tame raccoon licking his paw, finding it sweet, and going
on an intense search of the water bowl...the cube HAD to be here
somewhere...


Awwww. That's a terrible thing to do..almost as bad as teaching a parrot to
say really bad swear words.

Tweed

"Zorin the Lynx" wrote in message
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I've started reading photography books. I'm trying to make my pictures
interesting composition-and-lighting wise, and am learning how to compose
better. I think.

I'm also working more with existing light and avoiding the flash; this
really makes pictures look better, though it presents some challenges.

Hope you all like it!

-Z
When I first looked at the picture, I thought it was our Mistletoe. The
resemblance is striking, as is the fascination with water glasses.
Also, it seemed at first glance that the glass was levitated 1/4 to 1/2 inch
(.5-1cm) above the counter surface. It's probably my tired old eyes, but it
was interesting.

Sam

scuza me,sorry !
"Kreisleriana" wrote in message
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On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 22:19:18 GMT, "Denise Clere"
yodeled:

teehee !


Denise, please turn off HTML.

Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Christina Websell wrote:

I remember one tame raccoon licking his paw, finding it sweet,
and going on an intense search of the water bowl...the cube HAD
to be here somewhere...

Awwww. That's a terrible thing to do..almost as bad as teaching a
parrot to say really bad swear words.

It does sound a little mean to tease an animal like that and cause
it to be frustrated (ie, the raccoon).

But I don't see how that's like teaching a parrot swear words. The
parrot wouldn't care one way or another what it's saying.

Joyce

wrote in message
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Christina Websell wrote:

I remember one tame raccoon licking his paw, finding it sweet,
and going on an intense search of the water bowl...the cube HAD
to be here somewhere...

Awwww. That's a terrible thing to do..almost as bad as teaching a
parrot to say really bad swear words.

It does sound a little mean to tease an animal like that and cause
it to be frustrated (ie, the raccoon).

But I don't see how that's like teaching a parrot swear words. The
parrot wouldn't care one way or another what it's saying.

Joyce

It's exactly because the parrot doesn't know what its saying that I don't
like it.

Tweed

Awwww. That's a terrible thing to do..almost as bad as teaching a parrot to
say really bad swear words.

Tweed


Or, like with dogs, the "fake throw." LOL.Happy fell for the fake throw every
time.

Sherry

In article ,
wrote:

Christina Websell wrote:

I remember one tame raccoon licking his paw, finding it sweet,
and going on an intense search of the water bowl...the cube HAD
to be here somewhere...

Awwww. That's a terrible thing to do..almost as bad as teaching a
parrot to say really bad swear words.

It does sound a little mean to tease an animal like that and cause
it to be frustrated (ie, the raccoon).

In fairness, he got a significant amount of fruit just afterwards. It
was too much of a challenge to see what he'd do with the sugar.

*sigh* Bug was a remarkably affectionate and sweet animal much of his
life. Unfortunately, when his hoomin moved from an apartment to a house,
he set up an outdoor enclosure for Bug's optional use. A dead tree in it
was found, all too late, to be soaked in insecticide.

But I don't see how that's like teaching a parrot swear words. The
parrot wouldn't care one way or another what it's saying.

Joyce

In article ,
itty (Sherry ) wrote:

Awwww. That's a terrible thing to do..almost as bad as teaching a
parrot to
say really bad swear words.

Tweed


Or, like with dogs, the "fake throw." LOL.Happy fell for the fake throw
every
time.

Sherry

So did Charlie Brown...