I can see why that'd be annoying. I wouldn't want that in my neighborhood either.

That's nothing, The Charlotte Bobcats forced the city to build them a brand new home, even though there was already a perfectly good home for them to take over.

/Fark you Bob Johnson
//Fark you, non-binding referendums

shivashakti: I wouldn't want that in my neighborhood either.

Why? because any rodent problem is gone along with all small, loose ankle biters? Sounds like a win to me. (They're not going to attack anything bigger than a med-small dog.)

/hates small useless dogs
//likes big badass cats.

Its NOT farking in Los Angeles. Its two counties away from LA.

Il Douchey: That's nothing, The Charlotte Bobcats forced the city to build them a brand new home, even though there was already a perfectly good home for them to take over.

/Fark you Bob Johnson
//Fark you, non-binding referendums

It was a raw deal buying that stadium, but the old Hive was in a pretty bad location and it was built obsolete. If anything, blame George Shinn for being a farking cheapskate. He ruined a team on the rise by refusing to pay his best players. He also encouraged the construction of a dinosaur. Keep in mind, the Palace of Auburn Hills was built at the same time, and it's a space station compared to the old Coliseum.

UNC_Samurai: It was a raw deal buying that stadium, but the old Hive was in a pretty bad location and it was built obsolete. If anything, blame George Shinn for being a farking cheapskate. He ruined a team on the rise by refusing to pay his best players. He also encouraged the construction of a dinosaur. Keep in mind, the Palace of Auburn Hills was built at the same time, and it's a space station compared to the old Coliseum.

Oh, Shinn's an ass also, to be sure. But what really burns my weenie is that they put it to a vote, the people said NO, and they built it anyway. Jerry Richardson did it Right; the Panthers Stadium was paid for by PSL's -voluntary contributions - persuasion, not coercion.

I will let cougars take over my home anytime.

blicero: I will let cougars take over my home anytime.

What about Pumas?

Don't worry that the bobcats will be there long as they got the house using a subprime ARM mortgage they cannot afford to pay in two years.

Nice. I want to live there.

missmez: Its NOT farking in Los Angeles. Its two counties away from LA.

For 99.9% of the country, there is no difference. North of San Diego & south of San Jose & west of Las Vegas = Los Angeles.

am i the only one who thought those bobcats had a hydraulic bucket on the front?

"They could have easily qualified for a loan last year....now they just squat."

I thought this line was great!


benlonghair err dude.. you just failed pop culture. shivashakti said they wouldn't want Bobcat Goldthwait living there. Never saw Police Academy?

/I only WISH I'd never seen Police Academy ;-)

Commence with the LOLBOBS:

YouPeopleAreCrazy: missmez: Its NOT farking in Los Angeles. Its two counties away from LA.

For 99.9% of the country, there is no difference. North of San Diego & south of San Jose & west of Las Vegas = Los Angeles.

Unfortunately, that's right. Some natural disaster could happen in Kern county and every newspaper outside of CA will read "DISASTER IN LA!"

/live in LA
//was not effected by fires/earthquake/

Scary? What the hell is scary about a bobcat?

Kitties!

SgtArkie: caturday? finally

Nah.. Caturday was ages ago.. see

One cat could change the course of America by either voting for Obama or McCain. Now that's a Caturday we can believe in

3steps: SgtArkie: caturday? finally

Nah.. Caturday was ages ago.. see

One cat could change the course of America by either voting for Obama or McCain. Now that's a Caturday we can believe in

caturday was early!!!! NO!!!!

And we the people are about to take over the mortgage companies that own the foreclosed bobcat home.

dang , I was hitting refresh all day and didnt see it.

My brother's bobcat "Sadie" down in Texas. Plays well with the dogs and comes and goes as it pleases. No kids around to mess with it.

shivashakti: I can see why that'd be annoying. I wouldn't want that in my neighborhood either.

Come on his voice is unique along with Don LaFontaine. Would like Bobcat, the comedian, in my neighborhood.

Go JCJC (new window)

SgtArkie: 3steps: SgtArkie: caturday? finally

Nah.. Caturday was ages ago.. see

One cat could change the course of America by either voting for Obama or McCain. Now that's a Caturday we can believe in

caturday was early!!!! NO!!!!

What's funny is this story was originally submitted with a "Just in time for Caturday" preceding this exact headline. That didn't go green because they already had a Caturday thread scheduled.

A bobcat problem requires a Bobcat solution.

Ohio University Rules! _{(Except today vs. tOSU)}

Was it this guy's wife?

Il Douchey
Oh, Shinn's an ass also, to be sure. But what really burns my weenie is that they put it to a vote, the people said NO, and they built it anyway...

Happens all over.

/looking at you, Safeco Field...

bim1154: My brother's bobcat "Sadie" down in Texas. Plays well with the dogs and comes and goes as it pleases. No kids around to mess with it.

do bobcats purr like felis domesticus aka house cats? because that would be cool. it would probably sound like a diesel engine idling.

I've heard that lions and tigers purr, but only on the exhale, whereas house cats purr on both intake and exhale.

Il Douchey: That's nothing, The Charlotte Bobcats forced the city to build them a brand new home, even though there was already a perfectly good home for them to take over.

Sometimes it's just easier to rebuild than to clear away all the kudzu.

I bet they don't have a mouse or rat problem though!

/Is in Texas
//Wonders where to buy a pet bobcat legally

I had a bobcat hanging around my land last year and thought it was the coolest thing ever. Kept the rats,rabbits and gophers down fer sure and looked cool doing it.

Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow meow meow

I thought the tree behind the bobcats in the pic was a giant ribcage, like they'd killed an elephant and left it outside for all to see.

bobcat (new window)

I have a Far Side cartoon pinned to my wall...it shows a man and his little boy looking over their fence at the house next door, which is full of wolves.

The caption reads:
"I know you miss the Wainwrights, Bobby, but they were weak and stupid people - and that's why we have wolves and other large predators."

It's from an old desk calender, and to complete the irony, the date is election day.

Jenessa: I thought the tree behind the bobcats in the pic was a giant ribcage, like they'd killed an elephant and left it outside for all to see.

hahahaha....the picture in my head of 2 bobcats taking down an elephant on a roof top "this is my house you farker.....hummm dinner"

So... cub scouts took over the house? That would be cool.

danno_to_infinity: bim1154: My brother's bobcat "Sadie" down in Texas. Plays well with the dogs and comes and goes as it pleases. No kids around to mess with it.

do bobcats purr like felis domesticus aka house cats? because that would be cool. it would probably sound like a diesel engine idling.

I've heard that lions and tigers purr, but only on the exhale, whereas house cats purr on both intake and exhale.

To be honest with you, I've never been up close to my brother's. I do know that although it's considered reasonably tame, he has mentioned a few times where it does gets pissed off under certain conditions around there.
Him and his wife are authorized by the game folks to take care of orphaned critters, mainly deer and occasionally other things.
I've been around some wild ones that were caged up and they sure weren't purring. If they would have got out of that cage they would have no doubt tried to eat my shorts.

Los Angeles? It's not even in LA county. Valley of the Dirt People is what we locals like to call it.

Cute kitties, I'm glad they get to stay.

Sounds cool, especially if they're right about a litter of kittens. Plus, I'll wager the bobcats are less of a nuisance to the neighbors than whoever used to live in the house. The only people/things with any worry are endust dogs and stupid brat children and who cares if they end up as a feline bowel movement.

bim1154, danno_to_infinity, if I'm remembering right, bobcats are Felis, which means they should be able to purr in the way that domestic cats do. Whether a bobcat will purr or not depends on that particular bobcat. I wouldn't expect one to purr very much, but I've never interacted with a bobcat.

Typical result of predatory lending.

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/a-minus-minus.png

TomServo24: A bobcat problem requires a Bobcat solution.

<pedantic>Um... that's not a Bobcat. It's a Caterpillar Skid-steer Loader. Bobcat ≠ Cat.</pedantic>

jspenguin: TomServo24: A bobcat problem requires a Bobcat solution.

<pedantic>Um... that's not a Bobcat. It's a Caterpillar Skid-steer Loader. Bobcat ≠ Cat.</pedantic>

I'll xerox that for reference. First, let me grab a Q-tip and a Kleenex.