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Majick Thise

2011-10-28 09:21:52 PM

It's called Cursday but never really caught on like Caterday.

oldebayer

2011-10-28 10:06:55 PM

Waiting for the follow-up, in which the faithful dog then buried its owner alongside his old bone collection.

Bathia_Mapes

2011-10-28 11:24:39 PM

Majick Thise: It's called Cursday but never really caught on like Caturday.

I made a suggestion for a "Cursday" some months back since I know there are just as many dog lovers on fark as their are those who love their cats. It was denied. :-(

vossiewulf

2011-10-28 11:37:34 PM

Bathia_Mapes: Majick Thise: It's called Cursday but never really caught on like Caturday.

I made a suggestion for a "Cursday" some months back since I know there are just as many dog lovers on fark as their are those who love their cats. It was denied. :-(

Woofsday?

Uncle Wiggly

2011-10-28 11:51:40 PM

Unfortunately "safety" was into the middle of a rain-slicked, darkened roadway.

Bathia_Mapes

2011-10-29 12:22:32 AM

vossiewulf: Bathia_Mapes: Majick Thise: It's called Cursday but never really caught on like Caturday.

I made a suggestion for a "Cursday" some months back since I know there are just as many dog lovers on fark as their are those who love their cats. It was denied. :-(

Woofsday?

I suggested "Cursday", but would have settled for any appropriate name. Still, was denied.

fusillade762

2011-10-29 12:41:05 AM

Wagsday?

vossiewulf

2011-10-29 03:01:10 AM

fusillade762: Wagsday?

Wagsday > Woofsday

Party Boy

2011-10-29 04:00:13 AM

'Doggerday Tag'?

Sounds close to an inappropriate UK term. English, English experts - I need a ruling.

gopher321

2011-10-29 04:01:18 AM

Captioned dogs just aren't funny. Plus, I bet Drew regrets allowing Caturdays in the first place. Psycho cat owners are the worst.

Coolfusis

2011-10-29 05:02:50 AM

Man, I don't know if I'd be cheering for my dog randomly dragging me 100 yards after he was struck with lighting. I'd probably take him to the vet or something.

phattybeefpatty

2011-10-29 05:05:39 AM

gopher321: Captioned dogs just aren't funny. Plus, I bet Drew regrets allowing Caturdays in the first place. Psycho cat owners are the worst.

As a cat lover, I cannot defend against this. Some cat owners are batshiat insane. Not me mind you... I just look at some threads and go, "holy hell this person is a nut."

Infobahn

2011-10-29 05:05:40 AM

Cats are Satan's pets.

doglover

2011-10-29 05:08:04 AM

Any dog will TRY to do this. But only a big ass mastiff can succeed.

Cats will just eat you.

The Ghost of Tom Ace

2011-10-29 05:11:37 AM

gopher321: Captioned dogs just aren't funny. Plus, I bet Drew regrets allowing Caturdays in the first place. Psycho cat owners are the worst.

bayoubruce

2011-10-29 05:16:25 AM

Since lightning does not strike twice in the same place. He technically pulled him IN to harms way.

AverageAmericanGuy

2011-10-29 05:18:47 AM

Tokyo will begin a feral cat eradication program soon. Not everyone loves those little flea bags.

As for captioned dogs, I particularly like this one.
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doglover

2011-10-29 05:24:58 AM

AverageAmericanGuy: Tokyo will begin a feral cat eradication program soon.

I don't know if it's 'bout time or horrible.

On one hand, there's a ton of feral cats here and nothin's wrong. I enjoy them.

On the other hand, all it would take is one good outbreak of rabies in the cats and suddenly you're looking at something BAD. Even if only .01% of Tokyo was endangered, that's still a hundred and twenty thousand people. Even if only 1% of that danger is exposure, that's still a LOT of people to come down with rabies. Most deaths will be kids who don't know to tell mom they got a scratch from kitty. Horrible stuff to contemplate.

But like I said, there's no indications that there will be some kind of rabies pandemic. I bet it's really just some yaks tired of stepping in cat shiat in their local watering holes.

Also, you'll see a rat explosion immediately after this cull. Mark my words. As it is now you only see rats in Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, and other super urban settings where there's enough people to drive away cats. Out in the suburbs being a mouse is like being a chocolate cake at a fark party.

OhGoodeee

2011-10-29 05:32:47 AM

Acharne

2011-10-29 05:52:02 AM

I, for one, enjoyed the article and found the story about man and his dog to be one to warm the heart.

HoneyDog

2011-10-29 05:55:53 AM

AverageAmericanGuy: Tokyo will begin a feral cat eradication program soon.

Just killing them doesn't work well. Cats can have 3 litters a year. Feral cats hang around an area because there is a food source. If you take out some of the feral cats, others will move into that area. It's much more effective to live trap them, spay/neuter them (and give them rabies shots), notch their ear and then release them back to where they were captured. Feral cats don't have a long life span, so this way they die out naturally without creating new generations.

Day_Old_Dutchie

2011-10-29 06:02:22 AM

Painted ladies and a bottle o' wine.

tereklusec

2011-10-29 06:14:13 AM

Another vote for Wagsday. Cats are the worst.

doglover: Any dog will TRY to do this. But only a big ass mastiff can succeed.

Cats will just eat you.

I've long said that the difference between a dog and a cat is that if you are attacked/injured a dog will try to protect you/save you and if you die, mourn your passing.

In all of these cases a cat will wait until you're dead then eat the soft parts.

Friskya

2011-10-29 06:27:40 AM

gopher321: Captioned dogs just aren't funny. Plus, I bet Drew regrets allowing Caturdays in the first place. Psycho cat owners are the worst.

Caturday seems to have turned into a primarily TF thread. They're greening it too early, I think. Look at todays - over 250 already and still over an hour to go before it hits the main page. And most are repeat images from previous caturday threads.

/not wading through all that to find the few original gems

RatMaster999

2011-10-29 06:40:25 AM

Bathia_Mapes: vossiewulf: Bathia_Mapes: Majick Thise: It's called Cursday but never really caught on like Caturday.

I made a suggestion for a "Cursday" some months back since I know there are just as many dog lovers on fark as their are those who love their cats. It was denied. :-(

Woofsday?

I suggested "Cursday", but would have settled for any appropriate name. Still, was denied.

Some of us are still waiting for Raturday...

hillary

2011-10-29 06:43:30 AM

upright_apes_r_us

2011-10-29 06:57:45 AM

Lightening does strike twice in the same place, it is just harder to find survives to collect data \

/What the guy needs is a dog that will drag him back to the house before he gets struck with lightening.

HoneyDog

2011-10-29 06:59:19 AM

I've long said that the difference between a dog and a cat is that if you are attacked/injured a dog will try to protect you/save you and if you die, mourn your passing.

No kidding. And dogs in mourning are the worst! My old guy died Thursday, and my Lab is going to drive me batshiat crazy with the waking me up every 15 minutes to make sure I'm breathing.

hillary

2011-10-29 07:03:57 AM

upright_apes_r_us: Lightening does strike twice in the same place, it is just harder to find survives to collect data \

/What the guy needs is a dog that will drag him back to the house before he gets struck with lightening.

I'm out of milk. I need some lightening for my coffee this morning. I may have to resort to a dab of vanilla ice cream.

EditorialSpace

2011-10-29 07:21:05 AM

Came here for the Lassie reference.

/not leaving disappointed yet

urban.derelict

2011-10-29 07:22:21 AM

Dumbass dog coulda just urinated onto his face.

upright_apes_r_us

2011-10-29 07:25:16 AM

hillary [TotalFark] Quot 2011-10-29 07:03:57 AM
upright_aps_r_us: Lightning dos strik twic in the sam plac, it is just hardr to find survivs to collect data \

/What the guy nds is a dog that will drag him back to th hous bfor h gts struck with lightning.

I'm out of milk. I nd some lightning for my coff this morning. I may have to rsort to a dab of vanilla ic cram.

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HoneyDog

2011-10-29 07:36:26 AM

Dumbass dog coulda just urinated onto his face.

That would have made him a cat.

leevis

2011-10-29 07:36:55 AM

Man's best friend? Damn straight!

konekosama

2011-10-29 07:59:33 AM

RatMaster999
Bathia_Mapes: vossiewulf: Bathia_Mapes: Majick Thise: It's called Cursday but never really caught on like Caturday.

I made a suggestion for a "Cursday" some months back since I know there are just as many dog lovers on fark as their are those who love their cats. It was denied. :-(

Woofsday?

I suggested "Cursday", but would have settled for any appropriate name. Still, was denied.

Some of us are still waiting for Raturday...

please. all animals are welcome on caturday. even aardvarks.

konekosama

2011-10-29 08:01:23 AM

tereklusec: Another vote for Wagsday. Cats are the worst.

doglover: Any dog will TRY to do this. But only a big ass mastiff can succeed.

Cats will just eat you.

I've long said that the difference between a dog and a cat is that if you are attacked/injured a dog will try to protect you/save you and if you die, mourn your passing.

In all of these cases a cat will wait until you're dead then eat the soft parts.

nope, cats don't wait til you're cold. as soon as you stop breathing you become fair game

Lavallin

2011-10-29 08:01:57 AM

Party Boy: 'Doggerday Tag'?

Sounds close to an inappropriate UK term. English, English experts - I need a ruling.

Got to agree with this. It sounds like a day for people who enjoy meeting up at out-of-the-way car parks, after dark...
Link to Urban Dictionary for the confused.

hillary

2011-10-29 08:26:44 AM

konekosama: RatMaster999
Bathia_Mapes: vossiewulf: Bathia_Mapes: Majick Thise: It's called Cursday but never really caught on like Caturday.

I made a suggestion for a "Cursday" some months back since I know there are just as many dog lovers on fark as their are those who love their cats. It was denied. :-(

Woofsday?

I suggested "Cursday", but would have settled for any appropriate name. Still, was denied.

Some of us are still waiting for Raturday...

please. all animals are welcome on caturday. even aardvarks.

Maybe we don't want to hang with all animals... maybe we don't like some of them... like cats, for instance... see Snoopy cartoon above.

I'm a dog person. I only like cats when they are stir-fried in a wok.

SundaesChild

2011-10-29 08:36:57 AM

Infobahn: Cats are Satan's pets.

We have one who we have nicknamed Satan. She is fluffy and adorable, but calamity follows her much like it does that kid in the Omen and she is hellbent on destroying my stuff, not in a malicious way but more in an "Ooh shiny!" way.

iron de havilland

2011-10-29 08:39:36 AM

doglover: AverageAmericanGuy: Tokyo will begin a feral cat eradication program soon.

I don't know if it's 'bout time or horrible.

On one hand, there's a ton of feral cats here and nothin's wrong. I enjoy them.

On the other hand, all it would take is one good outbreak of rabies in the cats and suddenly you're looking at something BAD.

According to the WHO and wikipedia Japan is rabies-free - as you'd expect from an island nation, really.

Even if only .01% of Tokyo was endangered, that's still a hundred and twenty thousand people. Even if only 1% of that danger is exposure, that's still a LOT of people to come down with rabies. Most deaths will be kids who don't know to tell mom they got a scratch from kitty. Horrible stuff to contemplate.

But like I said, there's no indications that there will be some kind of rabies pandemic. I bet it's really just some yaks tired of stepping in cat shiat in their local watering holes.

Also, you'll see a rat explosion immediately after this cull. Mark my words. As it is now you only see rats in Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, and other super urban settings where there's enough people to drive away cats. Out in the suburbs being a mouse is like being a chocolate cake at a fark party.

Rats and mice only flourish with the availability of food, so if poor food hygiene is being practiced - open waste areas, poorly maintained buildings and the like - yes, you can expect pests. Remove their access to food and, of course, you don't have a problem.

Danack

2011-10-29 08:39:42 AM

Lavallin: Party Boy: 'Doggerday Tag'?

Sounds close to an inappropriate UK term. English, English experts - I need a ruling.

Got to agree with this. It sounds like a day for people who enjoy meeting up at out-of-the-way car parks, after dark...
Link to Urban Dictionary for the confused.

Or through the medium of song, Fascinating Aida - Dogging - nsfw

TommyDeuce

2011-10-29 08:51:08 AM

Lavallin: Party Boy: 'Doggerday Tag'?

Sounds close to an inappropriate UK term. English, English experts - I need a ruling.

Got to agree with this. It sounds like a day for people who enjoy meeting up at out-of-the-way car parks, after dark...
Link to Urban Dictionary for the confused.

You know, I think closeness to that term only makes it a better candidate for this site.

/Fark
//Not for the easily offended
///Great for those who enjoy laughing at the easily offended

2011-10-29 09:06:14 AM

It'd never be as popular as caturday because unlike cats, dogs aren't infecting their humans with behavior-changing toxoplasmosis.

Uncle Wiggly

2011-10-29 09:07:14 AM

Lavallin: Party Boy: 'Doggerday Tag'?

Sounds close to an inappropriate UK term. English, English experts - I need a ruling.

Got to agree with this. It sounds like a day for people who enjoy meeting up at out-of-the-way car parks, after dark...
Link to Urban Dictionary for the confused.

Usually not after dark; the videos get all green and grainy.

gilatrout

2011-10-29 09:12:38 AM

#OccupyCaturday.

Let's get organized!

jakomo002

2011-10-29 09:19:24 AM

konekosama; nope, cats don't wait til you're cold. as soon as you stop breathing you become fair game

Exactly.

When a person dies at home alone, if they have a dog then the dog will howl and bark endlessly. If it gets hungry enough it will dig through drywall and claw through a door to get to its' food.

A cat, on the other hand, will start eating you almost immediately.

Dogs see you as their loyal and caring partner (boss), cats see you as a easily manipulated shlub. Said another way, your dog trusts you, your cat does not.

TheGogmagog

2011-10-29 09:36:18 AM

Majick Thise: It's called Cursday but never really caught on like Caterday.

I was thinking Sundog. It could even have a Steven King gis of the dog getting closer.

phenn

2011-10-29 09:45:31 AM

And yet... no dog pics (other than Mr. Hurr Derpy).

Boatloads of shame, Farkers. Boatloads of shame.

zenobia

2011-10-29 09:52:19 AM

jakomo002: konekosama; nope, cats don't wait til you're cold. as soon as you stop breathing you become fair game

Exactly.

When a person dies at home alone, if they have a dog then the dog will howl and bark endlessly. If it gets hungry enough it will dig through drywall and claw through a door to get to its' food.

A cat, on the other hand, will start eating you almost immediately.

Dogs see you as their loyal and caring partner (boss), cats see you as a easily manipulated shlub. Said another way, your dog trusts you, your cat does not.

Exactly why cats are cooler than dogs. And why it's sometimes amusing to see them captioned.

HoneyDog

2011-10-29 09:56:57 AM