yobbery: We have a weather related emergency going on here at Casa de Yobbery. It's under control now.
We noticed the basement carpet was wet and then discovered the utility room was flooded. There was so much water I was sure it was the 3 month old water heater, but I couldn't find anything leaking at the water heater or the washer.

The wife noticed water in odd spots, particularly around the furnace. It turns out that the drain tube for the AC condenser was partially clogged. The damn thing has been running all day and the drain flow couldn't keep up with how much water it's been pulling out of the air. Between the shop vac and the carpet shampooer we must have pulled up at least six gallons of water so far!

Fortunately the man cave is part of an addition and there's a concrete wall separating it from the utility room, so no water got in there.
The cats insisted on helping...so we let them.
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Try this new product from the makers of Shamwow!
/glad it isn't any worse, water leaks suck!

JewelsMC: Since when did caturday start including non cat pics?
All critters are welcome here.

spinach gunk: Yes this is dog: Hey, Farkers, meet my dog, Tanga.

Hey Tanga! That's a nice orange ball you got there.

She loves that stupid thing. We don't play fetch, we play 'watch me carry a ball around.'

And a cat to make up for the video ;-)


I always laugh at this one but I thought it needed a mushroom cloud.

A friend of my cousin just posted this in FB. I'm still laughing...


FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE PETS, THIS IS A TRUE STORY.
FOR THOSE THAT DON'T, IT'S ALSO A TRUE STORY.
The following was found posted very low on a refrigerator door.

Dear Dogs and Cats:
The dishes on the floor with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Placing a paw print in the middle of my plate does not mean that is suddenly your food,
nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.

The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack.
Racing me to the top of the stairs is not the object.
Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run.

I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry about this.
Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort.
Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep.
It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other, stretched out to the fullest extent possible.
I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out on the other end
to maximize space that you are taking up, is nothing but sarcasm.

For the last time, there is no secret exit from the bathroom!
If, by some miracle, I beat you there and manage to get the door shut,
it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow,
try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge in an attempt to open the door.
I must exit through the same door I entered.
Also, I have been using the bathroom for years - canine/feline attendance is not required.

The proper order for kissing is: Kiss me first, then go smell the other dog or cat's (or your own) butt.
I cannot stress this enough.

Finally, in fairness, dear pets, I have posted the following message on the front door:
TO ALL NON-PET OWNERS WHO VISIT AND COMPLAIN ABOUT OUR PETS:

(1) They live here....you don't.
(2) If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture.
That's why they call it "fur"-niture.
(3) I like my pets a lot better than I like most people.
(4) To you, they are animals.
To me, they are adopted sons/daughters who are short, hairy, walk on all fours and don't speak clearly.

Remember, dogs and cats are better than kids because they:
(1) eat less,
(2) don't ask for money all the time,
(3) are easier to train,
(4) normally come when called,
(5) never ask to drive the car,
(6) don't hang out with drug-using people;
(7) don't smoke or drink,
(8) don't want to wear your clothes,
(9) don't have to buy the latest fashions,
(10) don't need a gazillion dollars for college and
(11) if they get pregnant, you can sell their children.......

Tumunga: That's just what I need on a Saturday. Somebody telling me what is supposed to be cute. As you can clearly see from the videos, the cat is suffering, and the owner should do the responsible thing for that cat, and put it out of its misery.

Tumunga: That's just what I need on a Saturday. Somebody telling me what is supposed to be cute. As you can clearly see from the videos, the cat is suffering, and the owner should do the responsible thing for that cat, and put it out of its misery.

Went to a new pet food store today and met the store kitty named Freddy.
He circled my legs and meowed to me about his day while I gave him pats and headscritches.

Then he said follow me...


All the way down here...


...to the pet beds!


No, this one.


That's better.


Product testing is a tough job, but somebody's got to do it.

Whew! Watta day! Butt(!)...I got paid!!!! Yippeeeee! Sad that I even had to ask for it, but she said that the temp agency she works for screwed up her paycheck (I guess she has money taken out for childcare) so, the company that she temps for cut her a check. Man, I hope this doesn't become a habit.

...and a cat to make up for my bellyaching.



_{/yes, it is dark here}.

/reeeealy hoping I'm not the only one who gets this reference. lmao

OlderGuy:
I agree wholeheartedly.. and the 'fixer' in me wants to help.. instinctual....

I know the feeling.
On another note...
I used to have a Celestron C-8 SCT with a Super Polaris mount and a collection of magnificent
eyepieces. For those that don't know telescopes, the magnification of a telescope is in the eyepiece.

I sold it to a friend about 5 years ago because he had always wanted a "big boy telescope" and I needed money.
I've missed that telescope, but I knew it was in good hands,

My friend called me the other night and said he was thinking about getting rid of it since he's only
used it once since he bought it. He recently retired and he and his wife are looking to clear out
their extra "stuff".

I asked him how much he wanted, and he offered to *give* it back to me.

My tiny heart grew 5 sizes that night!

konekosama: a Q_J caption of Dragon I had a good laugh seeing that again, since last night I gave him a can of generic (store brand) Chef Boyardee and he must have spent at least an hour getting every drop out of the bottom of the can with his paw (which was completely orange when he got done). Although he really seemed to like the generic brand, the later part of the evening was unpleasant. At least for me :o)



/ it's too late to upload the pics, so I'll save them for next week
// i'm indulging him since it is his birfday on wednesday

valnt9: one VERY wet cat just showed up at the back door demanding "IN NOW!!"

We had a main coon that would come in the door and wait until we got a towel and dried her off.

My favorite of Delta as a kitten:

MoronLessOff: Derkins: lajimi: I said it's time to get up and feed me

Lol that cat must be related to Berkeley. This is his favorite spot:

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Dis mah favorite spot. It smell lik ded.

This morning at just about 2:00 straight up my Princess decided it was time for head bonks. No idea why, she's a cat and gives no explanations.

MoronLessOff: Abox: Just pulled this off CNN:
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I'll give it a try...
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ArmednHammered: Salem Witch: Does anyone use Gimp? Mr. Witch went to download it on the laptop and our security, Symantic, said Gimp may be harmful. When I downloaded Gimp on the desktop, Symantic didn't have a problem with it.

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If you have a USB memory stick handy, copy the download to it and have Symantec scan it on the desktop machine. If it says it's ok, go ahead and install it. Or send me the link from where you downloaded it and I'll grab a copy and scan it with Kaspersky.

The desktop is dead.

But Mr. Witch found Gimp that will download onto Windows Vista 64.

That is probably the problem. Vista sucks.

Thanks :-)

I'm signing off too.



See youse guys tomorrow.

Sickapie: AllMyKidsHaveFur: Derkins: valnt9: it's too hot
my cats are melting!

My power went out again tonight. It gets awful warm in here. At least this time it only took 5 hours to get it back up, instead of 9 like last night. But I had to miss Caturday for 5 whole hours! I hope this isn't going to be a regular nightly occurence.

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(not mine)

Anybody still watching the seven kittens stream? I can't stop watching, too much cuteness...



I am and if you want to see something really funny on there, go to the Recent Highlights titled "@00:24 - camera shifts for overview shot of torties in litter box!!"
At about 17 and a half minutes, watch the black tortie and then again at between 24 and 25 minutes. It's hysterical.

OMG!!!

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He's done pooped out :-D

Happy Caturday, everyone. Hope it's not too late to join the thread.

yobbery: We have a weather related emergency ... The cats insisted on helping...so we let them.

Would that be anything like Dragon helping his sherpa look at Caturday?

/ glad it was not any worse, basement floods suck
// been there, done that

yobbery: We have a weather related emergency going on here at Casa de Yobbery. It's under control now.
We noticed the basement carpet was wet and then discovered the utility room was flooded. There was so much water I was sure it was the 3 month old water heater, but I couldn't find anything leaking at the water heater or the washer.

The wife noticed water in odd spots, particularly around the furnace. It turns out that the drain tube for the AC condenser was partially clogged. The damn thing has been running all day and the drain flow couldn't keep up with how much water it's been pulling out of the air. Between the shop vac and the carpet shampooer we must have pulled up at least six gallons of water so far!

Fortunately the man cave is part of an addition and there's a concrete wall separating it from the utility room, so no water got in there.
The cats insisted on helping...so we let them.
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Oh noes!

Is Mia that absorbent? Or did you start with Wolf. He seems like he could really soak up a lot of water.

We all know simple little Biscuit doesn't soak up anything.

Although there is a vacuum between his ears ;-)

valnt9: Sickapie: Whoopie! It's raining! My rain dance worked! I need detailed instructions on this dance!

Here you go....

ArmednHammered: I think I found it! Try this one: Link
/runs and hides....


Now you've gone and done it, haven't you?!



/compliments of sherpa

ArmednHammered: DoomsDayAardvark: valnt9: Sickapie: Whoopie! It's raining! My rain dance worked!

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I need detailed instructions on this dance!

Preferably with video.

I think I found it! Try this one: Link
/runs and hides....

LMAO!!

Actually, it was more like this Link

predle: yobbery: Maybe it's just that your camera takes really good pictures. ;-P My camera is nothing special



/ i love Juno

DoomsDayAardvark: valnt9: Sickapie: Whoopie! It's raining! My rain dance worked!

[dl.dropbox.com image 500x375]

I need detailed instructions on this dance!

Preferably with video.

valnt9: Sickapie: Whoopie! It's raining! My rain dance worked!

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I need detailed instructions on this dance!

I think we need a video.

sherpa18: Tumunga: That's just what I need on a Saturday. Somebody telling me what is supposed to be cute. As you can clearly see from the videos, the cat is suffering, and the owner should do the responsible thing for that cat, and put it out of its misery.

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another take on the same idea:

akimbotoo: Bathia_Mapes: Meet Tilly, our beloved twisty cat. Just like Li'l Bub, she didn't know she was handicapped and it never slowed her down. We miss her so very much. She crossed the Rainbow Bridge this past Mother's Day. :-(
She was so pretty, and obviously very well loved! They really do stay in our hearts, don't they?



/ IMHO, you never forget the ones you loved (feline or otherwise)

DoomsDayAardvark: valnt9: Sickapie: Whoopie! It's raining! My rain dance worked!

[dl.dropbox.com image 500x375]

I need detailed instructions on this dance!

Preferably with video.

I think I found it! Try this one: Link
/runs and hides....

The Ice Queen: predle: Another shiny baby Juno pic
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I just thought of something. Can you imagine if Juno and Biscuit had babies, the derp would have adorable little biscuit faces and shiny coats :)

predle: Another shiny baby Juno pic
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I just thought of something. Can you imagine if Juno and Biscuit had babies, the derp would have adorable little biscuit faces and shiny coats :)

Salem Witch: RadicalEd:

Also, Hi to the other Oregonians! Even with it being in the 80's, it's still so lovely in the morning and evenings. Our apartment stays very cool too, and our balcony is in the shade. This is a great summer so far, compared to where we were last year!

The strawberries are sooo much better :-)

...and the Marion Berrys

spinach gunk: Also, this was my entry in the Farktography contest this week. Since the image contains a bunch of fuzzy creatures, I thought I may as well post it here too, in case anyone would like to caption it.

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I call it "Giant Caterpillars Ascending Mt. Fuji".
+1 Vote...Very Nice!

I call this one "Juno -vs- Spawn of Mothra"

valnt9: they're projecting 108 degrees again today for Bowling Green, KY.
micromedic: I'MMMMM MEEEEELTING!!!! Richmond, Va has a heat warning in effect... it's 101* feels like 107*



/ heat index expected to break 110° today

I got a picture of sleeping Suzy last weekend.



She was snoring away.

well, we had a couple of good, troll free weeks
but it seems our trolls have returned.
so I'll break out the spray again.
please feel free to grab and shoot as needed!

I have a cat questions for you cat experts. I have one cat. He had FHV as a kitten so based on what I understand he still have FHV. So can I never get another cat? Are there FHV positive cats I could adopt? I am going to ask my vet, but I thought I'd ask you guys too. I understand that all cats are vaccinated for FHV but it sounds like the vaccine does not prevent the disease- it just makes it less severe.

Cat in question:


Backstory:
My boyfriend's mom bought Freckles 15 years ago from some kind of breeder. She got a discount because he had FHV (as a young kitten, but he survived). As the boyfriend's parents got older they got tired of Freckles Bengal tendencies like loud meowing, playing in water, and generally being a playful social cat. So Freckles lives with us now. He is a great cat for us because he is fearless, loves dogs, loves playing, and gets a lot of attention which keeps the extremely loud meowing to a minimum. Freckles FHV doesn't seem to flare up although he occassionally will sneeze but he is never really sick or loses weight and he always eats (I feed him canned food for breakfast and dinner and he eats dry food in between).

My parents live out in the country and they see a lot of stray or completely feral cats running around. There was a shy cat that started coming around their house and was extremely friendly and a few weeks later it became obvious that she was pregnant. They started feeding her and took her into their home (they have another cat, pregnant cat was put in a quarantined spare bedroom) and now she has had 6 kittens. They are going to have the 'barnyard special' spay/neuter when the kittens are old enough and are trying hard to find them homes. Kittens in question:

Awwww! ¡Que bendíto!

i look exactly as Bub does when getting my back scratched! Tongue out and ever't'ing!
Pleasant Caturday to all!

/It's so hot.

The pictures of the store cat reminded me of a pet store that had a resident cat years ago. I went in for some catnip, and out of the thirty or so brands they stocked, only one container had teeth marks on it. I automatically assumed that was the best brand.

Also, this was my entry in the Farktography contest this week. Since the image contains a bunch of fuzzy creatures, I thought I may as well post it here too, in case anyone would like to caption it.



I call it "Giant Caterpillars Ascending Mt. Fuji".

It was 103 degrees when I came home today. Biscuit was melting.

some_beer_drinker: sherpa18: flamingboar: Hey fellow caturday people! May I ask for advice for good cat toys? My cat is bored of the cat nip mice and laser toy. Are there any other types of toys I should try?
I feel bad because he just lays around and sleeps all day, or is up and constantly grooming.

IMHE, cats get bored with the same toys, try rotating them from time to time, or add a bit of catnip to make them more interesting. As others have said, what you may consider a piece of trash could be an awesome toy. A milk jug ring or a bottle cap can provide hours of fun. Dragon recommends that if you have a dollar store near you, look in the craft section for the 12" long colored pipe cleaners - take one and twirl it around your finger to make a sort of spiral spring - endless fun, and once it's squashed, all you have to do is twirl it again to make it good as new!

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/ if your cat refuses to play at all, it might be time for a vet visit

i crumple up receipts or other bits of paper for them to play with. tin foil from cigarette packs works good too. the kitten especially loves playing with the headphones from my wife's iPod. i often hide food in hard to get places to make them look for it. another thing they enjoy a lot is when i put some tape on them. just a little piece on the top of the head, or on the side of the body. they love that. once a month or so i get the neighbors german shepard to come in here, and he chases the hell out them. i think that's good exercise too. of course, fair is fair, so as often as possible i bring home some live mouse, or baby chicken...gold fish, even a crab a few times (which gets eaten after), so that the kitties can have a chance to kill some things. i have loads of pics.

Alrighty then...I was going to make a couple suggestions but it looks like you've just about got it covered. ;-p

flamingboar: Hey fellow caturday people! May I ask for advice for good cat toys? My cat is bored of the cat nip mice and laser toy. Are there any other types of toys I should try?
I feel bad because he just lays around and sleeps all day, or is up and constantly grooming.

IMHE, cats get bored with the same toys, try rotating them from time to time, or add a bit of catnip to make them more interesting. As others have said, what you may consider a piece of trash could be an awesome toy. A milk jug ring or a bottle cap can provide hours of fun. Dragon recommends that if you have a dollar store near you, look in the craft section for the 12" long colored pipe cleaners - take one and twirl it around your finger to make a sort of spiral spring - endless fun, and once it's squashed, all you have to do is twirl it again to make it good as new!



/ if your cat refuses to play at all, it might be time for a vet visit

My friend's cat, Harley, just begging for a caption. She didn't appreciate my "Will It Blend?" idea so hopes you Farkers can come up with something better.



One month's TF subscription to the caption she likes best! Thanks!

sherpa18: / thank you and the mods for booting the troll

Troll?....and I missed it. I really feel the need to smack someone this week.

mousiebelle: sherpa18:/ hey, look on the bright side, you could live in NJ: ????????? Guess I just broke the law... lol!



/ hey, what can i say? we have some weird laws out here :o)

quantum_jellyroll: The temps are once again around 100 degrees. Hot. Hot. Hot. Hot.


/ stay safe and cool

akimbotoo: Happy Caturday! Yay!


//Hi fellow Oregonian Bathia_Mapes!

Greetings fellow Oregonian, akimbotoo!

I'm in Eugene. Whereabouts are you located?