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Gah! There are times when I regret having pets.

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  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

    Yesterday, I cleaned my printer - it was going brown with muddy cat paw prints - and I just sat down and noticed it had a new layer. Worse: the birthday card I had just printed also had muddy prints all over it. :sigh: Anyone know how to get a cat to wipe it's damn feet? Or how to design a computerised door mat that will wipe them for him? :laugh:

    Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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    ZurdoDev
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    OriginalGriff wrote:

    Anyone know how to get a cat to wipe it's damn feet?

    My cat never makes a mess. Then again, my cat does not exist. No self-respecting man owns a cat. :laugh:

    Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

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    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

      Yesterday, I cleaned my printer - it was going brown with muddy cat paw prints - and I just sat down and noticed it had a new layer. Worse: the birthday card I had just printed also had muddy prints all over it. :sigh: Anyone know how to get a cat to wipe it's damn feet? Or how to design a computerised door mat that will wipe them for him? :laugh:

      Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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      Tim Carmichael
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      Build a box around the printer? Stop the pet from being able to get at the printer?

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        Build a box around the printer? Stop the pet from being able to get at the printer?

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        OriginalGriff
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        Don't tempt me - I'm inclined to build a box around the cat ...

        Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

          Don't tempt me - I'm inclined to build a box around the cat ...

          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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          CPallini
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          The 'managed' cat. :-D

          In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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          • CPalliniC CPallini

            The 'managed' cat. :-D

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            OriginalGriff
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            He'd be happily managed by Professor Schrödinger at 03:00 most mornings when he decides it's breakfast time ... or possibly Cruella de Vil if I can persuade him to bark.

            Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

            "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
            "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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              OriginalGriff wrote:

              Anyone know how to get a cat to wipe it's damn feet?

              My cat never makes a mess. Then again, my cat does not exist. No self-respecting man owns a cat. :laugh:

              Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

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              Slacker007
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              ‭011111100010‬ wrote:

              No self-respecting man owns a cat.

              Well, I have 4 cats, and 2 dogs (Jumangi at its finest). I will mail you my man card in the next couple of days. :laugh:

              -- rants are the vehicle of the lazy and uninspired - JSOP 2/2018

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              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                Yesterday, I cleaned my printer - it was going brown with muddy cat paw prints - and I just sat down and noticed it had a new layer. Worse: the birthday card I had just printed also had muddy prints all over it. :sigh: Anyone know how to get a cat to wipe it's damn feet? Or how to design a computerised door mat that will wipe them for him? :laugh:

                Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                Slacker007
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                I know your frustration, all too well. :sigh:

                -- rants are the vehicle of the lazy and uninspired - JSOP 2/2018

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                • Z ZurdoDev

                  OriginalGriff wrote:

                  Anyone know how to get a cat to wipe it's damn feet?

                  My cat never makes a mess. Then again, my cat does not exist. No self-respecting man owns a cat. :laugh:

                  Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

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                  OriginalGriff
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                  George Clooney has a cat. So does Morrisey, Ewan McGregor, David Bowie had cats, Morgan Freeman has a cat, Leonard Nimoy, Vincent Price, OriginalGriff, Sander Rossel, ... the list goes on. All cat owners. And ... there is even research that says that men who own one or two cats are more attractive to the ladies: Why Women Like Men Who Love Cats | petMD[^]

                  Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                  "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                    George Clooney has a cat. So does Morrisey, Ewan McGregor, David Bowie had cats, Morgan Freeman has a cat, Leonard Nimoy, Vincent Price, OriginalGriff, Sander Rossel, ... the list goes on. All cat owners. And ... there is even research that says that men who own one or two cats are more attractive to the ladies: Why Women Like Men Who Love Cats | petMD[^]

                    Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                    ZurdoDev
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                    OriginalGriff wrote:

                    George Clooney has a cat. So does Morrisey, Ewan McGregor, David Bowie had cats

                    You make my case for me. :-\

                    OriginalGriff wrote:

                    more attractive to the ladies

                    If you need a cat to be attractive to the ladies, my point stands. :laugh:

                    Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

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                    • Z ZurdoDev

                      OriginalGriff wrote:

                      Anyone know how to get a cat to wipe it's damn feet?

                      My cat never makes a mess. Then again, my cat does not exist. No self-respecting man owns a cat. :laugh:

                      Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

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                      molesworth
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                      People don't own cats. Cats own people... :-D

                      Days spent at sea are not deducted from one's alloted span - Phoenician proverb

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                      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                        Yesterday, I cleaned my printer - it was going brown with muddy cat paw prints - and I just sat down and noticed it had a new layer. Worse: the birthday card I had just printed also had muddy prints all over it. :sigh: Anyone know how to get a cat to wipe it's damn feet? Or how to design a computerised door mat that will wipe them for him? :laugh:

                        Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                        Nagy Vilmos
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                        It's the old VB v C# debate, you should've gone with dogs.

                        veni bibi saltavi

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                        • M molesworth

                          People don't own cats. Cats own people... :-D

                          Days spent at sea are not deducted from one's alloted span - Phoenician proverb

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                          ZurdoDev
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                          Indeed!

                          Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

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                          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                            Yesterday, I cleaned my printer - it was going brown with muddy cat paw prints - and I just sat down and noticed it had a new layer. Worse: the birthday card I had just printed also had muddy prints all over it. :sigh: Anyone know how to get a cat to wipe it's damn feet? Or how to design a computerised door mat that will wipe them for him? :laugh:

                            Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                            Rage
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                            Cats are evil.

                            Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                              Cats are evil.

                              Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                              OriginalGriff
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                              Well yes. That's kinda the point have having them! :laugh:

                              Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                              "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                              • M megaadam

                                Turn the paw prints to an advantage: "Kitty sends her love!"

                                ... such stuff as dreams are made on

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                                Dr Walt Fair PE
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                                Having pets is one thing, but you need to acknowledge that the cats have you as their pet and servant.

                                CQ de W5ALT

                                Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

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                                • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                  George Clooney has a cat. So does Morrisey, Ewan McGregor, David Bowie had cats, Morgan Freeman has a cat, Leonard Nimoy, Vincent Price, OriginalGriff, Sander Rossel, ... the list goes on. All cat owners. And ... there is even research that says that men who own one or two cats are more attractive to the ladies: Why Women Like Men Who Love Cats | petMD[^]

                                  Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                                  Dr Walt Fair PE
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                                  Whatb you mean to say is that all are tolerated by cats as long as they do their bidding.

                                  CQ de W5ALT

                                  Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

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                                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                    Yesterday, I cleaned my printer - it was going brown with muddy cat paw prints - and I just sat down and noticed it had a new layer. Worse: the birthday card I had just printed also had muddy prints all over it. :sigh: Anyone know how to get a cat to wipe it's damn feet? Or how to design a computerised door mat that will wipe them for him? :laugh:

                                    Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                                    Gary Wheeler
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                                    OriginalGriff wrote:

                                    Anyone know how to get a cat to wipe it's damn feet?

                                    Have you met your cat?

                                    OriginalGriff wrote:

                                    wipe them for him?

                                    I predict a shredded door, a small pile of smoking hardware, and a slightly-miffed cat.

                                    Software Zen: delete this;

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                                      OriginalGriff wrote:

                                      Anyone know how to get a cat to wipe it's damn feet?

                                      My cat never makes a mess. Then again, my cat does not exist. No self-respecting man owns a cat. :laugh:

                                      Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

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                                      Gary Wheeler
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                                      ‭011111100010‬ wrote:

                                      No self-respecting man owns a cat.

                                      If your self-respect would be diminished by owning(*) a cat, then you're the one with the issues, laddy. (*) BTW, cats are not 'owned' by human beings. Cats have clients.

                                      Software Zen: delete this;

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                                        People don't own cats. Cats own people... :-D

                                        Days spent at sea are not deducted from one's alloted span - Phoenician proverb

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                                        Slacker007
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                                        so very true.

                                        -- rants are the vehicle of the lazy and uninspired - JSOP 2/2018

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                                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                          He'd be happily managed by Professor Schrödinger at 03:00 most mornings when he decides it's breakfast time ... or possibly Cruella de Vil if I can persuade him to bark.

                                          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                                          Gary Wheeler
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                                          OriginalGriff wrote:

                                          03:00 most mornings

                                          It could be worse. My two greyhounds occasionally decide around 3:00-4:00 a.m. that it's breakfast time. This is announced by the pitter-patter of dog toenails on the hardwood floor, followed by the jangle of the tags on their collars. If that doesn't work, Hera (the female) will bark(*), which ends up with me looking like this[^]. (*) The male is Bacchus, the god of whine. I've only heard him bark once in the year and a half we've had him.

                                          Software Zen: delete this;

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