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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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    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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                        • 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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                          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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                                ‭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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                                Slacker007
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                                You take things way too fucking serious. :thumbsdown:

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

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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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                                  MarkTJohnson
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                                  Don't forget Hellboy and Data, they have cats too.

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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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                                    OriginalGriff
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                                    Barking I could probably life with. It's standing with one set of paws on my bladder and the other on my Gentleman's Vegetables and seemingly bouncing up and down that gets me every time... :wtf:

                                    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

                                      Barking I could probably life with. It's standing with one set of paws on my bladder and the other on my Gentleman's Vegetables and seemingly bouncing up and down that gets me every time... :wtf:

                                      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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                                      Fortunately mine don't do that. Other than the barking, the worst mine do is stick their cold nose in my face.

                                      Software Zen: delete this;

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                                        Fortunately mine don't do that. Other than the barking, the worst mine do is stick their cold nose in my face.

                                        Software Zen: delete this;

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                                        OriginalGriff
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                                        Terry Pratchett wrote:

                                        It's like having a small piece of defrosting liver pressed lovingly against you.

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

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                                        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                          Terry Pratchett wrote:

                                          It's like having a small piece of defrosting liver pressed lovingly against you.

                                          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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                                          Very apt description. Given their height and the fact that their snout can be 6" long or more, they can reach almost anything with it.

                                          Software Zen: delete this;

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