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    Cats

    For all who are the property of a cat.


    Cats are Wonderful Friends

    Gentle eyes that see so much,
    paws that have the quiet touch,
    Purrs to signal "all is well"
    and show more love than words could tell.
    Graceful movements touched with pride,
    a calming presence by our side -
    A friendship that takes time to grow -
    Small wonder why we love them so.

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    The fat cat on the mat by J. R. R. Tokien

    and this gem, author unknown

    Soliloquy of Shakespeare's Cat

    To go outside, and there perchance to stay
    Or to remain within, that is the question:
    Whether 'tis better for a cat to suffer
    The cuffs and buffets of inclement weather
    That Nature rains on those who roam abroad.

    Or take a nap upon a scrap of carpet,
    And so by dozing melt the solid hours
    That clog the clock's bright gears with sullen time
    And stall the dinner bell.

    To sit, to stare
    Outdoors, and by a stare to seem to state
    A wish to venture forth without delay,
    Then when the portal's opened up, to stand
    As if transfixed by doubt.

    To prowl; to sleep;
    To choose not knowing when we may once more
    Our readmittance gain: aye, there's the hairball;
    For if a paw were shaped to turn a knob,
    Or work a lock or slip a window-catch,
    And going out and coming in were made
    As simple as the breaking of a bowl,
    What cat would bear the household's petty plagues,
    The cook's well-practiced kicks, the butler's broom,
    The infant's careless pokes, the tickled ears,
    The trampled tail, and all the daily shocks
    That fur is heir to, when, of his own free will,
    He might his exodus or entrance make
    With a mere mitten?

    Who would spaniels fear,
    Or strays trespassing from a neighbor's yard,
    But that the dread of our unheeded cries
    And a scratches at a barricaded door
    No claw can open up, dispels our nerve
    And makes us rather bear our humans' faults
    Than run away to unguessed miseries?

    Thus caution doth make house cats of us all;
    And thus the bristling hair of resolution
    Is softened up with the pale brush of thought,
    And since our choices hinge on weighty things,
    We pause upon the threshold of decision.

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    I like cats,

    Especially scattered, smothered, covered and chunked!

    (Waffle House-style)

    Cats- The Other Other White Meat!


    (to make this thread "fair and balanced" :rolleyes:

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    I like cats, there are a bit like kilties--Carefree & independent

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    Talking

    cats...I do not like. At all. Dogs... eh? :neutral: Just so-so. I am a reptile man! Love the lizards!
    Ladies and gentlemen... meet, Fred!


    Fred is my bearded dragon.
    Last edited by highlandcelt; 30th June 06 at 11:54 PM.

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    But this thread is aboot cats so...

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    Ok, then here is a picture of one of our cats Smeagol as a youngster (about 2 years ago).


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    A little dated but here's the motley pair. Ones a lover the other is just nuts.


    Cheers! Bill

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    Hope this doesn't come out life size ...


    Well, half-size ... I have to start taking smaller pictures.
    If I weren't dealing with dial-up this weekend, I would re-size the little kilt snob.

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    Here's a recent picture of their cousin who lives back in the swamp. We had to give her a bath to make her a little more presentable.

    Cheers! Bill


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