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By: nbpundit

nbpundit — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:26:24 +0000

A great 4th of July to you, Stoaty…
Is this your last one this side of the pond?

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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:45:55 +0000

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By: Allen

Allen — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:13:58 +0000

“Penny for the Guy!” I remember that. The 4th of July wasn’t much fun for us when we lived in England. But, that’s OK we made up for it on Guy Fawkes.

Didn’t they give him the whole hang, draw, and quarter thing? What I can’t understand is that a country that came up with that punishment recently appologized for a puppy in a picture.

Come on you Brits, it’s just not the same when us Yanks can’t get all riled up when you partake in some form of nastiness. A warm fuzzy England? Forsooth!

By: jwpaine

jwpaine — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:11:03 +0000

Well, Weaz, I’ve acquired a grudging respect for documentation over the years. It’s still a very last resort; I follow your push a button and see what happens strategy most of the time.

By: Scubafreak

Scubafreak — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:01:25 +0000

Yup, he was climbing Mt. Scubafreak last night. Unfortunately, it was the bare skin of my back, and the dogs were watching with big ol grins on their hairy faces.

I, needless to say, was less than pleased, but stood still while he made his ‘conquest’, then gave him a pile of fish treats while I went and checked for gushers….. LOL

By: S. Weasel

S. Weasel — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:56:48 +0000

From the picture, I’d say Schroedinger is just coming up on the best kitten age. Under six weeks is too little and over ten months is pretty much a grownup. Eight weeks is playtime.

By: Scubafreak

Scubafreak — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:18:17 +0000

LOLOLOL…… Mcgoo, I can just see a bunch of Japanese geeks running around the subway wearing IR headsets, sounding airhorns to warn people when a ‘zone of death’ forms in the wake of some overworked salaryman going home for a bath and a sake……..

Speaking of Zones of Death, Schroedinger has been mastering the finer points of hide, stalk, pounce and climb up bare skin. He had developed a taste for fish treats, and now has a major wanderlust. Introducing him to the dogs is an ongoing process, since my older dog, Princess, is completely obsessed with making him her personal playmate. She isn’t being aggressive, just VERY obsessive……..

By: S. Weasel

S. Weasel — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:08:24 +0000

You know, that’s kind of a problem with me and WordPress, JW. They have lots of documentation. Lots and lots of documentation. Have I ever mentioned that I don’t read documentation? I’ve tried; I don’t have the attention span for it. Mostly, I poke buttons and observe what happens.

That makes tasks like, say, updating blog software especially fraught. (Rebuilding from a Google cached version? Brrrrrr…thank you. That’s *exactly* the sort of nightmare scenario I brace myself for).

By: jwpaine

jwpaine — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:05:22 +0000

So… the Japanese took seriously that old joke that ended with “Yeah? Well, catch that fart and paint it purple!”

By: S. Weasel

S. Weasel — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:05:17 +0000

I saw a clip of that infrared video, McGoo, but I had no idea what the backstory was! It really had a purpose? I scientifical, fart-escaping purpose?