tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post8090952102333666061..comments2024-03-28T04:48:19.626-07:00Comments on Strange Company: Newspaper Clipping(s) of the DayUndinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-59953600748186658902016-09-15T07:21:53.775-07:002016-09-15T07:21:53.775-07:00Aha, thanks for clearing that up. I know more abo...Aha, thanks for clearing that up. I know more about cats than I do about birds. :)Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-11894420222035931772016-09-15T06:31:51.861-07:002016-09-15T06:31:51.861-07:00A cockatoo is a parrot, and more precisely Dolly a...A cockatoo is a parrot, and more precisely Dolly appears to be a sulphur-crested cockatoo just like the ones that I used to watch flying around the farm when I was a young boy. rshepherd1964https://www.blogger.com/profile/01650152928383270482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-43779217775115089452016-09-15T06:31:46.763-07:002016-09-15T06:31:46.763-07:00Ha! Good point. And there's no mention of elec...Ha! Good point. And there's no mention of electrical appliances attracting animals' attention.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-68479178122349629362016-09-14T22:48:21.133-07:002016-09-14T22:48:21.133-07:00After reading this I've come to believe that p...After reading this I've come to believe that people with gas stoves and such, plus animals, should see about some child-proofing products! Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12403141285665671103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-58257424330827515802016-09-14T21:35:20.364-07:002016-09-14T21:35:20.364-07:00In seriousness, that isn't a bad idea; maybe a...In seriousness, that isn't a bad idea; maybe a card, like an organ donor card...John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-20476883839439247492016-09-14T14:20:00.971-07:002016-09-14T14:20:00.971-07:00I'm a solitary sort, myself, so in my more mor...I'm a solitary sort, myself, so in my more morbid moments I worry about being killed in a car crash or something and leaving the cats stranded. I sometimes think about wearing a medic-alert style bracelet reading, "If anything happens to me, for God's sake go and feed my cats!"Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-14337274214325284142016-09-14T11:50:42.476-07:002016-09-14T11:50:42.476-07:00That's what I thought, but all the stories cal...That's what I thought, but all the stories called her a parrot, so I just ran with it.Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-61846265852985617842016-09-14T11:12:01.648-07:002016-09-14T11:12:01.648-07:00Judging by the picture, I believe that Dolly was a...Judging by the picture, I believe that Dolly was a cockatoo, rather than a parrot.Ostrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02256138692870320291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-40776985498016795472016-09-14T10:53:13.390-07:002016-09-14T10:53:13.390-07:00If I only could have found a "Goldfish Turns ...If I only could have found a "Goldfish Turns On Gas; Kills Family" story, I could retire this blog knowing I've fulfilled my purpose in life.Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-35342043136627582882016-09-14T10:44:14.576-07:002016-09-14T10:44:14.576-07:00Thanks for the kind mention, but oh my.... What a ...Thanks for the kind mention, but oh my.... What a glorious collection! You've outdone yourself!! Reminds me of the insurance commercial where a dog turns on a gas stove while stealing pizza and blows up the kitchen. Based on a true story. And watch out for those goldfish--despite what science tells us, they never forget a slight.Chris Woodyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428651554202989448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-15449665568312804862016-09-14T10:24:36.583-07:002016-09-14T10:24:36.583-07:00I can assure you that our feathered and furry frie...I can assure you that our feathered and furry friends are NOT conspiring to kill us. Their reasons are entirely their own and they work perfectly well without one another.<br /><br />Why the reply sent me to a different post I have no idea.busterggihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02146221182670363053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-38316550825055833902016-09-14T07:57:21.879-07:002016-09-14T07:57:21.879-07:00When I read the phrase 'gassed...by their pets...When I read the phrase 'gassed...by their pets', I immediately thought of some of my cats' sometimes gaseous intestinal products. But no, the meaning was otherwise.<br /><br />As for safeguarding myself, I just tell my cats that I have so few friends - and they none, other than myself - that if they kill me, there will be no rescue, and only so much food in the bowl for a day or two. And all tins require thumbs.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.com