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Friday, October 19, 2012

Thanks for being Scaredy Cats

Sparky here! I am enjoying all your terrifying stories! keep em coming. in the meantimes, please enjoy this video of Conan, who is not not not not NOT scared of that Thing inna doorway. No sir. Not. Scared.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

What Traveler and Sherlock Are Scared Of

Hi kitties, Traveler here. I'm representing both of us, since Sherlock was too scared to even come out and do this. You'll find out in just a minute why. But I'll give you a hint: it has to do with flashy boxes. Do you want to know what I am really afraid of? I think it's something all cats have in common. I don't really like to say the word, but,... it gives me the chills just to say it you know. The human follows me around every where with it... okay okay, you've probably guessed it by now: The flashy box.
She follows me around every where with it, documenting my every move. A cat could use some privacy around here, you know. But apparently the human doesn't get it. She still will follow me around the house and the flash a bright light and next thing I know my picture was taken. I don't like it, not one bit.

Any way, I'm scared beyond reason. I just don't like it and I do everything to avoid it.

I hope this face is convincing enough, and maybe, just maybe, the human will reconsider using the flashy box on me ever again. Please?

Is the flashy box gone yet?

There's always hope for next time.

Luckily for Sherlock, he was able to avoid the flashy box. But me, well, that's another story. There's always hope for next time, right? I hope so.

Things of Which I Have a Perfectly Reasonable Fear Of 'Cause They're Scary

1. Vacoom cleaners. It takes all the stuff on the floor away, so I try to make sure I'm sitting on the toilet when Mom is using it. I do not want to go inside that thing.

2. Going in my carrier and especially going in da carrier if I have to go to the stabby place.

3. Kitties. Sorry, guys, I don't like to turn on my own, but I lived with two girl kittehs last year and they were very very mean to me with the hissing and slapping and general bad cat behavior.

Don't take my security blankies away!

4. The volatile state of the global economy and the effect of globalization on domestic manufacturing. What? Wendell reads the news.

5. That Grace and Atomy, the two main people on my favorite show, Grace and Atomy, are gonna break up.

6. That Mom might make something delicious and not give me some.

7. I don't like 7. It scares me.

Dis list is over now.

Goodness Gracie~Scared

First before I posted I wanted to make sure I knew what scared was so I looked it up in the dictorary. Here goes ~ SCARE~verb, scared, scaring, noun verb (used with object) To fell, especially suddenly, with fear or terror, frighten; alarm.

Goodness Gracie

So does that make me a scardie cat? Yep, I do have some scare concerns for sure. Where to I start with my list? And I have noticed that the list gets bigger the older I get. I hope you won't think I am a real scardie cat and won't think highly after I share my secret scares with you.

1.Oh, this one goes without saying ~ The SUCKER DOOER, the top of the list, which the mom likes to get out at least once a week if not more. She does put me in another room, which I really appreciate that, when she brings it out to use.

2. ICE CUBES in the refrigerator, they make such a racket when any one russles around in them to put them in their drinks. I will run out of the kitchen in a heartbeat.

3. ALUMINUM FOIL. When the door that hides that terrible noisy stuff I wil leave the area pronto.

4. Oh don't forget the COOKIE SHEETS when they come out of the oven. What a racket they make!

5. I guess this one goes with number four but I hate it when the OVEN DOOR opens as there most certainly will be a lot of nice from those darn oven racks.

6. Any kind of YELLING. There isn't a lot of yelling at my place, thank goodness, but as with many there are time when it does occurr.

7. When the DOOR BELL rings. Hate that thing and I will run under the bed. Mom likes that because she says that she doesn't have to worry about me running outside when the door opens.

8. But the one thing that doesn't scare me but maybe it should is the CLICKIE BOX because that thing will take embarrassing photos of me like the one above. I mean really . . . what was my mom thinking? Obviously nothing . . . sorry got off track a little bit.

Well that is about all of my things that scare me and I would say that is plenty.

I want to give a big THANK YOU to Sparky for hosting this fun event!! Great idea.

What Scares Us, By Cosmo and Ling

Cosmo : Oh Cod. Make them stop screaming!

Ling : Why are they stomping around the place!

Cosmo : Are they gone yet?

Ling : I can still smell them, Mommy. I think I'll stay here a little longer

Cosmo : Why can't they stay at the porch?

So, just what is it that Cosmo and Ling scared off? There's quite a list but here are the main ones.

:: Little children (the pictures were taken when some children came to visit)
:: Ding-Dong The DOORBELL
:: V-E-T visits
:: Car rides
:: Visitors (thankfully, we don't have many visitors)
:: Themselves

Let me elaborate a little on that last point - "themselves"

Cosmo scares easily, sometimes from something as silly as him jumping down and making a slightly different sound when he lands. Then he tries frantically to run from it but in his panic, loses traction (we don't have carpets) and the scratchy sound he makes, causes him to panic even more, which then causes Ling to get all worried who will start running as well. It's really quite a sight to see the both of them this way with large bushy tails. LOL.

Thank you, Sparky, for hosting this Scary Event! :)

What Moosey Thinks is SKERRY

Moosey

Ding dong!

Yes, it's true. I HATE the doorbell! It is SKERRY!!!

Love and hugs,

Moosey

Animal Shelter Volunteer Life

The Scairty Cat

I think The Scairty Cat is a mythical being. Every kitty I have ever met is brave and courageous. We kitties understand better than anyone what Shakespeare meant when he wrote discretion is the better part of valor. We are a very discrete species.

I fight mightily when going to the V.E.T. The last time I hung upside down in the PTU trying to get away. My beans have never fought so valiantly, and don't understand. They just laughed and wished they had a flashy box. {{eye roll}}

The mom thinks because I disappear under the bed when I hear bad kitty sounds, I am scairt of kitty fighting but it isn't so. There are sounds which hurt my ears the mom can't hear, so I try to protect my hearing. Not all of us are half deaf!

And bath time? Yes, my mom is so evil, she occasionally gives us "flea" baths! When faced with that kind of malicious behavior, of course I scream! There just aren't words for the pernicious enormity of her behavior.

"Hiding" when strangers do strange things around our homes? Hmph! If someone is going to be abducted by aliens, let it be the beans first. Maybe then they will learn! We'll see who is UTB first next time weird stuff happens.

Purrs,
The tenacious, fearless and alluring Oui Oui
TwinkleToe Tails

Monday, October 15, 2012

Australia or Bust!

Today is the day! It is the start of our 2012 Blogosphere Trip to Australia. Seven days of fun in Australia!! I am heading there with my niece, Olive. Everyone is in the whole blogosphere is invited and hope you will join in on the fun. If you want to participate post at your place and link to my blog. Hope to see you there!

Save traveling!!

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Wut makes you a Scardey Cat?

Hello Tabbies! Sparky Spitfire here! Are you ready for the spoooooky times? Cuz they is here, you know. Long shadows. Short days. Full moons. Creaky bumpy noises in teh darks of teh nights. All that great stuffs.

So I asks you - Wut makes you a Scardey Cat?

For me, the answer is nuthin. But of course, you knew that. We Ninja Kittehs of teh Night don't has times to be scared. it interferes with the ability to teleport and whatnot.

Now, my sistah, Upstairs Suzy, on teh other hand, has, shall we say, issues.

Suzy has been here a lot longer than me, so she must have a good reason to not ever EVER come downstairs, but I has looked and looked for these monsters and small childrens she is so worried about, and I can't find any.

The peeps has to promise her it's safe so she'll come down to eat. And when she does, there is always something that makes her shoot straight up in the air, mid gulp of cat food, and race back up stairs. Like, say:

cabinet door opening
cabinet door closing
yaptastic dog next door
newspaper crinkling
monster truck rally ads and right-wing talk radio

Like, the house is not vacuumed simply cuz Mrs. Whatsername is lazy. That kind of thing sends Suzy into catatonic shock for days.

But in general, as long as the house is quiet and no one ever drops a fork or makes popcorn, Suzy is pretty happy. She is quite fine with her Under Teh Bed space that she occupies 23 hours of teh day. No shame in that.

And that's all for our Scaredy Cat Tails, so now it's your turn to....no.
Wait.
Mrs. Whatsername is giving me that look.

No! No! I is not scared of nuthin, I tells you! No! Don't post that picture! NOOOOOOOOOES...

Oh! So awful, the Shut Up Box of Trapped Kittens! gasp! can't BrEEEEEEthes...tiny, enclosed spaces...no exit...pant...pant...no! no moar!!!

Oh, Mrs. Whatsername, you are a horrid, horrid woman.

Okay, yes. I hates to be locked up. I freaks out when I am trapped. Are you happy now? Like, I can't even watch Maru and his boxes. That cat is a Freak - or an Evil Genius. But I is NOT scared o' him. No. No! Not the Mask, Maru! Don't put the mask on you head, no! Don't Do eeet!

Oh, Cod. Now I has to climb a tree to clear my head. In meantimes,

What makes you a Scardey Cat?

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Happy birthday, Nicki!

Happy 6th birthday to our Nicki!

Our human has to work today, so feel free to come on over and help us celebrate--we have lots of nip, silvervine, treats, stinky goodness and kibble, and definitely lots of toys!

You can check out Nicki's birthday post on our Fuzzy Tales blog at: http://keas-fuzzy-tales.blogspot.com/.

Headbutts and kitty kisses from us!

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

We are here

Hi, It is Derby and Ducky. Your newest members!

I, Derby, am loving all of your tock pictures since I am the reason for TockTober Fest!

My purrthday is October 20th, so be sure to stop by for a party!

Friday, October 5, 2012

GT's Tocks!

Better late than never!

My humans say I have pantaloons on my tocks!

Thursday, October 4, 2012

show my wut?

"i think u is confused again, Mrs. Whatsername. you need to check your calendar. there's no such thing as Tocktober.

besides - I highly doubt the elite and refined members of the Tabby Cat Club would want to see a picture of my butTOCKS. puhleeze. they is a little too dignified for that kind o' nonsense.

the answer is no.

put the camera away. i will not STOOP to your reality TV show sensibilitease.

nice try, lady."

Sherlock's Tocks

This is all Sherlock is willing to show of his buttocks. He is a bit modest, as you can see.

Here is a "plush" looking tonk,
but of course his tail's got it covered MOL

Mousie's Butt (revisited)

Autumn Ass!

Happy Tocktober with Cosmo and Ling

It's Toctober which means it's time to show off our Tocks!

Mommy has a lot of photos featuring our tocks (that's because we're always showing her the bum of disrespect for invading our privacy with that awful flashy box) but since this is a family friendly blog, we decided to pick our more decent pictures. MOL!

Cosmo : My kinked tail comes in handy when Mommy takes such embarrassing photos of me!

Ling : My tocks in action!

HAPPY TOCTOBER, EFFURYONE!

Miss Priss .. Grace doesn't display her 'tocks!

... but one of her sons does!! I had to do a photo hunt to find these! These are Ruse's 'tocks, and they weren't easy pics to get either! Grace has really instilled the "be modest" idea into her boys' heads, hasn't she??

I didn't know nuthin' about Tocktober...

The powerful legs of the "Giant Puma Kitten"

I forget sometimes that I have never seen an October on the blogosphere before, so when Miss Gracie started talking about "Tocktober" and sending pictures of our 'Tocks. I was sooooo confused! But my friends here at TCC straightended me out, so here they are the best pictures I would let the momma get.

See that special crook in my tail, it makes my 'tocks unique! I don't remember how it happened, I was rescued as a tiny little kitten, but the end of it goes sideways. It's my signature look!

Now, my Momma is kind of a weirdo (sicko?). Hanging on the Daddy's work board in his office (a.k.a. the "No Cat Zone") is a little present she got him last Christmas. And NO, as anyone can see I am NOT the model. There is no crook in the tail, and I am obviously a "medium" hair.

HAPPY TOCKTOBER EVERYBODY!!!

It's Toctober with Clementine

This is my favorite thing to do every year!! Derby started Toctober and I have participated every year!! Thanks Derby for the cool Event!! Mom had a hard time finding me with Tocks and then she saw the purrfect picture!

Hugs,

Clementine