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You are here: Home / Pet Blogging / Cat Blogging / I Got Nuttin’

I Got Nuttin’

by John Cole|  January 7, 20099:45 am| 35 Comments

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I have started four posts and deleted each one because it was pointless or stupid. For me to recognize I am about to say something stupid should give you an idea about the quality of those posts. So here is a pet pic until I can pull my act together:

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  1. 1.

    Laura W

    January 7, 2009 at 9:55 am

    A darling pet photo worth a thousand-word post.
    Er, not that your posts are not worth, um…
    Never mind.
    I got nothin’ today as well.
    Blah.

  2. 2.

    gypsy howell

    January 7, 2009 at 10:04 am

    …and deleted each one because it was pointless or stupid.

    Good call, John. Leave the "pointless or stupid" to us commenters.

  3. 3.

    Morgan

    January 7, 2009 at 10:10 am

    My guys again! I’m not gonna lie… I have pretty photogenic cats. Black and white is Scamp, brown tiger is Leon.

  4. 4.

    TheFountainHead

    January 7, 2009 at 10:23 am

    Actually, this thread title pretty much sums up my morning. Well done, sir.

  5. 5.

    R-Jud

    January 7, 2009 at 10:31 am

    Awwwwwww. I wish ours would snuggle like that, but if they get into one another’s space there is just a tornado of fur and hissing. It’s only when I put dinner on the table that they cooperate– the big tom distracts us by chasing his tail and crashing into something, while the tabby sneaks on to the table top, looking for something she can quickly swipe off our plates.

  6. 6.

    Cain

    January 7, 2009 at 10:37 am

    Awwwwwww. I wish ours would snuggle like that, but if they get into one another’s space there is just a tornado of fur

    I have two cats of similar coloring as the ones in the photos. The black and white cat likes to groom the other, but invariably the brown cat gets over stimulated and smacks the black and white cat which then causes a rejoinder and the chase is on! It especially sucks when they are fighting in bed right between my legs! They that this morning and then a couple of minutes later their rubbing noses again. Weirdos.

    cain

  7. 7.

    OriGuy

    January 7, 2009 at 10:48 am

    Do you use Woolite on those?

  8. 8.

    Tim in SF

    January 7, 2009 at 10:56 am

    John, In a situation like you’ve described, I resort to something like this: http://tinyurl.com/7jmce6

  9. 9.

    Morgan

    January 7, 2009 at 10:57 am

    @OriGuy: Downy. Makes them extra soft and cuddly. Duh.

  10. 10.

    Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse

    January 7, 2009 at 11:05 am

    Fergus has detected my fervent interest in Teh Cute That Is Not Him and has thudded onto my lap to gain my attention and lodge a protest. I think my right humerus just snapped.

  11. 11.

    R-Jud

    January 7, 2009 at 11:07 am

    @Cain:

    Ours will only suffer each other’s presence on the bed if one of them is under the covers and the other is on top of the covers. Invalid when the one on top of the covers actually sits on the one underneath.

    Or, if I’m napping in the bed (we don’t let them in at night), they’ll lie on opposite sides of me. Problem with this is that like all cats, they become roughly 783% heavier while sleeping, which makes it hard to roll over or get out of bed because the blanket is anchored down.

    @ Comrade Mary:
    Mine has been trying to sit on my lap for several minutes now. There is no room on said lap due to my advanced pregnancy. The cat has tried several different approaches and keeps sliding off. I think he is going to settle for draping himself across my shoulders like a stole.

  12. 12.

    Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse

    January 7, 2009 at 11:08 am

    Hey Laura, here’s a Mika you might actually find adorable.

  13. 13.

    Hyperion

    January 7, 2009 at 11:10 am

    @gypsy howell:

    Good call, John. Leave the "pointless or stupid" to us commenters.

    exactly!

  14. 14.

    Betsy

    January 7, 2009 at 11:13 am

    Ok, that is adorable. And the post title basically sums up where I’m at with my work today, too. Which is too bad, because I’m on deadline.

  15. 15.

    Krista

    January 7, 2009 at 11:24 am

    Awww…that photo is sweet. Reminds me of my sister’s cats. I’ll have to send you a photo, John.

  16. 16.

    Laura W

    January 7, 2009 at 12:10 pm

    @Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse: Thank you for not kicking me when I’m down, Mary. With great trepidation I clicked, fearing I’d find The Other Mika holding a litter of ferrets or something.
    Sweet story, and man, that Anna-Lena looks like a firecracker, don’t she, fired up and ready ta go! All accessorized and equipped for her important role as witness.
    If I ever get another girl kitty, she’s gonna be Anna-Bell.
    Laura (Ann)
    (Does this mean Mika B’s dad wanted her to be a boy? That might explain her willingness to allow Joe Blow to abuse her on a daily basis.)

  17. 17.

    Incertus

    January 7, 2009 at 12:24 pm

    Well, if it’s cats you want…

  18. 18.

    Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse

    January 7, 2009 at 12:24 pm

    Oh, there’s a whole lot of non-Mika Mikas out there, Laura. "I can be awesome, I can be loathsome, why don’t you like me? …".

  19. 19.

    Laura W

    January 7, 2009 at 12:34 pm

    @Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse: OK now you are kicking.
    Forget About It.
    (Today’s perfect soundtrack)

  20. 20.

    Laura W

    January 7, 2009 at 12:37 pm

    @Incertus: How’s the Christmas Kitty doing at your in-laws?

  21. 21.

    Dreggas

    January 7, 2009 at 12:46 pm

    Those two look like my two, Bill and Fortuna. Have to get pics of them. They sleep together and cuddle all the time, most amusing being when the younger (6 months or so) fortuna climbs on bill (4 years+) and proceeds to bathe him as he dozes off.

  22. 22.

    Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse

    January 7, 2009 at 12:48 pm

    Aw, "kicking" wasn’t meant in a good way, was it? Sorry, I do like that guy. But I love Krauss, too. Altos and sopranos, cats and dogs, it’s all good.

    I heard the Gold mastered version of this on really good speakers on New Year’s Eve and was really blown away. I have a soft spot for technically limited geezers with great phrasing. (Yeah, I’m looking at you, too, Bobby Z.) YouTube and your computer speakers won’t do Willie justice, but it’s a taste.

  23. 23.

    Svensker

    January 7, 2009 at 12:52 pm

    I have started four posts and deleted each one because it was pointless or stupid.

    Awwww, come on and post ’em so we can mock you mercilessly. I’m bored.

  24. 24.

    Laura W

    January 7, 2009 at 1:01 pm

    @Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse: Ah, I was just playin’ with you. You rock.
    The music I choose is 100% dependent upon my mood and energy level (like everyone else, probably) so I find I am especially sensitive to certain types of music and musicians when hyper-sensitive emotionally or physically. (Not to mention CNN’s Leon Harris or Rick Sanchez!)
    Thus, I fast-forwarded through all my vintage Blondie on my walk today. Alison is just exceptionally soothing and soulful today.

  25. 25.

    Roza Hussein

    January 7, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    I’m gonna send in my cat pic soon
    disclaimer:
    he is a manx named Joe (named after my hero Joe Mannix)
    so be nice to him if his pic gets posted

    off to do laundry

  26. 26.

    TenguPhule

    January 7, 2009 at 1:47 pm

    I have started four posts and deleted each one because it was pointless or stupid.

    Never stopped you before.

  27. 27.

    Delia

    January 7, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    Strangely, I also have two cats with similar coloring. But mine are both female and my tabby, Saffy, grooms the black & white, Katrina. Then when Kat starts feeling affectionate Saffy gives her the claw and wanders off to groom the dog, whom she really likes better. It’s a weird little world.

  28. 28.

    That One - Cain

    January 7, 2009 at 2:19 pm

    @Delia:

    Then when Kat starts feeling affectionate Saffy gives her the claw and wanders off to groom the dog, whom she really likes better. It’s a weird little world.

    Haha, that’s funny.

    cain

  29. 29.

    Forty2

    January 7, 2009 at 3:06 pm

    IM IN UR LAUNDRY
    SHEDIN ON YR CLOZ

    WTF is it with cats and laundry baskets? I pull big felts of orange and white fur out of the dryer’s lint trap every time.

  30. 30.

    MikeL

    January 7, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    Here’s something: Joe the Plumber is going to Israel as a war correspondent.

    Will THIS be the final piece that makes the dead-enders realize that Joe the Plumber is anything but an average guy?

  31. 31.

    demimondian

    January 7, 2009 at 3:11 pm

    @Svensker: We need to add BJuice to the list of blogs the commentariat monitors and mocks as needed.

    Or even as opportunity arises, which would be a more accurate summary.

  32. 32.

    D-Chance.

    January 7, 2009 at 3:40 pm

    I have started four posts and deleted each one because it was pointless or stupid.

    That never stopped either of your pee-ons…

  33. 33.

    Johnny Pez

    January 7, 2009 at 4:52 pm

    NOM NOM NOM

  34. 34.

    Paul

    January 7, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    Is it true that Israel is going to start using lolcatz to explain whatever the hell they’re doing in Gaza?

    I can haz cluster bomz!

  35. 35.

    Josh E.

    January 7, 2009 at 6:56 pm

    Wait. Is that the infamous Amanda Marcotte laundry basket of patriarchal oppression?

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