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*** Update ***
By popular request, a freshly furminated Tunch playing with his favorite toy while lying on his favorite blanket, still warm from air drying in the afternoon sun. It is good to be king.
More after the fold.
I can’t believe I spend this much time and money on an animal who holds me in such utter contempt. I can’t wait to get another.
schrodinger's cat
Where is the mighty Tunch?
Krista
Awww…I like the one of the dog and kitty snoozing next to each other. Earlier today, I would have been very happy to crawl in between them and join them in a nice nap.
Mmm…nap.
It’s sort of funny how we’re made to take naps as kids, and we hate them. As adults, we’d give our eyeteeth for a nap, but usually aren’t able to.
Go figure.
robertdsc
And Tunch? How is the big guy?
I’m burned out from this week. Too much shit going on. I did finish two books that had been dogging me for the past two days, though. Now it’s on to the Da Vinci Code.
For Dick Cheney, I know you have no decency given your Sith Lord background, but you could have at least staged your speech at a different time against the President, if only to show a smidge of respect for the office your friend Gerald Ford once held.
Sometimes I don’t know how Barack does it. He gets up every day with a million arrows in his back, both big ones from Cheney and the Reids and Bayhs of the Senate, and little ones from the birthers. And he carries on with dignity and calm, even when the policies are stupid. Stay classy, Mr. President.
douglasfactors
If you’re on Facebook, check out the United States of America fan page. There’s a high wingnut quotient, as you might imagine, but you can mock them all you like and not get banned.
TenguPhule
Onwards Discworld Soldiers!
They can take our lives, but never our FREEDOM!!
(is shot full of arrows)
TenguPhule
Pic 2: In Ur Sink, Pluggin Ur Tubez!
TenguPhule
‘Just a little longer until those clones finish in the tubes, then I’m going all New Republic on your old hokey religious asses….’
Kali's Little Sister
Dick Cheney is like that nightmare of a guy you break up with who stalks you, incessantly calling you, following you, showing up where he knows he’ll run into you; calling you names one minute and and cursing you for not loving him the next. Desperate to prove you are wrong to not want to be with him.
Obviously, today is not a day for those sick of stalker Dick to watch teevee. So maybe I’m a little skittish today…but did you have to put Dick Cheney’s pic above the cat-in-the-sink?
Laura W
@TenguPhule:
(I like the alliteration)
John Cole
Updated with more Tunch!
Brandon T
@TenguPhule:
The people…united…can never be ignit….!
TenguPhule
@Brandon T
Nae King, Nae Queen, We will’na be fooled again!
Brandon T
BTW, for any of you who think the “we can have expensive services without paying higher taxes” meme is unique to Californians…
http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=746
John Cole
@TenguPhule: Click on the picture of the cat in the sink so you get the big version. I love cats that have noses like that- pink, but outlined in black. I just think it is really handsome on a cat. Lionesque!
Betsy
@Kali’s Little Sister:
That is totally unfair to the bulldog, who is adorable and no doubt considerably less evil than Cheney.
amorphous
That cat is “sinking” his productivity. Har har har.
TenguPhule
When do we meet this future Mrs. Cole?
TenguPhule
@John Cole
Handsome animal, for a cat.
So still reading Guards Guards or did you get to Men at Arms yet?
John Cole
@Krista: How are we doing with the pregnancy, boss?
JL
@TenguPhule: omg, Just imagining John having to introduce a future mate to us is funny. I already have my fifty questions ready.
Kali's Little Sister
@Betsy: Very true. My sincere apology.
The Other Steve
Yeah, Krista…. How’s that going?
We just had our one month birthday yesterday. Alex got to eat breast milk as much as he wanted. Which is not unlike every other day for the past month, but this time it was special. ;-)
Kevin
Please go and read The Corner post “The Rooney Rule Is Illegal (And So Is Expanding It)”
Possibly the dumbest thing I’ve ever read. My favourite, after saying some utterly stupid things about minority interviews preventing white people from getting interviews (honestly, this makes no sense at all…but bear with me), he says that if they end up hiring that minority, who they wouldn’t have even interviewed if not for the Rooney rule, it is unfair to the white candidate who would have won the job if no blacks were needed to be interviewed.
Yes, so the rule might force you to look to a minority, and if god forbid you actually hire him…well…he shouldn’t have gotten an interview in the first place!!!!
Do these people wonder why they don’t get the minority vote?
JL
Since this is a thread about perfect pets, I have a question. My back yard is about 1/2 acre plus and it’s fenced. Besides the 18lb. mutt, squirrels and birds, I also have bunnies. The mutt finds it necessary to dig holes to find the bunnies and today I found her in a hole about 2 ft by 2 ft and 1 1/2 ft deep. Besides removing the bunnies what else can I do?
My yard backs up to an area that is probably 100 acres so the fence does keep out the deer.
Colette
Sink Kitty is a dead ringer for my Spot, although Spot prefers the bathtub. He likes to take showers, too, and will even get in the shower and yowl for the water to be turned on if I’m too slow getting there in the morning. Cats is weird.
Genine
Yay! More Tunch. Thanks, John.
I can believe it. Isn’t that why you love him so much in the first place? Heh
Yes, Krista, we’d love an update. You only have two months left?
John Cole
I’m still hunting for a dog or another cat, and I will never own a beagle again, but tell me if this is not the most adorable dog you have ever seen.
ET
Am I the only one who feels we have seen more (and definitely too much) Cheney since he left office than the 8 years he was VP?
And on another note, since when I Cheney a big fan of releasing his memo’s? While he was VP he was all about all of his papers being a secret – even going to court to prevent their release. I guess he really does feel threatened. Of course that could be one of those “be careful what you wish for” things cause they might to release all his notes/memos and not just the selective few he wants released.
John Cole
@Kevin: You saw that too? We should email Clegg this link. That would be our black President welcoming Dan Rooney’s football team with their black coach who was given a chance in large part because of the Rooney rule.
demkat620
Oh dear god, anybody else catching Heidi Harris on Ed’s show? Um…
Yeah Cheney’s approvals going up because he is not in charge of anything anymore and btw, 37% approval is not good.
The Other Steve
@Brandon T: @JL: Depends. if it’s a certain area you can setup a sprinkler, then when you see him out there turn on the sprinkler. That’ll spook him, but he won’t know that it was you who caused it.
If he keeps digging in the same spot, they say dump some of his own poop there… dogs avoid their own poop.
Lesley
John-
Adorable dog. Why no beagle ever again?
Kevin
Yes! How utterly perfect.
Honestly, if ever you wanted to see a strawman, that post is a perfect example. “Say the team will only interview 4 people”…that right there kills it. Does it cost billions of dollars to interview someone?
Do the people who run the Corner get embarrassed by these posts…wait, stupid question…never mind.
demkat620
And John how are Ginny and Guesly?
Sorry, still getting used to my new mini!
The Other Steve
@Lesley: Beagles are the dumbest dogs ever. Absolutely positively stupid. Completely moronic and dumb.
lizzy
My babies, my babies!!! Those two saying their prayers on the bed, praying the Dems in Congress grow a backbone!!!
John Cole
@Lesley: What the Other Steve said, and let me also add the following:
They smell. I have no idea why, as all dogs have “doggy” smells, but when a beagle has been in your house, it has the pungent wet dog/hound smell for days.
They are dumb and howl and bark and bray at everything. An ex had a beagle that howled at the god damned alarm clock for five minutes after you turned it off.
Walking them is a total pain in the ass. They have to smell everydamnedthing in site. There is no such thing as a brisk walk and a quick squirt. It doesn’t matter if it is 30 degrees out and pouring down rain, they won’t hurry up and just do their business. Add to it that you spend 90% of every walk untangling yourself from the leash because your idiot beagle has walked in circles between your legs because they smelled something.
I have no idea what it is, but beagle hair is IMPOSSIBLE to get out of furniture and carpets.
Having said all that, they are very loving, loyal, sweet dogs, but my GOD what a PITA.
Laura W
Last week I got an email via my etsy store from a woman who coordinates the annual fundraising auction for Independent Animal Rescue out of Durham asking if I ever donate my stuff to animal rescue groups. Do I drink wine?
Of course I had to go right to their site and to the Adoptable Cats link.
Here is my current obsession.
Be sure to watch him on the Kitten Cam.
This one freaks me out because he is Walter reincarnated but with the black spot on the other ear.”Tail dipped in ink”. Scary.
http://www.animalrescue.net/C-09-081
JL
The sprinkler doesn’t help. The bunnies are funny because while Moxie is digging, they come out the other side and watch her. I think that they have populated during the winter because it was not this bad last summer when I moved in. My garden is fenced but when they discover that, I putting a hose in the holes.
robertdsc
Love Tunch. He iz king!
Wrap him in his Terrible Towel in honor of the visit to the White House today.
JL
@John Cole: You do know that some personality quirks such as obsessive compulsive cleaning is hereditary, right. You also know they have help for that.
John Cole
@Laura W: Tanner is king.
omen
@The Other Steve:
surely, they have one compensating attribute.
Martin
Yes, but the treatment requires wearing clothes, which apparently violates a core cleaning principle in the Cole household.
Laura W
@JL: Why on earth would you ever discourage a man from cleaning in an obsessive compulsive manner.
Do YOU want to do it?
Far, far worse manifestations of OCD, JL.
I only wish some of mine manifested as cleaning disorders, and not stuff like “This doesn’t belong there” or “I have to put everything I bought today away before I can relax” issues.
Violet
Aww…I love all the pets! The first one is precious. He just wants a treat!
Tunch is looking so clean and shiny! The Furminator does good work. I especially love the ones where he’s playing with his toy. Cats and their favorite toys always crack me up. Used to have hours of fun with a friend’s cat and a laser pointer.
OT – I’m certain it was someone here who mentioned Haagen-Dasz’s new line of ice cream called Five – specifically the Brown Sugar flavor. O mai gawde, that is the best stuff I’ve had in ages. Whoever it was, I’m forever in your debt and I hate you all at the same time.
omen
@JL:
i used to be borderline compulsive cleaner. then i got married. i couldn’t keep up with his messes.
Laura W
@John Cole: He’s adorable. Such sweetness in the face, huh? I’m sorry I started this. Too sad.
Edit: Actually, you started it with the Beagle.
Why don’t I feel better now?
linda
ahhh, that poor pooch in the first photo .. eyeballing that just out of reach snack.
JL
@Laura W: lol.. Remember I’m the one whose ex moved to the hills in WV to be with his sister. We all have our quirks.
Seebach
Hilarious proof Glen Greenwald does have a sense of humor:
Help from Joker AND Lex Luthor.
PaminBB
Tunch is looking fine tonight.
But, cats don’t look at us with contempt, they are just impatient. They’re waiting for us to show signs of frailty, so they can move in for the kill. True carnivores.
John Cole
The notion that I have OCD and it manifests itself in cleaning is so laughably off the mark I can’t even begin to refute it.
Laura- you know how I can tell that women is good with pets? Check out her galleries at all the posed pics of her kitties. That is impossible to get that many cats looking at a camera.
John Cole
Also, Fiona.
You go, girl!
bedtimeforbonzo
The look on that Bulldog’s face is priceless.
If he’s anything like my 14-year-old Beagle, Hamilton — who has a hard time making the jump onto the basement couch in his old age, but becomes Super Dog at the sight of food — the Bulldog found a way to paydirt.
P.S. What is it with cats and sinks?
Violet
@John Cole:
Fiona reminds me of a Dalmatian. She’s adorable and that pose is awesome.
JL
@John Cole: Sorry about the OCD comment but the mop, the shower, and the lack of clothing misled me.
I love this comment about Fiona
Laura W
@John Cole: Do you mean the cat photos on IAR in Durham?
demkat620
I like Tanner’s sister Hannah>.
John Cole
@JL: I’m not offended, I’m just laughing as I sit here next to a full trash can with three empty water bottles, a coffee cup, and a glass of ice tea on my desk and cat hair stuck to my monitor, thinking “If this is OCD, I would hate to see how slobs live.”
Also, I love how they write up the comments at petfinder. You just know you are getting a handful when they say things like “Spot has a lot of love to give and needs a lot of loving attention back.”
John Cole
@Laura W: Yes.
schrodinger's cat
@John Cole
Thanks for Tunch pics, he is adorable
My boss cat resembles that remark, he is a handsome kitteh and knows it.
John Cole
I would adopt Buttercup right now, but she has a sister and I would not want to separate them.
Laura W
@John Cole:
I’m way too lazy and tree-pollen-headed-stoppid to research it, but this reminds me of Anne Laurie’s jab at me (started by JenJen?) in one of my many attempts to defend BOB’s honor against critics. Maybe even against JL? They said my defense of him sounded like I was trying to place him in a new home that would accept him, multiple flaws and foibles and all.
Tattoosydney
@JL:
Doesn’t that describe every single dog and cat in the world?
Violet
@John Cole:
Buttercup sounds like the anti-Tunch:
schrodinger's cat
Caption for the last Tunch pic
Respect my authoriteh
Laura W
Before we get too enamored with animals in Durham, I need to pimp for this man, Dr. Harold Sims, aka “Catman”. You can read his bio on his site, but if I EVER did an animal rescue thing, this is what I would do. It’s cats only, and it has been his life’s work since he retired. He’s exhausted, old, and his wife wants him back. He’s been looking for a partner for a couple years…someone to take over the day-to-day. It crossed my mind a thousand times, especially after Walter died and I decided to do some sort of animal rescue work in his honor. Instead I took in Annie. Some tribute!
This facility is about an hour and ten minutes from me. I am fortunate to live in a small town with 6 excellent volunteer-run rescue groups within 30 miles, and Asheville brings in several more. It’s a pretty damn good area of WNC for animal welfare, even though that says little in terms of what still remains to be done, how many are euthanized, live on chains, breed without end.
Edit: The important thing to me about Catman is that he takes in mostly adult cats who have lost their homes. He turns away kittens, since they get homes pretty frequently. Some of his old timers have been there years. I used to keep a running list of my top 10 to adopt from him. See? That’s my own special OCD. Would still rather clean.
JoyceH
John, the dogs that smell the doggiest are the hound breeds. I’ve never been able to pet a hound without having to wash my hands afterwards. My neighbors have greyhounds, and they look so elegant, but whenever I think ‘hmm, maybe?’, I then remind myself ‘greyHOUND’.
Want a dog with NO intrinsic doggy odor? None at all? Get a Samoyed.
And get them young enough, and they love cats:
omen
P.S. What is it with cats and sinks?
my lab used to like to nap in the bathtub.
JoyceH
Dang, why did my photo not show up?
Comrade Desert Hussein Rat
@Brandon T:
The answer is to raise taxes on the very rich. Even more.
There’s a reason the government used to tax the top bracket at 50, 70, even 90%. That’s where the money is.
It’s also, by the way, where the fewest voters to get pissed off about their taxes being raised are.
They had their payday. For thirty years, the tax structure was effectively taxing them less on a percentage basis than the middle class, by the time you figure in capital gains taxes, and other tax breaks. For the rich, the last 30 years were easy money.
It’s time to pay the piper, CEOs.
The Moar You Know
@Violet: It was me. I have gained five pounds since that post. Words cannot descibe how addictive the Brown Sugar Five is.
Anne
@John Cole:
It’s called cinnamon nose!
John Cole
John Cole
@JoyceH: Mail it to me and I will insert it.
@Violet: Ginger is better.
Tattoosydney
@John Cole:
Eeeeeeeeeee!
Laura W
@John Cole: I totally have to try that with Annie. She has the BEST eye-paw coordination I’ve ever seen on a cat. She never misses a thing I toss at her. “Air Annie”.
She’s addicted to her “treats” so I wonder if she can palm something that small? My $$ is on yes.
Jody
John: My father raised beagles up until very recently. From what I was able to gather, the qualities you state are evidently those that cause the most terror in your average game rabbit.
Seriously. My father had this tiny little one, no more than eight inches at her shoulder, and on a good hunting day she could run a dozen or more of the little shits. Friends of his would cancel hunting trips if she was unable to go for whatever reason.
She was also one of the sweetest dogs you ever met, and yes, she was quite possibly the worst smelling thing ever to exist. But man, if you were a rabbit she was hell on earth.
Laura W
@The Moar You Know:
And I’ll bet your fiancee said: “Moar to love!”
I can’t find the ginger HD flavor, and Lord knows I’ve tried. Just as well. I’m off frozen dairy now. Ate some Blue Bell last week and my intestines were so ripped up I had to bail out of work the following day. Some ice creams go out of their way to remind me that I am semi-lactose intolerant. Sucks.
goblue72
This fits Tunch better:
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta
A real gangsta-ass nigga plays his cards right
A real gangsta-ass nigga never runs his fuckin mouth
Cuz real gangsta-ass niggas dont start fights
And niggas always gotta high cap
Showin all his boys how he shot em
But real gangsta-ass niggas dont flex nuts
Cuz real gangsta-ass niggas know they got em
And everythings cool in the mind of a gangsta
Cuz gangsta-ass niggas think deep
Up three-sixty-five a year 24/7
Cuz real gangsta ass niggas dont sleep
And all I gotta say to you
Wannabe, gonnabe, cocksuckin, pussy-eatin prankstas
Cuz when the fry dies down what the fuck you gonna do
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta
Ash Can
@John Cole: Mooch has great hands, all right. But can he hit big-league pitching?
HumboldtBlue
Sheesh, thanks for linking the rescue kittehs. Here I am holding off on adopting a little guy until I return from a family gathering in late June and the Sequoia Humane Society aint making it easy and neither is y’uns.
Svensker
I can’t look at the adopt-a-pet things without getting all weepy. That beagle had me in tears.
Love the action shots of the Tunchenator. That cat really needs a crown.
ellie
Kitty looks upset!
Krista
We’re doing all right, thank you for asking. I’ve just started my third trimester, which is rather startling — time is just flying! Spawn of Krista is kicking regularly and with great vigour. I have a new pregnancy belly pic up on my Facebook, John, if you want to point and laugh at my increased girth.
Krista
You too, huh? That beagle’s face is going to haunt me tonight. Mind you, beagles ARE renowned experts at the long-suffering stare. Nobody can guilt you like a beagle.
sgwhiteinfla
I know on the other thread people were questioning whether Isikoff had gotten it right about President Obama’s meeting with some civil libertarians. Well KagroX aka Dave Waldman who sat in on the meeting has come out and confirmed the substance of Isikoff’s reporting although he disagreed about whether or not Obama had firmly rejected the notion of having criminal investigations from the DOJ.
http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/5/21/171110/469
LD50
But… but…. Snoopy used to always get the best of Charlie Brown! :-(
Bad Horse's Filly
@John Cole: Yeah, careful, that’s how I got 2 150lb Great Danes. Brothers. Loved every moment of it, mind you, but once I fostered them, couldn’t bear the fact of them being separated.
robertdsc
In reading about Diaper Dave Vitter and Stormy Daniels, the optics are hilarious. But if she’s serious, is she going to run as a Republican?
Betsy
Oh my god, those adoption pictures are killing me! We’ve only had Chompers (seen here going galt) for about 8 months, and I don’t think we’re up for getting another one yet, but those pictures sure make it tough to resist!!
Wile E. Quixote
Glenn Greenwald
Yeah, but that’s fucking Green Arrow for Christ’s sake, and Green Arrow is lame, lame, lame, lame, lame, lame. Green Arrow and Aquaman are like legacy admissions or something for the Justice League. I mean really, you have Superman, who’s well, Superman. You have Batman, who, despite his fetish for bats and young boys clad in tight spandex, is tougher than nails, a strategic, tactical and logistical planning genius and also pays for lots of the gear. You have Wonder Woman, who can trade punches with Superman, kick ass, take names and has a great rack and an interesting collection of fetish gear (golden lasso, Amazon bracelets of submission, etc). You’ve got the Flash, who can run faster than light and change his vibrational frequency so he can pass through walls or travel to alternate dimensions and you’ve got Green Lantern, who has the cojones to wield one of the most powerful weapons in the universe, the power ring and lantern of the Green Lantern Corps. Then you have the guy who’s really good with a bow and arrow and the guy who can talk to fish.
If the shit has hit the fan and you’re going up against earth shattering bad-asses such as Starro the Conqueror, or Despero, the demons three, Abnegazar, Rath and Ghast or Darkseid and his legions of parademons from Apokolips what the fuck good is a guy who dresses up like Robin Hood and is really, really, really good with a bow and arrow? I mean I suppose that you could send him out for coffee, but outside of that he’s useless, he’s not even good cannon fodder.
I mean I’m just saying that it’s no surprise that Green Arrow can’t bust out of a SuperMax prison, even with the help of Lex Luthor and the Joker. Hell, Green Arrow couldn’t bust out of the clink in Mayberry R.F.D guarded by Barney Fife. And I’m just saying that no, I don’t live in my Mom’s basement with a bunch of comic books. I have my own house and my own basement in which I can enjoy my comic books. So there.
passerby
Tunch is a sweety as are the other furry galters. And I’ll add my voice to those who find it difficult to visit pet adoption sites and places. My house and yard aren’t near big enough to accommodate the ones I want to adopt–all of them!
Nice that so many who comment here care about animals.
That Fiona looks like a winner with her black teardrop nose and pink pads.
Speaking of cat noses, John, does Tunch have a ski-jump nose or is that an optical illusion?
Lesley
I love the Pets Going Galt series.
Anne Laurie
She’s cute, John, but there’s two probable reasons she was out on the street in the first place: Either some arsehole hunter dumped her rather than feed her during the off-season, or she’s a “bolter” (runaway). If she was dumped, then she’ll have the *professional* beagle voice, and might not be Tunch-safe. If she’s a runaway, she’ll always be scheming for another chance to bolt (right into traffic, or out a car window). So… really not a good choice for an apartment dog. Somewhere out there is a nice active family with a securely fenced yard and no near neighbors, just waiting for Honey to complete their household. Not that you need me to tell you this, of course…
JGabriel
John Cole:
But the gunshots tend to scare them off?
.
Von Zeppelin
If “going Galt” means refusing to do productive labor that will benefit society, my dogs have that one down pretty well.
The Other Steve
Ohhh, that’s not just beagles. That’s any hound. Our Dachshund is the same way. Avoid anything in the Hound group as they like to sniff a lot.
Terriers are good dogs that don’t shed a lot. You might look for a Rat Terrier, they’re a bit like Jack Russells but not as high spirited.
MazeDancer
@John Cole:
About Buttercup & Sis: If you’re going to drive far to answer your heart’s calling, might as well go for 3 cats. Get both siblings. Not really any harder than two.
Tunch is not necessarily going to like the 1 new kitty you might find, anywhere, and then what to you have? Two needy cats wanting your attention. If you go for 3, either the sisters, or 2 others who’ve never even met, the odds of at least 2 of them connecting and leaving you alone more often improves. And the third one, actually, feels less lonely with other cats around, even if it thinks those other two are considerably lesser lights of feline expression.
It’s interesting no kitties have shown up at your door. Possibly a sign that Tunch doesn’t want a friend. Cats have a way of appearing when there’s an opening. They show up. They just know. You need them. They need you. They appear. Home made. Tunch may be sending out the “No Vacancy” vibe.