When a cat catches your attention and then lowers his lids, it means he loves & trusts you — equivalent to a primate air-kiss. John knows this perfectly well, but the ‘DIAF, Monkeythumbs’ caption is a better media narrative :)
16.
cathyx
Ok, now I have to add one of my kitties to this thread.
17.
cathyx
I get that same look from my daughter. What does it mean?
18.
jl
thnx for epic Tunch pic.
Clearly looking at Cole with thoughts of ‘WTF is that fool doing?’ in his head.
Cole should take Tunch’s advice, for once. And also too: FEED the TunchForce, plz. Edit: has the mere human, and rather poor excuse for a, server of the house cat, obeyed yet?
19.
General Stuck
Just gave the pooch a bath, always an adventure. he does not like them, at least in the winter time. And heads underneath the bed when he sees the dread yellow hose being deployed. some pics maybe a little later.
20.
Jim C.
Tunch is a cat of discerning taste. MMORPG’s are the devil’s plaground of the gaming universe.
Tunch is just happy to be in the boss’s care is what I see in that pic. He’s not angry at all. Tunch is too smart and, uh, um…well-fed to be too pissed.
Anyone who has ever witnessed an actual angry cat knows the difference. :-)
So Ron Paul wants Texas to force women into viewing ultrasounds before they get an abortion. Small government eh Paulnuts?! Please explain this Paulnuts!
24.
amk
@Mr Stagger Lee: but free bing hits man. they rulez. fuck ya.
I get that same look from my daughter. What does it mean?
That she loves and trusts you?
:-)
26.
MikeJ
@Mr Stagger Lee: You’re only being oppressed if it’s the federal government doing it. State, city, county, church, corporation, or spouse, it’s all good.
27.
MikeInSewickely
Absolutely one of the best pictures ever!
He has that one eye slightly closed / if I had an eyebrow it would be tilted up look!
Better feed him before he uses his Vulcan neck pinch!
28.
kindness
Tunch doesn’t understand why he’s not on your lap.
29.
amk
@cathyx: that you should feed her with something other than leftovers ? ;) ;). also. too.
I’m hardly a Paultard for exactly the reasons you point out, but it sure would be nice to get off the Imperial path we’ve been on which has eventually destroyed every World #1 ever, as well as ingest anything that I felt like ingesting at the time.
“We” need to move in that direction. Paul is unfortunately the vehicle for those sentiments, but even in GOP circles you can tell where things are headed by his support.
Too bad it has to get as worse as it will before the rank and file voter gets it. We seek a candidate who espouses Paul’s better policy positions and rejects the rest.
31.
p.a.
In Tolkien’s original fantasy writings just after WW I the character that eventually evolved into Sauron was a cat. I believe we have just seen his face.
Trying to have a relaxing night at home, playing a little SWTOR while the snow comes down …
You have snow?
[Looks at NYC forecast, which shows no snow for next 10 days.]
Jealous. We’ve had no snow since that kind of lame (at least in NYC) freak snowfall in October, and it doesn’t look like we’re getting any for the rest of the season — at least if the NAO continues to be as high as it has been lately.
.
38.
The Dangerman
Kinda looks like Trigger, Roy Rogers’ horse that was on the front of a float in the Rose parade. Of course, the main difference is Trigger was stuffed (although, come to think of it, Tunch looks rather stuffed, too).
The lies Republicans tell. GOP candidate for governor in Missouri claims he has a college degree in Economics. Paper checks his story. Turns out he studied Home Economics.
Candidate is willing to change his website now, if people insist on it that is.
@cathyx: They are on there on the regular page, I like to link to the large size for the visual impact. Just go to the address box on top and delete everything after the numbers, hit enter and it will take you to the full info page.
48.
WaterGirl
@Steeplejack: Big (belated) thanks for your info on cutting boards and the link last week. When I got back to the thread it was to late to respond. I am 5′ 3″, so I can’t really use a board that is 2.5 inches thick – that makes the cutting surface too high for me.
But your links got me going and I found, and ordered, a maple cutting board by Boos on Amazon. One side is flat and the other side has the scoopy part that catches juice. I have oiled it twice, and it’s beautiful. I think I need to oil one more time before I use it. But I’m really excited. I have been wanting a cutting board for about 2 years. Yay. Thanks again.
49.
amk
@Richard Fox: watch it. you’re insulting tunch here.
I didn’t know they let dudes study Home Economics. Looking at the 50s films, you’d think it was ladies only.
(The MST3K version is much funnier, but it’s not on YouTube.)
55.
Narcissus
Chuck Todd is a gasbag though
56.
amk
gopolitico shilling headline in a loop – “Bain attacks may not stick in S.C. ”
The fucker’s poll numbers has dropped like a sex addict’s pants and yet jonathan allen is still stroking mittens.
57.
Chris from Arlington, VA
I clicked on Balloon Juice to look for a late night update, and I get Tunch glaring at me.
I’ll admit I busted out laughing and couldn’t stop for about 30 seconds.
Best Tunch picture ever.
58.
amk
via twitter
Victory for SOPA Opponents: DNS Blocking Struck From Bill.
59.
TuiMel
That face! That face! Such a wonderful face.
And I am a dog person.
60.
lamh35
Went to podiatrist yesterday. Been having heel trouble. Dr gave me meds, but all trouble comes from breaking my ankle at 12 years old. My bone growth didn’t progress normally, so my right leg is shorter than my left and I’ve been overcompensating ever since! I’m actually gonna have to wear corrective insteps The podiatrist said it can also explain my knee pains and my back pains! And here I thought it was just cause of being overweight but it’s more complicated than that!
@Mnemosyne: A friend of mine in HS thought this was hilarious. The class ditz convinced herself she could become valedictorian by taking only the easiest classes the school had. That involved doubling up every year on Home Ec., plus a useless assortment of random ‘gut’ classes. She still came in 3rd in the class, just out of the money.
Is anyone working actively on raccoon domestication? Them big money boys should puts some bucks into that – imagine having friendly and well mannered raccoons as pets? Awesome.
True story: the home ec teacher at my high school was Tom Morello’s mother. Yes, that Tom Morello.
(Never met the man, though — he graduated before I started high school. And I was on the honors track, so I never took any of her classes, but one of my brothers did and remembers her fondly.)
66.
columbusqueen
Absolutely need to get a pic of Miss Kitty (aka Big Mama)posted here soon–I swear she and Tunch could be sibs. Scary as hell, esp. when she goes into FEED mode.
67.
scav
That is a cat.
68.
a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)
@WaterGirl: I answered you in the thread below, but I’ll repeat it here.
I do. Using “dominance” like holding a dog down by the shoulders, or rolling it over and holding there, is an outmoded method that is not useful and in fact is likely to make a dog fearful at best and dangerous at worst. There are current and productive ideas based on behavioral science as opposed to misinterpreted observations of packs of wolves (the alpha stuff). I understand that there is some, ah, spirited disagreement about this, but I have yet to meet a modern veterinarian who will endorse the alpha idea, even if they aren’t behaviorists – it’s purely a popular culture idea.
I refer people to Dr. Sophia Yin’s site; she’s a vet and animal behaviorist and offers actual useful training tips. Among her books that are helpful is How to behave so your dog behaves. I’m not trying to start an argument as I know people are passionate the topic. But that’s my view.
Oh, and we are Charlie picture deprived here. And Bitsy and Homer also to.
69.
kdaug
Cat needs an eyepatch and a parakeet on his shoulder.
@John O: The TunchForce abides always, it has no age.
And don’t ask about its mass, either.
75.
amk
btw, cole, did you bite his nose ? why is his left red ?
76.
Raven
@Odie Hugh Manatee: Just got the chev back after a month in the shop. I ended up taking it to a genuine truck repair joint and had the entire rear end rebuilt. I’m really happy with it but he changed my reverse pattern floor shifter to a traditional pattern and I’m going to have to relearn after 26 years of driving it the wrong way.
77.
scav
mea culpa, mea maxima culpa may his Tunchatude forgive me, I am still taking great pleasure in watching the NYT get solidly kicked by its readers whenever a minute chink opens in their comment firewall.
So Ron Paul wants Texas to force women into viewing ultrasounds before they get an abortion. Small government eh Paulnuts?! Please explain this Paulnuts
I think there may be a correlation between this, and the loudest Paultroons being overwhelmingly male.
82.
Rita R.
Did John ever share the story of how Tunch got his name?
83.
DanielX
What a handsome (if rotund) guy. But…he does look semi-irritated. Just in the sense of bored, not in the sense of I-want-to-rip-out-your-heart-and-drag-your-corpse-under-the-house.
84.
David Koch
What’s with the droopy left eye? Is he related to Vito Antuofermo?
At least we know his mass is a function of his energy, which I’m guessing to be relatively low, and his velocity, which in short bursts I imagine to be relatively high though not compared to light.
I think there may be a correlation between this, and the loudest Paultroons being overwhelmingly male.
But there’s no such thing as sexism. Apparently it’s all in our minds. Didn’t you get the memo.
That cat looks like he’s gonna cut you in your sleep.
So I went skiing last week. On my warm-up run down the bunny slope, I hit an ice patch and tumbled, uh, the technical term being ASS OVER TEAKETTLE. Then, because I’m smart, I skied e rest of the weekend anyway. It still fuckin’ hurts, and that was a week ago. CRAP.
When did I get so damn OLD?
97.
Omnes Omnibus
@John O: My high school IB program didn’t have sandwiches.
Can’t disagree with that for home beef, Raven, but I usually just go to Portillo’s. And now I’m hungry!
100.
suzanne
Oh, and I missed all the drama last week. How did that end…with a bang, or a whimper?
101.
Raven
@John O: No red meat for 20 years but I grew up in Villa Park and Poodles Beefs were the best. When I was a kid we’d get gravy sammy’s when we too broke for the real deal. The beefs came wrapped in waxed paper with fries rolled in with the beef. marone!
@John O: Mel Roz, my old man was a principal in Bellwood.
108.
Omnes Omnibus
@DCLaw1: Let me have cats about me that are fat,
Sleek-headed cats and such as sleep a-nights.
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look,
He thinks too much; such cats are dangerous.
Athens, GA? I’m surprised as I was under the understanding that the only Portillo’s outside the Chicagoland area was in LA, and it too did inexplicably poor business compared to every one I’ve been to in the Chicago area, which is probably at least 5, all of which appear to be MAJOR gold mines.
My colleagues and I used to speculate there was no chance a Portillo’s would miss in a college town.
110.
Amanda in the South Bay
I was working registration at Further Confusion, the big furry convention in San Jose, got overwhelmed by all the people, and had to leave early. Bleh, I really want to have fun at FC.
This cracked me up. Republican candidate for governor of Missouri claimed he had a degree from Mizzou’s business school in economics. He forgot to mention it’s Home Economics.
And that picture, well, let’s just say he looks like a guy with a degree in HomeEc
I am not entirely happy with my relationship with my new pup – he’s 6 months old and I have had him for 3 months. The puppy class was definitely run by folks who believe in the alpha style of training.
@Raven: Ever been to Carm’s? That’s the italian beef I grew up with in chicago. There is one place here in Champaign that comes closer than anywhere else I’ve tried italian beef.
When I see Italian Beef on the menu somewhere, or as a special, it always turns out to be what I would call some boring hot beef sandwich, with some kind of boring au jus. Nothing like real italian beef.
124.
stibbert
why would one be doing multi-player war on the tubes, when there’s a kitty RIGHT NEXT TO YOU to trade scritches with?
125.
a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)
@WaterGirl: You’re very welcome. If you want or need additional links/ideas feel free to email flsgreen at gmail. The behavioral approach is so much more helpful for happy puppehs and happy owners.
Just got back from helping my friend inject liquids into her dehydrated kitty. Got my allergies acting up and I had to leave early. Good reminder, otherwise I’d be wanting to spirit Tunch away.
Unless you are meticulous, like taking things apart and like getting greasy, taking it to a pro is the best thing to do, especially for that type of diff.
You’ll learn the new pattern and temporarily forget it when distracted or preoccupied with something.
Glad you found one you like. The Boos ones are good. That seems to be what most of the trendy TV chefs use on their shows.
Mine (not a Boos) is only about 1½” thick. I don’t think you need a really thick one unless you’re going to be doing a lot of cleaver-type work.
141.
MikeJ
Since this is an ot, I’ll mention that Jerry Lewis is a genius. the Ladies Man is on right now, beautiful scene where the girls’ dorm awakens to trombone music.
Good that you’re getting that taken care of. My brother had a similar problem from a broken leg as a child, and getting an orthotic really helped him a lot.
On an unrelated note (and in case you come back to this thread), did you see Person of Interest last night? I like the direction they seem to be taking.
First, they came for the albinos, and I did nothing as I was not an albino. Then, they came for the pygmies, and I did nothing as I was not a pigmy. Then, they came for the children, and I did nothing because I had already graduated Eighth Grade. And when they finally came for Tunch, there was nothing that I could do.
And now look at the poor guy.
152.
kideni
Ah, Tunch. Such a luxurious kitty. Today marks a year since my Stendhal died, so I’m a bit melancholy, but seeing Tunch in his heavy-lidded glory helps a bit.
So does the fact that we’re at the end of the petition gathering here in Cheeseland, and so far so good. It looks like they even got enough signatures to recall the odious Greater Fitz, State Senator Scott Fitzgerald (and the story of how that happened is a fantastic lesson in grass-roots work).
If you haven’t already, I thoroughly recommend playing though the Imperial Agent quest line. It’s probably the most coherent right from the start, and you get the option of saying “fuck off” to multiple Sith lords.
Whoah! Scary kitty. Nice kitty, good kitty, I’ll just back out of the room please don’t eat me.
159.
sfinny
@Svensker: He is a strange cat, but if you entered the room he would be under my bed in a second. He chases me around the apartment, but won’t set foot in the hallway. So yes, he looks scary and is a big woos.
I did love the picture.
Who, interestingly enough, is Turkish. It’s never been clear to me if John’s decision to name his cat, who is apparently a Van, after a player born in Turkey was a coincidence or not.
You can’t see very well because the lights were off, but this is the sound my Patrick makes when he thinks there’s a stray cat lurking outside the front door.
168.
Omnes Omnibus
@efgoldman: Kick ass! or some other appropriate comment. Musically, though, check out Anna Calvi. I think you will be, if not pleased, interested.
So I went skiing last week. On my warm-up run down the bunny slope, I hit an ice patch and tumbled, uh, the technical term being ASS OVER TEAKETTLE. Then, because I’m smart, I skied e rest of the weekend anyway. It still fuckin’ hurts, and that was a week ago.
You may want to get your kettle x-rayed, especially if it’s not bruised. Some yers ago, I fractured my knee slipping on a sidewalk, banging it on the granite curb. I limped around for several days before going over to the HMO ‘urgent care’, and they said pain & swelling without bruising frequently indicates a small fracture.
amk
That’s one angry dude, dood. Better feed him before he rips off your entrails.
Mary G
Attention must be paid! That is a grumpy face.
Violet
Ooh, he’s gorgeous! I love the one eye at half mast.
Royston Vasey
Hey JC, can you post a vid of his Tunchness so we can see the stare and hear the chirp??
Mike Goetz
Hey, man: Tim Tebow and the Broncettes are ensconced in a hotel less than a mile from my house right now. You have a message for him?
I wish I had a firework that explodes into the shape of a middle finger.
MikeJ
His eyes look uneven. Is he having a stroke?
gnomedad
Best Tunch photo ever! A new iconic face for BJ swag for sure.
Cat Lady
Tunch! Only missing the FEED sign hanging from his neck.
cathyx
He’s giving you the stink eye. Better do what he wants.
Citizen_X
Holy crap, that’s stink eye! I’m intimidated, and I’m on the other side of the intertubes.
LT
Oh you lucky bastard, that is the funniest pirate/cat face I ever saw. Keith Richards would be envious.
I think a new t-shirt is in order.
Shinobi
Darth Tunch commands you!
Garbo
Best Tunch pic EVAAHHH!
Steeplejack
@Cole:
I hope you’re DVR’ing Chuck. Isn’t this the last one?
Anne Laurie
@MikeJ:
When a cat catches your attention and then lowers his lids, it means he loves & trusts you — equivalent to a primate air-kiss. John knows this perfectly well, but the ‘DIAF, Monkeythumbs’ caption is a better media narrative :)
cathyx
Ok, now I have to add one of my kitties to this thread.
cathyx
I get that same look from my daughter. What does it mean?
jl
thnx for epic Tunch pic.
Clearly looking at Cole with thoughts of ‘WTF is that fool doing?’ in his head.
Cole should take Tunch’s advice, for once. And also too: FEED the TunchForce, plz. Edit: has the mere human, and rather poor excuse for a, server of the house cat, obeyed yet?
General Stuck
Just gave the pooch a bath, always an adventure. he does not like them, at least in the winter time. And heads underneath the bed when he sees the dread yellow hose being deployed. some pics maybe a little later.
Jim C.
Tunch is a cat of discerning taste. MMORPG’s are the devil’s plaground of the gaming universe.
John O
Tunch is just happy to be in the boss’s care is what I see in that pic. He’s not angry at all. Tunch is too smart and, uh, um…well-fed to be too pissed.
Anyone who has ever witnessed an actual angry cat knows the difference. :-)
Citizen_X
@cathyx: Fitting musical accompaniment: Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt.
Mr Stagger Lee
So Ron Paul wants Texas to force women into viewing ultrasounds before they get an abortion. Small government eh Paulnuts?! Please explain this Paulnuts!
amk
@Mr Stagger Lee: but free bing hits man. they rulez. fuck ya.
Linda Featheringill
@cathyx: #17
That she loves and trusts you?
:-)
MikeJ
@Mr Stagger Lee: You’re only being oppressed if it’s the federal government doing it. State, city, county, church, corporation, or spouse, it’s all good.
MikeInSewickely
Absolutely one of the best pictures ever!
He has that one eye slightly closed / if I had an eyebrow it would be tilted up look!
Better feed him before he uses his Vulcan neck pinch!
kindness
Tunch doesn’t understand why he’s not on your lap.
amk
@cathyx: that you should feed her with something other than leftovers ? ;) ;). also. too.
John O
@Mr Stagger Lee:
I’m hardly a Paultard for exactly the reasons you point out, but it sure would be nice to get off the Imperial path we’ve been on which has eventually destroyed every World #1 ever, as well as ingest anything that I felt like ingesting at the time.
“We” need to move in that direction. Paul is unfortunately the vehicle for those sentiments, but even in GOP circles you can tell where things are headed by his support.
Too bad it has to get as worse as it will before the rank and file voter gets it. We seek a candidate who espouses Paul’s better policy positions and rejects the rest.
p.a.
In Tolkien’s original fantasy writings just after WW I the character that eventually evolved into Sauron was a cat. I believe we have just seen his face.
AliceBlue
FEED ME!
Dr. Squid
Feed.
cathyx
@Linda Featheringill: Ok, I’ve had enough wine to accept that.
WaterGirl
@Steeplejack: If it’s the last Chuck, it might be Cole that is having the stroke.
b-psycho
Open thread? How open is it?
I’ll just leave this here…
JGabriel
John Cole @ Top:
You have snow?
[Looks at NYC forecast, which shows no snow for next 10 days.]
Jealous. We’ve had no snow since that kind of lame (at least in NYC) freak snowfall in October, and it doesn’t look like we’re getting any for the rest of the season — at least if the NAO continues to be as high as it has been lately.
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The Dangerman
Kinda looks like Trigger, Roy Rogers’ horse that was on the front of a float in the Rose parade. Of course, the main difference is Trigger was stuffed (although, come to think of it, Tunch looks rather stuffed, too).
JGabriel
@Steeplejack:
Nope. I think there’s three more.
.
jeffreyw
@AliceBlue:
Here ya go.
amk
@The Dangerman:
yeah, show us his
birth certificatevideo, cole.cathyx
@jeffreyw: Now I have a flickr account too. I know you can add descriptions and titles to your pictures. Please do it. You’re just a big tease.
smintheus
The lies Republicans tell. GOP candidate for governor in Missouri claims he has a college degree in Economics. Paper checks his story. Turns out he studied Home Economics.
Candidate is willing to change his website now, if people insist on it that is.
SiubhanDuinne
@General Stuck:
Do you have ANY IDEA how long it’s been since we’ve seen a photo of Charlie?
Wet, dry, clean dirty, cold weather or warm, we his adoring worshippers do not care. Pics will be welcome.
smintheus
@Mike Goetz: Would Tebow’s career look different if his name was Faust? It’s a question nobody seems to ask.
Richard Fox
That feline bears an uncomfortable resemblance to Chuck Todd. Though I am sure the punditry from a feline is vastly more enlightening.
jeffreyw
@cathyx: They are on there on the regular page, I like to link to the large size for the visual impact. Just go to the address box on top and delete everything after the numbers, hit enter and it will take you to the full info page.
WaterGirl
@Steeplejack: Big (belated) thanks for your info on cutting boards and the link last week. When I got back to the thread it was to late to respond. I am 5′ 3″, so I can’t really use a board that is 2.5 inches thick – that makes the cutting surface too high for me.
But your links got me going and I found, and ordered, a maple cutting board by Boos on Amazon. One side is flat and the other side has the scoopy part that catches juice. I have oiled it twice, and it’s beautiful. I think I need to oil one more time before I use it. But I’m really excited. I have been wanting a cutting board for about 2 years. Yay. Thanks again.
amk
@Richard Fox: watch it. you’re insulting tunch here.
SiubhanDuinne
@smintheus:
He majored in Kitchen’n’Bitchin’ ?
Gracie
He is the Steve Buscemi of cats.
Or, Steve Buscemi is the Tunch of humans.
gogol's wife
@Anne Laurie:
This blog has experts on everything. I was going to explain that, but I should have known someone would get there first.
Tunch, I love you, please marry me.
amk
hey cole, did you feed the
muttvillian yet ? don’t be a jerk.Mnemosyne
@smintheus:
I didn’t know they let dudes study Home Economics. Looking at the 50s films, you’d think it was ladies only.
(The MST3K version is much funnier, but it’s not on YouTube.)
Narcissus
Chuck Todd is a gasbag though
amk
gopolitico shilling headline in a loop – “Bain attacks may not stick in S.C. ”
The fucker’s poll numbers has dropped like a sex addict’s pants and yet jonathan allen is still stroking mittens.
Chris from Arlington, VA
I clicked on Balloon Juice to look for a late night update, and I get Tunch glaring at me.
I’ll admit I busted out laughing and couldn’t stop for about 30 seconds.
Best Tunch picture ever.
amk
via twitter
Victory for SOPA Opponents: DNS Blocking Struck From Bill.
TuiMel
That face! That face! Such a wonderful face.
And I am a dog person.
lamh35
Went to podiatrist yesterday. Been having heel trouble. Dr gave me meds, but all trouble comes from breaking my ankle at 12 years old. My bone growth didn’t progress normally, so my right leg is shorter than my left and I’ve been overcompensating ever since! I’m actually gonna have to wear corrective insteps The podiatrist said it can also explain my knee pains and my back pains! And here I thought it was just cause of being overweight but it’s more complicated than that!
smintheus
@Mnemosyne: A friend of mine in HS thought this was hilarious. The class ditz convinced herself she could become valedictorian by taking only the easiest classes the school had. That involved doubling up every year on Home Ec., plus a useless assortment of random ‘gut’ classes. She still came in 3rd in the class, just out of the money.
a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)
@cathyx: Relax much, kitteh?
And as you know, completely different message when your daughter gives you the look Tunch has on display.
Odie Hugh Manatee
Does Tunch have jowls? Wowsers! ;p
That is a look of pure evil intent. If a stare could injure you, John would be lying on the sidewalk with a broken shoulder.
Wait, that already happened!
redshirt
Is anyone working actively on raccoon domestication? Them big money boys should puts some bucks into that – imagine having friendly and well mannered raccoons as pets? Awesome.
Mnemosyne
@smintheus:
True story: the home ec teacher at my high school was Tom Morello’s mother. Yes, that Tom Morello.
(Never met the man, though — he graduated before I started high school. And I was on the honors track, so I never took any of her classes, but one of my brothers did and remembers her fondly.)
columbusqueen
Absolutely need to get a pic of Miss Kitty (aka Big Mama)posted here soon–I swear she and Tunch could be sibs. Scary as hell, esp. when she goes into FEED mode.
scav
That is a cat.
a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)
@WaterGirl: I answered you in the thread below, but I’ll repeat it here.
I do. Using “dominance” like holding a dog down by the shoulders, or rolling it over and holding there, is an outmoded method that is not useful and in fact is likely to make a dog fearful at best and dangerous at worst. There are current and productive ideas based on behavioral science as opposed to misinterpreted observations of packs of wolves (the alpha stuff). I understand that there is some, ah, spirited disagreement about this, but I have yet to meet a modern veterinarian who will endorse the alpha idea, even if they aren’t behaviorists – it’s purely a popular culture idea.
I refer people to Dr. Sophia Yin’s site; she’s a vet and animal behaviorist and offers actual useful training tips. Among her books that are helpful is How to behave so your dog behaves. I’m not trying to start an argument as I know people are passionate the topic. But that’s my view.
Oh, and we are Charlie picture deprived here. And Bitsy and Homer also to.
kdaug
Cat needs an eyepatch and a parakeet on his shoulder.
Magical Hootenany
Tunch +4?
Omnes Omnibus
@Magical Hootenany: That’s why I know that look!
John O
That IS the best Tunchinator picture evah.
Anyone know how old he is?
Magical Hootenany
@Omnes Omnibus: “Why is the rum gone?”
jl
@John O: The TunchForce abides always, it has no age.
And don’t ask about its mass, either.
amk
btw, cole, did you bite his nose ? why is his left red ?
Raven
@Odie Hugh Manatee: Just got the chev back after a month in the shop. I ended up taking it to a genuine truck repair joint and had the entire rear end rebuilt. I’m really happy with it but he changed my reverse pattern floor shifter to a traditional pattern and I’m going to have to relearn after 26 years of driving it the wrong way.
scav
mea culpa, mea maxima culpa may his Tunchatude forgive me, I am still taking great pleasure in watching the NYT get solidly kicked by its readers whenever a minute chink opens in their comment firewall.
Omnes Omnibus
@Magical Hootenany: That is actually a very good question.
TaMara (BHF)
John Cole @top: check your email, I sent you an offer you can’t refuse (ok you can….).
And more importantly: TUNCH!!! Love the look. “Human you are commanded to entertain me.”
Suffern ACE
Midnight in Paris vs. Evil Bong III. Need moar choices.
Cacti
@Mr Stagger Lee:
I think there may be a correlation between this, and the loudest Paultroons being overwhelmingly male.
Rita R.
Did John ever share the story of how Tunch got his name?
DanielX
What a handsome (if rotund) guy. But…he does look semi-irritated. Just in the sense of bored, not in the sense of I-want-to-rip-out-your-heart-and-drag-your-corpse-under-the-house.
David Koch
What’s with the droopy left eye? Is he related to Vito Antuofermo?
TaMara (BHF)
@cathyx: the descriptions are usually here:
Italian Beef
And yum.
burnspbesq
Australia is mopping the floor with India again. India went out for 161, which is really pathetic. Australia is at 230-2.
This is getting monotonous.
Raven
@TaMara (BHF): Chicago! Wait, no fennel? That ain’t no real dago beef.
Omnes Omnibus
@Suffern ACE: Both, and? Why not?
DCLaw1
Tunch looks really soft.
smintheus
@Mnemosyne: At first I read that as “on the honors track team” and was frankly pretty bewildered by it. My HS was so small it had just the one.
John O
@jl:
At least we know his mass is a function of his energy, which I’m guessing to be relatively low, and his velocity, which in short bursts I imagine to be relatively high though not compared to light.
+4
Omnes Omnibus
@DCLaw1: I think he has sharp, pointy bits.
John O
@TaMara (BHF):
Everywhere I go I ask where I can get a good IB sandwich, and I am constantly denied.
There has to be some money in this situation somewhere.
joeyess
With the limited photos of Tunch at my disposal and about 15 minutes (including upload to YouTube) I have a video for all you Balloon Heads.
Should have it in about 10 minutes.
Raven
@John O: Scalas
suzanne
@Cacti:
But there’s no such thing as sexism. Apparently it’s all in our minds. Didn’t you get the memo.
That cat looks like he’s gonna cut you in your sleep.
So I went skiing last week. On my warm-up run down the bunny slope, I hit an ice patch and tumbled, uh, the technical term being ASS OVER TEAKETTLE. Then, because I’m smart, I skied e rest of the weekend anyway. It still fuckin’ hurts, and that was a week ago. CRAP.
When did I get so damn OLD?
Omnes Omnibus
@John O: My high school IB program didn’t have sandwiches.
TaMara (BHF)
@Raven:
@John O:
Hey take it up with JeffW. This one is all his. But I’m soon to follow his recipe.
John O
@Raven:
Can’t disagree with that for home beef, Raven, but I usually just go to Portillo’s. And now I’m hungry!
suzanne
Oh, and I missed all the drama last week. How did that end…with a bang, or a whimper?
Raven
@John O: No red meat for 20 years but I grew up in Villa Park and Poodles Beefs were the best. When I was a kid we’d get gravy sammy’s when we too broke for the real deal. The beefs came wrapped in waxed paper with fries rolled in with the beef. marone!
John O
All I’m saying is that “italian beef sandwiches” are a uniquely Chicago thing, and it’s really weird and too bad. It’s quite a fine sandwich.
Raven
@John O: They try to make em other places, there is even a chain here in Athens, but it ain’t happenin.
DCLaw1
@Omnes Omnibus: He looks like a schemer too. Has a tyrant’s bearing.
But so soft.
John O
@Raven:
LOL. My dad grew up in Melrose, over by there. If we are what we eat…
joeyess
Every time I see a picture of Tunch, for some stupid reason this song pops into my head.
Raven
@John O: Mel Roz, my old man was a principal in Bellwood.
Omnes Omnibus
@DCLaw1: Let me have cats about me that are fat,
Sleek-headed cats and such as sleep a-nights.
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look,
He thinks too much; such cats are dangerous.
John O
@Raven:
Athens, GA? I’m surprised as I was under the understanding that the only Portillo’s outside the Chicagoland area was in LA, and it too did inexplicably poor business compared to every one I’ve been to in the Chicago area, which is probably at least 5, all of which appear to be MAJOR gold mines.
My colleagues and I used to speculate there was no chance a Portillo’s would miss in a college town.
Amanda in the South Bay
I was working registration at Further Confusion, the big furry convention in San Jose, got overwhelmed by all the people, and had to leave early. Bleh, I really want to have fun at FC.
TaMara (BHF)
@Raven: Oh, and I live for fennel seed. Put it in lots of stuff.
Southern Beale
This cracked me up. Republican candidate for governor of Missouri claimed he had a degree from Mizzou’s business school in economics. He forgot to mention it’s Home Economics.
And that picture, well, let’s just say he looks like a guy with a degree in HomeEc
trollhattan
Tunch B tilting left. Jess sayin’.
Raven
@John O: This site has great pictures of the Proviso Train Yard.
kdaug
@a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q):
Ain’t no bad dogs, just bad dog owners.
Omnes Omnibus
@trollhattan: See above.
Raven
@John O: This is Al’s.
Cap'n Phealy
I’m not a cat person, but that is the most awesome picture ever taken, except, maybe, some of TBogg’s basset pr0n.
WaterGirl
@a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q): Thanks for the link. I took a quick look and will read more tomorrow.
I am not entirely happy with my relationship with my new pup – he’s 6 months old and I have had him for 3 months. The puppy class was definitely run by folks who believe in the alpha style of training.
TaMara (BHF)
@joeyess: I want to watch it, really I do, but it’s marked as private. Did you show Tunch’s naughty bits?
kdaug
@Omnes Omnibus:
Wrong that my first association was my wife?
General Stuck
Hot off the presses. Fresh Charlie pics, and closeups to boot
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WaterGirl
@Raven: Ever been to Carm’s? That’s the italian beef I grew up with in chicago. There is one place here in Champaign that comes closer than anywhere else I’ve tried italian beef.
When I see Italian Beef on the menu somewhere, or as a special, it always turns out to be what I would call some boring hot beef sandwich, with some kind of boring au jus. Nothing like real italian beef.
stibbert
why would one be doing multi-player war on the tubes, when there’s a kitty RIGHT NEXT TO YOU to trade scritches with?
a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)
@WaterGirl: You’re very welcome. If you want or need additional links/ideas feel free to email flsgreen at gmail. The behavioral approach is so much more helpful for happy puppehs and happy owners.
John O
@Raven:
Thank you! I’m sure my dad would remember, and I’ve forwarded the link in kind to the ‘rents, bless their hearts.
Raven
@WaterGirl: Nope, I left VP in 1966 and haven’t really lived in Chicago since. Can’t even remember a decent beef in C-U lo all those years ago.
General Stuck
that droopy eyed badass pic of Tunch looks like a mugshot that came from the FBI’s ten most wanted Cats.
TaMara (BHF)
@General Stuck: Shiny, happy dog.
Raven
@John O: Did he go to St Joe’s? When? I was in the Willowbrook class of 67 but left early for asia.
Omnes Omnibus
@kdaug: I don’t know your wife.
Raven
chit 11:30 zzzzzzzzzzzzz
joeyess
@TaMara (BHF): Sorry. It’s public now. Silly me. Heeeeeeeeere’s TUNCH!
John O
@Raven:
Proviso East, I’m about 99% sure.
moe99
Just got back from helping my friend inject liquids into her dehydrated kitty. Got my allergies acting up and I had to leave early. Good reminder, otherwise I’d be wanting to spirit Tunch away.
a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)
@General Stuck: Charlie ! Nice close ups.
amk
VA judge sez perry, as well as newt, lil ricky and huntsman, can all go and suck an egg… collectively.
Odie Hugh Manatee
@Raven:
Unless you are meticulous, like taking things apart and like getting greasy, taking it to a pro is the best thing to do, especially for that type of diff.
You’ll learn the new pattern and temporarily forget it when distracted or preoccupied with something.
That’s one of the hazards of gettin’ old. :)
Omnes Omnibus
@Odie Hugh Manatee:
So, to a mechanic it is for me.
Steeplejack
@WaterGirl:
Glad you found one you like. The Boos ones are good. That seems to be what most of the trendy TV chefs use on their shows.
Mine (not a Boos) is only about 1½” thick. I don’t think you need a really thick one unless you’re going to be doing a lot of cleaver-type work.
MikeJ
Since this is an ot, I’ll mention that Jerry Lewis is a genius. the Ladies Man is on right now, beautiful scene where the girls’ dorm awakens to trombone music.
Steeplejack
@lamh35:
Good that you’re getting that taken care of. My brother had a similar problem from a broken leg as a child, and getting an orthotic really helped him a lot.
On an unrelated note (and in case you come back to this thread), did you see Person of Interest last night? I like the direction they seem to be taking.
Omnes Omnibus
@MikeJ: I didn’t know you were French. Ca va?
Steeplejack
@Omnes Omnibus:
Great minds, etc. I was thinking the same thing but forbore to comment. Visions of a late-night Jerry Lewis flame war. [Shudder]
Steeplejack
@Rita R.:
Tunch is named after an old Pittsburgh Steelers player. Whose name I can’t remember. Except for the Tunch part, of course.
Omnes Omnibus
@Steeplejack: Well, great minds and us….
Steeplejack
@Omnes Omnibus:
Touché.
BO_Bill
I knew something was seriously wrong with the photo of the cat. Observe: the photo of the cat at the top of this blog-entry. Now, Observe this.
Uncanny. Perhaps Tunch has been injected with some magic serum.
gwangung
I find the commentariat much better behaved and less snappy at each other after new pictures of the cat are posted.
Ergo…
MOAR TUNCH!!
Omnes Omnibus
@gwangung: Eh, bite me.
BO_Bill
First, they came for the albinos, and I did nothing as I was not an albino. Then, they came for the pygmies, and I did nothing as I was not a pigmy. Then, they came for the children, and I did nothing because I had already graduated Eighth Grade. And when they finally came for Tunch, there was nothing that I could do.
And now look at the poor guy.
kideni
Ah, Tunch. Such a luxurious kitty. Today marks a year since my Stendhal died, so I’m a bit melancholy, but seeing Tunch in his heavy-lidded glory helps a bit.
So does the fact that we’re at the end of the petition gathering here in Cheeseland, and so far so good. It looks like they even got enough signatures to recall the odious Greater Fitz, State Senator Scott Fitzgerald (and the story of how that happened is a fantastic lesson in grass-roots work).
Andre
If you haven’t already, I thoroughly recommend playing though the Imperial Agent quest line. It’s probably the most coherent right from the start, and you get the option of saying “fuck off” to multiple Sith lords.
Rita R.
@Steeplejack:
Ah, John’s “Stillers”. I should’ve figured.
sfinny
Tunch is lovely, but my cat has lazer eyes.
http://flic.kr/p/b1kemt
Lyrebird
@a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q): and @WaterGirl, too:
Thanks for the new info! Googling Victoria Stilwell might be good, too. (Who apparently interviewed Dr. Yin last year. :-)
FlipYrWhig
@Steeplejack: @Rita R.: Tunch Ilkin.
Svensker
@sfinny:
Whoah! Scary kitty. Nice kitty, good kitty, I’ll just back out of the room please don’t eat me.
sfinny
@Svensker: He is a strange cat, but if you entered the room he would be under my bed in a second. He chases me around the apartment, but won’t set foot in the hallway. So yes, he looks scary and is a big woos.
I did love the picture.
Roger Moore
@FlipYrWhig:
Who, interestingly enough, is Turkish. It’s never been clear to me if John’s decision to name his cat, who is apparently a Van, after a player born in Turkey was a coincidence or not.
Yutsano
@sfinny: LAZER KITTEH GO PEW PEW!!
2liberal
that cushion makes tunch look fat.
Omnes Omnibus
@efgoldman:
Yes.
Omnes Omnibus
@efgoldman: On the other hand, this might make you feel better. It works for me. Anna is brilliant.
SiubhanDuinne
@General Stuck:
Thank you, General. Charlie just melts my heart, every time.
Omnes Omnibus
@efgoldman: Dude, Sarah S&T is older than you, despite being fictional. On a serious note, how is the recovery coming? Well, I hope.
Joey Maloney
You can’t see very well because the lights were off, but this is the sound my Patrick makes when he thinks there’s a stray cat lurking outside the front door.
Omnes Omnibus
@efgoldman: Kick ass! or some other appropriate comment. Musically, though, check out Anna Calvi. I think you will be, if not pleased, interested.
mattH
Wife says it’s a good angle for him, slimming.\
;p
Anne Laurie
@Rita R.:
After Tunch Ilkin, former Steelers star.
Anne Laurie
@suzanne:
You may want to get your kettle x-rayed, especially if it’s not bruised. Some yers ago, I fractured my knee slipping on a sidewalk, banging it on the granite curb. I limped around for several days before going over to the HMO ‘urgent care’, and they said pain & swelling without bruising frequently indicates a small fracture.
Yutsano
@Anne Laurie: TUNCH IZ A MOOSLIM?? :)
burnspbesq
@Mr Stagger Lee:
“Small government eh Paulnuts”
Small enough to infiltrate and take control of any vagina.
burnspbesq
@John O:
I hate you guys. Now you’ve got me jonesing for a sausage-and-peppers hero, and there is no such thing in OC.
Guess I’ll have to settle for a chorizo-and-egg burrito.
Lojasmo
@Gracie:
Steve? Forrest whitaker is more like.
harlana
very late to the thread, but i have to say
OH MY! =)
ET
That pictures contains a whole lot of Tunch-a-tude.
MacKenna
Me likes the gigantor pix of Tunch. More of these please.
(Tunch is the James Cagney of cats.)
kc
Great pic.
Another Steve
If that photo doesn’t go on some BJ swag, it’ll be the biggest waste of resources since Hummer went belly-up.