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You are here: Home / Pet Blogging / Cat Blogging / Oh, Hey. Here’s Steve Using Rosie’s Ass as a Hat

Oh, Hey. Here’s Steve Using Rosie’s Ass as a Hat

by John Cole|  August 29, 201312:01 am| 43 Comments

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Not sure if you have ever been around Jack Russell Terriers, but their back haunches always look like they are wearing fluffy pantaloons. At any rate, Steve decided that Rosie’s fluffy bum makes a perfect pillow, and used it as such for a while:

asshat

It’s only been six weeks since Steve came here, and he already has every damned one of us trained. As a point of reference, it took the collective might of the United States military fourteen weeks of OSUT before I became this obedient.

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  1. 1.

    Mary G

    August 29, 2013 at 12:08 am

    Pictures! Yay! HBM and I went to Costco today and he is now fixing my third messed_up computer.

  2. 2.

    Suzanne

    August 29, 2013 at 12:10 am

    I am a fan of Steve. He is, quite clearly, a badass.

  3. 3.

    MomSense

    August 29, 2013 at 12:15 am

    This is one of the things I love about Maine Coon Cats–they are benevolent dictators. Yes they rule the house but in the most delightful way.

  4. 4.

    kc

    August 29, 2013 at 12:17 am

    Do they ever let you use the couch?

  5. 5.

    phoebes-in-santa fe

    August 29, 2013 at 12:19 am

    Cole, please get a decent camera or learn to use the one you have. We need some good/great pictures of Steve. I’m waiting…

  6. 6.

    kdaug

    August 29, 2013 at 12:19 am

    @kc: That is the salient question.

    When Steve decides that those dishes don’t belong in the dishwasher, who you gonna believe?

  7. 7.

    trollhattan

    August 29, 2013 at 12:23 am

    @kdaug:
    Was under the impression Cole was relegated to the La-Z-Boy as his pretend master-o-da-haus throne. Isn’t that where they pin him at night?

  8. 8.

    trollhattan

    August 29, 2013 at 12:26 am

    @kdaug:

    Also, too, re. dishwashers. This

    http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://cutedogpixcom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/main/2013_06/bizarre-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://cutedogpix.com/dog-inside-the-dishwasher/&h=550&w=450&sz=140&tbnid=lL8vLA-easjfxM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=74&zoom=1&usg=__7oAEBr0cYwXWk1b-hmDhnN9YxQM=&docid=cYxb1aMnWkTSOM&sa=X&ei=Ec0eUqGgJ6jNiwL-r4GwCw&ved=0CFIQ9QEwBA&dur=2123

  9. 9.

    Hal

    August 29, 2013 at 12:27 am

    Is this an open pet thread? Tonight’s a pet rescue video night for me. Warning: bitter sweet ending.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKHjgAZzvyQ

  10. 10.

    Annamal

    August 29, 2013 at 12:27 am

    Looks like Rosie has well and truly made her peace with the interloper=)

  11. 11.

    J.Ty

    August 29, 2013 at 12:30 am

    Roommate’s been checking out the shelters for the right dog. Super excited to be a doggie uncle.

    Random tangent: why do pundits like to say that the fact that post-college millennials need roommates is bad and/or new? Hasn’t it always been thus in cities? Live at home or live with friends? It’s not like we don’t have our own ROOMS.

  12. 12.

    Jane2

    August 29, 2013 at 12:33 am

    That’s a great pic (animal bonding wise, not photography wise)! Steve truly is the master of the house. As it should be.

  13. 13.

    trollhattan

    August 29, 2013 at 12:34 am

    Pretty much OT, but they’re using DRONZE for firefighting in California.

    Firefighters battling the giant wildfire burning in the Sierra Nevada added a California National Guard Predator drone to their arsenal Wednesday to give them almost immediate views of any portion of the flames chewing through rugged forests in and around Yosemite National Park.

    The MQ-1 unmanned aircraft being remotely piloted hundreds of miles away quickly alerted fire bosses to a new flare-up they otherwise wouldn’t have immediately seen.

    “They’re piping what they’re seeing directly to the incident commander, and he’s seeing it in real time over a computer network,” said National Guard Lt. Col. Tom Keegan.

    Previously, ground commanders relied on helicopters that needed to refuel every two hours. The 12-day-old Rim Fire continued to grow, expanding to 301 square miles. But crews building lines around the flames made significant progress, and containment jumped to 30 percent. Cooler temperatures and lighter winds are aiding firefighters. Increasingly confident fire officials said they expect to fully surround the blaze in three weeks, although it will burn for much longer than that.

    “We continue to get line around this fire,” California fire spokesman Daniel Berlant said Wednesday. “It’s not nearly as active as it was last week.”

    While unmanned aircraft have mapped past fires, use of the Predator will be the longest sustained mission by a drone in California to broadcast information to firefighters in real time.

    The plane, the size of a small Cessna, will remain over the burn zone for up to 22 hours at a time, allowing fire commanders to monitor fire activity, determine the fire’s direction of movement, the extent of containment and confirm new fires ignited by lightning or flying embers.

    http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/28/5686885/calif-fire-prompts-unhealthy-air.html#storylink=cpy

    This is a very big breakthrough in wildfire-fighting technology, like the DC-10 they’ve converted to an aerial tanker.

  14. 14.

    Mnemosyne

    August 29, 2013 at 12:42 am

    @trollhattan:

    Well, this can’t be true, because I’ve been reliably informed that drones are always bad and can only be used for nefarious purposes.

  15. 15.

    MoeLarryAndJesus

    August 29, 2013 at 12:51 am

    Cats laying down with dogs.

    TBogg gone.

    I hope this means the Red Sox are winning the World Series.

    Okay, I know that doesn’t resonate like it did 10 years ago, but still…

  16. 16.

    Jane2

    August 29, 2013 at 12:57 am

    @Mary G: Going to Costco in the US is like coming out of Russia for me.

  17. 17.

    ? Martin

    August 29, 2013 at 1:00 am

    @trollhattan: The DC-10 is fucking amazing to see. And yes, this is a very valuable step. These will become fully automated before long, with thermal cameras and computers able to calculate exactly where to drop water.

    I don’t think most people fully realize how much of a revolution is upon us. In just the last few years, we’ve developed the ability to produce very powerful and light motors, very small and accurate sensors, and enough computational power in a small package to be able to do this stuff. It simply wasn’t possible a decade ago, and now its not only possible, but cheap as well. Automated planes and cars are coming a lot sooner than people realize and the impact will be huge.

  18. 18.

    hilzoy

    August 29, 2013 at 1:05 am

    Tea (my kitler) uses me as her pillow.

  19. 19.

    Ruckus

    August 29, 2013 at 1:09 am

    Yes but you actually wanted to be Steve’s docile servant.
    You probably didn’t have that in mind in the army.

  20. 20.

    Miz Conception

    August 29, 2013 at 1:09 am

    @MoeLarryAndJesus:

    I hope this means the Red Sox Cubs are winning the World Series.

    Fixed. You guys had your turn. :)

  21. 21.

    Suffern ACE

    August 29, 2013 at 1:26 am

    @Miz Conception: you mean Pirates. You know, a team we might actually feel sorry about for its perennial losing ways.

  22. 22.

    grishaxxx

    August 29, 2013 at 1:26 am

    Unpossible, but I am imagining a parody of “Blurred Lines,” starring Steve, and Rosie and Lily cavorting….O, never mind. Too much Vevo/Mod Carousel here; preferable to the VMA’s, tho.

  23. 23.

    Suffern ACE

    August 29, 2013 at 1:28 am

    @J.Ty: perhaps they’re upset that the young men no longer move into the Y or the University Club?

  24. 24.

    fuckwit

    August 29, 2013 at 1:33 am

    Hmm I didn’t know that Syria is one of the 5 countries that never signed on to ban chemical weapons:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_Weapons_Convention

    So, their using them isn’t a breach of anything. They’ve never said they wouldn’t use them.

  25. 25.

    Felonius Monk

    August 29, 2013 at 1:40 am

    His name is Steve and He Rules …’Nuff said.

  26. 26.

    Wally Ballou

    August 29, 2013 at 1:43 am

    @Suffern ACE: I’m actually rooting hard for the Buccos, unless/until such time as they play my Tigers in the WS.

    They’re a great story this year, although I suspect Cole isn’t the only Pittsburgher too busy waiting for Steelerz Season to return even to pay attention.

  27. 27.

    dewzke

    August 29, 2013 at 1:54 am

    That Rosie is one large JRT. Damn.

  28. 28.

    The prophet Nostradumbass

    August 29, 2013 at 2:19 am

    Drones are Evil, firefighting edition.

  29. 29.

    J.Ty

    August 29, 2013 at 2:36 am

    @Suffern ACE: Ah, yes, the whole “I used to be allowed to fuck that” thing.

    Even the gayest of the Greeks punched downwards at those nasty bottoms who were asking for it. Uppity bottoms!

    ETA: “Uppity Bottoms” would be a good name for a queercore band if it isn’t already

  30. 30.

    Wally Ballou

    August 29, 2013 at 2:45 am

    @J.Ty: Sounds like a Chico Marx line to me.

  31. 31.

    NotMax

    August 29, 2013 at 2:52 am

    @J.Ty

    ETA: “Uppity Bottoms” would be a good name for a queercore band if it isn’t already

    Or Timothy’s loony colorful attic-dwelling uncle whom the family never mentions to outsiders.

  32. 32.

    BethanyAnne

    August 29, 2013 at 3:03 am

    At Burning Man one year, there was a “Camp Pushybottom.” :)

  33. 33.

    Yatsuno

    August 29, 2013 at 3:13 am

    @BethanyAnne: I have a comment, but I’m going to refrain. Discretion, valour, and such.

  34. 34.

    Joseph Nobles

    August 29, 2013 at 3:49 am

    I’m boarding a bus from Dallas to San Antonio. The ticket cost $30 roundtrip, there’s a plug for my phone and tablet, the seat is comfortable, and it’s an express stopping only in Austin. The bus is no longer the bus.

    Oh, yes, free Wi-Fi is advertised all the way down. This is insane.

  35. 35.

    NotMax

    August 29, 2013 at 3:57 am

    @BethanyAnne

    On first too quick (mis)reading, saw it as a reference to Lord Plushbottom and Lady Plushbottom (née Emmy Schmaltz) from the Moon Mullins newspaper comic strip.

  36. 36.

    kdaug

    August 29, 2013 at 6:37 am

    @Joseph Nobles: What company? Greyhound?

  37. 37.

    qwerty42

    August 29, 2013 at 7:03 am

    @Miz Conception:

    I hope this means the Red Sox Cubs are winning the World Series.

    Fixed. You guys had your turn. :)

    Up until the Sox won it, I thought a Cubs – Red Sox Series would have a certain existential quality. Oh well. Now I can fret about how the Braves will fail in the postseason.

  38. 38.

    Joseph Nobles

    August 29, 2013 at 7:08 am

    @kdaug: Yep.

  39. 39.

    PurpleGirl

    August 29, 2013 at 8:50 am

    It is not surprising that Steve uses Rosie as a pillow. Litters of kittens like to use each other as pillows; they form cuddle puddles or kitten piles very easily and for months. Nothing is as soft as your sibling for sleeping on.

  40. 40.

    Gian

    August 29, 2013 at 9:38 am

    @J.Ty:

    when the “Gen X” kids were graduating in the 90s they were the “boomerang kids”
    I’m too young to know what the media marketeers made up for the boomers.

    but really it’s a generational fault rather than a lack of decent jobs. I do remember Pete WIlson telling us that Mc Jobs led to McManagement and then McOwnership. I mean the other kids were always just fine, it’s the current crop who are all lazy slobs.

  41. 41.

    Trinity

    August 29, 2013 at 10:33 am

    Steve is King!

    My husband and I are adopting two maine coon mix kittens. Hopefully they are coming home on Saturday. We are so excited!

  42. 42.

    Cris (without an H)

    August 29, 2013 at 11:36 am

    Rosie: asshat

  43. 43.

    rajH

    August 29, 2013 at 3:32 pm

    Fvck David Petraeus’s counter-insurgency doctrines. All we needz is KITTEHS!

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