Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

They were going to turn on one another at some point. It was inevitable.

“woke” is the new caravan.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

When we show up, we win.

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

Many life forms that would benefit from greater intelligence, sadly, do not have it.

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

“In this country American means white. everybody else has to hyphenate.”

The fundamental promise of conservatism all over the world is a return to an idealized past that never existed.

Also, are you sure you want people to rate your comments?

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

“The defense has a certain level of trust in defendant that the government does not.”

Every reporter and pundit should have to declare if they ever vacationed with a billionaire.

I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.

I like political parties that aren’t owned by foreign adversaries.

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

Books are my comfort food!

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

Trump should be leading, not lying.

Our messy unity will be our strength.

The snowflake in chief appeared visibly frustrated when questioned by a reporter about egg prices.

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

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Bruce was brought into the vet for reasons unbeknownst to us, probably because his owners were wondering what is up with this crazy chimera cat? It turns out that Bruce is fine and healthy, and the vets describe him as a Minuet, which is a combination of a Persian cat and a Munchkin cat…

Munchkin cats have shortened limbs, like dachshunds. So the little dude inherited a (fortunately modified) ‘peke face’ from the Persian side of his gene line, he’s an XXY male with achondroplasia, and considering his pale eyes, probably a whole bunch of other extremely recessive genes as well. And yet, still (to human eyes) adorably cute… which he probably doesn’t love, either.

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  2. 2.

    Jay

    Damned IKEA Cat Assembly instructions, and the Allen key was missing from the hardware pack.

  4. 4.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    That’s a cool lookin’ kitty! Quite a mix of things going on there and it’s adorable! Our Morty is kind of like that; Scottish Fold, Thai (old school Siamese) cat, snowshoe, polydactyl (14 in front & 10 in the rear) and big blue eyes all in one furry package of cute.

    I love the eyes on that kitty, same with the Tux in front and orange out back…lol!

  6. 6.

    Betty Cracker

    It’s a mild night (temps in the 60s), so we left all the windows open. Now I’m awake because the Limpkins are screaming their heads off. They are as loud as any peacock.

  10. 10.

    TBone

    Wide awake at 4am, hubby had surgery yesterday, has a hole in a major artery as a result.  Surgery unsuccessful, needs more surgery.  Supposed to take it easy for a few days, not lift or pull anything so he doesn’t have a blowout.  So what’s he doing?  Not taking it easy, straining trying to open a stuck jar lid, lifting things, etc. This man gonna be the death of me.  I need to tackle, rope and hogtie.  Wish I had a tranq dart gun.

  13. 13.

    Tony Jay

    Two different embryos fused together in utero, eh? Rare but not unprecedented, eh?

    Throw in a bit of ‘Life begins at conception’ madness and I think we’ve got a Kristian Konservative friendly explanation for schizophrenia which can easily be soft-talked into a duty to forgive all bad behaviour.

    “Wasn’t me. It was the bad embryo’s soul acting through me.”

  14. 14.

    Jay

    We have a unique case in Huston, BC.

    Guy surrendered 258 cats to the SPCA. Largest ever.

    Starting with Covid, people started dumping cats on his rural property, so he took them in. He tried to get some adopted, but “nobody here, want’s a cat.”

    He was unemployed, spending over $4K a month on food and kitty litter, finally called the SPCA when he could no longer afford to buy food for himself.

    Other than spay or neuter, the SPCA says that all the cats are in great shape, good health,

    and every one has, and responds to the names he gave them.

  15. 15.

    jame

    I think deliberately producing a cat with shortened legs is a genetic crime, and a good reason to shun breeders.

  16. 16.

    EntroPi

    @TBone: I will likely be heading up to NH tomorrow to look after my mother.
    We had a great party for my father’s 80th birthday at the MT Washington Hotel, until they informed us that the “gluten free” traditional Swedish Birthday Cake was not so much “gluten-free” as it was “made with flour”.

    2 days later my mother some of us were lucky enough to get this sensitivity from (Hi Suzanne!  For some of us it’s real!  Love your comments otherwise though.) passes out at a book club, ends up in the ER and apparently has a cracked hip from falling over.

    I hate “Princess Cake”. So I’m ok. I also have a lot of siblings, so I’m hoping someone else will step up and take on this week. Our eldest sister handled the hospital week, and our father insists he’ll be ok on his own with her… but we all know him.
    On the plus side, we may make some progress on that 60,000 piece puzzle!

    On the down side, spouse with foot issues does not give Addison’s dog the walks she loves.

  17. 17.

    Anne Laurie

    @Tony Jay: Two different embryos fused together in utero, eh? Rare but not unprecedented, eh?

    It’s been speculated to be as common as 1 in 1,000 human births — not counting the ones being ‘lab created’ from medical procedures like bone marrow transplants.

    I’ve read (not gonna look it up right now) that it might be more common in families known to produce twins.  There’s complicated speculative math showing this would help explain why the proclivity for multiple births often ‘skips a generation’, because the non-twin-producing mothers have chimeras (which would usually be unknowable pre-genetic testing).

  18. 18.

    EntroPi

    My previous next-door neighbour wrote a book about twins based on her experiences with her sister. (Her husband used to edit the Norton Anthology of Short Fiction, which probably helped find publishers.)

     

    For the record, I also live a block away from where our current Secretary of Commerce used to live, and was quite discomfited when her son invited me into a frisbee game with her that involved throwing the disc as hard as you could at the recipient.

  20. 20.

    TBone

    @EntroPi: oh dear, who the eff doesn’t know flour has gluten at this point?  I’m sorry you’re going through this!  My mom had a broken hip (twice! 2 separate occasions) while in care facilities. I know this a really crappy and crazy and stressful time, my heart goes out to you. Thank you for a bit of a new perspective when I remember that it could be worse, at least hubby pays attention when I yell.  He’s back in bed to avoid it. I hope others step up to help out and that everything goes as best it can for you!

  21. 21.

    TBone

    @rikyrah: thank you, it’s working!  Rather than continue to upset me and risk his life, he has decided to submit 😂 and take it easy.  I think he just wakes up and doesn’t remember that he’s supposed to not do his daily A.M. routine until I remind him by yelling.  He’s a man of routine, just like the kitties.

  22. 22.

    satby

    @jame: I agree, and hate breeders for the thousands of animals they create to suit stupid aesthetics that suffer from genetic problems and end up dumped on the horribly overburdened animal rescues and controls. I hate the people who keep the inhumane business going by paying thousands of dollars for “designer” breeds too. Sorry, not sorry, that money causes immense suffering.

  23. 23.

    Matt McIrvin

    @jame: This is why “adopt, don’t shop” has always been my policy. But inevitably some of the products of these activities end up in shelters too.

  25. 25.

    Tony Jay

    @Anne Laurie:

    Chances of certain middle-aged billionaires with histories of funding crank research looking into this as a method of implanting Twin Engines into the uteri of white girls to speed up the repopulation of the Anglosphere now approaching 100%.

  26. 26.

    TBone

    Next trick up my sleeve:  sneak some decaf coffee into the regular coffee jar while he’s not looking.  About 3/4 decaf ought to help.

  27. 27.

    Betty Cracker

    NBC News hired Ronna McDaniel, the election-denying failed RNC chair who was recently ousted in a Trump nepotism coup, to provide election commentary. What the fucking fuck?

  31. 31.

    Ohio Mom

    @TBone: I get that there are good reasons to send patients home to recover but with a hole in an artery?

    I am anxious just reading about this. Maybe call the doctor and have him/her yell at hubby? Maybe they can prescribe something to mellow hubby out?

    I think people are too shy about calling doctors. That’s what they signed up for, calls from patients.

  36. 36.

    TBone

    @Ohio Mom: Agreed!  But it’s outpatient surgery, so we’re on our own…last time he had this same surgery, the discharge nurse said to me “you’re on duty now, make sure he takes it easy” and the knot in my stomach began.  Last time it never really sunk in for him that he needed to not push it, and I had to follow him around for 3 days.  This time it only took a few hours of yelling.

    His heart surgeon doctor is not in today.  And a phone call with an on call nurse isn’t gonna get this job done, but my big mouth will!

  37. 37.

    Betty Cracker

    @The Thin Black Duke: Well, she’s a bald-faced liar on a particularly relevant issue, so they’ve undercut the credibility of their own coverage by adding McDaniel. One thing the mainstream political press has been pretty good at is calling out Trump’s preposterous lies about the 2020 election. Now they’ve hired an election denier to cover elections. Totally inexcusable.

  38. 38.

    Baud

    BREAKING: NBC News hires Aldrich Ames to provide expert analysis on Trump’s ties to Russia.

  39. 39.

    sab

    @satby: Maybe the viewers can run her off like we did megan kelly. Don’t watch her or the shows immediately after her. And complain a lot.

  40. 40.

    LiminalOwl

    @TBone: Much sympathy.  My husband had a seizure and keeps trying to be allowed to drive—not as worrisome as your situation, I know, but perhaps a similar mindset? Best wishes to both of you.

  41. 41.

    Princess

    @Betty Cracker: It’s an…intriguing choice. Dems will hate her. Goopers will hate her now she’s been tossed by Trump. Who is this pleasing? The network owners who are still trying to sell us the idea of the moderate republican I guess.

  42. 42.

    LiminalOwl

    @EntroPi: Ugh! Sympathy to you and your mother too.  Did you see the recent news item about the bakery that tried to pass off doughnuts bought from Dunkin’ as their own, and “gluten-free”?

    I assume there is legal recourse when someone like your mother has a medical reaction, but I tend to assume also that the process is cumbersome and expensive.

  44. 44.

    EntroPi

     

     

    @TBone: I am reasonably sure your situation is worse. And I feel for you. My parents have every option available to them, but 7 kids are apparently better.
    And since I am the only one who made my “situation” ok without them, I’m the go-to guy.

    For those who care, both my hated nickname, and correction are provided by Tom Stevens in Valley of the Boom.

    which is also why I have been turned to for care after multiple previous health care issues.
    and why our dog is super lucky. 

  47. 47.

    EntroPi

    @LiminalOwl: I mentioned above 6 siblings.
    One of those with worse gluten issues than me (who apparently likes cake) happens to be a lawyer.
    She may be a patent lawyer, but they don’t know that, and if there is one sibling I would not want to be on the bad side of…

  50. 50.

    TBone

    @EntroPi: I hope she at least puts the fear into them so they stop injuring people!  Teh Stoopid, it burns!

    The malpractice and negligence experience my family had made me want to sue, very badly.  But reliving the trauma was not an option, and since I may need care in the future, black listing is a worry.

  51. 51.

    EntroPi

     

     

    @TBone: Being able to vent here helps. As with figuring out dog issues.
    I apologise for hijacking your problems. And obviously hope that everything works out as best can be expected.

  52. 52.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    Good morning, BJ. Very very wet here today (2.4” expected) so not going anywhere. The dog hates rain so even dog walks will be the bare minimum.

    It occurs to be that I never know when a day like today is part of a larger storm system any more. I don’t see TV weather reports. I don’t see somebody pointing at a map of the US and talking about highs and lows and fronts.

    All my weather forecasts come from apps or weather.gov so all I see is a very localized forecast. And often I’m just looking for the next few hours.

  53. 53.

    LiminalOwl

    @TBone: Thanks very much! And he always listens to reason… eventually. I just get tired of having the same discussion over and over.

  57. 57.

    Another Scott

    There have been stories recently about some tropical bird that was half male, half female. It happens in cardinals, also too.:

    bilateral gynandromorphs

    NCBI.NLM.NIH.gov:

    Genetic mosaicism Genetic mosaicism is the condition of a multicellular individual carrying different genomes that originated from the genome of a single founder cell (Fusco and Minelli 2019). In organisms with a chromosomal sex-determination system (e.g. most insects), gynandromorphism can result from genetic mosaicism at the level of sex chromosomes, while in organism with haplodiploid sex-determination system (e.g. hymenopterans), it can result from genetic mosaicism that involves the ploidy level (i.e. the number of homologous sets of chromosomes). Heterogeneity in the chromosomal complement can originate during cleavage mitoses in embryogenesis. For instance, the loss of an X chromosome in a cell of a Drosophila embryo with XX karyotype will produce a mix of X0 (male) and XX (female) cells. Note that it is the mechanism of sex determination that establishes whether a given chromosomal mutation will lead to a different sex specification. For instance, among the XY systems in dipterans, in Drosophila, the initial switch is associated with the ratio between the number of X chromosomes and the number of homologous sets of autosomes (X:A ratio system; Erickson and Quintero 2007), while in the mosquito Aedes aegypti, sex determination depends on the presence of the Y chromosome (dominant-Y system; Hall et al. 2015; Blackmon et al. 2017).
    Another possibility of producing a genetic mosaic is through fertilization of a binucleate egg (Narita et al. 2010). Binucleate eggs can occur when the second polar body is not discarded during female gametogenesis. In Drosophila and in Bombyx, double fertilization (simultaneous fertilization by two sperm cells) of a binucleate egg can produce an individual with female and male parts (with XX and XY karyotype in Drosophila and with ZW and ZZ karyotype in Bombyx, respectively). Similarly, in Apis (haplodiploid sex-determination system), the fertilization by one sperm cell of a binucleate egg can result in an individual with male (haploid) and female (diploid) body parts. When the polar body is a cell on its own, rather than a supplementary nucleus in the egg cell, the result of a double-fertilization event should be more properly termed a genetic chimera, rather than mosaic (a chimera is a multicellular individual made of cell populations originating from more than one founder cell; (Fusco and Minelli 2019). Chimeras with discordant sex karyotype have been reported in several organisms, including humans (Madan 2020).

    A genetic mosaic can also result from parasite infection. A delay in the diploidization caused by the endocellular parasitic bacterium Wolbachia, occurring after the first cleavage, can produce a mix of diploid (female) and haploid (male) cells in the parasitic wasp Trichogramma (Stouthamer and Kazmer 1994).

    (Emphasis added.)

    There’s probably a SF story out there somewhere about a new plague from some extra-terrestrial parasite that causes human diploid/haploid mixtures and all the fun that ensues.

    Biology is really, really complicated.

    Something something male and female and everything in between he created them.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  58. 58.

    Tony Jay

    @LiminalOwl:

      Introducing the newest must-have accessory in the No-Joke Volk fight back against the insidious Woke and their plans for a compliant Beigetopia!

    Open your eyes and listen out for their cries of woe, it’s here and they should fear, the mud-people doom that does away with the womb!

    Gentlemen and folks from farther west, I give you, the Thiel-Musk Exo-Breeder! Incorporating the very latest bio-technological advances in cyber-coolness! Clone your own Caucasoid stock and fire the bitches who laugh at your c##k! Take the Y out of “Why not?” and put the X back into “mono-sex”!

    Available at a very special price for early adopters. Warranty void if your genes aren’t superior enough. May induce feelings of unsupported superiority and unexplainable failure to perform in the real world.

  59. 59.

    TBone

    @LiminalOwl: I feel you, I just had to have another “conversation” here too.  Mostly me “talking.” 😆 IT’S ONLY FOR A FEW DAYS, JEEZ, CAN’T YOU JUST STAY DOWN AND LET ME HELP YOU?!? Why is this so hard, it’s TEMPORARY!  I get that it’s terrifying to have to rely on someone BUT I KNOW WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE NEKKID AND ALSO DRUNK. Let me do this, you have no choice if you want any peace or dignity!

  61. 61.

    WaterGirl

    @TBone: my brother-in-law had a similar thing a couple of weeks ago, and they told him not to fuck around with it because he could bleed out in 30 minutes before the ambulance could even get him to the hospital.

  65. 65.

    BellyCat

    @TBone: Ugh… Just feed him lots of Turkey and mashed potatoes, then turn on the TV. Seems to knock people out at Thanksgiving!

  66. 66.

    Soprano2

    @Ohio Mom: I have messaging with my doctors through my account on their portal (and for hubby, too). I love it, lots easier for most things than phone calls. I usually get an answer faster, too.

  67. 67.

    BellyCat

    @EntroPi: Oh noooo!

    As a celiac, one of my “favorite” responses from the uninformed in the restaurant industry is: “It should be fine. This dish only has a little flour in it“.

  68. 68.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    @evodevo: Southeast PA outside of Philly. I’m sure there are still TV weather maps and I know there are still reporters being sent out in hurricanes to report that it’s wet and windy.

    It’s just not a path by which I get weather anymore. I never see that.

  69. 69.

    TBone

    @WaterGirl: exactly our problem.  He is just so frickin’ stubborn, now we’re arguing about wound care. He said they told him to remove bandage in 24 hours but he wants to wait till tomorrow. It seems that he rushed the discharge yesterday (“you were outside waiting to pick me up”) and left without getting wound care instructions and I don’t remember them from last time.  Antibiotic ointment or just a clean band aid?  I’ll have to call and ask (all I remember is I’m supposed to check every day for signs of infection).  He’s insisting they’re closed today, but I know someone at the hospital can answer that question. Ugh!

  71. 71.

    Eunicecycle

    @WaterGirl: after my husband’s heart cath they told me he could bleed out in 90 SECONDS. So if I saw any blood on his dressing I should call 911 immediately! Maybe they were just trying to scare me. They did!

  72. 72.

    Peke Daddy

    Now I want a kitty remake of the Frank Gorshin-Lou Antonio Star Trek: TOS classic. Call it “Let This Be Your Last Battlefield Over The Ball Of Wool.”

  73. 73.

    Miss Bianca

    @Matt McIrvin: “Adopt not shop” as a slogan really sticks in my craw, however. I keep asking my friends who push this line, “so, no one should breed dogs for a specific purpose any more? No one should be breeding for the betterment of the breed? All dogs should be the result of careless, accidental, or backyard breeding? Is that really what you’re saying?”

    Strangely, they never seem to want to answer that question.

    Now me, I’ve adopted dogs from shelters or picked them up and nurtured them as strays, but I have also bought puppies from breeders. And there’s definitely a difference.

    Watson, my waif/stray dumpee, is a love but an absolute bundle of neuroses. Susi, my Finnish Lapphund pup, was carefully bred, carefully socialized, and she’s fearless and happy – loves people, loves dogs, loves car rides, loves all new adventures. Any neuroses she might harbor are solely of my own creation. ; )

    All I’m saying is, there’s a difference between people who breed dogs or cats or other animals just to make money, or to cash in on a craze, and people who approach breeding as a craft and a vocation – who study their genetic lines, who work with their animals in performance or show classes, who socialize and nurture their animals’ offspring, and who CARE about their critters.

    So I will never be the person who tells someone else, “you shouldn’t want that purebred dog – you should want that dog of unknown pedigree and temperament in the shelter instead!” I *will* be the person who says, “if you really want a French Bulldog or some other Designer Breed du Jour, you need to do your research and pick a careful, responsible breeder.”

  74. 74.

    TBone

    Call to professional complete and wound care advice received.  Now it’s all coming back to me…wound looks normal and is now cleaned & packaged back up.

  76. 76.

    TBone

    @Soprano2: yup, we have that too BUT there is no one “in the office” to communicate with today, online or otherwise.  I had to call the hospital for the on-call medical person.

  77. 77.

    pluky

    @Miss Bianca: I’m currently on Portuguese Water Dogs #3 and #4. As is typical for these dogs placed as companions the sale contract stipulated that the dogs be neutered, and returned to breeder if there is any problem. Being on the association mailing list, I got a copy of the blast notice sent after Obama got Bo. The gist was that if the association had ANY suspicions that someone was irresponsibly breeding to meet an ‘I want the President’s dog’ demand bubble they would be excommunicated. Like many purebreds, PWDs have some nasty recessives in play.

  78. 78.

    TBone

    @BellyCat: I was gonna stuff him full of carbs for sleepiness but tryptophan is an even better idea.  I truly wish I had a tranquilizer dart gun.  Plus, he needs more, better (invasive) surgery soon and this time I’m telling them YOU HAVE TO KEEP HIM INPATIENT.  I’M OUT.

  80. 80.

    BigJimSlade

    @satby: I recall seeing a show about dog breeders and this woman had gotten, over several generations, some very specific (and nice) traits into some dogs (coloration, ear shape). She said things like “this is my art, this is my creation.” I was like, baaaaaarrrrrrfffff. An hour later my eyes finally unbugged. But at least she wasn’t doing anything cruel.

  81. 81.

    StringOnAStick

    @Ceci n est pas mon nym: If you’d like to see larger scale maps and frontal boundary lines, go to the National Weather Service website.  You can click around to see the whole country, just your area, different kinds of maps, etc.   I love looking around there, plus we as citizens should be using that site to show that it’s important to us; Dubya planned on privatizing it so everyone would have to pay to get any weather info, including severe weather warnings .

  82. 82.

    BigJimSlade

    @TBone: Good luck!

    Perhaps this is a weekend for him to hit up the youtubes for “guided” or “relaxation” or “body awareness” meditation – just yell at him that he can’t leave the room until he’s done an hour of these things ;-)

  83. 83.

    StringOnAStick

    @pluky: Our wonderful neighbours love West Highland Terriers, but have gotten their current two through the breed’s rescue organization.  The first had been purchased by a single woman for $3,600 who took a couple of months to realize that since she works long hours and travels a lot, perhaps getting a puppy was rather stupid; the neighbours couldn’t take the constant barking when the owner was out, which was at least 10 hours/day. She’s now owned by a work from home couple who are excellent, experienced dog parents and she’s quiet and joyful.  She keeps the squirrels away from our bird feeder and as soon as I say hi to her, she stops barking through the fence.  They just got a 6 month old male, prior owners paid $2,000 for him but decided he should have come house trained and they didn’t have time to deal with it.  He might be from an Amish puppy mill in PA, but they knew that and decided to try to make his life better.  He’s very chill for a terrier and you can get him to look you in the eyes and connect with you.  I want to come back in my next life as one of our neighbour’s rescue dogs, they have such wonderful lives and are well trained, happy dogs.

  85. 85.

    stinger

    @Miss Bianca: Thank you for this, especially the last paragraph. Over the years I’ve had several purebred dogs. For the past ten years I’ve had (simultaneously) three rescues, one a puppy mill Yorkie used to exhaustion for breeding, and two males of extremely mixed genetic origins literally rescued off the streets. I LOVE them all, but they’ve all had behavioral and training issues. Once they are gone, I’m going back to my preferred breed and the responsible breeders whom I’ve known for decades, who before breeding test for vision issues, hip dysplasia, and other known possible problems. And then they socialize the puppies and make sure they have appropriate vet care, then place the puppies carefully. As an owner, it makes a world of difference.

  89. 89.

    UncleEbeneezer

    Is anyone else watching Palm Royale on AppleTV?  It’s a series starring Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern, Allison Janney, Carol Burnett and Ricky Martin, set in 1969 in West Palm Beach, FL.  It’s basically about a working-class woman Maxine (Wiig) who is trying to fake her way into society and membership at the exclusive club.  The costumes, locations and cinematography are all great and really paint a bright, colorful version of Mid-Century America.  The motel that Maxine lives at, is actually the Saga Motor Hotel in Pasadena, which happens to be the place we used for a fairly inexpensive night of A/C and pool access during the worst of one of our recent Summer heatwaves.  The show also uses Pasadena City Hall as a frequent stand-in for the luxury resort/country club that the show is named after.  All in all, it’s a fun and silly watch but not nearly as funny as you’d expect given the talented cast.

  90. 90.

    satby

    @StringOnAStick: If someone must get a purebred, getting one from a breed rescue would be preferable, because a lot of people drop hundreds or thousands on dogs they then give up before the pup is even one.

    @stinger:  Once they are gone, I’m going back to my preferred breed and the responsible breeders whom I’ve known for decades, who before breeding test for vision issues, hip dysplasia, and other known possible problems

    And just what do you think is happening to the ones not making the grade??? For instance, French Bulldogs: French bulldogs were at significantly greater risk than other dogs for narrowed nostrils (42.14 times greater risk), obstructive airways syndrome (30.89 times greater risk), ear discharge (14.40 times greater risk), and skin dermatitis (11.18 times greater risk). Plus, breeding for those “cute” oversized heads requires the puppies to be delivered by Caesarian section.

    Everyone only knows good, responsible breeders, according to them. But they all dump their rejects somewhere. But, yeah, people are entitled to cause that suffering, I guess.

    Edit: been a rescuer for 45 years, and I admittedly am biased. If you had seen even a fraction of what many of us have seen…

  91. 91.

    StringOnAStick

    @satby: Every Westie our neighbours have had for the last 25 years are through the breed specific rescue organization.  I give them a lot of credit for that.

  94. 94.

    pieceofpeace

    @Jay: Very good ‘tale.’  Man should get reimbursed, if nothing else, for the humanity of his actions.

    My cat often acted as if he had no name, “nothing to hear here…”

  95. 95.

    wjca

    @Tony Jay: Though, you’d also have to pay two sets of taxes.

    Note, however, that you’d each have only half the income.  So your tax rate would be lower.

  98. 98.

    Tony Jay

    @wjca:

    Two accountants though.

    Damn, you’d have to be a billionaire just to deal with the financial mayhem.

  99. 99.

    Tehanu

    Those kitties are amazing-looking. I’d never heard of such a thing.

    @TBone: ​
      Sorry you’re going thru this. It’s beyond aggravating trying to care for a person who thinks they’re immortal.

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