This week on C.O. Reality TV

Say moi?

Copy Cat. Sooo cute!

Cute sleepy kitty redux!

C’est MOI!! Et Monsieur Bounce.

Saying “the kitty is on TV” now has a double meaning!

beeeaaautiful kitteh!

There is nothing like just gazing in love at a slepping kitteh…
Do you know what I mean?
Do any of you just look at them and feel your heart swell up with *love*?

ceejoe
[raises hand]
I do, I do !
my heart swells with love
and with jealousy
that they get to sleep and dream while have to go to work to keep ‘em in kibble and litter.
plus this picture reminds me of what is possibly my favoritest picture evar in CO:
http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2006/03/a_girl_can_drea.html

ceejoe: I have ten kitties too. Cali was on my bed this morning and as soon as I opened my eyes she started to purr. Of course my heart swelled up and I had to cuddle her before I could get up. Is it any wonder I’m always late for work?

ceejoe: Was she declawed when you found her? That’s just awful that she was left to fend for herself with no claws. Once on vacation I found two cats that were all four feet declawed. They had been abandoned in a parking lot. I fed them all week and then borrowed a carrier and caught them and took them home. Best souvenirs ever!

OMG, that’s awesome!!

ceejoe: You are strong, the longest I’ve held out has been two days. But I am so happy for her to be inside. Thank you so much for caring for all your kitties.

cj-your Honey looks just like a cat my sister had named Fancy. She was the grumpiest old maid cat I ever saw. I hope Honey appreciates all you’ve done for her and isn’t grumpy.

Martha in WA – lol, she does get kind of growl-y when the other cats get too close. So I’m thinking she’ll do best as an only kitteh.
I think that’s a tortie trait – orneriness…

Well, geez, I am all confuzzled and confounded, now. I thought when I saw it, Mr. Bounce! Then, Theo said it WAS Mr. Bounce, then several peeps asked IS it Mr. Bounce, and Theo says No, it’s not Mr. Bounce. Lol. Ok, Fine. If it was sent in by Sarah I thought it wouldn’t be….but…..

Lessee….Oh!,Black Hat, it’s not necessary to feel apologetic for nabbing the “first comment” spot. Be happy! Be proud! And, put on yer Gorptex Puddin’ Repellent Suit!

“WHO WILL WIN ONE MEEEELLION DOLLARS? [paw up to side of mouth]”

Meg, you nut! You really do tickle the funny bone!

Speaking of reality TV, I got called back for the final round of interviews for Hell’s Kitchen. Wish me luck, cutoligists!

Kitteh takes a quick nap, worn out by the tense finale of his favorite program, “Meal Or No Meal?”.

Oh and Sven, would PUDDIN be on the menu, by any chance?

ChapeauNoir, yes – only if you take the greatest klawtion.

Best of luck, Sven!!!!

Yay Sven! If you get on the show, you must make Puddin’s and call the other contestants “Nuffinghams”. And fling the puddin’s at them. ‘Twould make us all so happy!

Fingers crossed! (Ladyfingers, naturally.)

Um, sorry, that should be “Miko”. Just muscle memory, I guess.

Wait, Sven likes Teh Qte, he is Teh Funny, AND he can cook??

He’s perfect! (swoons)

Throw a puddin’ at Gordo for us all.

As to the pic — this marmie should be in the Infinite Cat Project.

ceejoe — that there is a lovely tortie.

Speaking of, HRT is still all grrrr hiss at TK, who is larger and pouncier by the day.

Aaaaaaeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! I’m so in love with this kittie!!!

Is Hell’s Kitchen on cable or something? I don’t watch TV (other than Simpsons) and don’t have cable. So if Sven makes it on – tell us when your episodes will air!!! – then I may have to invite myself over to a friend’s house.

Since I don’t have the TV on much, I can’t recall when I saw the promo for the new James Bond movie. However, the fleeting image of Daniel Craig in the blue shorts is seared into my brain. (That’s a good thing). Also, I keep making up words to “Goldfinger” to sing to my cat. (That’s a bad thing, at least for Elvis).

Someone needs to get kitty off the top of the tv.
He’s messing up the reception.
The picture is all fuzzy.

This cat looks exactly, and I mean EXAKTLEE, like my Sweet Pea! Who, as it happens, was also featured on C.O. last year: http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2006/03/a_girl_can_drea.html

It’s almost like lookin’ at one of those “Hall of Mirrors” paintings. Hall of Marmalade, maybe? I wanna stroke his sleepy little head.

Oh, Boo Boo, you are adorable!! My cats also love playing with those little feathery velcro balls. And your sisters kinda look like my kitties (especially the fat tortie!). Looks like you get along well with them – enjoy your lovely new home.

Boo Boo da Bad, you do do da good. Great photos.

Yes, Theo, thanks! I really want to see that movie, but then I heard a very negative review.
: (
But then I read the review in the New York Times, and it was fairly positive.
: )
Now, with a recommendation from a CO peep, I will definitely go see it.
; )
Especially as, being a Latin teacher, I luv wurds.

Good luck, Sven, but I won’t be watching. Gordon Ramsey is a foul-mouthed boor, and he makes me want to throw heavy things at the television.

As for the slepping kitteh, surely this has also be submitted to the Infinite Cat Project???

Stranger than Fiction is wonderful! I went with a group of writers and afterwards we were all trying to remember the best scenes/ideas to use to spice up our own novels!

Love the double-kitty action here. Such a comfie-looking slepping kitty!

Ceejoe: “lol, she does get kind of growl-y when the other cats get too close. So I’m thinking she’ll do best as an only kitteh.
I think that’s a tortie trait – orneriness…”

Oh yes. And yes. And even more yes. Had I But Known. Heh.

Between the tortie-tude and the declawed-ness, she mos’ def needs to be the only kitteh, if not indeed the only pet.

I can’t believe this! I am so offended! That poor cat is clearly suffering! Just look how its eyes are shut in pain. And then you humiliate it by putting it on the Internet?

I used to think that this was a family-friendly site. But I’m never bringing my kids here again!

a little kittie on a tv top
taking a nap that’ll never stop
showing off his kittie cuteness
this is something u just can’t miss!!

ok, this is my first try, don’t be too critical

pyrit – sweet!

theo – I often wondered what Mr. Bounce was looking at as he gave you teh owch. COTV?

BooBoo – you are SO *amazingly* adorable. And photogenic galore. I tink I’m in lof.

Oh Boo Boo, I’m so glad you got a wonderful new home! Bless your new family! And bless the rescue people!

I had a four paw declawed foster kitty years ago, and he was the most un-self-confident cat *evar*! He would walk around the house just marking everywhere. It was awful. So I put him in a room by himself to give him his own space, and he *still* continued to mark! He just *knew* there were still other evil cats on the other side of that door! But at least the marking was manageable in the one room. We found him a wonderful only kitty home and he never marked a single time there! No four paw declawing! Please!

Rosie –
Please don’t say my poem is better than yours, girl
Do not curse me, I have the Curse of the Black Pearl
Not by others your poetry to measure
To yourself be true and find your own treasure

Anybody have any suggestions on how I can have this cat and not hate myself in the morning?

Okay, I realize, I’m having a problem letting go, here.

Just move onto another site, stop looking at the blissfully contended, pink-nosed, marmelehd kitteh. He will never be yours. Accept and move on . . .

*sniff!!* :*(

Dear CO Gods, please no declawmentary today, no sharp words, no needling, no cutting comments, no barbs.

My kitty is front de-clawed and a little spit-fire.

She is as playful as she was when she was a kitten. And trust me… this kitteh could defend herself. I have the scars to prove it.

The only thing it prevents her from terrorizing is my furniture. Darned if she doesn’t still try though.

Jaypo — b’gluaAAAAAGh. Ptui!

I gotta throw in my two cents worth in…sorry, pyrit.

four-paw declaw = bad

I stand against it.

That is all.

Return to your lives, citizens.

Wierd – I typed pointed reference with the little point symbols on either side (I’m so clever, eh.) and it goes invisible when I hit the post button.

Dangit, Jaypo, I was trying to add a rhyme. Just one syllable! But nooooo….

sowwy…

jaypo – I pointed teh points teh oteher ways.

Then it’s agreed–no working today.

Oh, and on the declaw front, just for the record, it makes the PSI effect *worse*. Sister and I had a shelter kitty that was front declawed, and due to sensitivity in her pads, she walked on my boobs only with her impossibly tiny paw pads. OW!

(starts laying out places for the CO-No Work-Holiday-Lunch)

‘Class, as it was so nice out today, I thought we would eat outside – can I have a show of hands, for attendance?’

80 degrees in L.A., peeps.

Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho,
From work we will tip toe,
Heigh ho, heigh ho
To make your troubles go
Just keep on singing
All day long, heigh ho

(neeeeeooooorrrrrwwwmmm -)
If you read real closely it says earworm too.

oh wait, it did have a sealionotter in its. I fergots.

Snorglit — you’ll have to lobby me REALLY hard to get me to give up the Space Needle.
Shtherioushlys.

Rik — very nice.
Sic transit gloria CRT.

\snort\ that’s too cute, rik!
I don’t spend alot of time on my computer at home, since I only have damn dial-up, so the monitor does not get warm too often. So I have not had this secne re-enacted by my kittehs…

nice, teho!

snorglit, I have seen that commercial. I was green with envy.

WR, she looks downright (ch)impish!

A while back on PBS they did a show on octopii (sorry, I just can’t say “octopusses” without spitting). In the sea lab, the researchers would come in in the morning and find the crabs and crustaceans eaten. This happened everytime they replaced the crusty critters with new ones so they decided to post a hidden camera to see what was going on. The *octopus* was leaving his tank, slithering down the aisle to the crab tank, having a midnight snack, then sneaking back to his own room.

Theo, are you saying you work in the Space Needle?! Whaoh!

jaypo – that is HI-larious! Bet they had an overweight octopus…

Warrior Rabbit – Panbanisha looks crazy like a fox! I have worked for bosses that would have had to meet weekly for a month to figure out what took her a day!

I love the Panbanisha story!! She does look sly as all get-out.

I am avoiding work by pretending to work on meeting minutes while actually working on a novel. Easy to click between 2 Word documents if someone comes by the office.

Giant octopus ate a shark, too! I’d link it on YouTube but it’s actually kind of gross…

Wow, LC, he actually had firsthand experience with it! That’s really cool. Bet they didn’t fire the octopus.

Jaypo – I saw that show too! I love, love, LOVE octopi, and I think it really proved how intelligent (and sneaky!) they can be. I heard somewhere that they are as intelligent as the average 8 year old child!

Redz, don’t you know how employers value a multi-tasker? They should give you a raise!

JP, and I hope they weren’t BBQ gourmets and decide to fire up the octopus.

Mary — I’m saying we WILL work in the Space Needle.
http://www.squidgrid.com/cute/Glossary.htm#DreamOffice

Aubs–NAAAAHHHH.

As for the Dream OFfice, I’m hoping that someday, in another dimension if not this one [start with Elaine from Seinfeld pathetic face], we can all work together in peace and love and [finish with Elaine maudlin face].

They fired the janitor?
Sounds fishy to me. I hope (s)he didn’t end up on squid row.

Ack! Edit!
“roe”, not “row”!

And then they said, “Glad we wrapped this one up quick!” A big head start helps.

Throw him in the slinker!!

So where did he end up, anyway? Sink-Sink? He’s got a past: he cooked a manta in Reno just to watch it fry. Which isn’t even cephalogical.

They didn’t get anything out of the octopus during interrogation, though. He clammed up.

Redz – “Freddy Shakespeare”! (Def will not get much work done now.)

My boss would like to thank everyone for the puns. As a result, I have done absolutely nothing productive today.

Yeeessshhhhh!!!

(looks around)

Where’d everyone go?

(sits down to eat puddin alone)

OK, I’m particularly happy. Here’s a warm and fuzzy tidbit to tide you over.

My two foster marmie kitters got adopted last night. They had been in a cage at Petco for 1 and 1/2 weeks (keeeeeled me), and a nice family came along and adopted BOTH of them. YAY!!! Early Thanksgivins. w00t!!!

and Teho, yes we most def needs teh Space Needle. May have to make some structural modifications…it needs whiskers coming out the sides…

I agree with Snorglit — there must be whiskerage on the Space Needle!

Y’all are funny. Puddin’s for everyone!

If’n we have to get stuck with No New Cute, this is a good pic to get stuck on. Peeeeenk nooooose!

What is all this talk of the Space Needle? I can see it from here. For Realz. I’d much prefer the whiskers to what they have painted on the top.. Seattle’s new ‘logo’ or whatevs… ‘Metronatural’.

GAH! My tax dollars at work.

Aubrey, no! Gotta use THIS for your MFBT:
http://www.leinie.com/big_butt.htm
..of course, you’ll have to wait until January. Phbtttttthpt.

(link will make you enter your birthdate the first time; do that, then click again)

Theo – I am a proud member of Leinie Lodge! A then-BF and I flew into MSP to travel into northern Wisconsin to visit my uncle’s resort. We had a late flight, spent the night nearby and hit Chippewa Falls around 8:30 a.m., which meant we stood outside the brewery until it opened at 9:00. Did the tour and since I wasn’t driving, tried everything they offered in the sampling room/gift shop. BF reminded me we had five hours of driving ahead of us. I think he was just jealous that I was tanked at 10 in the morning and he wasn’t. I also bought a lot of souvenirs. Sneaky that, getting me boozed up in a gift shop.

s’ok, Aubrey. We tried. We failed miserably. But we tried.

Aubrey – It wasn’t meant to be. Come back to the fun side. Lookie, I got Hello Kitty banter-aids for your fingers.

The nose! The nose! I am dying of the way too cute magnified pink kissable nose!
**klonk**

T., stop being so sappy.

Ok, going off on the “pull” word (yeah, it was a syllable, so?)

I LOVE to see T. and Aub. go Head to Head!

Awwwwwww……BooboobaBad is SO cute licking his bud, DatFatcat!

Hmm, that was on my hubby’s birthday…is there a message here from the Universe?

Urp, sorry, Aubrey, my queen, continue.

*Bows out*

“RGH! all day I’ve been wanting to make a pun and I can only come up with a non-topical one “

But, katherine, it is tacky. And that’s all we ask, of treacle or puns.

Better stop trying so hard to be clever, T. You may-pull something.
(three musketeers)

True, JP – we’re a demockracy if there ever was one. One peep will never usyrup another.

My previous comment seems to have hit a wrinkle in time. Wonder where this one will show up?

I realize most of us have moved on, but I’m still fixated on the octopus. I feel the need to share a pic of my personal favourite, the dumbo octopus! Now isn’t he/she the cutest deep sea creature EVAR?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/programmes/tv/blueplanet/picpops/images/prog2_1.jpg

And Boo Boo, I can see from your other pix that you have absolutely divine amber eyes! You are gawjus!

*big stoopid grin*

*still trying to think of another tentacle pun*

*forget it*

u know what i don’t get about that song? it says that he’d let them in (the octopus) because he knew where they were, which is in his garden. so he’ll let them in cuz he knew they were in there? argh! here it is:
“He’d let us in, knows where we’ve been
In his octopus’s garden in the shade”

YEAH! 200+ comments!

Awww, orange goodness!