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Ah, wonderful cat stories!
Our dear little chap who recently passed away at 15 always used to kick his way through doors and the two flaps. He never came in quietly (no matter the time). So one Saturday night as we were in the 'office' waiting upon the spoiler, we heard the first flap explode, then the second. Lots of very loud mewling as he came up the stairs and he went straight into the bedroom. SWMBO followed him into the bedroom to find him leaping about and darting under the bed. He was very pleased to see her. Twenty seconds later, I heard a scream. Upon looking under the bed, SWMBO discovered his latest present ......... a very dead pretty bunny rabbit!!! Not a wild one but a grey and white fluffy one with a pretty white tail. He was most indignant when I got a binliner and disposed of his latest present for SWMBO. To cap it all, our neighbours asked us later in the week if we had seen one of their rabbits as one was missing. |
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I'm beginning to wonder whether there's something in Ed's contract that prepares him for Craig pulling villain faces, groaning, and undermarking him ridiculously without even saying why?
And not that they'd listen to me, but could they make it a rule that judges are only allowed to express their opinion after they've given some kind of critique and advice? (This goes particularly for Craig and Darcey, but Len occasionally, too. Bruno on the whole tends to say what he thought was wonderful or terrible.) I thought Ed was on time, dances well with Katya (rather than alongside her), did some good lifts and on the whole did a reasonable dance. Yes, a funny one, but even maintaining that degree of funny by dancing and while staying on time (rather than by falling over or whatever) requires a fair amoung of skill and poise. (And more musicality and readiness to laugh at himself than exhibited for instance by Greg, who does a job that is given to him.) I loved Danny and Oti (what a surprise and what legs...) but have no thoughts on the rest, really. Which is a measure of this series, in a way. But your slug and bird and cat stories have cheered me up considerably ![]() Oh, and thank you to sofakat for another beautiful AT video. Can you just keep posting links to beautiful dances, please? |
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Did you confess??
I told Jasper (the cat) to go round there straight away and apologize. lol |
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Hello all *mwah*
After spending Friday night and early Saturday morning in very close hold with a toilet bowl in moves that make The Exorcist look like a teenage girl discovering the Snapchat rainbow vomit embellishment feature for the first time and going a little overboard with it, I decided to miss out on the thread yesterday. Did watch the show though and it might have been the meds but I really liked just about everyone. ![]() Can I first give credit to Katya? Even more than Kristina with John Sergeant, she knows just how to choreograph to her Komedy Kontestants strengths. There was recognisable Salsa in there in just the right amount. Ed is the worst dancer there but so far I'm still appreciating him being there if it means more clever Katya choreo. Think it'll be another week or so before the joke runs out but last night I enjoyed them. Loved the Danny and Oti AT as a marvellous showpiece. Music jarred and dictated the speed but they dealt with that phenomally. Greg and Nat had a similarly fast pace Paso and he gave it a good try whilst Nat fiercely wafted that bag lady dress. To my surprise I really liked Ore and J'wann too, probably their best dance for me (yes, more than THAT *drink* Jive). PoorLouise seemed to enjoy herself too in her dance and it showed. Yes it wasn't the full out pizazz that Kellie brought in her AS last year but good effort for her standards. Daisy danced to one of my fav 90's songs of all-time and I adored the choreo to that. Great touches of the video in there and a fun performance. She really is the most likeable person there, isn't she (Oksana?) Rinder foxtrot and Cloudia VW were both a bit saccharine for me and very forgetful. He might want to watch his speechifying a bit or he'll land in Greyson/PDuh territory for me and she is probably my most forgettable celeb this year. In the recap I had already forgotten her dance and only two dances had passed since. Re the wildlife stories: I once had a bat in my house. Thought it was a leaf from a tree first but then it slowly moved... He or she didn't fly so I managed to catch it with a dustpan and brush and set it free outside. I imagine it lived a long and fruitful life after that and not be caught by a neighborhood cat or anything. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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Hello all *mwah*
After spending Friday night and early Saturday morning in very close hold with a toilet bowl in moves that make The Exorcist look like a teenage girl discovering the Snapchat rainbow vomit embellishment feature for the first time and going a little overboard with it, I decided to miss out on the thread yesterday. Did watch the show though and it might have been the meds but I really liked just about everyone. ![]() Can I first give credit to Katya? Even more than Kristina with John Sergeant, she knows just how to choreograph to her Komedy Kontestants strengths. There was recognisable Salsa in there in just the right amount. Ed is the worst dancer there but so far I'm still appreciating him being there if it means more clever Katya choreo. Think it'll be another week or so before the joke runs out but last night I enjoyed them. Loved the Danny and Oti AT as a marvellous showpiece. Music jarred and dictated the speed but they dealt with that phenomally. Greg and Nat had a similarly fast pace Paso and he gave it a good try whilst Nat fiercely wafted that bag lady dress. To my surprise I really liked Ore and J'wann too, probably their best dance for me (yes, more than THAT *drink* Jive). PoorLouise seemed to enjoy herself too in her dance and it showed. Yes it wasn't the full out pizazz that Kellie brought in her AS last year but good effort for her standards. Daisy danced to one of my fav 90's songs of all-time and I adored the choreo to that. Great touches of the video in there and a fun performance. She really is the most likeable person there, isn't she (Oksana?) Rinder foxtrot and Cloudia VW were both a bit saccharine for me and very forgetful. He might want to watch his speechifying a bit or he'll land in Greyson/PDuh territory for me and she is probably my most forgettable celeb this year. In the recap I had already forgotten her dance and only two dances had passed since. Re the wildlife stories: I once had a bat in my house. Thought it was a leaf from a tree first but then it slowly moved... He or she didn't fly so I managed to catch it with a dustpan and brush and set it free outside. I imagine it lived a long and fruitful life after that and not be caught by a neighborhood cat or anything. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. ![]() |
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Fabulous story!!
To this day I don't know how a magpie got into my house. I left the doors locked and windows closed. We don't have cats. But on my return, there it was sitting on the tv. I wrapped it in a tea towel and carried it out. (This account misses out stepladders, flapping, bird poo, startled dogs, feathers etc) My cats dragged a dead pigeon up onto the garage roof and through the landing window. Also they like to bring mice back alive and then immediately get bored let them go IN MY HOUSE!!! And wander off for a sleep. Oh and last week it was a squirrel, I'm hoping the squirrel was scavenged (do cats scavenge?) as otherwise my cat is a brilliant hunter especially as he wears a bell to protect the wildlife and needless to say we don't have a cat flap for just the reason that we like to "check their pockets" before we admit them. |
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😂😂😂
My cats dragged a dead pigeon up onto the garage roof and through the landing window. Also they like to bring mice back alive and then immediately get bored let them go IN MY HOUSE!!! And wander off for a sleep. Oh and last week it was a squirrel, I'm hoping the squirrel was scavenged (do cats scavenge?) as otherwise my cat is a brilliant hunter especially as he wears a bell to protect the wildlife and needless to say we don't have a cat flap for just the reason that we like to "check their pockets" before we admit them. |
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Would you??? lol
I told Jasper (the cat) to go round there straight away and apologize. lol And there were a number of near misses. . I spent much time imagining having to creep out to the bin in the dead of night with a maimed feline body, and wondering if I would have had the brass neck to own up to it. The greyhound and I would probably have been lynched....😯 😯😯😯😯. 😂😂😂😂
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I ask because I was nearly in a similar situation. I lived in a very small community on the west coast of Scotland. My neighbour, an obnoxious individual, had cats that were continually trying to climb into my cottage if I left the windows open even the teeniest crack. I have a greyhound with a very strong prey drive. You can imagine what the outcome would have been.
And there were a number of near misses. . I spent much time imagining having to creep out to the bin in the dead of night with a maimed feline body, and wondering if I would have had the brass neck to own up to it. The greyhound and I would probably have been lynched....😯 😯😯😯😯. 😂😂😂😂A colleague has a cat with LD, whose ambition is far greater than his ability, so he often gets into scrapes, including falling in the bath. |
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I've had cats like that in the past. The worst culprit was an awesome hunter - mice, voles, birds of various sizes - we had the lot loose in the house on a regular basis for nearly 19 years. When she died she was replaced by a golden retriever puppy and a semi-feral kitten. The kitten grew into a mighty hunter, but the dog used to take all his toys off him and chew them up so he learned not to bring his prey into the house. He gave some wonderful displays of mouse juggling in the garden (with the dog watching through a window and whining because I wouldn't let him out to join in) though.
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I've had cats like that in the past. The worst culprit was an awesome hunter - mice, voles, birds of various sizes - we had the lot loose in the house on a regular basis for nearly 19 years. When she died she was replaced by a golden retriever puppy and a semi-feral kitten. The kitten grew into a mighty hunter, but the dog used to take all his toys off him and chew them up so he learned not to bring his prey into the house. He gave some wonderful displays of mouse juggling in the garden (with the dog watching through a window and whining because I wouldn't let him out to join in) though.
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Wanders in here to find the thread in full on pet mode, not that I mind.
But is there so little to unappreciate this week ? I'll start Cloudier never having height in her hair where as AJ goes for the show record. Whoever thought Loizzze could do Fosse, a mismatch from the beginning.Also a stage school kid saying she feels foolish having to get into character. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ore and Jo dancing a decent rumba as if they had just been informed that one of them had an infectious disease. That really is a non relationship those two have going there. Rinder and his face getting all the face criticism allowing Greg to pull those faces every week. Poor Nat he tries so hard, but I think he has reached his natural top level and now each dance is about trying hard. Whereas JR IS improving and still is nit picked over his face. Daisy and Aliaz having pissed off wardrobe it's her legs and lovely personality doing it, but though that was fun I think she us going to be bottom 2 fodder tonight. I find I have little to complain about with Ed and Danny except the judges comments. Don't give them frantic music and complain about them being frantic ![]() ![]() Returning to slugs do you know they have teeth ? Rows and rows of them like a shark. Your welcome, get that thought out of your head somehow😀 |
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Wanders in here to find the thread in full on pet mode, not that I mind.
But is there so little to unappreciate this week ? I'll start Cloudier never having height in her hair where as AJ goes for the show record. Whoever thought Loizzze could do Fosse, a mismatch from the beginning.Also a stage school kid saying she feels foolish having to get into character. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ore and Jo dancing a decent rumba as if they had just been informed that one of them had an infectious disease. That really is a non relationship those two have going there. Rinder and his face getting all the face criticism allowing Greg to pull those faces every week. Poor Nat he tries so hard, but I think he has reached his natural top level and now each dance is about trying hard. Whereas JR IS improving and still is nit picked over his face. Daisy and Aliaz having pissed off wardrobe it's her legs and lovely personality doing it, but though that was fun I think she us going to be bottom 2 fodder tonight. I find I have little to complain about with Ed and Danny except the judges comments. Don't give them frantic music and complain about them being frantic ![]() ![]() Returning to slugs do you know they have teeth ? Rows and rows of them like a shark. Your welcome, get that thought out of your head somehow😀 Louise's mimsiness is beyond the pale now. Everything is uttered in a monotone, with no change of inflections, with the same slightly coy smile. Get some frigging character woman!!!! I also share your unappreciation of the Jore relationship, and Ore's constant admonishment that they are best mates. I note that Jo never reciprocates... |
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Er, thanks for that slug fact
![]() ![]() Love all the pet stories ![]() My boy as a kid was the local Ripper. Regularly came home wet from a bucket of water with a closed eye and a swagger. Was barred from one vets because he leapt on him during the annual vaccination and made him bleed.* Until mum decided one bad winter that if he was stopping out all night, he could have a bed in the shed. With a hot water bottle. He was never the same after that. * we'd taken him in the car. We didn't have a proper carrier so he was in mum's shopping bag. He escaped through the zip and proceeded to run round the car like it was a wall of death with my dad batting him off as he zoomed by and me sliding about on the back seat, wearing thick gloves, trying to catch him (days before sets belts).. we were all exhausted after that one. |
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Returning to slugs do you know they have teeth ? Rows and rows of them like a shark.
Your welcome, get that thought out of your head somehow😀
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Thank you. That's an image to haunt my nightmares. 😱.
Louise's mimsiness is beyond the pale now. Everything is uttered in a monotone, with no change of inflections, with the same slightly coy smile. Get some frigging character woman!!!! I also share your unappreciation of the Jore relationship, and Ore's constant admonishment that they are best mates. I note that Jo never reciprocates... I don't dislike Louise - because there is nothing to dislike. Everything about her is nice and everything she does is competent. She is Brown Owl. I don't think she'd know pizzazz if it stood in front of her waving jazz hands, blowing a whistle with feathers on its bum. How can an Italia Conti be so lack lustre Fosse? |
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Er, thanks for that slug fact
![]() ![]() Love all the pet stories ![]() My boy as a kid was the local Ripper. Regularly came home wet from a bucket of water with a closed eye and a swagger. Was barred from one vets because he leapt on him during the annual vaccination and made him bleed.* Until mum decided one bad winter that if he was stopping out all night, he could have a bed in the shed. With a hot water bottle. He was never the same after that. * we'd taken him in the car. We didn't have a proper carrier so he was in mum's shopping bag. He escaped through the zip and proceeded to run round the car like it was a wall of death with my dad batting him off as he zoomed by and me sliding about on the back seat, wearing thick gloves, trying to catch him (days before sets belts).. we were all exhausted after that one. . I hope he insisted on the shed being rewired to accommodate the need for an electric blanket. We used to have a pugnacious Westie who would disappear for days on end. Just as we were all mourning his untimely end, he would swagger through the back door caked in filth, having been terrorising the local rabbit population in their own homes. |
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Er, thanks for that slug fact
![]() ![]() Love all the pet stories ![]() My boy as a kid was the local Ripper. Regularly came home wet from a bucket of water with a closed eye and a swagger. Was barred from one vets because he leapt on him during the annual vaccination and made him bleed.* Until mum decided one bad winter that if he was stopping out all night, he could have a bed in the shed. With a hot water bottle. He was never the same after that. * we'd taken him in the car. We didn't have a proper carrier so he was in mum's shopping bag. He escaped through the zip and proceeded to run round the car like it was a wall of death with my dad batting him off as he zoomed by and me sliding about on the back seat, wearing thick gloves, trying to catch him (days before sets belts).. we were all exhausted after that one. *She wedged herself in the airing cupboard, at the back of the boiler, and clawed chunks out my mne and the OH's hands as we tried to stop her. |
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Pet stories reaching Three Men in a Boat level
Brilliant. (What dull cats I have )I did appreciate Danny mouthing 'Nice one, Tess' after her groansome intro to his dance...that's the spirit. But I unappreciate the judges saying how Kevin was showing off Louise and not outdancing her! I noticed that when AJ did lots of fiddly footwork, so did Claudia; when Oksana made lots of little steps, so did Rob; and Danny and Oti moved their legs amazingly anyway - and then during TTF and Louise's dance I saw him doing lots of little fiddly steps occasionally while she was just swaying around beautifully. Ok, I'm not an expert, and I do know of course that sometimes the choreography does this for effect etc. - but I found it very noticeable. |
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Brilliant story. Is that how you got the reputation for being the local witch?
![]() ![]() Only surpassed by the rat they brought in to play with. It was ushered out of the front door with a broom, guess who was walking up the road at the time.
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Your bat will have been predated fairly quickly. Once they are grounded they need to warm up and feed and have a boost to get into the air again.
. A fair chunk of my charity budget goes her way.
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I was somewhat confused during Ore and Joanne's Rumba, that he had obviously been schooled not to smile, and she was grinning her head off.
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Thanks for the link, sofakat. I think that's my favourite clip of AT I've ever seen. Are those guys well known in the AT world? I don't know good AT from bad, but as a couple, I loved the way they moved together. Really unfussy but truly linked to each other.
Always love hearing your informed comments (although it's a shame we were deprived of a rant this week!) I'm saving my rant for the next AT. I cannot imagine Greg doing one and I can't see Joanne managing to pull it off either. Let's wait and see!
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I'm saving my rant for the next AT. I cannot imagine Greg doing one and I can't see Joanne managing to pull it off either. Let's wait and see!
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If my cat (the one who lived to 19) were still here she'd doff her hat to your Ripper. She never quite managed that, but when she was neutered she did manage to pull at her stitches, resulting in swelling around the wound.* This necessitated several trips back to the vet for him to draw off the fluid. On one occasion she had me, the OH, his sister and the vet's free hand trying to hold onto her while the vet yelled "Hold her down! Hold her down!"
*She wedged herself in the airing cupboard, at the back of the boiler, and clawed chunks out my mne and the OH's hands as we tried to stop her.
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and what legs...) but have no thoughts on the rest, really. 

And there were a number of near misses. 

Brilliant. (What dull cats I have