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Quirky Folk - April 2009

The Labrador on the Roof

April 30th 2009 21:00


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For once in his life, the imperious Butterscotch was terrified.

A few days ago Brett had let his babies out onto his backyard courtyard. Next thing he knew, he heard something trampling on the roof.

Normally, when Brett lets his cats outside, they will enter the courtyard, leap onto the U-shaped fence and walk along it until it hits the side of Brett’s cottage. The cats will then fly onto the bottom of the roof and start climbing until they reach the apex. Naturally, when this happens, the cats make a trampling noise.

At first Brett thought it was business as usual until he noticed the trampling noises were louder than usual. He went outside to investigate and found Butterscotch and Gingersnap standing around with their coats fluffed up, looking terrified. Brett looked up and saw a Labrador on his roof. Brett managed to corner the Labrador and grabbed it by its collar. He took down the owner’s number and called him.

The owner said he had asked one of Brett’s neighbours to look after his dog while he was away. Brett then returned the dog to the neighbour and explained to him what had happened.


The dog now gone, Brett returned to his house only to find terrified Butterscotch up in a tree. Brett tried to get him down but failed so in the end, he called his brother.

Brett’s brother, who is taller than him, came and managed to reach high enough to be able to grab Butterscotch by the collar to get him down to safety.

Now that Brett had both cats home safe and sound, he put them under house arrest.
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Fresh Steps Ever-So-Cute Cat Litter

April 29th 2009 21:00



I see this ad from time to time in issues of People Weekly magazine. At around AUD $11 per issue, it’s too expensive for me to buy – especially for one cute ad - but I like to have a quick flick through it to see what is happening in the U.S. At first I thought the cat was covering its mouth while burping but when I saw what it was advertising – cat litter, of course – I knew otherwise. The cat also looks so elegant and ladylike, sitting on the sofa with its little legs crossed. I wish a cat could do this for real!

Luckily enough, I found a copy of the ad on a web site so I could share its cuteness with you. What a beautiful way to start the week!

Fresh Step ad 1

Fresh Step ad 2

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The Perfect Cats

April 28th 2009 21:00



Call me biased if you want to but I think Butterscotch and Gingersnap are the perfect cats.

Not only are they loving and playful, they do not scratch furniture or curtains. Brett has bought them a cat tower to play with but they don’t seem to spend much time there. Ditto their cat bed. Instead, Butterscotch likes to rest on the brown cube and Gingersnap on the red cushion, the basket or any empty box.

This is just as well as Brett isn’t supposed to have pets in his rented home. But with such well-behaved cats, he can easily hide them when he has an inspection and no one would be the wiser.

Compare them to my ex-neighbour’s Higgins and Miggins. They are also well-behaved cats. The problem is they like to scratch furniture, curtains and the carpet. My ex-neighbour is constantly shooing them away from these areas.

She has provided them with a scratching post, complete with cat toys dangling from it, but they don’t seem to be interested in using it.

On the other hand, my ex-neighbour has these long thin sticks that she likes to wave in front of her cats. Whenever she does this, they go crazy and try to grab them.

Unlike Higgins and Miggins, the only bad habit Brett’s cats seem to have is chewing on Brett’s cardboard boxes. They used to scratch on Brett’s bedroom door but Brett soon put a stop to that by leaving the door open so they can come and go as often as they like. The sound of their claws against the door is enough to drive anyone nuts.
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Are Circuses Degrading to Animals?

April 27th 2009 21:00

Lithograph by Gibson & Co. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.


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Photo of zebras at Taronga Zoo by janderk. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.


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Fur Suits

April 23rd 2009 21:00


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What is brave?

April 20th 2009 21:00
From another email that has been circling around my office. I hope it is not what I think it is. If it is what I think it is, this must be one crazy dog.

What is brave?
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I Got the Willies Re Vivisection

April 16th 2009 21:00

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Photo by Whiskthecat. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

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I Have Greyhound Phobia

April 14th 2009 21:00


Photo by Chris Nelson. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

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White-o Tries to Kick me in the Face

April 12th 2009 21:00

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Not Another Cat Book (revisited)

April 8th 2009 21:00

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My neighbour's cat, Higgins

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Thought for the Day

April 6th 2009 21:00


Photo by Dcoetzee. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

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Photo by Ltshears. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

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Fred Hates Siamese Cats

April 2nd 2009 21:00

Higgins – Fred’s idea of the almost perfect cat


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