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Quirky Folk - December 2011

One Weird Dream

December 29th 2011 21:00

Photo by Steve Rapaport. Used in accordance with the terms of Wikimedia Commons’ GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.



Last night, I had the weirdest dream. I dreamt I was at my ex-neighbour’s. As usual, I went to stroke her cat but I noticed instead of seeing a black Bombay cat, I was greeted by a Sphynx AKA the naked cat.

I could hear my neighbour saying she had shaved all his fur off. The cat in front of me was white with black splotches. I was wondering how a completely black cat could have white skin underneath (if a black cat was shaved, it would have dark skin) when I reached out to touch the squirming bundle. His skin felt so warm, like suede. I was thinking, so this is what a Sphynx feels like when I woke up, coming back to reality where I didn’t want to be.
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What’s new, Pussycat?

December 28th 2011 21:00


I have always wondered what the object that was embedded in Smokey’s the cat’s eye was. The newspaper clipping I have at home contains a frontal shot of his face. It looks like he has a white button embedded in his left eye. If you don’t believe me, check out the video HERE.

Deciding to find out for once and for all, what that object was, I did a Google. It turns out it is a pellet from an air rifle. Voila!

It’s been two years since poor little Smokey had been shot and I still feel for the poor thing. I hope he’s made a speedy recovery and has learnt to trust humans again, even if some don’t deserve it.

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Even Picasso Likes Cats

December 27th 2011 21:00


Self portrait by Picasso on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.


To all you cat-haters out there: Even the great Picasso liked them!


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Street Walking

December 26th 2011 21:00

Photo by Dinkum. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.


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Doctors and Dentists

December 25th 2011 21:00

Photo by Mattes. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.


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The Worst Time to Forget Your Camera

December 20th 2011 21:00


Photo by Whaldener Endo. Used in accordance with the terms of Wikimedia Commons’ GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.

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Hello, Wife

December 19th 2011 21:00
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Asking for Directions

December 18th 2011 21:00


Fred is always having a go at me for my unwillingness to help people. The reason why I don’t is because I almost always feel ambushed whenever someone approaches me which then makes me want to flee from the scene. I mean, literally. Secondly is the sense of entitlement these people have, as if I’m some sort of information desk. And if I do try to help them, sometimes I will get someone who doesn’t want to take my advice which then leads me to wonder why ask for my help in the first place?

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I could not believe this when I saw this book HERE. Browsing at the books in the bird section at Kinokuniya, I saw the above eye-catching title. I pulled it out and turned the pages in horror. Yep. One hundred photos of caterpillars, blown up to gigantium size just to freak out the caterpillar phobics such as myself, my sister and my best friend Andrea. And yet, like coming across a car wreck, I could not help but gaze at all the photos before flicking back to the photo of what appeared to be about two dozen caterpillars. I am shuddering just as I recall the image in my head.

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We Are Family (Again)

December 14th 2011 21:00


Went to Daiso. Found some more cat figurines. Bought them. Here’s the result:

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Photo Gallery

December 13th 2011 21:00
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Fugly

December 12th 2011 21:00


My sister and I are Chris Lilley fans. She got into him after I lent her my Summer Heights High DVD. Like the characters in the show, she started using the word fugly.

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Weirdos

December 11th 2011 21:04


One night I was looking around for Brett after we had been watching some friends play in a band. Several metres away, I noticed an Asian woman who kept watching me. Deciding to give her the benefit of the doubt, I continued searching for Brett. The woman then approached me and started asking me in broken English something that sounded like, “Are you a fan?” To save explanations, I simply nodded, still looking for Brett.

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I’ve Finally Claimed my Prize

December 8th 2011 21:00
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We Are Family

December 7th 2011 21:00
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Playing Catch-up

December 6th 2011 21:00


Working away one Friday afternoon, I got a text message from an ex-colleague who wanted to catch up with me. Like Brett, he has this habit of only giving me half an hour’s notice.

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Leaping Through the air

December 5th 2011 21:00
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Models

December 4th 2011 21:00
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The Hamster and cat Wheels

December 1st 2011 21:00


Thank God The Chaser team is back. While I have yet to convince my anti-political satire sister that The Chaser is funny so she could start watching it (we tend to have the same taste where TV programmes are concerned), I am enjoying each and every episode of The Hamster Wheel, particularly – you guessed it – the YouTube cat video montage segment that always seems to end with the same fat Persian who is supposed to be Graham Richardson.

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