http://www.quirkyfolk.com/ Quirky Folk en Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT info@quirkyfolk.com info@quirkyfolk.com http://www.quirkyfolk.com/the-perfect-name-for-a-cat-vet/ Spotted in Paddington: a gold plaque with the name of a veterinarian at Paddington Cat Hospital: Melissa Catt. Purr-fect! Coincidentally, this is where HEREButterscotch and Gingersnap get treated. Go, Melissa... http://www.quirkyfolk.com/the-perfect-name-for-a-cat-vet/#comments http://www.quirkyfolk.com/the-perfect-name-for-a-cat-vet/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT http://www.quirkyfolk.com/would-you-shave-your-cat/ During summer, a colleague was telling me how she shaved her cat. I asked her why and she said it was because her cat became really hot from the heat... http://www.quirkyfolk.com/would-you-shave-your-cat/#comments http://www.quirkyfolk.com/would-you-shave-your-cat/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT http://www.quirkyfolk.com/the-skateboarding-dog/ I was telling my cat loving school friend about the clip I saw of Butterscotch being forced to play air drums when he emailed me the below video. "Poor puddy... http://www.quirkyfolk.com/the-skateboarding-dog/#comments http://www.quirkyfolk.com/the-skateboarding-dog/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT http://www.quirkyfolk.com/my-cat-is-a-christian/ Blogging is getting easier now I have a cat crazy friend who keeps emailing me funny feline clips. No, this is not my cat loving colleague but an old school... http://www.quirkyfolk.com/my-cat-is-a-christian/#comments http://www.quirkyfolk.com/my-cat-is-a-christian/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:02:00 GMT http://www.quirkyfolk.com/funny-cats-can-haz-cheezburger/ Man, it's good to sit next to a cat lover for a change. Most of my previous colleagues were cat haters. My cat loving colleague shows me any interesting things... http://www.quirkyfolk.com/funny-cats-can-haz-cheezburger/#comments http://www.quirkyfolk.com/funny-cats-can-haz-cheezburger/ Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT http://www.quirkyfolk.com/antisocial-behaviour/ It's another day at the office. I grunt at my colleague. He grunts back. After another two grunts, I say, "The female walrus is trying to communicate to the male... http://www.quirkyfolk.com/antisocial-behaviour/#comments http://www.quirkyfolk.com/antisocial-behaviour/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT http://www.quirkyfolk.com/the-queenie/ We like to observe animals in the wild, if the popularity of Sir David Attenborough documentaries is anything to go by. But what if the roles were reversed? What would... http://www.quirkyfolk.com/the-queenie/#comments http://www.quirkyfolk.com/the-queenie/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT http://www.quirkyfolk.com/kitteh-vs-cameras/ My colleague recommended this video to me after I came back from lunch in a foul mood and wearing a black face. It cheered me up - a little, anyway... http://www.quirkyfolk.com/kitteh-vs-cameras/#comments http://www.quirkyfolk.com/kitteh-vs-cameras/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT http://www.quirkyfolk.com/the-dead-cat-at-lavender-bay/ My sister reports that she has been having contact with felines as well - but not the sort she wants. Now that the weather is warmer, she has been exercising... http://www.quirkyfolk.com/the-dead-cat-at-lavender-bay/#comments http://www.quirkyfolk.com/the-dead-cat-at-lavender-bay/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT http://www.quirkyfolk.com/pet-lover-goes-insane/ How apt is the name of this series of books? Pet Love HERE. That's exactly how I feel about Butterscotch and Gingersnap. They are my babies and I treasure every... http://www.quirkyfolk.com/pet-lover-goes-insane/#comments http://www.quirkyfolk.com/pet-lover-goes-insane/ Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:00:00 GMT http://www.quirkyfolk.com/the-gtcs-identity-is-finally-revealed/ For months I have nicknamed the cat whose name I don't know the GTC (Grouchy Tuxedo Cat). Coming home one night, I saw a man feeding her. I could not... http://www.quirkyfolk.com/the-gtcs-identity-is-finally-revealed/#comments http://www.quirkyfolk.com/the-gtcs-identity-is-finally-revealed/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:00:00 GMT http://www.quirkyfolk.com/roger-glover-and-the-butterfly-ball-love-is-all/ Anyone who was around in the seventies would probably remember this. I had completely forgotten about this song until a few months ago when I found the book in a... http://www.quirkyfolk.com/roger-glover-and-the-butterfly-ball-love-is-all/#comments http://www.quirkyfolk.com/roger-glover-and-the-butterfly-ball-love-is-all/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:00:00 GMT http://www.quirkyfolk.com/charity/ Walking to work one morning, I noticed a homeless man with about twenty two dollar coins in his hand. He had his palm wide open and was counting his stash... http://www.quirkyfolk.com/charity/#comments http://www.quirkyfolk.com/charity/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:01:00 GMT http://www.quirkyfolk.com/naughty-tom-and-his-cats/ Brett's teenage nephew, Tom, has been doing his best to rile Butterscotch up. As the old saying goes, people will only pick on you if you keep giving them a... http://www.quirkyfolk.com/naughty-tom-and-his-cats/#comments http://www.quirkyfolk.com/naughty-tom-and-his-cats/ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:00:00 GMT http://www.quirkyfolk.com/door-knobs-for-cats/ Pre-cats, my friend Brett liked to keep the doors in each room in his house shut. This was until he became the parent of Butterscotch and Gingersnap. The reason? While... http://www.quirkyfolk.com/door-knobs-for-cats/#comments http://www.quirkyfolk.com/door-knobs-for-cats/ Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:00:00 GMT