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To Everything (Purr, Purr Purr) -- with Apologies to the Byrds (and the Myce)
grey_whiskers ^ | Aug 4 2019 | grey_whiskers

Posted on 08/04/2019 6:11:18 PM PDT by grey_whiskers

To everything (purr, purr, purr)
There is a season (purr, purr, purr)
And a time to every purpose, under heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to faceplant, a time to leap
A time to kill, a time to play
A time to ignore, a time to prey
To everything (purr, purr, purr)
There is a season (purr, purr, purr)
And a time to every purpose, under heaven
A time to climb up, a time to knock down
A time to prance, a time to curl up
A time to cast away litter, a time to gather litter together
To everything (purr, purr, purr)
There is a season (purr, purr, purr)
And a time to every purpose, under heaven
A time of love, a time of bite
A time to fierce, a time to pierce
A time you may pet, a time to refrain from petting
To everything (purr, purr, purr)
There is a season (purr, purr, purr)
And a time to every purpose, under heaven
A time to spazz down the hall, a time to sleep
A time to rend, while you try to sew
A time to rub up on your leg, a time to ignore you
A time for tuna fish, I swear it's not too late


TOPICS: Humor; Music/Entertainment; Pets/Animals; Poetry
KEYWORDS: cats; greywhiskers; kittens; kittyping; music; pets; whiskersvanity
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To: grey_whiskers

Our new cat came to us days after we lost two who had been with us for nearly two decades. She had survived a pit bull attack in the same house.

Now she is safe with us. We believe He who is Lord sent her as a blessing.


21 posted on 08/04/2019 8:10:46 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: EinNYC
Recent years, only taken out big girl to the vet, but my wife agrees all the rest of our pack do the same. Howl nonstopgoing, silent returning.

How do they know where they are headed?

22 posted on 08/04/2019 8:16:47 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: doorgunner69
The big girl i mentioned was a hoot last time. A fight to get her into the soft carrier with flap on top. had the carrier sitting on a bench near the exam table.

After the exam, she LEAPED from the table into the open carrier. The vet thought it hilarious. "Get me out of here daddy!"

23 posted on 08/04/2019 8:19:49 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: grey_whiskers

That’s very cute. :)


24 posted on 08/04/2019 8:25:04 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: grey_whiskers
I like the Byrds version, but it was written by the late leftist POS Pete Seeger.

25 posted on 08/04/2019 8:25:09 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

We’ve had our differences; that was very gracious of you. Thank you!


26 posted on 08/04/2019 8:32:02 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: SunkenCiv
I like the Byrds version, but it was written by the late leftist POS Pete Seeger.

That's why my version is better, it's not designed to weaken the United States.

27 posted on 08/04/2019 8:33:02 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: doorgunner69
Recent years, only taken out big girl to the vet, but my wife agrees all the rest of our pack do the same. Howl nonstopgoing, silent returning. How do they know where they are headed?

I really don't know. But they do! Dogs, too. Perhaps they have learned that one journey takes them to the V-E-T (or groomer), but the next journey always results in them being HOME.

28 posted on 08/04/2019 9:11:21 PM PDT by EinNYC
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To: grey_whiskers

“We’ve had our differences;”

If so, I don’t recall. Truthfully, I rarely notice who I’m interacting with. The topic or post itself is what I pay attention to. Getting personal makes no sense. (I do, however, recall Libbylu!)


29 posted on 08/04/2019 9:15:48 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: grey_whiskers

Thanks for this...I love cats.


30 posted on 08/04/2019 9:43:28 PM PDT by pallmallman
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To: EinNYC
Bijou, my Maine Coon, went to the groomer today. I had to listen to her rendition, delivered in heart wrenching tones, of “Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow” all the way to the groomer.

When I took Tasha, my calico cat, to the animal hospital in December, 2015, I asked them to remove the dozens of mats that had developed in the fur on her underside. They wound up shaving off half of her fur. But after she was shaved, they told me that she suddenly acted very happy, purring and bumping her head against objects. The mats that they removed must have caused her great discomfort.

31 posted on 08/04/2019 10:17:25 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; ...

32 posted on 08/05/2019 12:52:50 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg)
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To: grey_whiskers

Your song reminds me of when we were teenagers in church. We’d write parodies of hymns. Dad (preacher) was not amused when he found a couple in the back of bulletins.


33 posted on 08/05/2019 5:23:29 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: grey_whiskers
I like your version as well. The Byrds, despite their ever-changing personnel over the years (McGuinn being the only constant), managed to hang in there, while much of their era was *littered* with one-hit wonders.

34 posted on 08/05/2019 5:43:19 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: grey_whiskers

My sister is hand-raising a pair of orphaned kitties. It is certainly appropriate...particularly the line about sewing! I’ll have to share it with her.


35 posted on 08/05/2019 5:44:20 AM PDT by Twotone (While one may vote oneself into socialism one has to shoot oneself out of it.)
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To: grey_whiskers

So cute! =^..^=


36 posted on 08/05/2019 6:44:16 AM PDT by luv2ski
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To: Fiji Hill
When I took Tasha, my calico cat, to the animal hospital in December, 2015, I asked them to remove the dozens of mats that had developed in the fur on her underside. They wound up shaving off half of her fur. But after she was shaved, they told me that she suddenly acted very happy, purring and bumping her head against objects. The mats that they removed must have caused her great discomfort.

My groomer told me that mats cause pain to cats because they are constantly putting tension on the fur and pulling on it. I groom my Maine Coon frequently, but she is very touchy about letting me groom her tummy. Funny, because she loves her tummy rubbed. So when I bring her to the groomer, nearly all mats present are on her stomach, where she wouldn't let me groom. She gives the groomer a bit of a hard time about grooming her stomach. She is never shaved, to preserve her Maine Coon beauty.

37 posted on 08/05/2019 8:24:18 AM PDT by EinNYC
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To: grey_whiskers

I plan to memorize it and sing it at every family reunion, even if they beg me to stop. Thank you.


38 posted on 08/05/2019 9:13:44 AM PDT by Silentgypsy (Call an addiction! hotline and say you're hooked on phonics.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

I can always depend on you....


39 posted on 08/05/2019 9:14:20 AM PDT by Silentgypsy (Call an addiction! hotline and say you're hooked on phonics.)
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To: grey_whiskers

You have talent. And an obvious love for cats. tks for making me smile


40 posted on 08/05/2019 9:17:50 AM PDT by Mom MD
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