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A Dog Man Gets a Cat
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| August 4, 2006
| Jon Katz
Posted on 08/04/2006 1:58:31 PM PDT by libstripper
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Dogs make great companions; cats with all their claws are fantastic rodent killing appliances that often make very good companions.
To: libstripper
I was going to get a new cat and was looking for a large one. The largest I found was the Maine Coon Cat. Is that the largest?
To: FreeManWhoCan
The Maine Coon Cat is the largest 'domestic' cat, but you might be able to get a Bobcat or something if you spend enough money and are sneaky.
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posted on
08/04/2006 2:02:51 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://www.mises.org/story/1975 <--no such thing as a fairtax)
To: FreeManWhoCan
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posted on
08/04/2006 2:03:02 PM PDT
by
packrat35
(guest worker/day worker=SlaveMart)
To: FreeManWhoCan
Outside of cross breeds of domestic and wild, yes. Norwegian Forest Cats are also very large.
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posted on
08/04/2006 2:03:43 PM PDT
by
rintense
To: libstripper
A .22 loaded with shorts or rat shot is a lot more useful than a cat, and easier to clean than a litter box.
I'll stick with dogs.
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posted on
08/04/2006 2:03:51 PM PDT
by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitor)
To: libstripper
>I have a farm, and cats didn't appear to be useful.
Another Public Skool success story.
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posted on
08/04/2006 2:04:16 PM PDT
by
orionblamblam
(I'm interested in science and preventing its corruption, so here I am.)
To: libstripper
I was a steadfast dog man and couldn't stand cats until last summer when a friend and his wife who fell on hard times moved in with their two Siamese cats. They are absolutely the most charming creatures, cute, loving, friendly, gregarious and talkative. One is actually more like a dog than a cat. He gets excited to see me when I come home from work and gives me an exhuberant vocal greeting and follows me throughout the house for a while. The other loves to give leg rubs to show his affection and gives little sweet meows to signal he's glad to see you and even plays fetch with a small ball. He loves when I invent new games for him to play and becomes addicted to whatever new little game I invent for him. That one is scary smart. I always say he's a human in a cat suit.
Anyway, in short. I'm converted. I love these cats. And what's even more strange, I'm no longer allergic which was one of my biggest fears about having my friends move in with their cats.
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posted on
08/04/2006 2:04:26 PM PDT
by
MikeA
(Not voting out of anger in November is a vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House)
To: FreeManWhoCan
www.maine-coon-cat-club.com
www.mainecoonalliance.org
These cats are BIG
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posted on
08/04/2006 2:05:10 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://www.mises.org/story/1975 <--no such thing as a fairtax)
To: libstripper
I'd always heard that cats are mousers, dogs (specifically terriers) are ratters. Glad the cat worked out for him , anyway.
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posted on
08/04/2006 2:05:54 PM PDT
by
kaylar
To: packrat35
Oh, my gracious! Please tell me that is photoshopped!
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08/04/2006 2:06:19 PM PDT
by
trimom
To: MikeA
And I forgot to add, my friends can stay at my place so long as the cats are around. They've bought themselves a place to stay as long as they want with those two cats.
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posted on
08/04/2006 2:06:37 PM PDT
by
MikeA
(Not voting out of anger in November is a vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House)
To: packrat35
That pic is fake.
But they are ALMOST that big.
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posted on
08/04/2006 2:07:00 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://www.mises.org/story/1975 <--no such thing as a fairtax)
To: FreeManWhoCan
I was going to get a new cat and was looking for a large one. The largest I found was the Maine Coon Cat. Is that the largest?
Maine Coons are big and very natural looking cats - I think they're gorgeous and they're also very laid-back - not needy and clingy like a lot of cats. Also, apparently, prone to heart disease - my 3 yr old Maine Coon dropped dead one day, much to my family's distress and that of his sister, who spent a week meowing and looking for him.
To: trimom
That one is fake.. but they ARE pretty big
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posted on
08/04/2006 2:07:31 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://www.mises.org/story/1975 <--no such thing as a fairtax)
To: FreeManWhoCan
Some cougars can be domesticated. Just don't sue me if your attempt at cougar domestication fails and you ent up starring in "The Courgar's Revenge" by Claude Balls.
To: trimom
This one is not photoshopped. Though it is a big exaggerated from the cat being closer to the camera and the woman being of small build.
To: packrat35
That's a healthy one right there...
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posted on
08/04/2006 2:08:56 PM PDT
by
johnny7
(“And what's Fonzie like? Come on Yolanda... what's Fonzie like?!”)
To: FreeManWhoCan
Maine Coons are really big, but so are Ragdolls.
Both get to around twenty pounds =/-, and both are great cats, but you can NEVER let a Ragdoll outside.
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posted on
08/04/2006 2:10:18 PM PDT
by
teenyelliott
(Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
To: Blueflag
My first cat was a fantastic mouser and I didn't need to worry about bullet holes where I didn't want them or having to hunt the mice myself. Some snakes make good rodent killers, too.
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