Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for that hilarious account. Cats are smarter than most people realize. Herb >Get a dog, he'll stop drinking from the faucet. > >My cat lived at my parents house because he was born there and I lived a >lot of places where I couldn't have a pet, so he just stayed there. Like >your cat, Simba would only drink from the faucet. He refused to have >anything to do with a water bowl, even after my sister bought him one of >those fancy water dishes that has a built in fountain. He got quite bitchy >if he wanted water, and the faucet wasn't turned on quickly enough. > >When His Excellency was about 10 years old, my parents got a gigantic >Great Pyrenees dog. 140lb dog. Huge. Simba DESPISED her. One day, he >realized that if he drank her water, it would upset her. From that day on, >he would drink only the dog's water. Wasn't interested in the faucet at >all. > >An interesting side note: The dog's food dish had magical qualities. Simba >was a picky eater, and didn't like a lot of things. Especially beef. He >hated beef in any form and refused to eat any beef given him, even >beef-flavored cat food. Hated it! If you put pieces of steak in his bowl, >he'd complain while making motions with his front paw like he was trying >to bury it. Like poop. > >After the dog arrived, Simba began stealing any good food (real meat) >placed in her bowl, even going so far as to attack her while she ate so he >could drive her off and take her food! Yes, this enormous dog let my fat >old DECLAWED cat kick her ass and steal her food. All the time. One >Thanksgiving day, my family decided to have steaks instead of turkey for >Thanksgiving dinner. Simba was known to hate beef, so the scraps were >placed in the dog's bowl. Simba went to the dog bowl and ate the beef, >every piece, WITH ENTHUSIASM. > >I thought maybe he had decided he liked beef. So, I put more in his bowl, >and HE TRIED TO BURY IT. Ok, so I put it in the dog's bowl, and that cat >ran over there and ATE IT ALL. The dog bowl had magical qualities. It >turned even the most revolting things into delicious cat food! > >A lesson on the power of HATRED! > >-- >Chris Crawford >Fine Art Photography >Fort Wayne, Indiana >260-437-8990 > >http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > >http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > >http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >Become a fan on Facebook > > > >On 12/27/11 3:43 AM, "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> wrote: > > >He'd rather drink from a running faucet than from his water ball. > >Turning the tap for him is becoming a daily duty. > > > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/DSCN0183.JPG.html > >-- > >Herbert Kanner > >kanner at acm.org > >650-326-8204 > > > >Question authority and the authorities will question you. > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you.