Drew - When does Kitty Season start?

[Crazy Cooter]

http://www.alleycat.org/wi.html
When does it start and how much is an out of state license?  What is the weapon of choice?  Bow, pistol, shotgun, M-16?

[Jabba]

Heh heh, Ya, I'd like to get in on the action too! Up here, you have to get a 'cat license' for your pet. Not too many roaming the streets around here...

[Shape D.]

For cat hunting you need stamps much like you do for hunting ducks.
heres the pricing scheme.

# of stamps            in state        out of state
        1                           $4                 $6
        6                           $20               $33
        15                         $45               $70

but you need to purchase a regular hunting liscence as well

[Zakk]

We have a similar problem here with chihuahuas.

[shmokes]

Oh...but who could put a bullet in these little fellas?

[ChadTower]

Hunting chihuahuas with pitchforks? 

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

[missioncontrol]

just wait till they start hunting back..........

[mr.Curmudgeon]

Drew, Chad, Cooter:

[missioncontrol]

soon we will have cats masquerading as people:

[SirPeale]

Oh...but who could put a bullet in these little fellas?

I could put a bullet in both that guy and that friggin' TV.

[Zakk]

Oh...but who could put a bullet in these little fellas?

I could put a bullet in both that guy and that friggin' TV.

Hey!  No hurting the TV, that's just wrong!

[tommy]

There are two cats by my house that like to piss on the car (basterds) my glock is too much to use on them, and my pitbull is to slow to catch um.   

[rchadd]

drown them

[AmericanDemon]

Cats are cool.  Especially when they are after those pesky mice.  Heh, thats why cats love arcade cabinets.....  they know that mice always try to live in the cool house. 

[shmokes]

I could put a bullet in both that guy and that friggin' TV.

So I'll be dead.  And the TV goes.  But at least Simon and Penelope will be okay.   

[SirPeale]

I could put a bullet in both that guy and that friggin' TV.

So I'll be dead.  And the TV goes.  But at least Simon and Penelope will be okay.   

I ain't aimin' to kill ya, pilgrim.  But I'm a gonna put a hurting on ya.

[DrewKaree]

Being the owner of two cats currently, and at one time the owner of NINE-FRIGGEN-TEEN cats, this may sound wierd, but I was down for passing this law.  Feral cats are WICKED and if you won't keep your cats inside, or be bothered to put a collar on them....guess that's the price you pay for being a pet owner who can be outsmarted by 'em.

BTW, tommy, your pit bull CAN catch 'em, he just hasn't had enough practice.  My dog helped kill off a few of the feral cats that tried to get freaky with any of the herd I had....and never hurt a one of the rest.

My mom's neighbor has a cat that digs up and craps in the nice landscaping I've done on her house.  That one would be my first stamp, and I might even get that one mounted.....stick it in the bushes, just to any others that might think it's ok what to expect!

Take care of your pets in every way possible to keep them safe from harm.  And be vewy vewy quiet....I'm hunting puddy tats!

[Shape D.]

hey look Howard Dean is for kitty hunting too.

[mr.Curmudgeon]

Being the owner of two cats currently, and at one time the owner of NINE-FRIGGEN-TEEN cats, this may sound wierd, but I was down for passing this law.

Are you like one of those hoarders or something?   Good God, man!

I'm a cat fancier myself (can't stand the co-dependence of dogs)...but I agree *gasp* w/ Drew on this one.

I lived in a town that was overrun by cats, it sucks. I'm not sure I'm really for the "hunting" aspect, 'cuz who really wants a bunch of wacko cat-hunters running around town? How sporting can it be?

Anyhow, I definitely support the organized round-up of strays, followed by a humane euthanasia program. Hell, I'd even support that program for humans...I know a bunch that need to be put out of their misery.


That said, here's my housemates:



mrC

[missioncontrol]

drown them

that picture was halarious man..............

good one 

[tommy]

Being the owner of two cats currently, and at one time the owner of NINE-FRIGGEN-TEEN cats, this may sound wierd, but I was down for passing this law.

Are you like one of those hoarders or something? Good God, man!

I'm a cat fancier myself (can't stand the co-dependence of dogs)...but I agree *gasp* w/ Drew on this one.

I lived in a town that was overrun by cats, it sucks. I'm not sure I'm really for the "hunting" aspect, 'cuz who really wants a bunch of wacko cat-hunters running around town? How sporting can it be?

Anyhow, I definitely support the organized round-up of strays, followed by a humane euthanasia program. Hell, I'd even support that program for humans...I know a bunch that need to be put out of their misery.


That said, here's my housemates:



mrC

I wouldnt call dogs co-dependent , just that they actualy care when your in the room.

[shmokes]

In the book I'm currently reading a character said something great about cats.  This won't be an exact quote but it was something like, "Curiosity killed the cat.  But in its short life it learned 100 times more about the world than any dog."

I tend to agree.

[tommy]

In the book I'm currently reading a character said something great about cats.

[Crazy Cooter]

This whole topic reminds me of the Simpsons episode with the lizard, gorrilas and alligators.

Will Wisconsin be overrun by mice soon?

[Dartful Dodger]

Curiosity killed the cat.

[oldsage]

In the book I'm currently reading a character said something great about cats.

[shmokes]

Bah...cats are nearly as, or every bit as smart as dogs.  The measure of a person's intelligence is not his willingness to blindly obey the orders of his self-styled master.  In fact, one could make a pretty persuasive argument on the contrary.

Either way, it's irrelevant.  How about this:

Dogs are stupid...  Face it...  Foreign exchange students are smart  (at least some of 'em...)

Why get a german shepherd when you could have a german?  Afterall, he probably won't piss on your carpet or bark his head off every time somebody walks by on the sidewalk or constantly stick his face in your guest's crotch (without invitation) in a desperate bid to satisfy his insatiable (read: pathetic ) need for affection.

[tommy]

Bah...cats are nearly as, or every bit as smart as dogs.

[DrewKaree]

Hey Cooter, guess what I heard today?  There's already a place close by where you can legally hunt feral cats!  It's called Minnesota!  You guys are the reason we're overrun!  They're heading over the border to escape all you crazed Canadian-wannabe's!

Are you like one of those hoarders or something?   Good God, man!

Nah, I lived on a farm, and anyone whose cat had kittens always asked if I'd take 'em.  Never had a mouse...EVER!  It'd be comical, I had two labs, and the cats always were traipsing around 'em....the dogs were very protective of all of 'em for some reason.

I'm a cat fancier myself (can't stand the co-dependence of dogs)...but I agree *gasp* w/ Drew on this one.

Surely this is the seventh sign of the apocalypse I've heard of, yes?

That said, here's my housemates:



mrC

Well, at least your cats represent you well....they look exactly as I'd have pictured liberal cats

Its called training.... try to make your cat do something you ask(never happen).

I've had cats that I taught to crap in the toilet, come when called, and speak.  I've also had dogs that I trained.  You're simply being obtuse when you say it'll never happen, and you're allowing your bias to color your view.  Take it from someone who likes cats AND dogs, if you want to train your cat, OR your dog, if you're willing to put the time in, it'll happen.  Period.

[ChadTower]

[GameOver]

I've had cats that I taught to crap in the toilet, ...

You've got skillz!  I think if anytihng I'd try to do that just for the entertainment value.  But my wife is allergic to cats so I'll just have to close my eyes and laugh!  Did you also train your cat to wipe?   

[tommy]

Your probably right Drew i am being bias, but you cant tell me any cat can be trained to do what a dog can, if for no other reason the cats just not interested. Now does him not being interested mean less intelligent , probably not but still hes not smart enough to know its time to listen up.

Just looking into a dogs eyes while speaking to it, obviously tells me hes thinking more then a cat. He waits on me to react and sees my mood and understands the meaning of words and reacts as such. Its a night and day comparison.

[Zakk]

Let's suppose for a moment that they were able to prove that a cat was smarter than a dog, or a dog was more intelligent than a cat.

[shmokes]

That's what I'm talking about.  Even if someone could come in today and show conclusively that dogs ARE, in fact, smarter than cats it's not like I'd suddenly think, "Oh....I guess I wish I had a dog."  It's not like you can train your pit bull to do your algebra.

Look at Al Gore.  That guy is smart.  It doesn't make him likeable.

[DrewKaree]

Look at Al Gore.  That guy is smart.  It doesn't make him likeable.

Better yet, look at shmokes or me - we're likeable, but that doesn't make shmokes smart

Tommy, enjoy your dog.  Some things in life, like whether a dog is smarter than a cat, fish, or a stump aren't worthy of debate.  Clearly the stump will win every time you pit it against an animal

Zakk, I've had catfish before....how'd your genius fish allow themselves to be mounted by a cat?  Oh, and that brings up another idea.  Take your tank and put it in that dopey area of your fireplace that needs balancing out with the rest of the gimongous hearth.  Or don't.  Just sit there and stare at the empty hole.  And twitch.

I brush my cat 98 times to the right, and 34 to the left.  That's not crazy, that's just the right thing to do!

[Stingray]

Cats are smart. Mine even plays video games.



She also craps in the toilet. It's not at all hard to train them to do so. The only hard part is remembering to leave to toilet seat up.

-S

[DrewKaree]

No, the only hard part is when you are shuffling into the can late at night to drop a duece yourself and you flip on the light.....not crapping your pants from being startled is the hardest part

I only did it with one cat, my first, because I didn't want to hassle with changing the litterbox, but after almost sending a fat heater through my drawers due to the shock I described above, I decided until I could find a way to teach 'em to flush too, it'd never happen again.

[fredster]

Shotgun season! ALLLRIGHT


Here kitty kitty kitty, here kitty kitty.

Use a canopener as a call too.....

[ChadTower]

Just looking into a dogs eyes while speaking to it, obviously tells me hes thinking more then a cat. He waits on me to react and sees my mood and understands the meaning of words and reacts as such. Its a night and day comparison.

My family used to breed and train hunting dogs in Nova Scotia.  We are actually credited with creating a style and breed of trained hunting dog that is renowned throughout Canada (among duck hunters).  I know a LOT about this.

That dog isn't thinking.  It's searching for a sign, any sign, of a way to please you.  That's if it loves you.  It might also be looking for a sign of a way to get food from you.  I've trained hundreds of dogs and the older members of may family have trained thousands.  Dogs don't think in chains the way a cat does.  They react to stimuli, at first based on a reward system and then simply out of rote behaviour to please the master.  It actually doesn't matter the master is a man, woman, or pickup truck.  They are a pack animal and pack animals work to please the pack leader.

A cat, on the other hand, can think in chains.  Put a bird in a cage hanging from the ceiling... a cat will jump to a chair, then the table, then a book case, and evaluate other places from which it may be able to get that bird.  A dog will just stare at it and drool.

[Shape D.]

Ok I've got an even better/smarter/buttwhoopiner pet.



thats right a frog.