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Old 03-25-2006, 01:26 PM   #4541
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It's taking a kitten - a living being - and winding wire about it. Or stuffing it in a box till it gets the desired form that the modler wants. The cat is in the wire or the box till the forming has been done. Airhoels are in the box if that is what is being used and it's even fed in the thing.



It's cruel and completely unnessery. Like the ring things that some cultures have for making their necks longer.
It's also a joke. We don't really form kittens with wire (Well, I don't anyway)

I think you'd be hard put to get any cat to stand still for this sort of thing anyway. I find it hard enough to get mine to hold still for her anti-flea treatment which is just a couple of drops of liquid on the back of her neck.
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It's taking a kitten - a living being - and winding wire about it. Or stuffing it in a box till it gets the desired form that the modler wants. The cat is in the wire or the box till the forming has been done. Airhoels are in the box if that is what is being used and it's even fed in the thing.



It's cruel and completely unnessery. Like the ring things that some cultures have for making their necks longer.

I think you took me a little too serious. I was just looning around (I am the official Loony of this site, and the Loony Empress of this planet, you see.). I was just playing on the term "Bonsai Kitten". You see, Bonsai's don't get their shape just from the pruning (that's mostly for keeping them small), but you also wrap wire around them to get them to grow in the desired shape. Though this might be okay for trees, it is of course not something you should ever do to an animal. I love animals, and I would never even think of hurting one. My parents raised me to respect even animals (I was one of the people trying to save the snails in the flowerpots of my primary school from the boots of some of the boys on rainy days). And even though I might occasionally jest at forming kittens with wire or am proclaiming the stupidity of pigeons (they are pretty stupid, though sharp-eyed, don't you agree?), I would never actually think of doing such a thing. I love animals, and anyone who hurts them shall be on the receiving end of my wrath. By the way, my family personally has several pets. Two dogs (though one of them is usually with my sister, who is studying Veterinary medicine in another city.), two bunnies, and two guinea pigs. My sisters and I have all been members of the Youth Club of the Frankfurt Zoo where we learned further respect for animals, and also learned a lot about them. I hope this is enough proof (if at all) for my good intentions towards animals.

Just in case you are interested, this is the windswept design for a Bonsai.



Not really transferable to an animal, least of all a kitten, don't you think?


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I massacre innocent animals for pleasure.

My last statement was a lie.
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I massacre innocent animals for pleasure.

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You don't do it for pleasure?
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Correct. I do it only to satisfy my lust for blood.

What's that? The sun is rising?

TO THE CRYPT!
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Correct. I do it only to satisfy my lust for blood.

What's that? The sun is rising?

TO THE CRYPT!
Don´t say that. I´m reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. It´s about vampires and it´s really creepy.
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Oh, well I am a creature of the damned. Or something. At least, there's got to be something to explain my atrociously poor luck ...
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Oh, well I am a creature of the damned. Or something. At least, there's got to be something to explain my atrociously poor luck ...
Ah, come on. You just say that beacuse you know I´ll tell you you´re greatlooking!!! Which you are!! :



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No, I say that because I'm a cynical pessimist realist with a perpetually bleak outlook on life .
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And (quoting Dr Phil )how is that working for you?
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No, I say that because I'm a cynical pessimist realist with a perpetually bleak outlook on life .

Why don't you just stop awfulising your situation and start to look at the bright side of life?



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Don´t say that. I´m reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. It´s about vampires and it´s really creepy.
Vampires...creepy?
I'm more of a werewolf kind of guy.
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It's taking a kitten - a living being - and winding wire about it. Or stuffing it in a box till it gets the desired form that the modler wants. The cat is in the wire or the box till the forming has been done. Airhoels are in the box if that is what is being used and it's even fed in the thing.



It's cruel and completely unnessery. Like the ring things that some cultures have for making their necks longer.
Oh like those battery hens

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It's also a joke. We don't really form kittens with wire (Well, I don't anyway)

I think you'd be hard put to get any cat to stand still for this sort of thing anyway. I find it hard enough to get mine to hold still for her anti-flea treatment which is just a couple of drops of liquid on the back of her neck.
well...theres always catnip, and theres the added bonus of the kitten being happy that your stuffing it in a box
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well...theres always catnip, and theres the added bonus of the kitten being happy that your stuffing it in a box
Apparently I exude some sort of catnip-like substance from my armpits. It's quite embarassing how she'll rub her head in there and then start doing little cat somersaults.

For vampires you should try to find a copy of the short story "CarmillA" by Sheridan Le Fanu. One of the vampiric limitations in that is the vampire is only able to use anagrams of its real name (it can't use a completly false name)

Hmmm! I seem to recall a story about a vampire called LycRae a little while back. I wonder if they're still around.
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Apparently I exude some sort of catnip-like substance from my armpits. It's quite embarassing how she'll rub her head in there and then start doing little cat somersaults.
You are speaking of an actual feline, aren't you?

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I seem to remember Mr. Le Fanu writing a number of stories about vampires. If I recall correctly, his stuff is quite good and very atmospheric.

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You are speaking of an actual feline, aren't you?
Yes, this actual feline.

Seems to think my armpits after a long day at work are some sort of kitty heaven. Don't ask me why.
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Yes, this actual feline.

Seems to think my armpits after a long day at work are some sort of kitty heaven. Don't ask me why.
It must be a hair thing. Cats tend to like rubbing my beard.

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I´m not sure I´ll ever read anything about vampires again after reading The Historian. The story isn´t brutal, not yet anyway, but it´s building up a tension in a very subtle way. That´s both appeling and terrifying at the same time. I recommend it.
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Your cat is lovely. My neighbour has a male cat (Nisse) that often sits on our door step. Nisse isn´t allowed inside (imagine this terrible winter) his own home ever since the neighbour bought a dog. He is rubbing himself to everyone that stops and pet him. My dog Jaffa as well.
If he gets the chance he jumps up to sit on my shoulders, on the neck like a shawl.
I just love him and I often think of stealing this cat. Would that be so bad?
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