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Ping Mark Edwards!
Wasn't it you who has the new "office cat"? I'm thinking I might get
one for my mother for Mother's Day, but I've lost your post. Could you post (or send) the url again? Joy |
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Ping Mark Edwards!
On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:56:56 -0700, joygaylord wrote:
Wasn't it you who has the new "office cat"? I'm thinking I might get one for my mother for Mother's Day, but I've lost your post. Could you post (or send) the url again? Joy This isn't Mark, but here's the content of his post: Subject: My new fake cat From: Mark Edwards Reply-To: Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.anecdotes Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:04:01 -0000 I ordinarily have three or four feline "helpers" near my desk at home. I cannot have cats at work (darn it!). So I thought I'd get a stuffed cat for my desk. It looks like this (pardon the quality of my camera phone's images): http://tinyurl.com/lagt8 http://tinyurl.com/nhf2r The online product image is he http://tinyurl.com/zyja8 I installed the batteries, sat it on my desk, and watched it out of the corner of my eye. Just like a real kitten, it sleeps on top of the current book on my desk, it breathes in and out (hence the batteries - they say it should breathe for about three months on life support), and it feels soft to the touch. It came in a cardboard carry crate like you get at an animal adoption center, cutesy instructions, and a certificate of adoption on which you can write your new zombie cat's name. From the documentation (my comments in brackets): "Perfect Petzzz (sic) need very little training to remain the "perfect" pet. Each one was individually tested in Austin, Texas before being chosen for adoption." [As long as the command is "sleep", obedience is outstanding. All other attempts at gaining obedience are exactly as successful as with real cats] "Your pet has already been trained to go to the bathroom ONLY when you are asleep, so it won't even bother you." [No doubt so it can bury the results under your pillow - just like a real cat!] The cat does look realistic, except under close examination. If you turn it upside down, it looks sadly like the cats who failed to cross the road. It also goes a long way toward fixing the "phantom cat" feeling I get, from expecting a cat to be underfoot, when no cats are in the vicinity. In short, I like it. Bonus: the receptionist was speehless when I showed it to her - whether in sheer admiration of my genius, or complete, disgusted acceptance of my cat-dorkiness, she failed to say. As a denial survival mechanism, I'm going with the first choice... No animals, real or hallucinatory, were harmed in the making of this post. Hugs and Purrs, Mark -- Proof of Sanity Forged Upon Request |
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Ping Mark Edwards!
Thank you, Dan. That gives me what I needed.
Joy |
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