Cat Be Gone
Return of the “Cat Scrambler!”
A broom is completely okay as a cat-removal-system… bristles don’t leave marks…. but they scare the Dickens out of felines! Squirt guns are even more fun!
Return of the “Cat Scrambler!”
A broom is completely okay as a cat-removal-system… bristles don’t leave marks…. but they scare the Dickens out of felines! Squirt guns are even more fun!
So…
A Cat-o’-Nine Tails would be out of the question?
Return of the “Cat Scram-bler?” What, this swatting stick was used before? Hmm, didn’t work.
Gotta admit, squirt guns, as in pumped-up super-soakers, do get cats off couches, but leave the furnishings a bit wet. Randie needs to find her inner cat love, else-wise Twinks should unleash her retractable claws on the upholstery, or maybe release a flea storm. Seems that mellow Ryan would understand an untimely lunch “outing” for Bob (fish-out of-water…funny), but would more likely frown upon a crazed broom-beating on the part of someone supposedly more intelligent and emotionally stable. “Scorched-Earth” Twinks, show her who’s boss.
Personally, all I have to do is reach for my vacuum, otherwise known as the dog toy since loves to play with it.
Randie should invite BB over for dinner – admittedly a very inexpensive dinner – then wheel out Twinkie, all trussed up like Hannibal, ala Silence of the Lambs, then give her a few pointers about cat management. (Which is much like managing a big oil company; both do whatever they feel like.)
That’s cultural humor there, Stick. 😉
Why do people keep calling Twinkie “her”? I thought it was a “Him”.
I second the squirt gun or spray bottle as a cat-scatting method. My cat isn’t afraid of a broom — in fact, he likes to chew on the bristles! I think I need to get a little tub of kitty greens for him . . .
I dunno…my cat always tries to fight with our broom, and that’s when I’m trying to actually sweep with it!
She’ll also act unfazed by the squirt bottle depending on her mood (however, running at her threateningly will get her off the counter fast).
The Cat Scrambler. I use it from time to time to keep the kitties at bay.
Joe… Yikes… cat-o-nines smart!
Stick: In the old days (Squid was in black & white then)…. Randie used the cat scram-bler to rid her house of Twinkie, before said house burnt down. (You can visit the link above today’s cartoon entitled “older squid toons” and catch up on some Squid history.
Ruth: Yah! The vacuum! Works every time! Sadly, Randie don’t own one…
Pete: …. you can be sure that there will be words soon….
Meem: YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT…. Twinkie is a boy! (I meant to correct that misconception earlier… thank you).
DCS: yes…. the squirt gun is more fun. I’m picturing your cat hanging onto the bristles of your broom while you wave it about… hee hee.
Joe… (Hi, ho!) You have a real problem there… may I suggest the vacuum as was reported earlier…?
Jack… Mreeeow…. back vicious beasts!
Brooms, providing one uses the straw and not the handle end, can be very humane and effective tools for enhancing human-feline communication. Narrowing the eyes and hissing loudly increases the efficacy.
Oh, Pete, pete…
So today its inviting your friend, a cat fancier, over for meal, only to then wheel out their beloved pet cat strapped to a dolly, wearing a straight jacket, and its face covered by a muzzle mask?
Are you intending to waterboard the sweet, fish loving creature as well?
I’m sure Beebs will be less than receptive to any cat management tips that may follow.
As for the oil companies, can’t we can just boycot them? Refuse to use gas, oil, electricity, plastics, paints, solvents, medicine, clothing, non organic food, anything delivered using gas (which is basically everything else). Uh, rats, they’re dominants…and we’re dependents.
brig…
Twink’s a boy? Looking back through the discussions you did call into question Twink’s state of neuteredness. Alright! So might he be a loving single-dad trying to bring some much needed nurishment (otherwise known as Bob) back to his brood? Or might he just be a suave Romeo who’s got all the girl cats swooning? Woohoo. He isn’t gay? Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Empress…
Ah, non-verbal communications. Yeh, brooms work well if you’re bigger. If your tiger-striped kitty weighs about 650 pounds and has a length of about 11 feet, provided he lets you hold his tail out, waving a broom will become much less efficacious.
Brig,
Only for self-defense, mind you. Down Simba!
When cats go feral, you see them as there ancestors were. The need to hunt for their own food is still very strong in even the most domesticated tabby. Blaming the owner is like blaming your parents for not giving you an allowance to buy junk food. But, I digress…
Defend that fish, Randie! We’re all cheering for you!
Joe…
Dumb fish, if it can’t defend itself, what good is it? Here, Twinkie, twinkie…
Oh, nice, use of a whip for self-defense.
You’re forgetting all too soon about the self- defense loophole called “pre-emptive strike” that put us in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Join with me now…
Crack that whip
Give the past the slip
Step on a crack
Break your momma’s back
When a problem comes along
You must whip it
Before the cream sits out too long
You must whip it
When something’s going wrong
You must whip it
now whip it
into shape
shape it up
get straight
go forward
move ahead
try to detect it
it’s not too late
to whip it
whip it good
When a good time turns around
You must whip it
You will never live it down
Unless you whip it
No one gets their way
Until they whip it
I say whip it
Whip it good
–lyrics by Devo, music by whatever your mind conjures up.
Pete, Meem & brig…I replied to yer discuss’in comments of yesterday.
Joe…Hmm, OK, I guess I was half right. Iraq was a self-defense prequel, while Afghan…I…stand was a self-defense sequel.
Twinks…bite those broom bristles big “guy,” then hold on and enjoy the ride.
Funny cat-in-fishbowl winning pic from SaveMart/Lucky Stores pet photo contest…
http://www.savemart.com/Pet-Tastic
…there are also dog pics.
Brooms and vacuum cleaners work well for dealing with evil cats. However, a good squirt bottle seems to work best for dealing with my cats, as well the cats at my work (Pet Smart) in Sand City.
nice pic, Stick.