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Re: Covid-19. The Lighter Side
« Reply #350 on: August 14, 2020, 12:59:24 AM »
Ouch  grint

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« Reply #351 on: August 14, 2020, 01:29:23 AM »
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« Reply #352 on: August 14, 2020, 01:31:12 AM »
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« Reply #353 on: August 17, 2020, 09:20:13 PM »
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« Reply #354 on: August 17, 2020, 09:21:06 PM »
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« Reply #355 on: August 17, 2020, 09:22:21 PM »
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« Reply #356 on: August 17, 2020, 09:23:21 PM »
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Re: Covid-19. The Lighter Side
« Reply #357 on: August 18, 2020, 02:58:34 AM »
These cats/dog photos and captions are so great. Thanks Jan.


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« Reply #358 on: August 18, 2020, 03:03:16 AM »
These cats/dog photos and captions are so great. Thanks Jan.

I'll post some more  :dog1:

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« Reply #359 on: August 18, 2020, 03:03:50 AM »
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« Reply #360 on: August 18, 2020, 03:04:58 AM »
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« Reply #361 on: August 18, 2020, 03:07:03 AM »
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« Reply #362 on: August 18, 2020, 05:39:06 AM »
That cat with the punk-rock mohawk looks badass.  \m/   :band:  \m/
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« Reply #363 on: August 19, 2020, 03:49:34 AM »
Thank you, Jan. My cats are sitting on my papers, the one I'm trying to revise.


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Re: Covid-19. The Lighter Side
« Reply #364 on: August 23, 2020, 01:51:03 AM »
I can believe it  :icon_rolleyes:

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Re: Covid-19. The Lighter Side
« Reply #365 on: August 23, 2020, 05:28:16 AM »
Actually I got caught in a thunderstorm walking this morning and learned you CANNOT breathe through a wet cloth mask. It sucks up against your face and no air gets in. I rarely see anyone when I am walking and am able to social distance if I do, I just do it to set a good example for my kids.  But that was a surprise.
 

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« Reply #366 on: August 23, 2020, 11:06:51 AM »
Actually I got caught in a thunderstorm walking this morning and learned you CANNOT breathe through a wet cloth mask. It sucks up against your face and no air gets in. I rarely see anyone when I am walking and am able to social distance if I do, I just do it to set a good example for my kids.  But that was a surprise.

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« Reply #367 on: August 23, 2020, 11:26:36 AM »
Actually I got caught in a thunderstorm walking this morning and learned you CANNOT breathe through a wet cloth mask. It sucks up against your face and no air gets in.
That, in a nutshell, is waterboarding.
 
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« Reply #368 on: August 23, 2020, 08:28:15 PM »
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« Reply #369 on: August 24, 2020, 12:58:42 PM »
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« Reply #370 on: August 29, 2020, 02:21:48 AM »
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« Reply #371 on: August 29, 2020, 02:25:05 AM »
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« Reply #372 on: August 31, 2020, 12:30:05 AM »
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« Reply #373 on: August 31, 2020, 01:19:19 AM »
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« Reply #374 on: September 01, 2020, 04:05:43 AM »
Writers would never make this kind of boo-boo - would they?  :hehe

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« Reply #375 on: September 07, 2020, 09:43:16 PM »
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« Reply #376 on: September 07, 2020, 10:26:43 PM »
:catrun

This is so true. I'm sure someone has already written a science fiction story in which cats are in fact evil aliens just waiting for the command to destroy us all. 
 

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« Reply #377 on: September 07, 2020, 11:22:15 PM »
I'm sure someone has already written a science fiction story in which cats are in fact evil aliens just waiting for the command to destroy us all.

Whoa!  They're not?
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« Reply #378 on: September 07, 2020, 11:47:15 PM »
I'm sure someone has already written a science fiction story in which cats are in fact evil aliens just waiting for the command to destroy us all.

Whoa!  They're not?
The dog told me they are and he never lies. :eek:
 

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« Reply #379 on: September 08, 2020, 06:16:36 AM »
:catrun


This I believe.

My own dearly departed cat was fiercely loyal to me.  Once, my sister and I were bickering a little, and when she walked past kitty, he took a swipe at her leg for no apparent reason.  Kitty wasn't aggressive towards people at all, so this move caught both of us by surprise.  I think he was making his point that he was on Team Jeff and she'd better watch her step.  At other times, he faced off with big dogs in an effort to protect me when he could have easily hidden under a nearby car.  I have no doubt he'd have killed and died for me had the opportunity ever arisen.  And if he had perceived a threat to me, and unleashing a bioweapon against my enemies was within his power, he'd have done it without a second thought.

Man, he was a great cat.  Even all these years later, I still miss my little buddy sometimes.


I'm sure someone has already written a science fiction story in which cats are in fact evil aliens just waiting for the command to destroy us all. 


I think the owner of this forum has written something along those lines.
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« Reply #380 on: September 08, 2020, 08:00:52 AM »
Ricky Sides wrote Claws, although it's more horror than SciFi.

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« Reply #381 on: September 08, 2020, 08:52:42 AM »

My own dearly departed cat was fiercely loyal to me.  Once, my sister and I were bickering a little, and when she walked past kitty, he took a swipe at her leg for no apparent reason.  Kitty wasn't aggressive towards people at all, so this move caught both of us by surprise.  I think he was making his point that he was on Team Jeff and she'd better watch her step.  At other times, he faced off with big dogs in an effort to protect me when he could have easily hidden under a nearby car.  I have no doubt he'd have killed and died for me had the opportunity ever arisen.  And if he had perceived a threat to me, and unleashing a bioweapon against my enemies was within his power, he'd have done it without a second thought.

Man, he was a great cat.  Even all these years later, I still miss my little buddy sometimes.


We need a :catlove emoji. My first cat was a real lover-boy and after all these years I still miss him.

I've loved watching Cats & Dogs the movie.  :catrun  :dog1: Maybe we need to make a list, but I find that cats in fiction are almost always evil, whereas dogs are depicted the good guys.


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Re: Covid-19. The Lighter Side
« Reply #382 on: September 10, 2020, 09:11:27 PM »
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« Reply #383 on: September 10, 2020, 09:17:34 PM »
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« Reply #385 on: September 11, 2020, 03:08:42 AM »

"The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.” – Thomas Sowell

"The State is an institution run by gangs of murderers, plunderers and thieves, surrounded by willing executioners, propagandists, sycophants, crooks, liars, clowns, charlatans, dupes and useful idiots—an institution that dirties and taints everything it touches.” - Hans Hoppe

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« Reply #386 on: September 11, 2020, 07:11:19 AM »
(2020 school)


That would actually be an improvement.  Right now, "school" consists of third-grade girls booty dancing on Zoom for their teachers and classmates.  (Seriously; that's one of the anecdotes my teacher neighbor gave me.)
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« Reply #387 on: September 12, 2020, 02:05:29 AM »
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« Reply #388 on: September 19, 2020, 12:33:59 AM »
 :icon_rofl:

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« Reply #389 on: September 27, 2020, 02:48:11 AM »

"The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.” – Thomas Sowell

"The State is an institution run by gangs of murderers, plunderers and thieves, surrounded by willing executioners, propagandists, sycophants, crooks, liars, clowns, charlatans, dupes and useful idiots—an institution that dirties and taints everything it touches.” - Hans Hoppe

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« Reply #390 on: September 27, 2020, 02:54:42 AM »
Anarchist - That's not funny. It's realistically sad.

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« Reply #391 on: September 27, 2020, 03:22:23 AM »
Anarchist - That's not funny. It's realistically sad.
In the same way as People of Walmart is realistically sad....  grint
 
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« Reply #392 on: September 28, 2020, 06:34:11 AM »
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« Reply #395 on: September 28, 2020, 06:42:26 AM »
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« Reply #396 on: September 28, 2020, 06:52:42 AM »
That's one of the most realistic-looking mannequins I've ever seen.
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« Reply #397 on: September 28, 2020, 07:49:07 AM »
Grin



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« Reply #398 on: September 28, 2020, 08:32:22 AM »
grint

We could have some fun with this one.

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« Reply #399 on: September 28, 2020, 10:57:55 AM »


Oddly, during my nightmarish experience at Walmart last week, I noticed that the people NOT wearing masks were in scooters or were their companions.

Being fat is not hazardous to anyone else's health unless the fat person crushes the annoying skinny person. You have been warned!