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StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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SwissDonkey posted:

This is Juno (aka Junecat). She thinks she's majestic.


But in reality she's just a huge derp.

cash crab posted:

I am super into this cat's weird head.

Same, this cat needs a blog, or Instagram, or something stat. Juno :gurf: :love:

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StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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Strenots posted:

Met Annie today. She's definitely a great match, and we're due to get her next Friday after she's spayed. Mellow, no reaction to cats, and a total glutton for pettes.



Wanna smoosh my face on this dog's face

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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Hungry Computer posted:


Someone made a harness for my beardie Wrex.

I am loving the old cattes but had to call this out because oh geez :3:

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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next step: tiny diabetes meds

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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oh my god

dat cat looks so silky

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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Comptroll The Forums posted:

*leans in real close and whispers* but dogs are betterrrr

As someone currently away from home for nearly a month and around 4 big wiggle dogs instead of my wonderful cat, the answer to that is no. They are lovely dogs but how anyone could live smelling like this is beyond me. I have to be polite and pretend the house and all its residents (including the people) don't smell like a barrel of dog anuses. Such cute creatures, such a beefy smell.

Goddamn, I miss my cat's clean, sunshine-smelling fur. And his purr. And his stupid face.

I miss my cat, you guys.

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang posted:

Oh ho ho if you don't have a dog that smells like old hot shrimp when they get stinky. Oh and Frito paws.

It's like I'm staying in the Frito Lay factory

Right next to the chili factory

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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morcant posted:

A dog I would just let down.

I didn't realize I thought this about myself and dogs until now, but I have to be honest with myself. It's true. I would not be a good dog owner, and I would not be able to handle the guilt of emotionally scarring one of the most pure and loyal creatures on this planet, one whose entire existence is centered on you.

That's too much pressure, man. My relationship with my cat feels a lot more like one with a person, a level at which I am comfortable.

Content: Bini the Bunny visits the Ronald McDonald House for the holidays:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VArY3b59x0

Bini gives them a painting he painted himself!

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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IMJack posted:

That dog is just a ring-around-the-eye short of being the Target mascot. Also the puppy photos elsewhere in the Twitter are deadly cute.

Watchin' a moooovie

https://twitter.com/virgoprincxss/status/944096646874382336

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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Soot Sprite

Burnt Toast

Fluffy Crust

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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drrockso20 posted:

Literally the only reason we never domesticated them is that for whatever reason they don't breed well in captivity without Artficial Insemination, and for whatever dumb reason we as a civilization decided that for the most part we shouldn't try domesticating new species of animals anymore even though that is the best chance for a lot of species to survive in some form or another


Um, well because 1) the process of domestication messes with the genetics so much they're no longer the same animals they started out as, and 2) they can become so dependent on us we end up with a dependency and overpopulation problem which we then need to manage. See: dogs, cats. The foxes we've domesticated are cute, but totally different creatures from wild ones.

So it's not really a valid way to preserve a wild species and keep it healthy and independent.

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StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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Oh I'm fine with genetic engineering, I would love a domesticated cheetah, although probably it would cause huge problems and lots of accidents.

I'm just saying it wouldn't be the same thing. Eventually it would be totally distinct. And while popularity might not lead to it, time will.

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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drrockso20 posted:

Probably wouldn't be worse than many of the larger and/or aggressive dog breeds, after all Cheetahs don't have particularly sharp claws, and while they do have sharper teeth than dogs, I do believe there's not much difference in bite strength between them

Indeed I don't think I've ever really heard of any major incidents involving Cheetah on Human violence

Um friend, have you ever played with a cat? They can hurt you even as little creatures. Their play is rough and they get excited. Hand maulings are common.

This behavior follows through to big cats, which is why it's a terrible idea to own them in general. Because it scales up. Even the domesticated servals hurt people without meaning to. They destroy furniture and can slice you up in their play, and need to constantly exercise on big exercise wheels just to be comfortable. They're not reccomended to be around children because it's so common for them to hurt kids play-hunting them. They're difficult animals not everyone should own. And that's a MINI cheetah. Imagine a big one.

That's pretty much why we've never domesticated any of the big cats, they are not like dogs in how they domesticate.

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StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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Elias_Maluco posted:

Yeah. And they also just get mad or annoyed sometimes and that's often enough for then to attack you. Dogs wont do that

Cats are just the right size that their attacks arent really dangerous. But if they were as big as big dogs, they would be

My first cat was a female so ferocious and so easily annoyed that my family would be all dead if she wanst also pretty small

Exactly. Cat behavior is much different, and in general humans aren't very gracious towards it. We do the whole 'cats are assholes' meme bc they don't act like dogs, and we don't want to admit we're being impatient entitled jerks about having little servant creatures.

They swipe, they bite, they pounce. They get particularly enticed by small moving creatures. Introducing one as big as a large dog with the bite strength to crush a small child's skull is not a good idea.

EDIT:

OH GOD NEW PAGE, here's Bini the Bunny painting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV93xzPlNwI

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StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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Facebook Aunt posted:

:eyepop:

"half Pomeranian and half Husky"

How?

I'm guessing the husky was the mom and the pom the dad bc the other way around makes me feel so terrible for possibly exploding mama dog

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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Lava Lamp Goddess posted:

Recently, my bf and I have been watching a lot of Dragonball Super, so right now he's Beerus the God of Destruction. For reference: http://dragonballuniverse.wikia.com/wiki/Beerus

If not that, I like Pazuzu.

Pazuzu. Beerus is a very popular name for sphinxes among nerds (we are a sphinx lovin' crowd). You'd be getting people sending you their same Beerus cats back.

Plus when Pazuzu upsets you, you can yell "Pazuzu you ungrateful gargoyle, I put you through college and this is how you repay me?!"

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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:3:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjqD2hm0qNs

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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I was so focused on the infini-kitties, I missed the third cat at first

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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Seriously though what does that rabbit actually DO? He/she even has tiny handcuffs, but I noticed they are too small even for his/her wrists, so I must assume they are for dastardly mongooses and the like.

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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Dienes posted:

They typically don't - in fact, many cat breed standards emphasize that toe tufts should be there.

People do it either 1) because they are used to grooming dogs, which typically have their foot fur trimmed, or 2) the cat's foot hair got dirty and the clip is to prevent matting/further mess.

I imagine it at least is a bit more hygienic, and helps cut down on poop/litter treading across the household.

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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IIRC, raccoons are pretty closely related to bears so yeah, they do the same winter-plumping that bears do. You could easily have a Fat Raccoon Week like ya do a Fat Bear Week.

Of course, I do always worry when I see them that fat and they're someone's pet, I hope those guys do slim down when its seasonally appropriate and aren't always like that :(

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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Love the birds, horrified by trash table

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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RaspberryCommie posted:

I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. If you have birds and they haven't made a giant mess there's something wrong.

I was thinking about this later - if it's bird area, then horror rescinded. If it's a legit computer table then......please god let it just be playtime

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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NYCACC is legit, I got my rabbit (RIP Sgt. Pepper) and my cat from them, and they were my Amazon smile charity for a long time. They good people.

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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this becomes way more interesting to watch once you realize a lot of these colors are within the dog's view of the color spectrum - they have dichromatic vision and see primarily in blues and yellows. they can't perceive green as 'green', but they can tell it's a different color...I wonder if he sees the yellow in all the green or? Fascinating...

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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Fritz Coldcockin posted:

That is the Lorax. It speaks for the trees.

Related:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv7Qt9bgmtW/

(be sure to click the arrow to view all the slides in the story)

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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oh man so it finally happened

I have been following her work so long, I remember when she got Linney

Please enjoy Linney's first days adopted:
https://lucylou.livejournal.com/2009/01/31/
https://lucylou.livejournal.com/2009/02/02/
https://lucylou.livejournal.com/2009/02/09/
https://lucylou.livejournal.com/2009/02/11/

And some other early Linney's:
https://lucylou.livejournal.com/2009/03/29/
https://lucylou.livejournal.com/2009/06/16/
https://lucylou.livejournal.com/2009/06/29/
https://lucylou.livejournal.com/2009/09/28/
https://lucylou.livejournal.com/2009/10/18/

Linney was a good cat, the best of cats

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StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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I saw this on FB and it is 100% a pro-click and everyone needs to read through the full thread for this

Everyone must know of Terminatur

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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this account has been suspended and i'm trying to imagine what someone could possibly have posted that is both passable by cute thread standard but not the twitter TOS....

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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the amount that i wanna touch ALL of that is insane

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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not even free stuff? ugh, jerks

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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That's Wilfred Warrior, gift to this earth

https://www.instagram.com/wilfredwarrior/

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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the lack of sound on that pygmy falcon video is a crime of the highest degree

birb crimes are serious crimes, sir

StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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Raptor1033 posted:

For a hot second I thought this was a Goku vest and now I'm a little peeved it's not

also thought this, glad i'm not alone

also what does a cat need button pockets for? cat wallet?

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StrangersInTheNight
Dec 31, 2007
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Screw all of those names, everyone knows the galaxy is on Orion's belt

gotta go with Orion

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