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Re: Pets
« Reply #1110 on: August 17, 2010, 05:00:36 PM »
Quote from: Teal Deer on August 17, 2010, 11:57:36 AM
Defect rolled in like he owned the joint.

It seems like the words are jumbled in this sentence. My brain reads it as: "Defect rolled the joint. He owned."
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Re: Pets
« Reply #1111 on: August 17, 2010, 05:08:32 PM »
 :lol: :lol:

It's technically correct, but just looks weird. I suspect "rolled" is antiquated slang by now. I could have thrown a comma in I suppose.

Defect rolled in, like he owned the joint.
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Re: Pets
« Reply #1112 on: August 17, 2010, 05:19:39 PM »
Nah, no comma for an adverbial phrase unless you're inverting construction order in a way that makes the meaning unclear otherwise OR using it as a parenthetical.

Defect rolled in like he owned the joint. is standard.

Like he owned the joint, Defect rolled in. is also standard.

Putting a fatty on a burn diet, Defect rolled in like he owned the joint. is probably pretty standard.
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Re: Pets
« Reply #1113 on: August 17, 2010, 05:32:04 PM »
Like he owned the joint, rolled in, did Defect. /yoda
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Re: Pets
« Reply #1114 on: August 17, 2010, 05:45:08 PM »
Quote from: mo on August 17, 2010, 05:00:36 PM
Quote from: Teal Deer on August 17, 2010, 11:57:36 AM
Defect rolled in like he owned the joint.

It seems like the words are jumbled in this sentence. My brain reads it as: "Defect rolled the joint. He owned."

"Defect, like, owned the in joint.  He rolled."
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Re: Pets
« Reply #1115 on: August 17, 2010, 06:02:10 PM »
I like where this thread is going.
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Re: Pets
« Reply #1116 on: August 17, 2010, 06:04:30 PM »
:lol: 

Yah, I cited but then skipped the traditional parenthetical because it's awkward in this instance, but it would be:

Defect, like he owned the joint, rolled in.

Perhaps on little cat feet.
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Re: Pets
« Reply #1117 on: August 17, 2010, 06:08:43 PM »
Or in his Pimpmobile. I'll find that picture AFTER I get something done today.
Need a cover letter finished before midnight but have to clean the pen first because they won't shut up and that's preventing me from finishing the letter.

So yeah, p1g C4b4L.
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Re: Pets
« Reply #1118 on: September 04, 2010, 10:30:19 PM »
The cat, I think, is not half as enthusiastic about this cooler weather as I am. I found her hiding under the comforter on the bed a couple times, and just now she was in the walk-in closet, snoozing. I noticed it was definitely a few degrees warmer in there, too. No circulation.

Sometimes when she retreats like that I wonder if she has some light/sound sensitivity, like a headache or something. Of course she could just be trying to escape my Elmyra-from-Tiny-Toons grabbiness. Cats: who can tell?
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Re: Pets
« Reply #1119 on: September 05, 2010, 06:56:45 AM »
Cats: how do they work?
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Re: Pets
« Reply #1120 on: September 05, 2010, 10:11:16 AM »
I wanted to find the Kliban cartoon where the cats are being peculiar and the guy says, "Mysterious creatures, aren't they?"

The GIS did give me a bunch of Kliban cartoons, but not that one.  Also, a bunch of random stuff, a bunch of horrendous porn, and even Kliban-theme furry porn. 

I guess I should have predicted that, but on the other hand I'm glad it hadn't sprung to mind.
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Re: Pets
« Reply #1121 on: September 13, 2010, 12:03:25 PM »
I got myself 3 African Dwarf Frogs. They are mostly aquatic frogs that get to be around 2 inches. They are AWESOME. Although their mating rituals are a bit fucked up but whatever.
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Re: Pets
« Reply #1122 on: September 13, 2010, 12:13:56 PM »
 :shock:

Well if fucked up mating rituals are the topic, they've come to the right place!

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Re: Pets
« Reply #1123 on: September 18, 2010, 08:10:10 AM »
Goddamned cat is puking again.

Poor little thing, I do feel bad for her. It's really frustrating for me, and probably doubly so for her. She is obviously hungry, but she eats and three seconds later it comes up again. I just don't know that I have the money or mental faculties to go through what I did in April all over again.

This morning I took up the food bowl, left the water bowl. Some places recommend you withhold food for a little while to try to "restart" the cat's digestive tract. I'm not sure how much I buy this, but I guess it's worth a trial. The other day I gagged on something (brushing my teeth, actually) and started puking and was super sensitive to it for a while after. Like if I did something remotely gag-inducing (sniffling, for example), I had to run to the bathroom. It was lovely. But I'm thinking maybe that's what she's going through now? I don't know, and I can't get her medicine in her.

Ugh, maybe I do have to take her to the vet, for a shot of prednisone or something.
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Re: Pets
« Reply #1124 on: September 18, 2010, 09:39:30 AM »
I can't remember if you've already tried this -- and it is pretty high-maintenance -- but you might try feeding her in very small doses.  A couple pieces of kibble, wait twenty minutes, and if no barfing, a few more.  Over time, increase the amounts.

This worked for one of my brother's cats . . . until my SIL got a psycho new kitten who stresses the other cats out too much.  Then the barfing began again, along with random urination and other fun.
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