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July 7, 2017
At the Catnip Café...
... you can talk about anything you want.
(And if you're shopping, please think of using The Althouse Amazon Portal. You can get catnip. You can grow your own catnip from seed and serve fresh, artisanal catnip, like what you see in the photograph.)
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Hitler reacts to CNN dox threat
LSD for expanding the minds of cats. Amazon has a 20 lbs carton for $349.97, but the neighbors are bound to wonder what made Kitty go hippy when they get back home.
Per FullMoon: Hitler reacts to CNN dox threat
:-D
The NYT calls Trump out on his fake numbers.
He tweeted: "Trade between China and North Korea grew almost 40% in the first quarter. So much for China working with us - but we had to give it a try!"
The NYT said, "It was not clear where Mr. Trump garnered his 40 percent figure for growth in overall trade between China and North Korea."
(Garnered!)
It wasn't clear where he got that number...maybe the same place they got the info they have a couple of paragraphs lower where it said, "China’s trade with the North grew 37.4 percent during the first three months of the year, compared with the same period in 2016, Chinese trade data released in April showed. China said the trade grew even as it stopped buying North Korean coal."
He's going to have to try harder if he wants to put one past those sharp NYT people.
Ann, I think you're sold...........
You can grow your own catnip from seed and serve fresh, artisanal catnip, like what you see in the photograph.)
You have to keep the growing plants out of reach from cats though. I tried growing it in cages and our two outdoor cats stuck their paws through the cage mesh and uprooted the plants, pulling them out. Craven drug-fueled behavior. I had better luck growing it in hanging pots.
A French Fighter Squadron motto during WW1 was: Qui s'y frotte s'y pique
I thought I would put this into Google Translate and see what came up.
"If you go looking for trouble you'll find it"
That's actually pretty good. Of course fighter pilots don't talk like that though. The more humourous translation is: Whoever rubs against me gets pricked
Can you say "prick the Fokker" in mixed company?
I wonder if other cat owners have ever seen (and heard) their cat behave strangely when they can't quite get to a bird or something they'd love to pounce on. Example: Our cat is several feet below a thriving bird nest. It's too high to jump to and there's no way to climb to it. The cat sits directly below and fixates on the target. A strange whimpering sound comes out of its mouth that sounds like Al Green emoting. Its jaw literally shudders in tetanic contractions. I named it "bird mouth" for my kids whenever we saw the cat do this.
Brewers 9/Yankees 4.
@Etienne: C'est frottage!
chickelit said...C'est frottage!
The practice of touching or rubbing against the clothed body of another person in a crowd as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
Ewww...
WW1 French pilots experienced frottage in spads.
A French Fighter Squadron motto during WW1 was: Qui s'y frotte s'y pique
I can't say which fighter squadron had that motto, but it was very old by the time of the Great War. We tend to think of the thistle as a Scottish emblem, but it appears in French heraldry as well and is particularly associated with Lorraine. In the decades between the wars, the thistle badge and the motto were officially adopted by the troops of the Maginot Line fortifications. Today the thistle badge and the motto are associated with the professional soccer club of Nancy.
Military practicing unusual below radar exercises.. As a kid we had a group of army helicopters skimming the trees over our neighborhood in the same formation for weeks. Later we saw the failed hostage rescue mission on TV. Then we had a single C-130 following the same pattern.
How far is North Korea from Yongsan?
"chickelit said...
I wonder if other cat owners have ever seen (and heard) their cat behave strangely when they can't quite get to a bird or something they'd love to pounce on. Example: Our cat is several feet below a thriving bird nest. It's too high to jump to and there's no way to climb to it. The cat sits directly below and fixates on the target. A strange whimpering sound comes out of its mouth that sounds like Al Green emoting. Its jaw literally shudders in tetanic contractions. I named it "bird mouth" for my kids whenever we saw the cat do this."
Yes, it's more of a chattering sound. It's surmised that they are mimicking the sound of a bird, allowing them to get closer to their prey. Others think it's simply excitement. But all cats do it.
Heh, this made me think of Trump as catnip.
In another thread a commenter said that Reagan and Obama were teflon and Trump is cast iron, which I thought was pretty good.
But another way to go is that Trump is catnip....his opponents can't resist but in reaction they lose their minds, rolling around making loud vocalizations and drooling (ok maybe not the rolling on the floor part.)
Quaestor said...I can't say which fighter squadron had that motto
March 1918: Escadrille Spa38, which was re-equipped with new Spad XIIIs. Although principally a photo reconnaissance unit, Spa38 aggressively defended itself.
They lived up to the motto they adopted from their commander: "Whoever rubs against me gets pricked". They also adopted his black thistle insignia on their planes.
(Wiki article on Georges Madon)
CStanley: Great observation!
FRESH catnip. Since it's Madison, presumably "artisanal" catnip.
The poor little drugged out creature will hardly know her family when they return. They will probably have trouble recognizing her. Eyes crossed, drooling, and constantly slipping out to discuss matters with Meade, her pusher.
“And if we don’t forget who we are, we just can’t be beaten,” -Trump in Warsaw on Thursday
"But that's not who we are...." -Obama between rounds at the golf course
In another thread a commenter said that Reagan and Obama were teflon and Trump is cast iron, which I thought was pretty good.
That is an interesting analogy. Teflon pans are subject to being scratched and while stuff won't stick to them, they have a limited lifetime.
Cast iron skillets, on the other hand, are able to last for decades and generations....if treated properly (wash in warm water..yes you can use a little mild dish soap...do not soak...reheat until just dry over medium heat...re oil while still warm with a small amount of vegetable, crisco or olive oil on a paper towel....wipe off the excess and store in a dry place) I have the pans that my mother gave to me when I left for college in 1969. Those pans were given to her by her mother when she was a young bride in 1949.
I like the idea of Trump being a cast iron skillet. Durable, useful and in a pinch can be used to wallop the crap out of someone :-)
MaxedOutMama said...
"Eyes crossed, drooling, and constantly slipping out to discuss matters with Meade, her pusher."
I said cat damn, cat damn the pusherman
How long was your cat trippin' after that?
We were unable to discern any change in her behavior whatsoever.
" I have the pans that my mother gave to me when I left for college in 1969."
I have the skillet that I used to make pancakes in when I was ten.
Long before any of you were born.
She used to make full meals in it when I visited when she was 98.
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