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My view of pets on boats is that Cats are OK but dogs are not unless
considered emergency rations. I was therefore pleasantly surprised to note that during James Cook's second voyage to the antipodes the crew were devastated at the death of the ships cat. This same crew happily consumed the only dog on board and the bones were used to make soup for capt. Cook who was quite ill at the time. Cheer |
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Yep, I've been told that native Americans used their dogs as
bio-refrigerators. The dogs ate all the scraps and leftovers, thereby storing and transporting the surplus calories quite nicely until they were needed elsewhere. Scout "MC" wrote in message ... My view of pets on boats is that Cats are OK but dogs are not unless considered emergency rations. I was therefore pleasantly surprised to note that during James Cook's second voyage to the antipodes the crew were devastated at the death of the ships cat. This same crew happily consumed the only dog on board and the bones were used to make soup for capt. Cook who was quite ill at the time. Cheer |
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I have a couple of friends who sailed across the pacific with a dog. It
seemed to work fine. It was a black lab and they had trouble keeping it on the boat... always wanted to take a swim. Cats are probably lower maintenace though. "MC" wrote in message ... My view of pets on boats is that Cats are OK but dogs are not unless considered emergency rations. I was therefore pleasantly surprised to note that during James Cook's second voyage to the antipodes the crew were devastated at the death of the ships cat. This same crew happily consumed the only dog on board and the bones were used to make soup for capt. Cook who was quite ill at the time. Cheer |
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You're talking bait, right?
"MC" wrote... My view of pets on boats is that Cats are OK but dogs are not |
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Scotty surmised: You're talking bait, right?
Sharks love cat meat. --=20 katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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Huh? Lawyers can afford steak.
"katysails" wrote in message ... Scotty surmised: You're talking bait, right? Sharks love cat meat. -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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I'm what?
Cheers Scott Vernon wrote: You're talking bait, right? "MC" wrote... My view of pets on boats is that Cats are OK but dogs are not |
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Hot dogs are better. The stupid owners encourage them to swim. Most cats
avoid the water. Cheers katysails wrote: Scotty surmised: You're talking bait, right? Sharks love cat meat. |
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That's what my cats eat! Prime beef...
Cheers Jonathan Ganz wrote: Huh? Lawyers can afford steak. "katysails" wrote in message ... Scotty surmised: You're talking bait, right? Sharks love cat meat. |
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But cats stay on the hook better.
SV "MC" wrote in message ... Hot dogs are better. The stupid owners encourage them to swim. Most cats avoid the water. Cheers katysails wrote: Scotty surmised: You're talking bait, right? Sharks love cat meat. |
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Why would you think that?
Cheers Scott Vernon wrote: But cats stay on the hook better. SV "MC" wrote in message ... Hot dogs are better. The stupid owners encourage them to swim. Most cats avoid the water. Cheers katysails wrote: Scotty surmised: You're talking bait, right? Sharks love cat meat. |
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MC, who knows little about cats in reality, spake from his throne:
Most cats=20 avoid the water. Au contraire....tigers loll around in streams whenever they get a chance = (read National Geographic a couple months back), lions wade in and sit = in the shallows....we have had several swimming domestic cats..one that = would swim after us out to the swim raft and another that stood in the = water and fished for minnows. The cat/water thing is a myth. --=20 katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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They're not Felix Domesticus Kook. Anyway how do you know the big like
water -ever heard them purr in water? Huh? The only domestic cats I know that like water are Turkish (and maybe vans). Was yours Turkish perchance? Cheers katysails wrote: MC, who knows little about cats in reality, spake from his throne: Most cats avoid the water. Au contraire....tigers loll around in streams whenever they get a chance (read National Geographic a couple months back), lions wade in and sit in the shallows....we have had several swimming domestic cats..one that would swim after us out to the swim raft and another that stood in the water and fished for minnows. The cat/water thing is a myth. |
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and this helps explain a lot about the level of development they have
ascended to huh? rick On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 20:41:56 GMT, Scout wrote: Yep, I've been told that native Americans used their dogs as bio-refrigerators. The dogs ate all the scraps and leftovers, thereby storing and transporting the surplus calories quite nicely until they were needed elsewhere. Scout "MC" wrote in message snip |
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rick wrote:
and this helps explain a lot about the level of development they have ascended to huh? rick "He is correct and your response is so typical of what remains of this NG You cast aspersions upon his good name you cowardly beast you. you besmirch his integrity whilst hiding like a child behind the dress of the internet." No substitute "their" for "his" in the above quote. Pots and kettles? Cheers Marty |
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MC just prattles on and on:=20
They're not Felix Domesticus Kook. Anyway how do you know the big like=20 water -ever heard them purr in water? Huh? The only domestic cats I know that like water are Turkish (and maybe=20 vans). Was yours Turkish perchance? Cat studies show that felix domesticus has the exact same traits as the = larger cats...they're just little versions of the same theme. How do I = know? They go in the water voluntarily. They sit in it. They play in = it. Animals generally do not do things in the wild that they don't want = or like to do. And no, my cats that swam we Tomas, a domestic = shorthair taabby on white, and Paddypaws, a persian cross. My SIamese, = Ginger, would play in the toilet and the kids wading pool but never had = access to a lake or stream. Jake, my tortie, would jump in the bathrub = with a person...quite disconcerting if you weren't used to sharing your = bath with a cat. --=20 katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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kinky!
"katysails" wrote Jake, my tortie, would jump in the bathrub with me |
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ouch! Uncle.
On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 14:04:37 -0500, Martin Baxter wrote: rick wrote: and this helps explain a lot about the level of development they have ascended to huh? rick "He is correct and your response is so typical of what remains of this NG You cast aspersions upon his good name you cowardly beast you. you besmirch his integrity whilst hiding like a child behind the dress of the internet." No substitute "their" for "his" in the above quote. Pots and kettles? Cheers Marty -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ |
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Scotty observed: kinky!
No...he had straight hair. --=20 katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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"katysails" wrote:
MC just prattles on and on: They're not Felix Domesticus Kook. Cat studies show that felix domesticus...snip... Just to get some use out of my expensive classical education and FYI, they're not happy (felix) domestics, they're feline (felis) domestics. Katy, you should know better. Blame it on your typing? |
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yes, they're now Americans.
Scout "rick" wrote in message ... and this helps explain a lot about the level of development they have ascended to huh? rick On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 20:41:56 GMT, Scout wrote: Yep, I've been told that native Americans used their dogs as bio-refrigerators. The dogs ate all the scraps and leftovers, thereby storing and transporting the surplus calories quite nicely until they were needed elsewhere. Scout "MC" wrote in message snip |
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Framk chided: Katy, you should know better. Blame it on your typing?
Nope...I cut and psted it out of the great Ph.D.'s posting....I try not = to correct him on these things because it tears away at his ego so badly = and I can't stand that kind of suffering. --=20 katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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Good idea. Wouldn't want to mix Felix domesticus with Felis Catus would we?
:-P Cheers MC katysails wrote: Framk chided: Katy, you should know better. Blame it on your typing? Nope...I cut and psted it out of the great Ph.D.'s posting....I try not to correct him on these things because it tears away at his ego so badly and I can't stand that kind of suffering. |
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So your cats were wet too? What is it with your household?
Cheers katysails wrote: My SIamese, Ginger, would play in the toilet and the kids wading pool but never had access to a lake or stream. Jake, my tortie, would jump in the bathrub with a person...quite disconcerting if you weren't used to sharing your bath with a cat. |
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How do you know that?
Cheers Frank Maier wrote: they're not happy (felix) domestics |
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MC replied: Good idea. Wouldn't want to mix Felix domesticus with Felis =
Catus would we? Felis domesticus Noun 1. Felis domesticus - any domesticated member of the genus Felis domestic cat, Felis catus, house cat Felis, genus Felis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most = wildcats katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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MC asked:=20
So your cats were wet too? What is it with your household? We're just all round water-lovers. I grew up on the water...we used to = swim our horses in the gravel pit when I was in school, too....had to = watch out that you didn't fall off, though, because they thrash a = lot....all my kids were introduced to swimming before they could = walk....What a strange question to come from someone that purportedly = spends so much time on the water.... --=20 katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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Yes. The strange thing is that there thousands of references calling the
cat Felix Domesticus -even in a review in Nature. Could it be that the cat is evolving into a happier creature? Cheers katysails wrote: MC replied: Good idea. Wouldn't want to mix Felix domesticus with Felis Catus would we? Felis domesticus Noun 1. Felis domesticus - any domesticated member of the genus Felis domestic cat, Felis catus, house cat Felis, genus Felis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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Note "on the water" not in it Kook.
Cheers katysails wrote: MC asked: So your cats were wet too? What is it with your household? We're just all round water-lovers. I grew up on the water...we used to swim our horses in the gravel pit when I was in school, too....had to watch out that you didn't fall off, though, because they thrash a lot....all my kids were introduced to swimming before they could walk....What a strange question to come from someone that purportedly spends so much time on the water.... |
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MC mused:=20
-- Yes. The strange thing is that there thousands of references calling = the=20 cat Felix Domesticus=20 Just semantics...that's all.... katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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MC:=20
Note "on the water" not in it Kook Both....on it, in it, by it, around it....you can use whatever = preposition you like.... --=20 katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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''full of it'' ?
"katysails" wrote in message ... MC: Note "on the water" not in it Kook Both....on it, in it, by it, around it....you can use whatever preposition you like.... -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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Scotty asked:=20
''full of it'' ? Sometimes, but not nearly as often as many others here.... --=20 katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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