Soft Kitty

[fastiller]

@AntiBeeSpray - the Reddit Secret Santa story made me smile.  

[stillshimpy]

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Here's a dog's toy coming to life. I'm sure you've seen it, but maybe you haven't. The look on that dog's face? Beyond priceless.

  I swear, I do not always try to break stuff down to areas I like. But . . . I've heard that song because LittleKuriboh uses it in the "credits" for his abridgements of "Season Zero" of Yu-Gi-Oh! Take a look. I think it's a perfect fit for Yugi.

 

 

 

I love, love, love that "My Gumbi is now real!!" clip so very much.  If only we could make the world into a place that actually deserved dogs there would be great hope for us as a species.  Maybe someday! 

Thanks for the Yu-Gi-Oh clip too, it was fun :-)  TMBG is one of those mood management groups, as just about everything they ever recorded was uplifting or fun on some level.   

Raining again in SoCal. I always take that as a good sign of better things to come.   

Edited December 21, 2016 by stillshimpy

[AntiBeeSpray]

3 hours ago, fastiller said:

@AntiBeeSpray - the Reddit Secret Santa story made me smile.  

Yea it made me smile too. It's really nice to find good stories these days :).

[EyewatchTV211]

[Lantern7]

Cute. None of the puppies thought to bite Pipsqueak. And speaking of Too Cute, I think Animal Planet will be recycling segments starting January 1.

Talking about LittleKuriboh yesterday . . . he dropped a new episode of Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged today. Gotta love Kaiba going way the hell over the top.

[NewDigs]

 

I laugh but that's going to be one pissed off cat.

There will be a kitty payback.

Edited December 22, 2016 by NewDigs

[shok]

I hope this link will embed. If not, follow this link to see the panda playing with a snowman.

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[Lantern7]

Funny, sad, or both?

[NewDigs]

I don't know what it is about this.

Me watching the news?

 

[fishcakes]

3 hours ago, Lantern7 said:

Funny, sad, or both?

Aw, poor goggie. It must not be hurting him or he'd get up and move, but it's still kind of sad.

[aradia22]

"Merry whatever you were raised with or evolved to after the fact!"

I'm not going to have internet access for a few days. But I hope you all have a relaxing break filled with soft kitties, real or analogous or imaginary. :)

[aradia22]

I have fallen into a youtube hole. There were some great Chris Pratt and Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy clips too but then I came across this beautiful colt and couldn't not share. He is too precious.

[Lisin]

Our puppy is afraid of our new Hulk statue... It's kind of adorable? 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOVFXh2gXdM/?hl=en

[NewDigs]

26 minutes ago, Lisin said:

Our puppy is afraid of our new Hulk statue... It's kind of adorable? 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOVFXh2gXdM/?hl=en

Awww. That's pretty sweet.

I got our cat one of those carpet-covered climbing-napping things and he was terrified of it. I tried to lure him over by putting a couple of his catnip mice on the base. Came home a couple hours later and he had dragged the mice away from the evil interloper. Wish I had seen that!

 

[stillshimpy]

If you don't like arachnids, don't watch this!! Otherwise, play through:  What the duck?  No clue why that's a partial here's a link you should be able to follow to the source. &nbsp;

Edited December 23, 2016 by stillshimpy

[KIMBERLYANN11]

6 minutes ago, stillshimpy said:

If you don't like arachnids, don't watch this!! Otherwise, play through:  What the duck?  No clue why that's a partial here's a link you should be able to follow to the source. &nbsp;

!! I'm a weirdo who loves spiders !!   That was awesome.

[Lantern7]

Dogs wanting nothing to do with a little turtle:

The boys torture their "aunt"

Paddington is used to this by now

The girls pose (notice only Tilly looks remotely happy)

And speaking of spiders . . . here's something for Harry Potter fans.

[shok]

11 hours ago, Lantern7 said:

Dogs wanting nothing to do with a little turtle:

 

I'll bet that poor little turtle wanted even less to do with those dogs.

[PatsyandEddie]

Merry Christmas, Happy Hannuka, Blessed Yule etc. to all here. Enjoy whatever you have planned and stay safe. I must thank you all for laughter, tears and education I have experienced in this political forum. You are very special people! 

[onthebrink03]

I'll echo the sentiments of PatsyandEddie.  This Canadian is grateful for the education I've received about the American electoral process and so many other things.  I cried along with you, was outraged by words and deeds done by people less evolved.  And I laughed.  That was an unexpected treat.  Our posters are simply the best.  Wit and wisdom is such a heady thing - I think I'm in love!

So a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays from me to all of you.  May you have a holiday filled with love and laughter and may Santa be very, very good to you.  You all deserve it!

[stillshimpy]

Whatever you do, or do not celebrate, may you all have reason to be joyous at this time of year.  2016 took a lot from all of us, but thanks, in part, to all of you, my faith in humanity didn't quite die on the table back in the beginning of November.   Oh sure, it's been on life-support ever since but I'll take what I can get :-)  

[Bastet]

I, too, want to extend my greetings and gratitude to all of you intelligent, informed, passionate, and eloquent people on this Politics forum who have reminded me every day that wise discourse can, indeed, still be found on the internet.  To those of you who will be celebrating Christmas this weekend, I wish you a merry one.  To whose of you who will be spending it with difficult family members, well, I wish you a well-stocked liquor cabinet, dessert tray, medicine cabinet, or [insert coping mechanism of choice here].  To those for whom this is just another weekend, I wish you a good one.

To combine Soft Kitty and Christmas, here is a picture of my cat Riley, checking out the little tabletop tree I opted for on her first Christmas with me (she's estimated to be about six years old, came with a host of issues, is now merely skittish rather than a scaredy-cat, but I figured a giant indoor tree would be a bit much to ask of her at this point, especially since she was just getting used to the fireplace).  In these trying times, may you all have moments that put a similar look on your face.

 

[onthebrink03]

Awwwww, she's a cutie.  And that look of awe and wonder is priceless.

[ebk57]

I'd like to echo all the good wishes posted here.  I don't post too often as my command of the written word is sketchy... but I'm quite sure I wouldn't have made it through these trying times without the graciousness, passion and intelligence of everyone here.  Thank you all.

And thanks to David and TPTB for setting up this space for us.  It's been great.

Happy holidays/happy weekend to all.  I look forward to the conversation continuing for the foreseeable future! 

[stillshimpy]

Oh wow, the look on her face is just precious.   She's lovely, thank you for sharing that picture.   

Now I need to go and figure out whose creme brulee dishes I have in my home.  There's some kind of neighborhood tradition here, where you give your neighbors part of what you've made.   It's incredibly kind but these didn't come with a tag of any sort. They are the actual "put these under the broiler" type of dishes, so I need to figure out who I'm returning them to.  

This will be our Christmas Eve:  Hi, neighbor!  Here, have some of these things I purchased because I didn't bake this year...say, do I have any Pyrex dishes of yours, by any chance? 

It'll be festive!  

[Lantern7]

Anybody needing a cute critter fix . . . Animal Planet is running a Too Cute marathon through 9 p.m.

[film noire]

On 12/23/2016 at 0:29 PM, Lisin said:

Our puppy is afraid of our new Hulk statue... It's kind of adorable? 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOVFXh2gXdM/?hl=en

What a sweetie! So cute!

Our pet store runs a yearly "Pet Photo with Santa" fundraiser for a local animal rescue org, and our pup was terrified until she looked deep into Santa's eyes (I think she could smell the treats coming, myself :)

Edited December 24, 2016 by film noire

[AntiBeeSpray]

^ Aww that's too cute!

Happy holidays you guys and stay safe! :)

[NewDigs]

 This is such a great refuge. 

 

Warm fuzzies for all!

Be well. 

[callmebetty]

Wishing everyone the best this holiday season! This place is refuge in all the crazy. I'm glad to not have to go at it alone. Peace to all!

[shok]

 

I think the cat heard about Trump being the new King.

[Lantern7]

On the non-animal front, here the latest Epic Rap Battle Of History:

Later, I'll go through my camera to see what shots of Ollie I can display on my Flickr account. I took one pill before he came yesterday and I zonked out early, but at least my eye wasn't itching.

[SoSueMe]

On 12/24/2016 at 2:57 AM, shok said:

I'll bet that poor little turtle wanted even less to do with those dogs.

Yeah, what was up with that?

[AntiBeeSpray]

I need to watch Airplane again. XD

[EyewatchTV211]

Edited to try the link instead of embedding since it was only showing the top half. Yes, this video has been around awhile. I came across it again. It's another cute video to cheer us up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG4CEr2aiSg

Edited December 27, 2016 by VMepicgrl

[Lantern7]

Only the top half is up. Luckily, I think that I've seen that before.

ETA: Here's Ollie and his first Christmas. Enjoy!

In light of today's celebrity death (Carrie Fisher), I'd like to do an Instagram dump to lighten the mood.

Paddington and new friend (I wound up spending money on a calendar featuring him and his friends for my mother)
Bulldogs fighting

Danny Boy's puppies

More fighting (Porkchop gets trapped)

Pugdashians pose in front of cards

Late guest (kinda sad, though I'm sure he'll be okay)

The girls with treats

Sissy in wrapping paper
Festive Duncan

More Festive Duncan

Santa Duncan

Sad-looking Lucy

Sammo noses her present

ETA2: Lady tortures Swayze the French Bulldog

[EyewatchTV211]

https://twitter.com/SoVeryAwkward/status/813928514223280128

My computer seems to be embedding only half of all things on this site now for some reason, so posting the actual link again.

[AntiBeeSpray]

Here's a new pic of my furry kitties:

[Lantern7]

Tilly is still a pain in the ass (dunno where the other dog came from)

ETA: Goldie Puppy Mob!!

[EyewatchTV211]

[Lantern7]

So cute. "Basket of puppies" is never a bad thing.

Cuppy naps with a friend.

Paddington displays his grip strength and piggy nose.

More of Danny Boy's puppies.

[editorgrrl]

How can you stay mad at a face like this? 

[Lantern7]

Cute guy. Here's what I got:

A shitload of pugs

Fancy Frenchies

Butler
Danny Boy's puppies (kinda) meet their uncles

Cuppy relaxes in dress, pearl necklace, and bracelets

ETA: Here are pics from PugsTakeNYC in September. Only sucky part was that the Pugdashians' handler took a picture of me holding puppy Tilly, and I forgot to make sure the camera did its thing. It did not.

[NewDigs]

[Lantern7]

Five minutes later, that dog is spitting out an ear and a big foot. Of course I'm kidding . . . but it kinda looks like he's tasting the little fella.

ETA: Happy New Year! Here's a Dachshund parade in Key West.

[Lantern7]

New stuff!

Duncan celebrates New Year's

The best of Paddington in 2016

Padosaurus

Danny Boy's boys bother Logan, Part I

Danny Boy's boys bother Logan, Part II

Lucy shakes her head

Tilly gets bombed before midnight

Sleeping Pugs, Part I

Sleeping Pugs, Part II

Mylo really doesn't want to take a bath:

[fastiller]

My little guy.

 

[Lantern7]

Cute guy. Very nice, @fastiller.

Paddy wants food.

Tilly in jammies.

Danny Boy's puppies, One and Two.

New Year's Duncan

Sammo in sweater (Jessie Graf has many talents)

Sammo runs around.

Freshly-bathed Poppy.

Poppy under covers.

In case you missed the Rose Parade like I did . . . enjoy surfing dogs.

Chilling by the fireplace:

[aradia22]

[Lantern7]

Pugdashians in the snow.

Paddington's first day back at work.

Uncle Logan deals with nieces and nephews yet again.

Danny Boy's puppies chow down.

Sammo eats with a snowman.

ETA: Jessie gets Sammo to sound like a chicken.

ETA2: Turns out the two episodes of Too Cute on Animal Planet were new. I was napping that night, but they're On Demand through Time Warner/Spectrum. Golden Retrieves/Great Danes and Dachshunds/Chinese Cresteds. The episodes are only a half-hour long apiece, but they are still adorable. Bonus: No wiener dog puppies got forced to run in hot dog costumes.