STRAHD: Cat Of The Month--December 2005
"STRAHD"Strahd's owner is a cat (so to speak) named Alex, who is studying at Oxford as I write this. Alex emailed me the photo of his lovely feline, along with a brief write-up about his beloved cat:
"Hrmm... what to say about Strahd?I rescued him from certain death at the animal shelter, and now he's my best friend in the world. He enjoys reading (or at least lying down on my book when I try to read), sleeping (or biting my face while I sleep), and eating (whatever it is I'm trying to eat). His favorite food is buffalo wings, with extra bleu cheese dressing. He's also very talkative: he'll meow himself hoarse if anyone closes a door. I guess he feels he's missing out on some sort of fun. That, or he's got some weird animal shelter abandonment issues. He's a very lively, very male, cat; he plays extremely rough, always breaking the skin if you let him bite down. Maybe his favorite food is human. Who knows?" -A
I sent Alex an email asking him to please explain how he came to call his pal 'Strahd':
"It's from a novel I enjoyed when I was a youngster. It was about a man, named Strahd von Zarovich, who lost his one true love only to lose his soul as well. After he makes a 'deal with the devil' she basically comes back to haunt him for eternity. It was a very moving story (at least, I thought so when I read it)." --A.
CONGRATULATIONS TO STRAHD FOR BEING NAMED JAIBHAKTI'S CAT OF THE MONTH!
posted by Unknown at 10:10 PM
29 Comments:
congrats, strahd!
too bad i don`t have a pet!
Go adopt one. There are so many who get "put to sleep" every day, who would make wonderful company.
I never liked the term "put to sleep." We should tell it like it is; it's animal murder.
Meow!
-Alex and Strahd
Pffft.
I could draw a stick figure in MS Paint that would win an award from you. Mediocrity shouldn't be awarded.
That would be rewarded, incabeable. "Mediocrity... awarded" would mean you presented someone with a 'mediocrity,' whatever that might be.
Perhaps you were referring to your comment as a 'mediocrity.' In that case, you're right! You need not reward anyone with such an award.
CABE: Actually, I don't host any awards besides the Cat of the Month...but, 'cause I aim to please, I've made one exception!
CAB'ES MEDIOCRITY AWARD!!!!
Congratulations Strahd!
Virginia is for losers? That was cold, Little Bhakti Foo Foo. The lad can't help whence he came. He can only hope to overcome the illiteracy inherent to the native population.
-Alex (anonymous again)
ALEX-- It doesn't say 'Virginia is for Losers'. You know I wouldn't stoop that low. That kind of stuff just comes back to bite you in the buttocks. What it says is:
PAID FOR BY 'VIRGINIA IS FOR LOVERS' AD CAMPAIGN.
Strahd is beautiful! Looks just like my kitty Chewy (although Chewy is bigger) He usually loves me, loves me, loves me, but, sometimes, when he is not in a good mood, WATCH OUT! Actually, he used to attack everyone in site when I first got him...my brother tired to convince my husband to take him for a "ride" (never to return)...very tempting, but my hubby knew how much I loved him....anyway...now I have 2 small kids and he is sooo good with them...
Pets are the Best!!
Cabe- Do YOU have any pets???? Even that ugly dog was not mediocre...he was beautiful!
"Virginia is for losers" was funnier. Should have let that one go. =)
-Alex
I have no affiliation with "Virginia is for Lovers," or "Diet Coke is for Epson Printers." These allegations are false, and I will not let my good name go down.
I do, however, accept the award for outstanding mediocrity. Please donate to my charity: Feed a cat, save a shoe.
Speaking of COKE, here's a terrific post about how COKE beats Pepsi's buttocks in REAL taste tests (i.e. the test of time). You can also bear witness to my fabulous comment on the matter *blushing*. :)
TYPE BRIGHTER: COKE and RAMONES vs. mediocrity. CHECK IT OUT!!
CABE: I'm glad that you accept your award-award. It's not saying that YOU are mediocre...just thought you should get the first official MEDIOCRITY AWARD, since you are its brainchild. BTW, if you would like to draw a stick-figure in MS Paint, I will be happy to post it for you (provided that it doesn't contain profanity--which I know it won't since you don't even stand for that on your site; or nudity...which it really can't since it's a figure made of sticks.)
Hmm...that last thought gets me thinking...if a stick figure isn't wearing clothes, is he or she considered naked?? I'll get back to you all on that one in the near future...
beautiful cat! Looks like one I had, who died at 14, after which my daughter's asthma cleared up.
I think I should warn all of you: the things you say can and will be used out of context for my random slogan array.
Purty kitty.
SAGE: I agree! Strahd has so much 'spunk'! I've never met him, but I can tell from the photo that he likes to pounce and attack his toys with great fervor!
GYROBO: Fair 'nuff. Here's a great snippet for your random slogan array:
My dad was at the supermarket. He was juggling about 15 items in his arms and noticed that no one was in the "12 Items or Less" line, so he put his things on the conveyer belt. The cashier looked at his 15 items and then looked up at him and said, "MR., YOU CAN'T CAMEHERE!"
I'd like to see that one up in lights on your header!!! :)
Hey, was the Adjuster just here? Looks like he deleted his comment. Mysterious!
I've been meaning to ask; how do we send you photos & text for the Cat of the Month, and/or Mediocrity Award?
Also, how about an award for cats who act as media "watchdogs", it could be called the "Media-kitty Award"
Betcha saw that one coming, n'est-ce pas?
The Endtime Adjuster came and went...cause I said to him, and I quote: "You can't came here!!"
Hhmm...OKAY--here are the entry rules and regulations:
CAT OF THE MONTH
1. Your cat must be alive.
2. If the cat you wish to enter into the Cat of the Month contest is NOT still among the living, please reread regulation #1.
That's simple enough.
Please forward your cat photos and a brief write-up about your cat to me, Bhakti, c/o jaibhakti@aol.com
MEDIOCRITY AWARD
1. You must draw a stick figure using MS Paint, or a comparable program.
2. Your stick figure drawing MUST BE IN BLACK AND WHITE. That makes it seem more retro. Don't you think??
Please forward me your Mediocre Stick Figure Drawings to Bhakti,
c/o jaibhakti@aol.com
DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT SPAMMING ME OR YOU'LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE ENDTIME ADJUSTER!! AND IF HE CAN'T RID ME OF YOUR NONSENSE, I'LL SICK CABE AND STAN ON YOU. THESE BOYS DON'T PLAY AROUND. THINK 'DUKES OF HAZZARD' (THE ORIGINAL TV SERIES) ON RED BULL Xs 10!!!
Cat of the month? I wish I wasn't allergic to cats. Then we wouldn't have had rats last year. (Our area floods something terrible every few years and the rats decided to move in with the Zombieslayers).
What if I put my mediocre drawing on my blog & you come & look? would that count?
Tomorrow sometime it will be there on my 'Short story' site.
Stick figures have constitutional rights too.
The right not to be drawn is clearly in the 14th Amendment.
IT CREATES AN UNDUE BURDEN!
Thinking of you. Hope everything went well :)
I added your sentiments to the slogan queue. But with over 400 slogans, you're not likely to see it, as they appear randomly.
As I programmed it to.
ZOMBIE SLAYER: "Hot Rats"--Frank Zappa album with Captain Beefhart.
(Yes...everything comes back to Zappa!) Uh...I once had this really loud mouse in my East Village, NYC apartment, who wouldn't come out from behind my dresser. An exterminator came and told me that it wasn't a mouse, but a baby rat. I moved out about a week later!!!! (The noise this thing was making was just herendous!!)
L>T: I'll check it out.
CABE: Are there 14 Amendments? I knew there were at least 5...
Uh...actually, I believe stick-figures have MORE constitutional rights than humans now that we're subject to the Patriot Act. Like, I really want George W. knowing what books I'm taking out of the library! If people have access to the fact that I read Danielle Steele, they'll no longer consider me an intellectual!! (What do you mean no one thinks of me as one anyway!?!?)
NOTE TO READERS: I read Ms. Steele's book THE PROMISE when I was in eighth grade and haven't had the pleasure of reading her since then. I can say, however, that my mother absolutely adores her writing.
OH no...I broke rule #1: No talking politics on the site. I've opened myself up to Cabe's criticism on the subject. Okay, since I'm bad, I'll let him rant ONCE about political issues. My joke is just too funny for me to erase "at this juncture. Wouldn't be prudent" to erase it now.
One last thing, CABE: PLEASE DRAW THE STICK FIGURE: just think of all of the traffic you'll get to your site when I put a link to it on one of my posts!!!!! P.S. why doesn't your brother visit me anymore???
MILADY: Thank you!! I am doing GREAT. No longer afflicted with the infectious infection. Thank God. Thanks for your kind words and prayers!!
GYROBO: I'm going to stay up all night until I see the famed "You Can't Came Here!" slogan!!!
Didn't anyone get my pun?
Mediocrity/Media-kitty?
It's brilliant, BRILLIANT!... oh forget it.
Didn't anyone get my pun?
Mediocrity/Media-kitty?
Uh...yeah...I got it.
Actually, what I thought you meant was that Alex--who defended his Kitty against being called a mere 'mediocrity'-- was, in effect, an in house 'critic'. That's what I thought you meant. On second thought...I have no idea what I was thinking when I thought that, but, nonetheless, it's what I thought.
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(The above emoticon is supposed to represent me blushing, btw!)
The Patriot Act protects me against my stick figures orchestrating terrorist acts. I've always had that paranoia.
The stick figures will use our Constitution against us! Afterall...the Constitution consists of stick figures...sort of.
I have a pug, border collie, aussie, a border collie mix, and a horse, but no cats.
Can I enter, my pug acts like a cat.
COUSIN CHRISSY--oh my gosh, I never responded to YOUR comment! I'm so bad these days~ yes, I'll drink all of your tea and coffee and eat all of your carrots and cookies, but I won't answer your comments. Yikes! Pardon mui se sevuple (I have NO idea how to spell that...so, please excuse me!)
I'm sure that Alex appreciates you sticking up for his cat...and I can't wait to honor your cat for cat of the month!!
STAN-- I LOVE pugs! My mom said that she was going to buy me a pug when I got married...but, uh...let's just say I didn't get one yet! So, send me the picture of ol pugsy, and I'll post him as the official Not-Cat of the Month!
:)
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