Pawsing for thought
Posted: Monday, 10 September 2007 |
The Sabbath is such a good time to pause for thought that Chrissie Mary and I are thinking of publishing a self-help book under the snappy title of 鈥Leave the laundry for a day - don鈥檛 peg out too soon鈥. As usual we tried to concentrate on the meaning of life this Sunday but, given recent events, our thoughts of higher things strayed to seabirds and flying pets.
Locally, there is great joy among the Ness cognoscenti as the guga were brought safely ashore on Thursday. Calum and Donald were wanting more than their fair share as usual and we saw straight through the ruse of trying to keep other people indoors with warnings about smells. Tch.
Within the IB community, tws鈥檚 allegations about One of Our Own have divided opinion. The apparent evidence that Flying Cat murdered and mutilated a frog but left its legs intact suggests a possible export link to France. Is FC is in league with Carol from France or is he just continuing an age-old tradition of cats going out to hunt small, defenceless creatures? This has gone on for centuries, etc. etc. - just see annual press coverage on the guga hunt for the general idea....
Whether it's Calum's warning about the guga's arrival or the rise of moggophobia, it's clear that cats in Ness are very nervous and are going into hiding.
Meanwhile FC has now achieved Aunty-hero status in Mainland Orkney thanks to the 成人快手 publicity. He's up there with Ned Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde and other legendary outlaws. A global industry of character-inspired duvet covers, lunchboxes and stationery is cranking up. The Blue Rinse Cruise Company is ahead of the game. It's even diverting some vessels from the recently-hyped Hairdressing in the Hebrides holidays to cash in on the rising demand for Flying Cat Tours to Orkney. After a great deal of emergency planning, the company chef has come up with a secret recipe for a Cat-a-Meringue dessert to be served in their restaurants and the vessels' gift shops are well-stocked to meet demands for tacky souvenirs.
I hope that Anne at IBHQ can intervene to stop this media frenzy and to restore order soon.
We can't go on together with suspussious minds.
Locally, there is great joy among the Ness cognoscenti as the guga were brought safely ashore on Thursday. Calum and Donald were wanting more than their fair share as usual and we saw straight through the ruse of trying to keep other people indoors with warnings about smells. Tch.
Within the IB community, tws鈥檚 allegations about One of Our Own have divided opinion. The apparent evidence that Flying Cat murdered and mutilated a frog but left its legs intact suggests a possible export link to France. Is FC is in league with Carol from France or is he just continuing an age-old tradition of cats going out to hunt small, defenceless creatures? This has gone on for centuries, etc. etc. - just see annual press coverage on the guga hunt for the general idea....
Whether it's Calum's warning about the guga's arrival or the rise of moggophobia, it's clear that cats in Ness are very nervous and are going into hiding.
Meanwhile FC has now achieved Aunty-hero status in Mainland Orkney thanks to the 成人快手 publicity. He's up there with Ned Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde and other legendary outlaws. A global industry of character-inspired duvet covers, lunchboxes and stationery is cranking up. The Blue Rinse Cruise Company is ahead of the game. It's even diverting some vessels from the recently-hyped Hairdressing in the Hebrides holidays to cash in on the rising demand for Flying Cat Tours to Orkney. After a great deal of emergency planning, the company chef has come up with a secret recipe for a Cat-a-Meringue dessert to be served in their restaurants and the vessels' gift shops are well-stocked to meet demands for tacky souvenirs.
I hope that Anne at IBHQ can intervene to stop this media frenzy and to restore order soon.
We can't go on together with suspussious minds.
Comments
Is it just me, or does everybody just want to shut the loo lid and flush the toilet? Dodgy Dave has got the T-Shirts, mugs, stuffed cats ( if only they were all like that) and The Flying Cat Game, on PS3. This is the sort of blogs that IB should encourage. Nice one Annie!!
Tws from On The Starting Blocks
annie , it wan't us that put ideas in fc's head! we are INNOCENT of the crimes tws accuses us off!!!by the way don't you have fresh water supplies on lewis?? even we don't have to resort to drinking water from the loo!
4 cat gang from still with their lawyer
I've has my atlas out and can find the River Clyde but no trace of the River Bonnie. Does it flow through Bonnybridge by any chance? By the way I recognise the inflatable bear from a dubious catalogue Donald keeps under his bed.
calumannabel from Heartbreak Hotel skigersta
I don't suppose for a minute it's a REAL cat, it's one of these pyjamacase things, a sort of pussbag in faux chat fur. And, as suggested elsewhere, the frogslegs were part of a genetic investigation I was doing into hypochondrial DNA. The River Bonnie lies over the ocean...
Flying Cat from Inn Durance Vile
Not bad, not bad, Annie-B. # You must have been a girl scout once. Always prepared. I noticed the "plunger" by the toilet bowl. Looks like a heavy duty one, Annie-B. # Why is it that the cats on the islands all seem to have gargantuan, incredibly plump and long tails? # The Bank of Scotland heister is not bad either. Is it a Chinese tartan?
mjc from NM,USA
Looking at Donald's catalogue too intently has affected your eyesight Calum. It's the Cat in the Mask, not the Bear in the Basque (both from the Teuchters' Titillating Tartan Toys range). The cat enjoying time off in loo in the other snap inspired a first draft poem by TWS Eliot - Maclavatory the Mystery Cat.
Annie B (with Dr Z-use) from the usual
Breaking news from the marketing front.... The firm making Pedigree Chum dog food are developing a new breakfast variety - Marmalade Chum. Getoffthe is sure to love it.
Annie B from the usual
I'll get it for Getoffthe's breakfast, and maybe have some toast. Marmalade Chum, how wonderful life is.
Tws from Chum de Chum de chum de chum.
annie b:: getoffthe is vegetarien!!
carol from glad the comments are rolling in again
*gurrrrrrrr*
Marmers from tincan alley
I think you may have misunderstood Carol. Getoffthe eats vegetarians, not is one. I hope this sets the record straight, on the subject of records, Like a Cat Out of Cell. is doing well in the dog charts...
Tws from Catmandoo
Judging by his recent behavior, getoffthe probably ate a rabid hedgehog not so long ago. Getoff is no more vegetarian than he is Rastafarian: more akin to a Borstal escapee he is, in a tartan flotation jacket too.
mjc from NM,USA
Chrissie Mary says the caption for the first photo should be, "So you're sending him down m'lid"? She's in good form just now and sends her best.
Annie B from the usual
why? dear tws,are 4 cat gang sharpening their paws????????
carol from the usual place
the four cat gang must be meaning business. Usually cats sharpen their claws ...(so I am told).
mjc from NM, USA
I think that cat is just thirsty...
Arnish Lighthouse from Stornoway
oops:-old dear slipped up there it should have been claws-maybe she was shocked by the cost of legal fees concerning this case!
4 cat gang from happy that fc and marmers are free
As long as they're not legal fleas...
Flying Cat from itchy&scratchy
Niseach meanderings. (Niseachs come from Ness - the villages in NW Lewis from South Dell to the Butt.)
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