Archive through June 14, 2001
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Archive through June 14, 2001
Moondance | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 02:26 pm     LOL... It is so funny! I have received this in an e-mail a couple of times. I have the story to go along with it but I have to dig it up...give me awhile |
Jenhavins | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 02:27 pm     Please tell me that isn't real. Can you imagine the shedding? |
Whit4you | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 02:29 pm     I'd love to have a cat like that - but your right I wouldn't be changing the litter box... LOL |
Fruitbat | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 02:32 pm     I bet all Lance's money that this is not real and I will donate the cash I earn to Lance's savings account. See? I can be just like Elisabeth. |
Whit4you | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 02:34 pm     Wonder how many lives that cat would have hehe |
Whit4you | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 02:36 pm     Lance has money? Hey - Lance - can I have a loan? <grin> By the way I'm curious this thread was started in November - anyone know what the longest lasting thread is?? |
Moondance | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 02:38 pm     Here is the story that came along with the pix when it was sent to me Wow, cat lover friends get a load of this: Subject: Here kitty kitty for you kitty lovers.......You won't believe this picture....... The attached picture goes with this story: Rodger Degagne, a former employee with AECL in Chalk River, may be embarking on a new career as Feline Breeder. Relaxing in his spacious home on the shores of the Ottawa River, Mr. Degagne recalls how 15 years ago he befriended two stray young cats on the old AECL research facility at Chalk River. The kittens had appeared in late summer and apparently had gotten under a security fence around the old labs abandoned since the late 50's. With the help of his tuna sandwich, Mr. Degagne was able to coax the kitties close enough so that he could pick them up. A self described animal lover, he did not want to place the kittens in the local Human Society. Later that evening his wife Louise and their two children, Nicole and Kelly came to a family decision to keep the kittens which they named Lost and Found. Lost turned out to be female and Found a male. When nature finally took it's course, a litter of kittens was born 6 years later. One of the litter was a big white female with a unique black markings on her side and tail. Something about the kitten captured the hearts of the family and while her siblings eventually found homes, Snowball stayed with the Degagne's. While Lost and Found are no longer with us, their progeny live on. In her 9 years Snowball's size has seemed to snowball. Put simply, Snowball is no ordinary cat, she measures 69 inches from nose to tail and weighs in at 87 Ibs. She started out a big kitty and she just seemed to keep growing. She always meowed for more food and would climb up on the counter to eat food which I forgot to cover. Chicken is her favorite. "Once I left a cooked chicken on the table that I was going to use for a boat picnic, an hour later the chicken was gone", Louise said. We knew that snowball wasn't your average cat when the neighbor's German Shepherd ran yelping away from his first encounter with her. She just isn't afraid of any animals. After we found a half eaten raccoon out by the garage, we decided that maybe Snowball should be kept fenced in. We soon discovered that while we can keep Snowball in the yard, we couldn' keep raccoons from Snowball. "At least it kept the food bills down," Rodger laughed, "Like all female cats she is very territorial, but with us she is just a big ole kitten" he said. So what does a 87 pound cat eat? Snowball goes through about 3 lbs. of cat food a day, along with cooked chicken, supplemented with deer and moose that Rodger hunts in the fall. She likes Pike a lot, so I don't throw them back any more. Snowball often accompanies Rodger fishing on the Ottawa, eagerly peering over the side of the boat as soon as his line goes tight. So what do the Degagne's attribute Snowball's size to? Rodger says "Well, the vet thinks it could be her thyroid, but she isn't fat, she's just a real big cat. I think maybe her parents got into something at Chalk River that they shouldn't have". |
Max | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 02:52 pm     Hmmmmmm.... Sounds like an urban legend in the making to me, but I do like the picture! |
Moondance | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 02:53 pm     Could be??? I have recieved it at least 3 times over the past 6 months |
Whit4you | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 03:01 pm     I took that photo into photoshop did some gamma correction - sharpening and so on - if it is a fake, It's a very very well done fake. Looks real to me. Not that anyone cares but another reason I think it's real - the fellow in the picture is a very large man. If they wanted to fake a picture and take that much time to do it - it would make more sense to take a picture of that cat with a short skinny guy or something like that rather then someone huge. |
Lancecrossfire | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 03:08 pm     Bat, what about the original wager of all my money?? Will you be returning that to me as well?? I stand to lose a lot of money, depending on her answer. You may have to wait quite awhile for that loan Whit. |
Merlin | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 03:11 pm     Does this mean Admin left on the option for uploading pics? Party time everyone. |
Max | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 03:14 pm     More kitty fun |
Moondance | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 03:15 pm     |
Fruitbat | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 03:18 pm     Well Lance, I still am sceptical but it looks like I lost your money again. Too bad Whit, I'll wait until he acrues some more and I'll send you some. No need to pay it back. Just accept it as a gift from me to you. |
Whit4you | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 03:26 pm     Gee thanks Fruit! |
Karuuna | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 03:29 pm     The giant cat is a fake. Credit to www.urbanlegends.com, my favorite debunkers. The Big Cat |
Willi | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 03:39 pm     Couldn't resist (hope these are REAL!) http://www.cats.org.uk/funny4.html |
Lancecrossfire | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 03:44 pm     Damn! Now I don't have enough for my car payment next month. Or my rent! I guess I'll have to move in with Bat until I'm back on my feet, financially speaking. |
Moondance | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 03:44 pm     Very Cute Willi! |
Fruitbat | Friday, May 11, 2001 - 05:55 pm     See Whit, I was right. Not to worry, the check is in the mail. |
Admin | Wednesday, June 13, 2001 - 08:44 pm     I just have warm fuzzies all over with all the Big Brother stuff that is happening! Ryn is back (the ultimate Live Feeds guy) and I'm getting emails from Big Brother sites that keep popping up.....I'm so excited! |
Tksoard | Wednesday, June 13, 2001 - 08:50 pm     Hi (is this Neil)? Well, looks like it's just you and me, so here's a great big hug for you!! I never thought I could get into a TV show like this, and I love it! You are a great WebMaster! I only have WebTV, so the live feed postings really are the greatest!! I just wish I could do something to help. I guess I can just sit back and enjoy. You guys are all the greatest! |
Luke | Thursday, June 14, 2001 - 12:30 am     Okay... haven't been here in a while... The last few months I seem to drop in for a day or so and then drop outta site again... But now I'm prepping up for BBII... I'm sooooo excited! I want to give a HUGE hug to everyone at TVCH, but especially to Lancecrossfire (you'll always be Roger to me) and Zelda (Same thing for you, Moondance!) I've got DSL at home now, so I'm ready for the live feeds... and got a new internet job as well, so hopefully I can spend more time online (unless my boss catches me!) {{{{HUGS}}}} to you all! |
Nancy | Thursday, June 14, 2001 - 03:34 am     luke welcome back!!! |
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