On 08.01.2023 20.51, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tpe2k2$11en$
1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> So much for it not being a competition...
Upsie... I meant "Woohoo! We agree".
>
>>
>>>>> But then I would have to reread all the old posts from 1999 when
>>>>> the Captain and AD recruited me from another group.
>>>> You could do that. You might be overwhelmed by nostalgia. I don't
>>>> know it that's something you are into.
>>>>
>>> Sometimes but it's from looking at old photographs or cooking
>>> something that my Mom or Gran made when I was kid and not about
>>> reading old usenet posts.
>> Not even the "I know the guy who [...] who killed Vito" thread. That
>> was art!
>>
>
> Maybe. I used to 'catch up' that one.
Heretic.
>>>>>>>>> *feels shocked and dejected*
>>>>>>>> *feels somewhat guilty*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Copycat!
>>>>>> No cats.
>>>>>>
>>>>> You should get one.
>>>> I would only get a cat if I were sure it would get rid of the rat I
>>>> chased off the bird feeder yesterday, twice. I should probably
>>>> contact the rat removing people. Who are more efficient than the
>>>> neighbourhood cats anyway.
>>>
>>> Rodent control is a bad reason to get a cat.
>> Yeah. They aren't very good at it.
>>
>>> You should one for companionship.
>> I reiterate: cats as a rule don't like me...
>>
>
> It's just a case of some day meeting the right cat.
What, and just discard the cats that don't qualify. Where would I put
all those wrong cats? It's not like the shelters can take them with all
the pets they have received recently (coinciding with inflation and
rising energy prices).
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BeH