tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post6749734035733701911..comments2023-06-11T02:19:27.429-07:00Comments on Academic Cog: Little help here?Sisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-59472040099526414302007-10-29T14:35:00.000-07:002007-10-29T14:35:00.000-07:00I am totally sending out my job apps with Mr. Tabb...I am totally sending out my job apps with Mr. Tabby and a stamp on his ear. They might not care about me, but they'll want him -- and he's a mean negotiator. You really cannot argue with him when he curls up on your lap for a nice nap -- you know he means business.Earnest Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01947000435270263070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-56184193093842345702007-10-26T04:47:00.000-07:002007-10-26T04:47:00.000-07:00I am so doing the job applications thing with my o...I am so doing the job applications thing with my own cats. Somewhere, there's a hiring panel that'll work for. "Well, I don't know - her publication record isn't exactly stellar, and really we were looking for an early modernist anyway, and - awww KITTY!"September Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860285669050838061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-11310058186239967732007-10-25T21:12:00.000-07:002007-10-25T21:12:00.000-07:00It is a universal law:Duct tape + Cats = FUN!It is a universal law:<BR/><BR/>Duct tape + Cats = FUN!SEKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762500797381296097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-44642585938437520642007-10-25T19:20:00.000-07:002007-10-25T19:20:00.000-07:00No, you staple the job applications to the cats. ...No, you staple the job applications to the cats. That way, they can't get stuck under the couch because they're too busy delivering application packets to the University of Fairbanks, and you save on postage. It's perfectly logical.Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-84269700457154750712007-10-25T12:43:00.000-07:002007-10-25T12:43:00.000-07:00Thank you everyone for your help. However, I am st...Thank you everyone for your help. However, I am still confused: are you suggesting I apply the staple gun/duct tape directly to the cats, or merely attach something to them large enough to prevent them from getting inside the couch? <BR/><BR/>Please advise.Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-75314874177283352132007-10-25T11:46:00.000-07:002007-10-25T11:46:00.000-07:00Two of our cats -- brothers who follow each other ...Two of our cats -- brothers who follow each other into badness -- started sleeping in the box-spring, and for a while we fought it: sewed the opening shut, which brought on the clawing of a new one, &c. Eventually, we just ripped it off. I'm not sure that's a good idea if there're actual springs down there, though. <BR/><BR/>So I vote duct tape. (But then again, I always do.)SEKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762500797381296097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-43251642850485598022007-10-25T09:36:00.000-07:002007-10-25T09:36:00.000-07:00My FeralCat used to like to lie on his back under ...My FeralCat used to like to lie on his back under the couch, on our bare wood floors, then push off with his feet until he came sliding out from under the couch on his back, fast and head first. It would startle guests. We used to call him "the mechanic," because he looked like he was on one of those roller pallets coming out from under a car.<BR/><BR/>He never went inside the couch, though. I'd second the acquisition of a staple gun: really fun tool, a staple gun. Endless uses.squadratomagicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977502780584567298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-65865834623711857912007-10-25T08:09:00.000-07:002007-10-25T08:09:00.000-07:00Hey, mine does that! Except it's under a dresser, ...Hey, mine does that! Except it's under a dresser, and he has to come out backwards and bedraggled under his own steam much (much) later. Yeah, I vote for getting a staple-gun too.September Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860285669050838061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-18272535499174062212007-10-25T07:11:00.000-07:002007-10-25T07:11:00.000-07:00I would say buy a staple gun, but then, I have a s...I would say buy a staple gun, but then, I have a strange fascination with staple guns (no idea why). Our rabbit used to climb into the netting under our box spring, but we ended up just ripping it out because he was driving us crazy and he'd made the entry hole right in the middle and we couldn't fix it.<BR/><BR/>And if you ever do find a solution for crazy cats, I'd love to know what it is!<BR/>--SarahLoose Baggy Monsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538653635672644780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-11197122975361683372007-10-25T06:45:00.000-07:002007-10-25T06:45:00.000-07:00Or you can go buy a cheap twin sheet and replace t...Or you can go buy a cheap twin sheet and replace the netting with something more durable.<BR/><BR/>BTW, you've been tagged...Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849272391043604637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-26581909271134663762007-10-25T06:20:00.000-07:002007-10-25T06:20:00.000-07:00Okay, if I were you I'd keep the netting stuff on ...Okay, if I were you I'd keep the netting stuff on there - otherwise he could crawl under and get into the springs, which seems dangerous to me. I'd flip the couch over onto it's back (much like an upholstered Gregor Samsa...) and duct tape the entire thing closed! <BR/><BR/>There. That's my wisdom.<BR/><BR/>God's speed.medieval womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457130525946143002noreply@blogger.com