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READ GARFIELD'S FIRST
CHRISTMAS LETTER
HERE!!!!
Praise for Garfield's First
Christmas Mewsletter ....
Please tell
Garfield that his Christmas Letter was one of the most heartfelt I've
ever read. Ed Kostro Dec 2005
CHECK OUT RICKY'S YOGA SESSIONS
HERE:
One cat is
company. Two cats are a conspiracy. Three cats is an attempted takeover.
Four or more cats is a complete coup!o
Shona
Steele (Australia) |
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5 GOOD REASONS FOR
HAVING YOUR CAT NEUTERED
DID YOU KNOW... |
Images brought to you by
'The
smallest feline is a masterpiece.' Leonardo da Vinci
'Dogs come when called.
Cats take a message and get back to you.'
'Of course, every cat
is really the most beautiful woman in the room.' Edward Verrall Luca,
essayist
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A morning kiss, a discreet
touch of his nose landing
somewhere on the middle
of my face.
Because his long white
whiskers tickled,
I began every day laughing.
JANET F FAURE |
| 'Dogs
have owners. Cats have staff.'
'In
the middle of a world that has always been a bit mad, the cat walks with
confidence.'
Roseanne Anderson
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Jimmy, the Resident Daily Mews Feline Columnist has his own place
now:
click here
'Cats make one of the most satisfying sounds in the world: they purr
... A purring cat is a form of high praise, like a gold star on a test
paper. It is reinforcement of something we would all like to believe
about ourselves - that we are nice.' - Roger A Caras
"Of all the [cat] toys available, none is better designed than the
owner himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to
move in almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it
makes a noise when you jump on it." -- Stephen Baker
Garfield: 28.03.86 - 12.06.06
Click on the cartoon to take you to
Garfield's tribute pages
GARFIELD and those infamous 20th
birthday pictures. See both birthday hats and more ...
LETTER FROM GARFIELD is a final letter
written with great love to his Mum ...
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ORIGIN OF THE CAT FLAP
By Pauline Dewberry
Sir Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727) invented the first known cat flap. While
he was in his attic trying to conduct light experiments, his cat kept nudging
the door open and letting the light in, spoiling his experiments.
Whilst Sir Isaac Newton is best known for discovering the
law of gravity as he sat under an apple tree, he also has other discoveries and
inventions to his credit. The humble cat flap originated out of one of his other
experiments when he was studying colour and the order it came in a prism.
He went up to his attic where there was only one window and
in order to control light, he needed to black out the room. His cat loved to be
with him, and she constantly nosed the door open, which would then let the light
in – thus spoiling his experiments.
Not wanting to upset her, he decided to cut a small
opening in the doorway which he then covered with felt attached to the top of
the opening – and voila! The very first cat flap had arrived!! Now cat and
master were happy – the cat could come and go at will, and Isaac wasn’t
disturbed by her comings and goings, and could continue his experiments in
peace.
It is said that all geniuses sometimes have a blind spot
and when his cat had kittens, so anxious was he to please them, that he cut
several smaller holes alongside the original one so that they could come and go
whenever they wanted to. It didn’t occur to him they could use the existing one!
Now for the scientific bit <yawn> The cat flap is like a
pendulum – it takes the same amount of time to swing from one side to the other side. Every time your
cat comes in or out (and all the neighbourhood cats) it demonstrates Newton’s
third law of motion – for every reaction there is an equal and opposite
reaction. Bet you didn’t know that then!!
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MEGA
THANKS TO MICK, TONY AND KIM of PC HOMECARE for making my
computer better!!!!
http://www.pc-homecare.co.uk/
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Top 10 Cats’ Names
in 2007 |
- Molly
- Felix
- Smudge
- Sooty
- Tigger
- Charlie
- Alfie
- Oscar
- Millie
- Misty
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DID YOU KNOW
... putting your
cat's name on his collar is asking for trouble?
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MEWSLETTER ARCHIVES
is a new section where all the past MEWSLETTERS
are stored. Read through them at your leisure or
better still, subscribe to the MEWSLETTER which
is free each month!!! |
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A
Cat's Prayer'
Lead me down all the right paths,
Keep me from fleas, bees, and baths.
Let me in should it storm,
Keep me safe, fed, and warm.
Let the sun shine where I lay,
Keep me young so I may play.
And most of all ...
Bless the people I adore,
And guard me from the dog next door.
Lisa Malone
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EVER HAD AN ELECTRIC SHOCK OFF YOUR CAT?
Find out why it happens here
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Pet, Skunk, Smoke and Dead
Animal Odor remover by Clear The Air Eliminates smells from
dead mice, skunk spray, cigarette smoke, pet urine, and foot
odors.
For a wonderful website where
animal writers and illustrators are welcome, please go to:
www.iawia.net
The fantastic logo is by Jill
Carpenter
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