tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post6331095131859526109..comments2023-09-01T09:05:27.990-05:00Comments on The Moon Topples: Like gerbils and créme brûlée...The Moon Toppleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12717446064777879248noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-49850794542571276552007-04-19T01:08:00.000-05:002007-04-19T01:08:00.000-05:00Starr: I know! I was really pretty disappointed fo...Starr: I know! I was really pretty disappointed for a minute there.<BR/><BR/>Minx: I don't know if it counts. I'm really terribly confused by the whole idea. I'm sure your cat is in the right.<BR/><BR/>SilverN: They never fall for the old "coin behind the ear" trick either.<BR/><BR/>Kyklops: Thanks for confirming my suspicions. Please tell me that most of the people who would write that will never be my nurse for any reason.<BR/><BR/>Mist1: It was for your own good. No use sulking.The Moon Toppleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717446064777879248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-31292991431913689892007-04-18T20:52:00.000-05:002007-04-18T20:52:00.000-05:00I always have to get explicit written directions f...I always have to get explicit written directions from the vet after that whole incident when the cat was on birth control and I wore a cone on my head for a week.mist1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15225983360910803121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-82844174541373650822007-04-18T20:04:00.000-05:002007-04-18T20:04:00.000-05:00I wondered if she worked there in the pet clinic b...<I>I wondered if she worked there in the pet clinic because the uniform was so close to being pajamas.</I><BR/><BR/>Maht, I smiled at that. Among my many onerous duties as a teacher of English at a Japanese university, I am responsible for teaching a couple of classes of 1st and 2nd-tear nursing students (about 95% of whom are young women fresh out of highschool--a tough job, yes, but I manage...). <BR/>Anyway, every year I get them to fill out a short survey, and one question asks, "Why do you want to become a nurse?" Every year there are always one or two who answer, "Because I like the <I>costume</I>."Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630742048605089548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-31836370597995192112007-04-18T18:47:00.000-05:002007-04-18T18:47:00.000-05:00Dogs seem to take medicine pretty well, as long as...Dogs seem to take medicine pretty well, as long as you hide it in something yummy...cats are wiley though, and aren't easily fooled.Nikki Neurotichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699784181113365713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-50352610626498313392007-04-18T15:44:00.000-05:002007-04-18T15:44:00.000-05:00My cat is in disgrace (again) - he has been drinki...My cat is in disgrace (again) - he has been drinking beer. He once blew bubbles with Guinness froth. Does that count?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665385782194826703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-41981363112236517882007-04-18T15:21:00.000-05:002007-04-18T15:21:00.000-05:00Really? No pictures? I thought you could get anyth...Really? No pictures? I thought you could get anything on the net by now!Cinnamon Girl https://www.blogger.com/profile/06542122037324196279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-26207522939804050982007-04-18T11:52:00.000-05:002007-04-18T11:52:00.000-05:00GT: Ah. Makes perfect sense now.Struggly: They can...GT: Ah. Makes perfect sense now.<BR/><BR/>Struggly: They can't bite yet, but they remember all of the medicine, and that's why they behave so badly in adolescence.<BR/><BR/>Also: do not rub your baby's throat to encourage swallowing. Pretty sure that's a bad idea.The Moon Toppleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717446064777879248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-30926710662065686862007-04-18T10:48:00.001-05:002007-04-18T10:48:00.001-05:00I just realized giving a pet, such as a cat medic...I just realized giving a pet, such as a cat medicine is probably just as difficult as trying to give a baby medicine they don't want. It is amazing, even at a very young age, how well a baby can coordinate head, hand, and foot movements in such a way to make administering medicine impossible.<BR/><BR/>I guess the only thing easier with a baby is that they can't really bite or scratch you like a cat, though they can poop on you :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-52158378987234866242007-04-18T10:48:00.000-05:002007-04-18T10:48:00.000-05:00I was actually thinking "dog."I was actually thinking "dog."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-90540437103847467222007-04-18T08:55:00.000-05:002007-04-18T08:55:00.000-05:00GT: No tail. Now I'm just confused. Are you implyi...GT: No tail. Now I'm just confused. Are you implying that she was a cat herself? Because then the gum comment seems to make even less sense.<BR/><BR/>My head hurts.The Moon Toppleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717446064777879248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-62575522082176023362007-04-18T08:52:00.001-05:002007-04-18T08:52:00.001-05:00NMJ: I think she must have. Otherwise, wouldn't sh...NMJ: I think she must have. Otherwise, wouldn't she have said it <I>smelled</I> like bubble gum?The Moon Toppleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717446064777879248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-84846008839524020622007-04-18T08:52:00.000-05:002007-04-18T08:52:00.000-05:00I think there is a connection between the pajama o...I think there <EM>is</EM> a connection between the pajama outfits and living in a world where one thinks cats actually enjoy bubble gum. Wait a minute, did this "woman" have a tail?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33218373.post-82775681693952786142007-04-18T08:50:00.000-05:002007-04-18T08:50:00.000-05:00Moon, do you think the sweet, empty pyjama'd girl ...Moon, do you think the sweet, empty pyjama'd girl had perhaps tasted the pink medicine?nmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477643084619789093noreply@blogger.com