XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: Peter@Iron-Spring.com   
      
   On 1/13/26 12:29, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   > rbowman wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
   >   
   >> On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:38:24 -0500, c186282 wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>> Except Blue Buffalo. The cats wouldn't eat it. The raccoon wouldn't eat   
   >>>> it. The skunk managed to choke it down.   
   >>>   
   >>>     I haven't seen the 'raccoon test' mentioned in their ads ... I wonder   
   >>>     why ?   
   >>   
   >> I see their ads, I think on Netflix, with dogs. I get a chuckle but then   
   >> dogs like to roll in shit. Blue has had recalls and isn't spoken of too   
   >> highly. I didn't do any prior research, saw it at CostCo, and thought the   
   >> cats might like a switch from Friskies. No go.   
   >   
   > Maybe they don't like propylene glycol.   
   >   
   > My remaining old cat has gotten really finicky lately. It's gotta   
   > be Sheba with turkey chunks.   
   >   
   > When he gets hungry, he has an annoying meow. I made a   
   > notification sound of it for my phone.   
   >   
   > To get your attention, he finds objects to claw at, rug corners to   
   > flip up and down ("flop... flop... flop"), and things like TV   
   > remotes to knock to the floor. In bed, he comes up to your ear   
   > canal and starts licking, sometimes puncturing nose or arm with   
   > his claw.   
   >   
   >         
   >   
   >      The cat is an asshole.   
   >   
   > At least he hasn't knocked the TV over yet.   
   >   
      
   You're lucky. Our cat (RIP) did that, and totaled it. One thing you can   
   say for CRTs is that cats couldn't knock them down.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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