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pesematology
10/13/09

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Eight feet tall and prone to short seizures!
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quinnelizabeth
10/13/09

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The hilarious music totally makes this video. And the sadistic teddy bear laugh.
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exwindnsea
10/12/09

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I have to defend Conan's honor. He doesn't seem like a scaredy cat at all. Sure, he's scared, but does he hide under a couch? No, he does not. He returns again and again to confront the teddy bear. I take my hat off to Conan!
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KimberleeJean
10/12/09

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I heard somewhere that the only thing that separates humans from animals is that we aren't afraid of the vacuum cleaner.
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georgina
10/12/09

@KimberleeJean: My kitty is terrified of the vacuum. All other times she is (annoyingly) fearless, but the damn vacuum makes her crazy. So she hates my cleaning lady as she associates her with the vacuum. My fearless cat hauls ass when she walks in the door!
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Triphena
10/12/09

@georgina: Our late, great Baby Kitty was the only cat I've ever met who was not only not afraid of the vacuum, but actually enjoyed being vacuumed. At the end of winter when she was shedding she'd come tearing into the room as soon as my mom turned on the vacuum and flop down in front of it. It was weird, but pretty convenient.
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redqueenmeg
10/12/09

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Aww, so cute!

I used to scare my kitten all the time, mostly inadvertently, but the vet told me she was at that transition spot cats have where if they aren't socialized and exposed to scary stuff from time to time they'll never stop being scared.

She's now the terror of the house and goes around scaring everyone ELSE. Love you, EVE!
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missmonster
10/12/09

@redqueenmeg: Its pretty obvious that my kitty failed that part of being socialized. She is scared of almost EVERYTHING. I have seen her puff up and back away from a half-dead baby mouse. For real. I got her when she was a bit over a year old and I have always wondered what on earth happened to her that she is so skittish about everything- particularly other cats. She hates them. For some reason she doesnt mind dogs. Full size kelpie dogs? All cool. Tiny bebbeh kittens? Sheer terror.

Its cool though, she is awesome in every other sense. Just cute and terrified.
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redqueenmeg
10/13/09

@missmonster: Aww, that's adorable. I had a cat once who was afraid of bees. Even dead ones.

Kitties have a short socialization period I think between about 6 and 12 weeks. My current littlest kitty, when I got her, did nothing but hide under my recliner. I felt awful dragging her out at every opportunity and introducing her to strangers and just holding her for hours, but it seems to have worked.

I've had fraidy cats before and they can be lots of fun too--they're more likely to be the famous one-person-cat for example--but they do say once you miss this window in cats their personality is pretty much set.
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Elaken
10/12/09

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That ending bothers me. I don't really like scaring animals just because it is cute. At first I was okay with it because they were doing nothing but holding the bear, but then I felt it went overboard when they started to move him around for more of a reaction.

I just know how I have felt when truly scared and I think it is wrong to inflict it on animals.
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Conrad
10/12/09

@Elaken: They are preparing it for the great outdoors.
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Tippi Hedren
10/12/09

@Elaken: 100% Agree. I feel guilty when I accidentally do something that scares my cats.
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Ms. Crankypants
10/12/09

@Elaken: Agree. I was okay with them just holding the bear if they were trying to acclimatize Conan to it but the shaking it & making it scary is wrong. I had to get Neko (avatar) used to the broom/swiffer, shoes, etc. and would place the items on the floor and "pet" them to show her they were okay. It took her a while but she's okay with them. except my dad's crocs, which I take as a sign of good taste.

It's just wrong to scare an animal for amusement.
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Elaken
10/12/09

@Ms. Crankypants: Haha, I now have a mental image of you petting some crocs and talking baby talk to them. It is quite amusing.

I once had my dog randomly freak out about a statue at night. It was fun wrestling my 45 lb dog up so he could sniff the statue and realize it wasn't scary.
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
10/12/09

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My cat is awesome, because she ain't scared of nothin'!
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lalaland13
10/12/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Oh my god that is not funny. I just peed my pants a bit in fright.

Nice photoshop but holy shit.
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
10/12/09

@lalaland13: It's not photoshop... it's the giant Halloween spider I got. I love him! Cat is ambivalent.
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wtfox?!
10/12/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Cat is unimpressed.
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MargaretMoony
10/12/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Love the expression. It's very "Bitch, please. Get off of my sofa!"
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BabyJane
10/12/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): It was sweet of you to get kitty a pet. (She's gorgeous, by the way.)
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elliebean
10/12/09

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Oh my god it's the teddy bear version of the Easter Bunny from Donny Darko.
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anyordinaryjam
10/12/09

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Things that have scared my cats: computer power cords, vacuums, air mattresses, my father, books, camelbaks, and plastic bags
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Tippi Hedren
10/12/09

@anyordinaryjam: My cats are terrified of the blow dryer... which has never been on within 5 feet of them.
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Dictator for Life
10/12/09

@anyordinaryjam: One of my cats tried to get into a plastic bag the other night b/c it still smelled like the take-out that had been in it. She got stuck, and it freaked her out, so she started galloping up and down the room, and yowling piteously. It was the cutest thing I'd ever seen.
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RoughHouser
10/12/09

@Dictator for Life: One of mine did the same, but with tragically awful results. You see, as she departed the bag, she exited through the handle. Said cat is, well, obese. It became stuck on her haunches. Now the cat has a bag following her. She gets scared. Runs. Bag follows. Scared more. Bag keeping very well. Cat pees. Bag still follows close, now full of pee. Cat tears through house, flinging pee-bag EVERYWHERE. I have never heard my dad curse on so many floors of the house.

Nor have I ever seen cat pee 6-feet up a wall before, or since.
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huls
10/12/09

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bahahahhahaa!!! i love the conan the kitty videos! the one where he crawls up the guys leg is prosh <3

i still do this to my cat when she annoys me. she ONLY comes to me when she wants something (usually my hairband from my wrist even when i'm sleeping) so i just grab my teddy bear and start shaking it and doing my best impression of "Tardy for the Party" while still half asleep. Welcome to Casa de Huls at 6 am.
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BabyJane
10/12/09

@huls: It sounds pretty awesome!
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BabyJane
10/12/09

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I just think he hates Snuggles, the fabric softener bear, and this is a painful reminder.
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sybann
10/12/09

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want
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PaintedTrollop
01/08/09

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I'm immune to his charms.
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So Irish
01/08/09

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Mr. Irish watches about 15 hours of Law & Order a day on Netflix.

Men DEFINATELY watch it. ;)
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IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel
01/08/09

In reply to Chris Meloni Beautifies, Bores Late Night With Conan O'Brien
He was on Conan awhile back promoting Harold and Kumor or something around that time and he was pretty funny. I actually thought he was a bit funny that night, but no one really got what he was going for. He was trying to do throwbacks that didn't really work and whatnot. Christopher Meloni can do no wrong in my eyes.
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