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Francie Nolan
07/06/09

In reply to Puss 'N Socks
I'm dreading the day my cat dies. He's 13, which isn't way old, but I have these freak outs when I have to check to see if he's still breathing. But Bells is gonna live forever right? Right?!
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Questioning Everything
07/06/09

@Francie Nolan: Right! Really.
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Gretchen is a new kitten mom!
07/06/09

In reply to Puss 'N Socks
We've had our pets cremated so we can have them buried with us when the time comes. Fortunately the brother-in-law is a funeral director so we're sure our wish will be granted.

On a sad note, I'm taking our 19 year old to the vet in an hour. I'm pretty sure she has developed diabetes and is generally failing fast. She isn't comfortable anywhere, does not seem to sleep, won't sit or sleep near us, isn't using the litterbox and cries at the door. I think she's telling me it's her time.
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lalaland13
07/06/09

In reply to Puss 'N Socks
Is it bad that I now want to visit the presidential library? I mean, I've been thinking of it anyway, but ohh little tuxedo kitty memorial!

I have already informed both my cats that they are never allowed to die. And I am not getting teary-eyed. Those are allergies.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
07/06/09

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Oooh pretty kitty cat! I love his little asymetrical nose spot!

Sorry, I just got a kitty a couple weeks ago (named her Jezebel) and it's really kicked my fur-maternal instincts into overdrive.
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BlondeGoddess
07/06/09

@Zombie MissSkittles is not your kind of lady: We want pictures.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
07/06/09

@BlondeGoddess: I've posted them!

But not the videos!

[s15.photobucket.com]
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BlondeGoddess
07/06/09

@Zombie MissSkittles is not your kind of lady: Awww, she's a calico cat! Adorable! Makes me long (a little) for the time my cat was still an ittybittykitty.
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PreposterousHypothesis
07/06/09

In reply to Puss 'N Socks
My childhood cat's ashes are in a little sealed box in my parents' house. It's odd to think of.
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Questioning Everything
07/06/09

@PreposterousHypothesis: Sadly, my parents backyard is pretty much a pet graveyard from all of the animals our family has owned or injured wildlife we'd encountered since they moved there 35 years ago.
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Rare Affinity
07/06/09

In reply to Puss 'N Socks
If Socks'es ashes were spread in the garden, what exactly is the point of keeping his urn in the Presidential Library? Or does it really contain ashes from the cigars Bill smoked, after Monica had finished finding a rather unusual use for them.
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MissMoneypenny
07/06/09

@Rare Affinity: Maybe not all the ashes were spread?

When my dog died they cremated him, and we spread his ashes, but we didn't really know what to do with his urn. I think it's just in a drawer somewhere.
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Rare Affinity
07/06/09

@MissMoneypenny: Just seems a somewhat macabre memento to have on display. I think we returned my mother's urn to the funeral directors once I had scattered the ashes. Might as well re-use them.I know they arrived in a rather chic silver and blue bag so no one would guess what they contained.
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Lymed
07/06/09

In reply to Puss 'N Socks
Does anybody know the real story as to why Socks lived with the Presidents' secretary when they left the White House?
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BlondeGoddess
07/06/09

@Lymed: Betty Currie had lost her own pet shortly before, and apparently Socks really liked her and always slept on a chair near her while still at the White House.

Yes, I'm crazy cat lady.
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Questioning Everything
07/06/09

@BlondeGoddess: I also think I read somewhere that he didn't get along with Buddy at all.
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Lymed
07/06/09

@BlondeGoddess: That is good to know, because the rumor I heard was that the Clintons perferred Buddy to Socks and they basically abandoned Socks...I figured that maybe there was more to the story.
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07/06/09

In reply to Puss 'N Socks
I can barely find my cat within my own house at times; I couldn't imagine trying to locate a cat within the White House.
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AJ
07/06/09

@SundaysAndCybele: Ha! I that's where the secret service would come in handy. There's just hanging around, they may as well keep track of the cat.
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tscheese
07/06/09

In reply to Puss 'N Socks
Do presidential pets often get memorials like this? I think it's a very sweet idea. Socks had a very long and hopefully happy life.
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andBegorrah
07/06/09

@tscheese: Just think of all the secrets that died with him.
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EvilVaginaTroll
07/06/09

In reply to Puss 'N Socks
I lost my bunny months ago and I still cry about it...
does that make me pathetic?
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save jinger
07/06/09

@EvilVaginaTroll: No. Pets are members of the family, I say. It is normal to mourn them as such.
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bluewine
07/06/09

@save jinger: Honestly, I'm wary of people who don't view pets as members of the family.
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eve804
07/06/09

@EvilVaginaTroll: No. I still cry every now and then about the dog I grew up with, who died 15 years ago.
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save jinger
07/06/09

@bluewine: Me, too. That's a dealbreaker, ladies!
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EvilVaginaTroll
07/06/09

@eve804: thats what I am afraid of, that this feeling will never go away again...
life sucks
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save jinger
07/06/09

@EvilVaginaTroll: I think, as with the death of any loved one, the sadness of your loss will never completely go away, but it will become less of a burden as time goes by. I lost my dad a few years ago, and it still hits me sometimes and I just end up crying. But most days I just remember him fondly and I am okay, not nearly as consumed with grief as I was when it first happened. I am sure your grief will become more bearable with time. *hugs*
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AJ
07/06/09

In reply to Puss 'N Socks
C.J. Cregg would never allow a cat in the briefing room.
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BlondeGoddess
07/06/09

@AJ: Because she's The Jackal.
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Lymed
07/06/09

@AJ: Of course not, it would eat her gold fish.
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Dodgergirl
07/06/09

@AJ: I don't know, it could be her attempt to undue the ancient curse of Bast.
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morninggloria
07/06/09

In reply to Puss 'N Socks
After my cat dies, I'm going to memorialize her by making her into a fur stole and wearing her everywhere. Everyone will flock to me, because what a great idea!
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Lymed
07/06/09

@morninggloria: There is a pet groomer that will make her into a purse for you...[blogs.catster.com]
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Questioning Everything
07/06/09

@morninggloria: I keep a box that I fill with kitten whiskers my kitties have shed so that I can use them as a cheap, renewable source of false eyelashes.
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Laulau
07/06/09

In reply to Puss 'N Socks
PET WORSHIP!!!!

Just kidding, y'all. Plus, I love my kitty and she's not even friendly or playful.
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margareita metermaid
07/06/09

@Laulau: ya beat me to it. Gawd im sick of pet worship, too. animals are for eating, people. they are our servants and/or things to torture. not to hang up plaques for. think how many children now don't have plaques because socks got one!
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Laulau
07/06/09

@margareita metermaid: @greengrey (raidersofthelostSTAR): Haha, sucks you two have more of a life than me. Oh, wait...
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Questioning Everything
07/06/09

@Laulau: For some reason, I love cranky kitties. They're the best!
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hovy
04/21/09

In reply to White House Gets Puppy-Proofed • Another Boy Commits Suicide After Homophobic Bullying
I was wondering if Jezebel was going to talk about this latest suicide. I read about it this morning and I think the most heartbreaking part was that his sister, roughly the same age, found him and was holding onto his legs trying to pull him down and save him. Just so fucking pointless and senseless.

And of course the school is refusing to comment and will probably claim they 'did everything they could,' which we all know is bullshit. So many school officials are hands off when it comes to bullying, especially when it involves homophobic-based attacks.
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scandalouskiki
04/21/09

@hovy: It really is a heartbreaking story. All taunting and bullying should be unacceptable, but it hurts more when you can guess that this kid probably did nothing to aggravate the bullies except exist. He reported the problem. He reached out to the teachers and staff of his school, people who supposedly care about his well-being (or at the very least are responsible for it during school hours). Nobody bothered to do anything about it, and that is truly chilling.
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confusedforahotsecond is a sodemombeech!
04/21/09

In reply to White House Gets Puppy-Proofed • Another Boy Commits Suicide After Homophobic Bullying
I wasn't interested in seeing the allegedly nude photos of Korean Abdul Jabaar but joyfully clicked through to look at Berlusconi. And what an awesome choice I made! I'm still giggling.
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MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治
04/21/09

@confusedforahotsecond is hoping a kind benefactor sends tic...: I checked out both. The berlusconi one was better for sure.
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