tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post7695086280842085275..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Murderers In Our MidstMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90013292113756141752020-04-04T15:28:24.301-07:002020-04-04T15:28:24.301-07:00I have a Mini Farm and a Working Cat and she keeps...I have a Mini Farm and a Working Cat and she keeps the Scorpions and Roof Rats under control and leaves the Wild Birds alone even tho' they're abundant here. She does have scorn for Pigeons, I guess she's heard they're Sky Rats, not sure? She comes inside about half the time, due to Predatory Indigenous Animals and Birds of Prey that would make her a buffet option, she came to usBohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-32247972950066340592020-04-03T11:53:18.441-07:002020-04-03T11:53:18.441-07:00Yup, definitely a bot...I was letting him roam fre...Yup, definitely a bot...I was letting him roam free for the last few posts but I hate to see my friends waste time on the poor dear, so I'll start evicting him. I don't screen them before they hit the pixels (is that a thing?) so I'll just have to wait until I wake up, which is way after my commenters do.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-53448876458790758112020-04-03T11:50:48.342-07:002020-04-03T11:50:48.342-07:00That was a very enjoyable comment. Thank you.That was a very enjoyable comment. Thank you.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-86435561474216697502020-04-02T15:59:29.888-07:002020-04-02T15:59:29.888-07:00Mimimanderly you and I are related, I'm pretty...Mimimanderly you and I are related, I'm pretty sure. I've tried warning my neighbors that I have a live trap for, uh, raccoons and such and hardly ever check it so they better keep their f*&$#!ing bird-killing poop factories in their own g*#$!dam#!ed yards or gosh, something bad might happen, purely by accident (I lied) (about rarely checking). I have bad eyesight too (also lying) so GretchenHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578733926441761777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-48482276085590692332020-04-02T11:28:40.477-07:002020-04-02T11:28:40.477-07:00I think the "nasty old man" is a bot. Hi...I think the "nasty old man" is a bot. Hit my blog too. Apropos to nothing. Deleted before it hit the airwaves. Or electrowaves. One of the posts on my blog that went viral and continues to rise like Glenn Close every spring was titled "Happy National Feral Cat Day!" Yes, there IS one. No, I don't celebrate it, other than to donate to American Bird conservancy, which has Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-79749494560058076722020-04-02T07:15:01.231-07:002020-04-02T07:15:01.231-07:00Not all cat people feel that way, Lisa. When I was...Not all cat people feel that way, Lisa. When I was on the city council of our town in the 1970s, we enacted a leash law that included cats. As owners of three cats, you can bet that my family observed that law! (Of course, the opossums ate us out of house and home with their nocturnal raids of the cat food that was kept inside the dog run with the cats.)Cop Carhttps://jelliclecat.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-22694131567132583142020-04-01T22:36:07.363-07:002020-04-01T22:36:07.363-07:00I suspect a number of people are motivated by a di...I suspect a number of people are motivated by a distaste for the litter box routine! My sainted sister Margaret was one of them. Everyone needs at least ONE flaw.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51793442506932050852020-04-01T22:34:50.446-07:002020-04-01T22:34:50.446-07:00Maybe...I park under a power line next to a pole, ...Maybe...I park under a power line next to a pole, and the starboard side of my car is dang crusty. And we've GOT rain.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54117447353721243652020-04-01T22:33:46.885-07:002020-04-01T22:33:46.885-07:00Deb, I'll go ahead and delete him from now on....Deb, I'll go ahead and delete him from now on. I don't want to cause people to waste their time on him!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-60404246096384598972020-04-01T22:15:28.923-07:002020-04-01T22:15:28.923-07:00He/she/it posts the same dreary post over and over...He/she/it posts the same dreary post over and over on every blog where comments are not moderated before they are posted. Every time I see it I am reminded of a quote from Buddhist Monk Thích Nhất Hạnh, “Some people live as though they are already dead. [They are] consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795324336116508729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61179009872172880202020-04-01T20:25:02.026-07:002020-04-01T20:25:02.026-07:00You take kids balls to the Humane Society? Now th...You take kids balls to the Humane Society? Now that's harsh.Cindy Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199895839611104564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-64100576532231881762020-04-01T18:44:27.199-07:002020-04-01T18:44:27.199-07:00My Lola lives inside, as do most of the other cats...My Lola lives inside, as do most of the other cats around here. I do have one neighbour with two kitties that are probably a year old by now, they roam around freely and often sit by his door meowing to be let in which is hard for me to listen to, because he just doesn't open the door until he is ready. I think he only lets them in to feed, probably doesn't want to have to deal with a Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90620864545942499462020-04-01T16:18:11.614-07:002020-04-01T16:18:11.614-07:00Next thing you know is you libruls gonna take away...Next thing you know is you libruls gonna take away my god given Howitzer!<br />I love dogs, cats, horses, goats, birds and most things that don't want to eat me, but I don't want my cats eating the very entertainment they watch out the window when they aren't sleeping. It would be foolish. Damned herring gull just pooped on my car, but the next rain will take care of it.jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-77006526905895131722020-04-01T13:54:17.079-07:002020-04-01T13:54:17.079-07:00LOL! Did you try all caps? That usually lets them ...LOL! Did you try all caps? That usually lets them know you mean business!! LOL again :) jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-75207541316420147972020-04-01T13:21:47.650-07:002020-04-01T13:21:47.650-07:00Okay, I had a nice neighbor who knew very well how...Okay, I had a nice neighbor who knew very well how I felt about her cat being in my yard, and she was sincerely apologetic but not planning to change anything. And at a block party I teased her about it. A couple days later I found out from another neighbor that her cat had been trapped and taken to the pound and she'd had to bail it out. I have a REALLY good guess who did it, but it wasn'Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11120997077584779732020-04-01T12:40:29.104-07:002020-04-01T12:40:29.104-07:00See, that's why I don't complain to the ac...See, that's why I don't complain to the actual neighbors first; when you let them know you're more interested in the birds than their cats, you're the prime suspect in their disappearance. If you stay mum... hey, it coulda been a hit by a car.mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-2962926980750881162020-04-01T11:19:10.098-07:002020-04-01T11:19:10.098-07:00What say I delete our little friend so he doesn...What say I delete our little friend so he doesn't get in our little pea brains? Next post I will.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-74261063665930091002020-04-01T11:01:08.892-07:002020-04-01T11:01:08.892-07:00“...and we all know the elderly gets treated badly...“...and we all know the elderly gets treated badly in retirement homes.”<br /><br />I’m sure your generation would be treated better. You can take my slot.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-63383171543847065722020-04-01T10:26:54.238-07:002020-04-01T10:26:54.238-07:00What a sad excuse for a human you are.What a sad excuse for a human you are.Cindy McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02035120465106011607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-72872371831531299502020-04-01T10:19:07.915-07:002020-04-01T10:19:07.915-07:00Nah. He's just like the crotchety old man who ...Nah. He's just like the crotchety old man who spits and repeats himself all the time. Maybe vitamins would help.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68214760929895016662020-04-01T10:17:57.934-07:002020-04-01T10:17:57.934-07:00Dogs are cool, but barking is one of the worst sou...Dogs are cool, but barking is one of the worst sounds ever. I wish they'd just howl.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62190412452148488532020-04-01T10:16:31.165-07:002020-04-01T10:16:31.165-07:00I just saw a new one waltzing along the fence top ...I just saw a new one waltzing along the fence top a few feet away from our bird feeder. Grrr.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-67407703972194155502020-04-01T10:15:54.938-07:002020-04-01T10:15:54.938-07:00I'd like to do that, but I know I won't. O...I'd like to do that, but I know I won't. On the other hand, if one feather on Studley Windowson's head gets ruffled by a cat, I will find and kill that cat.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65664835855159661372020-04-01T10:14:46.149-07:002020-04-01T10:14:46.149-07:00By all means, pop onto any social media platform a...By all means, pop onto any social media platform and ask! You'll be pleasantly surprised at the civility!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-47899136586851071862020-04-01T10:05:16.623-07:002020-04-01T10:05:16.623-07:00Aren’t you the asshole. Aren’t you the asshole. sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433184291061135740noreply@blogger.com