Thread: Rant and Rave, Cry and Complain

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

, Woodstock.

I can't tell if that's supposed to be a hug or rape...

Thanks for all the emoticons though. They brought a grin to my face.

I hoped they would, that's why I put them there!

Originally Posted by tommo

Cat's claws barely break the skin. Also they are scared shitless of dogs. As soon as a dog tries to attack them, or even come near them, they cower in fear or run away. They might give a swipe or two, but the dog is just like "lol" and bites their head.

I've seen it multiple times, the cats were even bigger than the dogs, not too much bigger though, around a similar size.

The cats we have now are not fighters, they look cute and that's about it.

I'm assuming though that they do fight for whatever reason, perhaps they're in an enclosed area so neither can run. This is a pretty stupid discussion though because no one can really know until it happens, and even then it would only be one instance and nothing close to an experiment. I really don't know which would win but would probably bet on the cat for a few reasons, mostly because the dog's attack method is to bite the neck, and any dog as small as a cat wouldn't have big enough jaws.

Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Wacka Flocka Flame, etc do not make good music. Stupid kids.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

In my unfortunate experience, the dog almost always wins unless the cat can quickly find an escape.
We had 2 different dogs up at the Farm. One year, when it was very snowy, I found them playing tug of war with one of our extra furry black cats. I was able to stop them from doing any damage that time, but the cat disappeared soon after. I figured the dogs finally got at him or he found a new home for his protection.
Where Paulie and Meesha are concerned, Paulie has the advantage but only because he can jump on the counters or into the blocked off section of the house. If he's outside, and the pup gets too rough, he jumps on top of the dryer, the porch railing or tree.

If you have an aggressive or determined dog, a cat defending itself with teeth and claws only serves to make such a dog MORE aggressive or determined. The cats who survive us have learned submission and the art of fleeing. If a cat runs, the dog WILL chase it. But if they stop and lay down, the dog loses interest and goes away. It's as if the dog forgets the cat is its friend when it runs- all the dog seems to be able to think about is the chase. But when the cat submits it's like the dog says: "Oh, it's you."
But most of our cats just haven't been that bright. They usually leave home and show up a few times a year to say hello.
Again, this might not be true as a general rule, it's just been my experiences.

That's my exact experiences too. Although one of my dogs (the only one left here after my mum left) just wants to play, so he seems angry but he doesn't hurt them.
And yeah, the other one was exactly as you say, one time she ripped the cats tail off. Well, a bit of it anyway, not the whole thing.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

One of our cats GAVE one of her new kittens to our large German Shepherd. Freagin idiot. The baby wasn't eaten but trampled. And then she tried to give him another one
Part of my "gallows humor"... I joked she was making offerings to her god But I locked her butt inside with her little ones (after I found them in the weeds) so she'd stop being stupid.

hahahahahaha, sorry, I laughed at this way too much.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

Meesha doesn't get "angry", but she does get very anxious. If I've been gone for awhile (even in the shower), she'll jump on me, wag her tail then proceed to whine and try to chew off my arm. I used to think it was sweet when she did that and I would get equally excited (minus the biting ). But it seemed to make her MORE anxious, so now I just calmly pet her or ignore her altogether.

Same with that dog, she was crazy anxious, and would just get so worked up when she saw people, like almost choking somehow and made the weirdest noises, and also when chasing the cats she just went insane.
With my dog I can rile him up and make him run around everywhere, but with that one, no way. I think she would seriously die from being too excited.

Originally Posted by Woodstock

I can't tell if that's supposed to be a hug or rape...

I hoped they would, that's why I put them there!

That's Clairity's hug emoticon. She made a hug thread, which basically a primitive version of RRC&C. That was our epic hug for bad situations.

Originally Posted by Dianeva

I'm assuming though that they do fight for whatever reason, perhaps they're in an enclosed area so neither can run. This is a pretty stupid discussion though because no one can really know until it happens, and even then it would only be one instance and nothing close to an experiment. I really don't know which would win but would probably bet on the cat for a few reasons, mostly because the dog's attack method is to bite the neck, and any dog as small as a cat wouldn't have big enough jaws.

It's stupid only because you don't agree (not that you're stupid, just that I agree it is pointless if we're just arguing with no evidence, but I don't care that much, I'm just debating it for the sake of debating it lol). It's quite easy to see a cat is no way near as strong as a dog. And also "mostly because the dog's attack method is to bite the neck, and any dog as small as a cat wouldn't have big enough jaws.", that is why I said "any dog besides maybe a chihuahua" probably add Pugs in there too. I have only had small dogs and one medium one. All have had big enough mouths to grab cat necks. Cats have skinny necks anyway. Cats suck because they get scared and they can't bite with any real force. A dog could easily crush the cat's skull, or just tear it apart/break its neck etc. and as Zhaylin said, they don't get scared of being scratched, they just get more aggressive, while the cat's just trying to find a way out.

Originally Posted by tommo

That's Clairity's hug emoticon. She made a hug thread, which basically a primitive version of RRC&C. That was our epic hug for bad situations.

I always wondered why it was called that.

I don't get why my mum is so paranoid every time I told her I got a job interview. She's telling me beware of the company, beware of the people especially if they are going to ask you go to a hotel. I mean seriously, if they are professional cheaters, they wouldn't use those outdated methods any more. Humans have natural survival instincts, if I do sense anything wrong I'll be cautious or run away. My mum's forever hoping that some big company will employ me because she thinks only big companies are trustworthy.

Her paranoid is worsening my OCD.

But honestly what can I do if someone is really planning to trap me by pretending to hire people? I'm outnumbered, they definitely beat me in size and stamina too. Putting away that paranoia in life can make life so much better. There's no point worrying about something that either doesn't happen or you can't evade.

Worst of all my mum's trying to get me to find a job through recruit companies/headhunters companies. They are the worst lot especially for teens/young adults who had barely any experiences. At least they are in my country. They're not sincere with either helping you to find a job or helping companies to find people. My mum's information about jobhunting is outdated for over 30 years.

That would worry me some as well, Carrot. But I would speak my piece (or is it peace?) and buy you some pepper spray or something Like you said, you just can't be consumed by such worries. You'd wind up paralyzed with fear and trapped inside your own home if you saw boogie men around every corner.

Thanks Tommo for telling us the origin or the clairity hug

I've only known/owned one cat out of dozens who could hold off/chase off a dog. That cat was something else. Her name was Neubie She knew how to be a protective mother. Someone from the Kingdom Hall had to get rid of his mature male so I adopted him. It lasted about 2 minutes. I let him down in the house and then Neubie ripped into him. He was so scared he crapped everywhere. I promptly found him another home.
And my best friend at the time had two dogs. She tried bringing them over with her once and Neubie terrorized them. Everyone called the cat evil.
In truth, she had a new litter and she was just being territorial/protective.

So I'm sure there are a few felines out there who can hold their own if circumstances permit. But by and large, the dog will win.

My rant is that Darwin may win after all. TIny is such a stupid mother. I did an awesome job barricading the area she moved the baby to. There was NO way the pup could get to them. While I was away at my daughters MDT, Tiny moved the baby again. My son heard it crying inside the AC duct in the master bedroom.
An anti-rant is that before that happened, and before I moved everything, I peeked inside the cabinet. Guess what I saw.............. Paulie was nursing What a spoiled little turd lol He lets the kitten nuzzle him. In fact, Paulie lays with the baby as if HE's feeding it
Right now the kitten and mom are locked in my sons room. But she's not happy about that at all. She keeps pacing and seems anxious. I told my son to find her a box and that will probably calm her some.

Originally Posted by Alyzarin

I always wondered why it was called that.

You're making me feel old... >.<

Clairity was nice... When I was new here I actually PMed her about advice on WILDs... Oh how young and ignorant I was...

Anti-rant/rant time.
I finished watching Law and Order SVU about 30 minutes ago on Hulu. Then I noticed the 'recommended for you' selections and Spongebob Squarepants was there.
Eh, what the heck.
So I watched it. My goodness did I laugh!!! I laughed so hard I was crying a couple of times. "Face Freeze" was the episode that really did me in.

The rant in that is
1) I freaked out all of my animals
2) I am now aware that I am, indeed, a heavy smoker

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

That would worry me some as well, Carrot. But I would speak my piece (or is it peace?) and buy you some pepper spray or something Like you said, you just can't be consumed by such worries. You'd wind up paralyzed with fear and trapped inside your own home if you saw boogie men around every corner.

Yeah pepper spray would be so much more effective. Now let me get some. My mum's just worried because the company is a small unknown company and the pay is really good for a part-time job and the number of hours you need to work.

Man, what does it take to get a freaking haircut in this place? The Chase ATM is closed because you can't even put your card in there, Barbershop's ATM doesn't accept my card for some weird reason? The Wells Fargo ATM doesn't work as well, so I decided to go into the building and personally told them that they didn't accept my card. I asked them if they can accept this card, they get the manager, she replies "Sure."

And like all damn bank workers do when someone doesn't have a card for their bank, they swarm like freaking bees at me and start spamming persuasive tongues.

Me: Uhhhh, nope I don't have one here.
Guy: *faces lights* What bank do you have an account on?
Me: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Guy: *starts lying* Oh, I had a xxxxxxxxx account at that place as well, and I transferred it to here.
Me: WELL WHAT A COINCIDENCE!! THAT's like.. SO COOL, we can be buddies!

Okay the last line wasn't real, but man, these guys putting up lies, and are using that positive voice to get me to sign up for their bank. I mean, I just want $20 dollars since that's the minimum amount without being ripped off with the automated fee, so that I can pay $12 for a haircut.

I have to go all the way to South Africa To Alaska just to get $20 freaking bucks. I don't want your cards, get your tongues away from me, and stop lying!

And the worse part was that I tried to avoid the question with,

"Can I sign up online? Is there like an online form?"

Nope, he's not buying it, he's going to go DEEPER!

"Well to get the card, you gotta do it here..."

Fuck, you're supposed to take the hint and STFU and do the Cash Advance NOW...no he's still dragging this shit, well two can play at this game buddy!

Oh shit, here comes the MILF-like manager, 3 people against 1? No fair! Not the lipstick, please noooooo, don't act cute towards me, I'm not going to say yes to your offer! I just want 20 bucks woman!!!

Manager: "Oh sure we can do that!"

While I'm waiting for the cash advance, the other guy is STILL popping the fucking question if I want to sign up for the bank. I just had to say it, I said, "No....sorry, I uh, don't have time.."

Link you herp derp face. Then he starts getting sad, but then covers it up with that salesman like demeanor and says, "Okay :3"

God, it takes 3 fucking people to give $20, the guy at the computer had all that he needed, just one person, not two more! Damn, the ATM would've done a much better job in giving me 20 bucks if it wasn't down at the time. This takes a whole new turn on "How many people does it take to fix a light bulb?"

*sigh* God, it's like I went in for a foursome in there.

And crap, I still have to make up this schedule for that counseling meeting tomorrow. Looks like I'm going to have to BS this schedule and start lying to the counselor, because as long as she feels she's doing something right, I meet the terms in passing this whole semester.

Ugh, I'm going to cry when I put "Anime/Manga Club" at xx time when I don't go there AT all. And I feel even more guilty because I can just manipulate the information of what I "did" there to her. Because I doubt she's going to ask, "Log on to your Facebook book and show proof you're in this club."

Anti-Rant: I finally have an excuse to tell my Biochemistry Adviser why my grade for math isn't what it seems for the Midterm grade. Hopefully I can review the e-mail the math prof sent and see what she thinks about that.

I mean, I only spend 5 minutes at most there because I'm doing most the talking, not letting that woman take ANY chance in talking over me. Seems like I'm advising the adviser.

Looooooooooooooool, it just shows that she does not give a fuck, and just wants me to do well so she doesn't see my face again. Because clearly, she's knows I'm crazy, she's know I'm in a deep shit right, but I'm still smiling!

But for how long is the question.

God that sucks Link. We have ATMs everywhere here and most of the people use a common bank or had accounts in that bank.

Originally Posted by GavinGill

Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Wacka Flocka Flame, etc do no make good music. Stupid kids.

I had a dream last night that you posted exactly that, except it was Lady Gaga, Skrillex, Coldplay and something else.

Felt very depressed today at school, I seriously thought about calling my mom to bring me home. It usually only gets bad at night and in the mornings.

Anti-rant: I got 3 people to become a member on DV!! One of them thought it was a bunch of BS, even after I showed him the website. He thought it would be awesome if it was real, but he thought the whole website was made just to trick people. I had similar thoughts when I found it too.

Originally Posted by Carrot

I don't get why my mum is so paranoid every time I told her I got a job interview. She's telling me beware of the company, beware of the people especially if they are going to ask you go to a hotel. I mean seriously, if they are professional cheaters, they wouldn't use those outdated methods any more. Humans have natural survival instincts, if I do sense anything wrong I'll be cautious or run away.

I've always been a bit irritated when people tell me that kind of thing, when I do things like go out for walks at night. Especially when men like my dad tell me to be careful and stay on busy streets, etc. I'm not sure but I get the feeling a lot of them think that women are ignorant of the rape/murder danger and don't know how to decrease the chances of it happening. But in reality we're probably more paranoid of it because it's more likely to happen to us. I stay on busy streets, dress in baggy clothes wearing a hood so I look like a guy, and carry a knife in my pocket, and even then I look behind me every minute or so because I actually am paranoid. And then hearing my dad tell me to 'stay on busy streets' before I'm about to walk out the door just feels kind of insulting.

Originally Posted by Dianeva

I've always been a bit irritated when people tell me that kind of thing, when I do things like go out for walks at night. Especially when men like my dad tell me to be careful and stay on busy streets, etc. I'm not sure but I get the feeling a lot of them think that women are ignorant of the rape/murder danger and don't know how to decrease the chances of it happening. But in reality we're probably more paranoid of it because it's more likely to happen to us. I stay on busy streets, dress in baggy clothes wearing a hood so I look like a guy, and carry a knife in my pocket, and even then I look behind me every minute or so because I actually am paranoid. And then hearing my dad tell me to 'stay on busy streets' before I'm about to walk out the door just feels kind of insulting.

You're really well-prepared.

My country is actually pretty safe and I used to stay out late at night just to chat with my friend. The thing is my mum's paranoia is worsening my OCD and I don't like that. It took me a lot of time to minimise my OCD affecting me.

Originally Posted by Carrot

You're really well-prepared.

My country is actually pretty safe and I used to stay out late at night just to chat with my friend. The thing is my mum's paranoia is worsening my OCD and I don't like that. It took me a lot of time to minimise my OCD affecting me.

Oh, that sucks. I'm glad to hear you minimised the symptoms though. Mine's been threatening to start up again but I think I'm ignoring it pretty well so far.

Oh and another thing is I can't tell that to my mum that it's affecting my OCD. Everybody around me is taking my OCD as a joke. Typical responses I get is "It's all in the mind".

I know the thoughts I get from OCD is funny but it's not funny when you're actually having them and you can't control it.

Ah, I know. I get the same responses. Of course it's in the mind but so is everything. People think I'm using it as an excuse to do things, that it's only there because I think it is or something. So while explaining it now I try to compare it to being itchy or something. If normal people never experienced 'itchiness' then the 'need to scratch' would be considered a disorder, and people who didn't have it might think it's 'all in the mind'. People who have never had OCD have on idea what it feels like, and so they try to imagine what it's like and the only thing they can come up with is it being an excuse.

Carrot, there's been a LOT of hype in the media about young women going off to work for x,y, or z but then they're really kidnapped and sold as sex slaves. I don't honestly know how much of a threat such things TRULY are, but after seeing or hearing about it, it makes mothers especially, very concerned.
But like Dianeva, I'd take reasonable precautions and then get on with life. You just CAN'T let yourself obsess about such things (which is a moronic thing to say to a person suffering OCD ) If your mom's paranoia starts to get to you, look up the FACTS and replace the fear with knowledge and preparation.

Link. Sounds like a royal pain in the tush!! I'm glad you survived the hassle!!

Major anti-rant time: There is a VERY nasty storm blowing through. It sounded like thunder boomed DIRECTLY outside our house. Cocoa was flipping out as she hasn't done in a LONG time. I put on one of her outfits though and that seemed to help.

Earlier, I also realized I don't really have gallows humor. Worse. I eternally try to see the "bright side" of any given situation. I'm also slightly ADD.
When driving earlier, I became aware of the train of my thoughts:
"My knee really friggin hurts... heh, but at least I have a car and don't have to walk everywhere... Ugh, I have that trip with hubby next week, but it will be really nice to spend some time with him... But you know he's going to nag you about smoking and your weight. Well, I need to quit both smoking AND eating, so I'll be fine... Dafuq is up with my knee? It's actually swollen... much like your big butt. Well, if society crashes you'll at least have a shot to live longer now than when you were Twiggy."
Then I laughed at myself because after my nerves settled from finding the kittens paws, I told myself I could add a new twist to the "lucky" rabbit foot (but I DID no such thing!)

But speaking of the kitten, I started falling asleep earlier and had a vision of his death. There were many details I spared y'all and many more my subconscious picked up on. I wont be sleeping peacefully for a long time.

And seriously... what the heck is up with my knee
Maybe I'm not bothered so much by things because I can't hold a single thought long enough to be truly disturbed!

Originally Posted by GavinGill

Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Wacka Flocka Flame, etc do no make good music. Stupid kids.

Do not* you fool, do noT! D:<

Dang typos, always ruining my posts. I hate you filthy things.

Originally Posted by GavinGill

Do not* you fool, do noT! D:<

Dang typos, always ruining my posts. I hate you filthy things.

<--- Did not even notice.

Real life sucks. I want to go back to being an irresponsible high-schooler.

Originally Posted by SnowyCat

Real life sucks. I want to go back to being an irresponsible high-schooler.

High-school? I'm going back to kindergarten!


Finger-painting, here I come!!!