Did you start this thread so you could use dirty words while pretending not to use them?
Everybody else is doing it. 
(Actually, no, believe it or not, it just sort of turned out that way. The original email I got with the picture in it was titled “silly fat pussy.” I’ll change it though. No offense intended.)
We’ve had two cats with hyperthyroidism. Fortunately, there’s a vet in the area who specializes in treating it with radioactive iodine (I-131). The first cat had the treatment when she was 18, and it gave her two more healthy years before old age finally won. The 2nd cat had the I-131 treatment at the age of 15; she’s 16 now and still going strong. If you can find a specialist who offers I-131 for cats, it’s worth looking into it.
That’s certainly a good justification for churlish and immature behavior.
Yep, look at you and Lambchop.
Yes, [him].
I’m not going to be held hostage anymore by threats of using my real name, either. I can use your name, too.
It’s a time-honored tradition in many of the finest Brit coms.
I don’t think they ever used the B-word, did they? Plus, they had an artistic license.
Quite a fine lot of shows, those were, too.
No kidding, Cran. If you don’t want to see your name and everything else I can think of right here in the old B&W, you can just remove my name from that post up there.
You know you’re not supposed to use people’s real names if they don’t permit it.
You don’t want anyone using YOUR real name, but you think it’s funny to out me.
This isn’t the first time you’ve done this. You try to control me by threatening to out me if I don’t cooperate with you. When I do something you don’t like, you out me and then weasel out of it with "Oops! I did it accidentally! He he he! " It’s plain and simple blackmail.
And this time you did it to punish gonzo.
I’ve asked a moderator to delete these posts, but they don’t seem to be available right now. And that’s fine by me.
Dear Lord, I’ll change it. Sorry. I still think of you in terms of your original screen name, not “Lambchop” (it’s the same with geek4music and DaleWisely, etc). I guess it’s easier to call somebody a common given name rather than a cut of meat.
And I don’t care if you use my name or my screen name. Either way is perfectly fine. It’s a way of owning yourself and your words, thoughts, and actions, even if they are nefarious, as both of ours tend to be sometimes, especially towards each other. Deep breath, deep breath.
Much Peace, Lambchop,
Harold Pack aka Cranberry
I guess it’s easier to call somebody a common given name rather than a cut of meat.
No more difficult than it is to call someone a sour little fruit.
come on kids, stop the mudthrowing.
Mud? It sure feels like rocks that’s hitting me! It’s two-against-one here. I’m just trying to hold my own against them without breaking the rules.
But I digress.
It’s a way of life.
And hard to learn, but very useful. 
Damn. You load up on sangria and paella and go to bed early and look what you miss.
I stand by my original assertion – The “Everybody else is doing it” defense is best left to 12-year-olds, politicians and Enron executives. It is to be expected of them; it distinctly unflattering among more polite company.
What an awful thread. Amidst all the whining and hurt feelings and
accusations of peurility and admissions of poor familiarity with British
sitcoms, we’ve lost sight of the important point:
That cat is hilariously corpulant!
lovely episode thank you both
You’re very welcome, I guess.
Just for the record, “very educated” doesn’t necessarily make someone right. It just makes them very educated, and education can have altogether spotty results. I’ve known some dead-wrong very educated people. Not that your very educated source on canine buttsniffing is necessarily wrong. I’m just saying that it’s probably better to leave out things like “very educated”. In a lot of ways, it doesn’t really mean that much.
C’mon. You’re kidding, right?
A good rule to live by - “Take not the bait.” The hooks are sharp and leave you with a bleeding lip, or worse… gutted and sizzling in a pan of hot grease.