Humorous Thread

Yesterday while I was being briefed on all our in-patients at work and cuddling a puppy we had spayed that morning, I heard one of the vets laughing out loud every so often. My investigation led me to reading something quite humorous, and a bit different to anything I've read in a long time. While not strictly to do with big cats, since I haven't given you all an update recently, I've included this to tide you over until my uni work reduces enough for me to put up a proper big cat post. (Do any other uni students agree with the fact that uni professors think we must be superhuman to do the amount of work they set & actually learn & retain it all!!??!)

Here it is. I hope the pictures work. Let me know if you found it as funny as we did! (you are excused if you do not; since we work in a vet practice and deal with all sorts of situations regarding missing animals there may be an extra degree of humor for us in this) :)


FOLLOW THE THREAD BELOW EMAIL:

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From: Shannon Walkley 
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 
To: David Thorne
Subject: Poster
 
Hi
I opened the screen door yesterday and my cat got out and has been missing
since then so I was wondering if you are not to busy you could make a
poster for me. It has to be A4 and I will photocopy it and put it around my
suburb this afternoon.
 

 
This is the only photo of her I have she answers to the name Missy and is
black and white and about 8 months old. missing on Harper street and my
phone number.
Thanks Shan.
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From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 9.26am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Poster
 
Dear Shannon,
That is shocking news. Luckily I was sitting down when I read your email
and not half way up a ladder or tree. How are you holding up? I am
surprised you managed to attend work at all what with thinking about Missy
out there cold, frightened and alone... possibly lying on the side of the
road, her back legs squashed by a vehicle, calling out "Shannon, where are
you?"
Although I have two clients expecting completed work this afternoon, I
will, of course, drop everything and do whatever it takes to facilitate the
speedy return of Missy.
Regards, David.

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From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 9.37am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Poster
 
yeah ok thanks. I know you dont like cats but I am really worried about
mine. I have to leave at 1pm today.
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From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.17am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Poster
 
Dear Shannon,
I never said I don't like cats. Once, having been invited to a party, I
went clothes shopping beforehand and bought a pair of expensive G-Star
boots. They were two sizes too small but I wanted them so badly I figured I
could just wear them without socks and cut my toenails very short. As the
party was only a few blocks from my place, I decided to walk. After the
first block, I lost all feeling in my feet. Arriving at the party, I
stumbled into a guy named Steven, spilling Malibu & coke onto his white
Wham 'Choose Life' t-shirt, and he punched me. An hour or so after the
incident, Steven sat down in a chair already occupied by a cat. The
surprised cat clawed and snarled causing Steven to leap out of the chair,
slip on a rug and strike his forehead onto the corner of a speaker;
resulting in a two inch open gash. In its shock, the cat also defecated,
leaving Steven with a foul stain down the back of his beige cargo pants. I
liked that cat.
Attached poster as requested.
Regards, David.
 

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From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.24am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster
 
yeah thats not what I was looking for at all. it looks like a movie and how
come the photo of Missy is so small?
 
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From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.28am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster
 
Dear Shannon,
It's a design thing. The cat is lost in the negative space.
Regards, David.
 
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From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.33am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster
 
Thats just stupid. Can you do it properly please? I am extremely emotional
over this and was up all night in tears. you seem to think it is funny. Can
you make the photo bigger please and fix the text and do it in colour
please. Thanks.
 
 
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From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.46am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster
 
Dear Shannon,
Having worked with designers for a few years now, I would have assumed you
understood, despite our vague suggestions otherwise, we do not welcome
constructive criticism. I don't come downstairs and tell you how to send
text messages, log onto Facebook and look out of the window. I am willing
to overlook this faux pas due to you no doubt being preoccupied with
thoughts of Missy attempting to make her way home across busy intersections
or being trapped in a drain as it slowly fills with water. I spent three
days down a well once but that was just for fun.
I have amended and attached the poster as per your instructions.
Regards, David.
 
 

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From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.59am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster
 
This is worse than the other one. can you make it so it shows the whole
photo of Missy and delete the stupid text that says missing missy off it? I
just want it to say Lost.
 

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From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.14am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster
 


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From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.21am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster
 
yeah can you do the poster or not? I just want a photo and the word lost
and the telephone number and when and where she was lost and her name. Not
like a movie poster or anything stupid. I have to leave early today. If it
was your cat I would help you. Thanks.
 

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From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.32am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Awww
 
Dear Shannon,
I don't have a cat. I once agreed to look after a friend's cat for a week
but after he dropped it off at my apartment and explained the concept of
kitty litter, I kept the cat in a closed cardboard box in the shed and
forgot about it. If I wanted to feed something and clean faeces, I wouldn't
have put my mother in that home after her stroke. A week later, when my
friend came to collect his cat, I pretended that I was not home and mailed
the box to him. Apparently I failed to put enough stamps on the package and
he had to collect it from the post office and pay eighteen dollars. He
still goes on about that sometimes, people need to learn to let go.
I have attached the amended version of your poster as per your detailed
instructions.
Regards, David.
 


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From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.47am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Awww
 
Thats not my cat. where did you get that picture from? That cat is orange.
I gave you a photo of my cat.
 

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From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.58am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Awww
 
I know, but that one is cute. As Missy has quite possibly met any one of
several violent ends, it is possible you might get a better cat out of
this. If anybody calls and says "I haven't seen your orange cat but I did
find a black and white one with its hind legs run over by a car, do you
want it?" you can politely decline and save yourself a costly veterinarian
bill.
 
I knew someone who had a basset hound that had its hind legs removed after
an accident and it had to walk around with one of those little buggies with
wheels. If it had been my dog I would have asked for all its legs to be
removed and replaced with wheels and had a remote control installed. I
could charge neighbourhood kids for rides and enter it in races. If I did
the same with a horse I could drive it to work. I would call it Steven.
 
Regards, David.
 
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From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.07pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Awww
 
Please just use the photo I gave you.
 

________________________________
From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.22pm
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww
 

 
________________________________
From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.34pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww
 
I didnt say there was a reward. I dont have $2000 dollars. What did you
even put that there for? Apart from that it is perfect can you please
remove the reward bit. Thanks Shan.
 

________________________________
From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.42pm
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww
 


________________________________
From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.51pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww
 
Can you just please take the reward bit off altogether? I have to leave in
ten minutes and I still have to make photocopies of it.
 

________________________________
From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.56pm
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww
 

________________________________
From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 1.03pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww
 
Fine. That will have to do.
 
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Will be getting into the big cat posts soon - just trying to organize everything into something that will make sense. Keep your eye on the blog for updates! :) 

Quote book

So you can see I've been renovating my blog quite a bit. Some of it fun, some of it painful. There are supposed to be ads on the side, but google is being vague and won't tell me why they have disappeared. 

At the core of this post is a lovely idea (non- big-cat related) I'd like to share with you. It's called a Quote Book. It's a small, insignificant-looking red book I own which I started about 9 months ago. Basically, whenever I hear or read a really good quote that rings true, or is worth remembering, I record it into my Quote Book (capital letters for my Quote Book as it seems like an exceptionally deep idea)
To date, I only have 22 quotes in there, as only the really important ones get recorded. Most of them are from a calendar, and 1 is from a can of bug spray. Wait, that sounds rather crude. It is from a can of insect repellant.

My favourite 2 quotes are on the cover page for me to always remember. It's really good to go and read through that sort of book because I believe it tells you a lot about a person (for instance, why are certain quotes important to that person? What significant meaning do they hold for someone?) but I have also found it very inspirational to read when a cloud of doom descends. They certainly don't take you out of that cloud of doom, but rather give you the tools or thoughts to bring yourself out - which is much more satisfactory in the end.

I can't take credit for the fantastic Quote Book idea. Although it makes me sound like a deep (or maybe not!) individual, I actually got the idea from a fantastic author - Karen Kingsbury. Her series "Above the Line" mentions the idea in book 1 - "Take One". As soon as I read the book I started my own.

In each post I'll put one of my quotes from my Quote Book along with my signatory big cat picture. No matter what the post is about! Let me know what you think - if you agree with the quote (why/why not), what it makes you think of, etc.

Big cat post on the cards later... keep tuning in! :)


"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" - E. Roosevelt 

Introducing this blog (and the writer)

This is my 1st attempt at a blog or anything remotely similar (it took me forever to decide to get Twitter & forever endure those painful winces given when people find out you have Twitter).

             My twitter ID is (amazingly) Big Cat Buddy             

My passion in life is... well, read my bio. We won't talk about me again here. In my space. On my blog. No, of course not. :)  I believe I was born to work for and with big cats, so I'm starting to help them as early as possible - using this blog to reach out to anyone interested (and hopefully get people interested) not just in big cats, but in their plight - the fact that they will soon be extinct from our planet. I'll try and bring to light why they are being persecuted, why we should save them, and how you can help.

This blog will also encompass a more personal, humorous side - as I am an animal person you can join me on my journey as I try and understand the people around me, and read on as I verbally bash my studies from time to time. I work as a veterinary nurse so I'll share tips about pet care & some industry insights. Animal behaviour & training are my life also, so no doubt you'll hear all about that. And to cover anything else I may have a spiel about, let me just say that I'm a writing & film studies major - so I can be creative & I absolutely love to write, to talk... to ramble....

Oh, and if you're in America & getting annoyed with my spelling - my apologies. I'm an Aussie & I spell like one. And when I figure this blog thing out better you'll see pics & vids up here too.

I'll try and update as much as possible to keep my followers (when the number gets higher than 0!) in the loop, but with my busy lifestyle & crazy hours you may be about to start dragging the nearest body of water for me when I'll appear again and shatter all those illusions. :)