Maybe some dogs like being dressed up in costumes, but for cats it's just wrong.
The cat in this Darth Kitty Pet Costume looks pretty pissed....
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Jun 15, 2009 1:27:27 pm PDT #24432 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
brenda m - Jun 15, 2009 1:35:35 pm PDT #24433 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I didn't get anything (yet) Trudes, so it may not have hit your whole list.
Theodosia - Jun 15, 2009 2:03:09 pm PDT #24434 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I got it, Trudy, but I can't see where the link leads since the school where I'm online blocks Facebook.
Trudy Booth - Jun 15, 2009 2:07:57 pm PDT #24435 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I didn't get anything (yet) Trudes, so it may not have hit your whole list.
That is a comfort. Thank you.
Connie Neil - Jun 15, 2009 2:51:54 pm PDT #24436 of 30000
brillig
Why do people come into technical support, tell me their problem, then ask "Can you help?" Am I supposed to say, "No, I can't help, contact someone else, my job is not to fix your system despite what they pay me for"?
beth b - Jun 15, 2009 2:58:55 pm PDT #24437 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Same reason people ask if I can help them at the library.
javachik - Jun 15, 2009 2:59:11 pm PDT #24438 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Why do people come into technical support, tell me their problem, then ask "Can you help?"
Because they truly want to know if you can help them? I'm sure not everything people have trouble with falls under your area of expertise?
Connie Neil - Jun 15, 2009 3:15:35 pm PDT #24439 of 30000
brillig
Because they truly want to know if you can help them?
Well, it's not like they're asking me how to cook a turkey. They're asking how to install the update to the program whose technical support line they just logged into. It just strikes me as obsequious and "Please abuse me, I'm probably not worthy of asking for help," which does not trigger my empathy when the backlog for support is making management bring in lunch so we can stay at our desks and eat between talking to people. It ties into "You've known for three months that you needed this upgrade! And they've given you an extension! Why did you wait till the last minute!"
But then, I had my digital conversion box for my TV for over a year now.
Kat - Jun 15, 2009 3:25:55 pm PDT #24440 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Because they truly want to know if you can help them?
Or because they previously have dealt with enough rude people who say they can't or won't help even though it is their job.
Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. My final grades were due today. My estimated final grades were due for seniors on Friday June 5. I have at least one girl who will not graduate because she hasn't passed any single mester of my class.
Sigh. It makes me sad.
What made me ill today, was the dad of a senior who wanted to pick up the class ring and the grad gown for his daughter who is there working in the main office and who is 7+ months pregnant. Dad was talking about how proud he was that she was graduating and how proud he was to become a grandfather.
Sigh. She is at most 18, but more likely 17. Made me throw up a little in my mouth.
Zenkitty - Jun 15, 2009 3:27:35 pm PDT #24441 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Perhaps those delicate souls feel that bluntly saying "I need some help" is too demanding, and so phrase their need as a question in order to empower you with the implied option to say no.
I get annoyed with authors who call up and ask diffidently if I will please help with something. "Can you please help me to correct these minor errors in my paper?" I'm not helping you. That would imply that you are doing it and I am assisting. Just tell me what you want.