[UC] Calico kitten anyone?

[Bonnie L. McDermott]

Hi guys - 
Speaking of stray cats ... found one myself today.  Her timing was impeccable -
2 friends and I had just finished planning a humane ed class for the UCAL
Animal Appreciation Arts Camp about animal overpopulation and pet needs, and we
were leaving via the back vet school exit when, out pops this little missy from
under a dumpster, about to run into rush hour traffic when my friend dove for
her and covered her in a sweatshirt.  Now she is safe and sound with me (and
eating up a storm) but I really need to find her a home since I have another
adult female stray I am trying to re-home, two resident older cats, and
technically we are not supposed to have any pets.  And my fiance is beginning
to think I am a budding cat hoarder!!

So ... here is our girl's information, please email me if you might have
interest, she is so adorable and cautious but sweet:
Calico (i.e. female, mainly white base color with orange and black large patches
of fur), about 3 mos old, healthy for a lone kitten on the streets (no upper
respiratory, normal eyes and vision, normal stools) just treated her for fleas,
ticks and worms.  I can probably get her spayed soon too, at PACCA. Her
personality - she cautiously watched me as I slowly put my fingers on her head
and chin to pet her and then she fell asleep with her head on my palm, and
started purring.  So cautious but needs some TLC I think.  She meows when left
alone but she calms right down when you talk gaga to her, and then falls back
asleep.  I think all strays must sleep with one eye open always to protect
themselves.

I have her staying in a cat carrier in our bedroom right now (live in a 1BR and
need to keep the other jealous adult cats away from her at all costs) but would
love more space for her.

Anyone interested in adopting or fostering this cute girl?  Or have friends
interested?  If so *** please *** email me back!!!  I am a bit desperate to
find a good home for her as I am leaving town next week for a few days!!

Thanks!!

-- 
Bonnie L. McDermott
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
Class of 2009



Quoting Wilma de Soto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> I must say I really have the utmost respect for people who tender to stray
> animals, try to find them homes, get them operated on or whatever.
> 
> In my life I have always had such strange encounters with wildlife both in
> and out of the city, that I just couldn't do it.
> 
> I DO have two "Death Row Inmate" cats that I love.
> 
> However, I have also had weird encounters with bears, bobcats, (Upstate), a
> raccoon gang of three who destroyed almost $2000 of my property; 40 raccoons
> at once in early July who were trying help a baby who got stuck in my fence,
> deer on Belmont Ave. (before the Deer Crossing sings were posted), and even
> deer who know where my workout route is at The Woodlands and meet me at
> every station.  I just don't know, they just FIND me.
> 
> Still, I cannot respect enough people who do this; especially with cats and
> I salute you.
> 
> 
> On 6/20/07 2:33 PM, "Margie Politzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > Awww
> > 
> >> Not so! City Kitties helped!
> >> 
> >> I was able to catch the blind kitten:
> >> 
> >> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/lj/2006/roswell1.jpg
> >> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/lj/2006/roswell3.jpg
> >> 
> >> City Kitties got her medicine, she got her vision back, and they trapped
> >> her sister and mother who have since found homes. Roswell is fat and
> >> happy and will be celebrating her first birthday next month:
> >> 
> >> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/lj/2007/roswell2.jpg
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> -Original Message-
> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gail Defendorf
> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 12:29 PM
> >> To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
> >> Subject: Re: [UC] City Kitties needs help!
> >> 
> >> I still think about that momma cat with the blind kitten you saw in your
> >> yard a couple of years ago, but they disappeared before anyone could
> >> help. 
> >> 
> >> Gail
> >> 
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[UC] John Fenton's New Job

[Kyle Cassidy]

Sweet barking cheese! Does this mean that I can now call my city councilwoman's 
office to complain about the nine foot weeds in the vacant lot next door?!!

I hope he's able to continue the initiative he demonstrated at UCD in his new 
job.

kc


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of S. Sharrieff Ali
 
Well...Marty Cabry attended tonight's Community 
Stakeholder Meeting and informed us..as of today...
John Fenton is a member of Councilwoman Blackwell's 
Staff. He is no longer an employee of UCD.

S

RE: [UC] that was the week that was

[Andrew Schwalm]

In case you tossed your UC Review this week, it's available right here:
www.ucreview.com

It looks like malcolmxpark.org is, once again, breaking a little news!
http://malcolmxpark.org/?p=167

Andrew
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:22 PM
To: University City List
Subject: [UC] that was the week that was


this week's front page headline in the uc review:

PENN'S FIRST THURSDAY MEETING SUFFERS A "TAKEOVER"...
LONGSTANDING COMMUNITY FRUSTRATION IS VENTED

here's the story's final sentence:

  "Wendell did not respond to any of the
   many attempts the UC Review has made
   to reach him for comment on the meeting."

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

and below the fold:

WHERE IS JOHN FENTON?

and that story ends with:

  "According to UCD spolesperson Lori Klein Brennan,
   as of Tuesday, June 19th there have been no new
   developments in the investigation, which is being
   conducted solely by Wendell and certain board members.
   John Fenton has yet to get in touch with the UCD."


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

so:

   - fenton's not speaking to ucd,

   - wendell's not speaking to uc review

fortunately, a third headline on the front page:

ACTIVISTS CONVENE TO PROPOSE CHANGES
FOR UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT

"The next meeting will be conducted on Wednesday,
 June 20th, 6PM [that's tonight!] at the Walnut West
 Library Community Room, 40th and Walnut Street.
 This is Planning Meeting #2 and will last an hour
 and a half. The scheduled agenda is on "Community
 Stakeholders" and the UCD planning meeting. All are
 invited."




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RE: [UC] that was the week that was

[S. Sharrieff Ali]

Well...Marty Cabry attended tonight's Community 
Stakeholder Meeting and informed us..as of today...
John Fenton is a member of Councilwoman Blackwell's 
Staff. He is no longer an employee of UCD.

S

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:22 PM
To: University City List
Subject: [UC] that was the week that was

this week's front page headline in the uc review:

PENN'S FIRST THURSDAY MEETING SUFFERS A "TAKEOVER"...
LONGSTANDING COMMUNITY FRUSTRATION IS VENTED

here's the story's final sentence:

  "Wendell did not respond to any of the
   many attempts the UC Review has made
   to reach him for comment on the meeting."

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

and below the fold:

WHERE IS JOHN FENTON?

and that story ends with:

  "According to UCD spolesperson Lori Klein Brennan,
   as of Tuesday, June 19th there have been no new
   developments in the investigation, which is being
   conducted solely by Wendell and certain board members.
   John Fenton has yet to get in touch with the UCD."


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

so:

   - fenton's not speaking to ucd,

   - wendell's not speaking to uc review

fortunately, a third headline on the front page:

ACTIVISTS CONVENE TO PROPOSE CHANGES
FOR UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT

"The next meeting will be conducted on Wednesday,
 June 20th, 6PM [that's tonight!] at the Walnut West
 Library Community Room, 40th and Walnut Street.
 This is Planning Meeting #2 and will last an hour
 and a half. The scheduled agenda is on "Community
 Stakeholders" and the UCD planning meeting. All are
 invited."




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Re: [UC] update: squatters released, others sought/muggings ... not funny

[Wilma de Soto]

Have you ever seen "Mr. Peabody and Sherman" on "Rocky and his Friends"?


On 6/20/07 1:39 PM, "Brian Siano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> KAREN ALLEN wrote:
>> How about this one:
>> 
>> A priest, a rabbi and Brian Siano's mom walked into a bar and...
> meet a theatrical agent. The priest steps up and says that he, the
> rabbi, and
> my Mom have this _incredible_ act, and if the agent will just watch their
> act for two minutes, he'll see the most incredible act he's ever seen.
> The agent lights his cigar and says that priest and rabbi jokes are old
> hat,
> but the priest is really persistent, so the agent says fine, okay, I'll
> give ya
> two minutes.
> "Great!" says the priest, and he and the rabbi and my Mom get into their
> positions on the floor of the bar. The rabbi counts down, "And a One, and
> a Two, and a THREE--"
> 
> 
> [...hey, I'm at work right now...]
> 
> 
> ... and they break off, and they're lying there on the floor of the bar,
> all naked
> and sweaty and covered with beer and horse hair and sawdust, and they're
> _completely_ out of breath, but the Priest says, "So... whaddya think?"
> 
> The agent takes his now-damp cigar out of his mouth. "That's a helluva
> act,"
> he says. "Whaddya call it?"
> 
> And my Mom says, "The Aristocrats!"
> 
> 
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Re: [UC] City Kitties needs help!

[Wilma de Soto]

I must say I really have the utmost respect for people who tender to stray
animals, try to find them homes, get them operated on or whatever.

In my life I have always had such strange encounters with wildlife both in
and out of the city, that I just couldn't do it.

I DO have two "Death Row Inmate" cats that I love.

However, I have also had weird encounters with bears, bobcats, (Upstate), a
raccoon gang of three who destroyed almost $2000 of my property; 40 raccoons
at once in early July who were trying help a baby who got stuck in my fence,
deer on Belmont Ave. (before the Deer Crossing sings were posted), and even
deer who know where my workout route is at The Woodlands and meet me at
every station.  I just don't know, they just FIND me.

Still, I cannot respect enough people who do this; especially with cats and
I salute you.


On 6/20/07 2:33 PM, "Margie Politzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Awww
> 
>> Not so! City Kitties helped!
>> 
>> I was able to catch the blind kitten:
>> 
>> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/lj/2006/roswell1.jpg
>> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/lj/2006/roswell3.jpg
>> 
>> City Kitties got her medicine, she got her vision back, and they trapped
>> her sister and mother who have since found homes. Roswell is fat and
>> happy and will be celebrating her first birthday next month:
>> 
>> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/lj/2007/roswell2.jpg
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gail Defendorf
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 12:29 PM
>> To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
>> Subject: Re: [UC] City Kitties needs help!
>> 
>> I still think about that momma cat with the blind kitten you saw in your
>> yard a couple of years ago, but they disappeared before anyone could
>> help. 
>> 
>> Gail
>> 
>> 
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[UC] that was the week that was

[UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN]

this week's front page headline in the uc review:

   PENN'S FIRST THURSDAY MEETING SUFFERS A "TAKEOVER"...
   LONGSTANDING COMMUNITY FRUSTRATION IS VENTED

   here's the story's final sentence:

 "Wendell did not respond to any of the
  many attempts the UC Review has made
  to reach him for comment on the meeting."

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

and below the fold:

   WHERE IS JOHN FENTON?

   and that story ends with:

 "According to UCD spolesperson Lori Klein Brennan,
  as of Tuesday, June 19th there have been no new
  developments in the investigation, which is being
  conducted solely by Wendell and certain board members.
  John Fenton has yet to get in touch with the UCD."


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

so:

  - fenton's not speaking to ucd,

  - wendell's not speaking to uc review

fortunately, a third headline on the front page:

   ACTIVISTS CONVENE TO PROPOSE CHANGES
   FOR UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT 

   "The next meeting will be conducted on Wednesday,
June 20th, 6PM [that's tonight!] at the Walnut West
Library Community Room, 40th and Walnut Street.
This is Planning Meeting #2 and will last an hour
and a half. The scheduled agenda is on "Community
Stakeholders" and the UCD planning meeting. All are
invited."




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Re: [UC] re: difficult tree removal

[Dan Myers]

I have used Micheal's Tree Service, when my Norway Maple in my backyard was
invading everything. He was relatively inexpensive, quick and clean. I would
highly recommend him. Now if I could only find his number

Dan Myers

On 6/18/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


 And yes, they don't cut it down from the bottom, but from the top.  They
are able to do this with little space to work in and without dropping too
much to the ground.  I still can't get over these guys cutting limbs with a
chain saw held in one hand, arm extended.


 -Original Message-
From: Margie Politzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: University City listserv 
Sent: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 2:01 pm
Subject: Re: [UC] re: difficult tree removal

 John Cox removed 5 large trees from the yards behind my house (including
a very large elm). I was very impressed with the expert handling of a
difficult job. 610-664-2340

Margie


I have a beautiful tree in my backyard that some have said is a redwood.
 It is basically one TALL trunk with branches that only
start very high up.  It has experienced a recent growth spurt and now is
dangerously high.  I hate the thought of killing it, but
I fear that it might come down in a major storm and do serious damage.
 Removing a tree that high in a backyard with very
restricted access is sure to
be quite tricky.  I guess some guy will have to shimmy up the trunk and
saw off sections of the tree rather than cutting it down
by sawing at the base.

Has anyone had good experience with a tree removal company?

I would appreciate any leads.

Thanks,

Ann


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[UC] Gallows Humor

[Mario Giorno]

Folks,

I think that it's okay to joke about the misery of life. After all, if
we didn't make ourselves laugh, we'd by crying our eyes out every day and
paranoid with fear. I think the humor breaks through the fear and forces us
to gain a thicker skin and grow sharper teeth. It makes us harder and more
prepared to take what life and the universe can dish out. Hopefully,
however, it doesn't makes us so cynical that we actually forget what reality
lies behind the humor.


FWIW,

Mario Giorno

Re: [UC] City Kitties needs help!

[Margie Politzer]

Awww

> Not so! City Kitties helped!
> 
> I was able to catch the blind kitten:
> 
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/lj/2006/roswell1.jpg
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/lj/2006/roswell3.jpg
> 
> City Kitties got her medicine, she got her vision back, and they trapped
> her sister and mother who have since found homes. Roswell is fat and
> happy and will be celebrating her first birthday next month:
> 
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/lj/2007/roswell2.jpg
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gail Defendorf
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 12:29 PM
> To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
> Subject: Re: [UC] City Kitties needs help!
> 
> I still think about that momma cat with the blind kitten you saw in your
> yard a couple of years ago, but they disappeared before anyone could
> help. 
> 
> Gail
> 
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Re: [UC] update: squatters released, others sought/muggings ... not funny

[Ross Bender]

Ya know, what truly burns my britches is that all you talentless wankers out
there get to enjoy the matchless comic talents of Bender & Cassidy totally
FREE. For nyet, rien, zippo, not even fitty cents. And all we get is bitch
bitch bitch from the lame old aunties who lurk on this list and only pipe up
to whine and complain and threaten to cancel their 100% free subscriptions.

Look, I won't speak for Cassidy, but personally I put a lot of energy out to
entertain you creeps who are so totally and utterly bereft of writing
skills, sophistication and a decent sense of humor. It's hard work, because
I have to write *down* to the audience, if you get my drift.

Seems to me that the appropriate response would be to just say "Hey, thank
you man!" every once in a blue moon, or buy me a vanilla chai down at the
Green Line when you see me.


--
Ross Bender
http://rossbender.org/mqrtoc.html

Re: [UC] update: squatters released, others sought/muggings ... not funny

[Dan Myers]

Ba dum bump

Aristocrats are about as old as Rabbi and Priest jokes.

Dan M.

On 6/20/07, Brian Siano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


KAREN ALLEN wrote:
> How about this one:
>
> A priest, a rabbi and Brian Siano's mom walked into a bar and...
meet a theatrical agent. The priest steps up and says that he, the
rabbi, and
my Mom have this _incredible_ act, and if the agent will just watch their
act for two minutes, he'll see the most incredible act he's ever seen.
The agent lights his cigar and says that priest and rabbi jokes are old
hat,
but the priest is really persistent, so the agent says fine, okay, I'll
give ya
two minutes.
"Great!" says the priest, and he and the rabbi and my Mom get into their
positions on the floor of the bar. The rabbi counts down, "And a One, and
a Two, and a THREE--"


[...hey, I'm at work right now...]


... and they break off, and they're lying there on the floor of the bar,
all naked
and sweaty and covered with beer and horse hair and sawdust, and they're
_completely_ out of breath, but the Priest says, "So... whaddya think?"

The agent takes his now-damp cigar out of his mouth. "That's a helluva
act,"
he says. "Whaddya call it?"

And my Mom says, "The Aristocrats!"



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Re: [UC] update: squatters released, others sought/muggings ... not funny

[Brian Siano]

KAREN ALLEN wrote:

How about this one:

A priest, a rabbi and Brian Siano's mom walked into a bar and... 
meet a theatrical agent. The priest steps up and says that he, the 
rabbi, and

my Mom have this _incredible_ act, and if the agent will just watch their
act for two minutes, he'll see the most incredible act he's ever seen.
The agent lights his cigar and says that priest and rabbi jokes are old 
hat,
but the priest is really persistent, so the agent says fine, okay, I'll 
give ya

two minutes.
"Great!" says the priest, and he and the rabbi and my Mom get into their
positions on the floor of the bar. The rabbi counts down, "And a One, and
a Two, and a THREE--"


[...hey, I'm at work right now...]


... and they break off, and they're lying there on the floor of the bar, 
all naked

and sweaty and covered with beer and horse hair and sawdust, and they're
_completely_ out of breath, but the Priest says, "So... whaddya think?"

The agent takes his now-damp cigar out of his mouth. "That's a helluva 
act,"

he says. "Whaddya call it?"

And my Mom says, "The Aristocrats!"



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Re: [UC] update: squatters released, others sought/muggings ... not funny

[KAREN ALLEN]

How about this one:

A priest, a rabbi and Brian Siano's mom walked into a bar and...



From: Brian Siano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Brian Siano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: University City List 
Subject: Re: [UC] update: squatters released, others sought/muggings ... 
not funny

Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:15:01 -0400

UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN wrote:

Frank wrote:
Please send me your list of appropriate subjects for humor. I'd hate  to 
offend someone in the future.



haha.

see now that's funny. your asking what's appropriate.

because you obviously know how soon after a local murder to post jokes 
about it, and how often in a day to post jokes about it, and how long to 
persist posting jokes it, and you'll know when to stop. and not only that, 
but you seem to know all this -- without asking -- in tandem with several 
others onlist doing exactly the same thing.

We want HARD NUMBERS,. pal.

Exactly how soon can we start posting jokes? A day? 17 hours? 2.4 weeks?

How many jokes per day can we post? One? Five? Do puns count/ Must they 
follow classic joke structures to count (i.e., knock-knocks, how-many-X's 
to change a light bulb, etc.)?


How long are we permitted to post? Can I make jokes about Lincoln's 
assassination?



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RE: [UC] City Kitties needs help!

[Mike V.]

In the original story, Pinocchio stomped on Jiminy Cricket because his
constant preaching got tiresome.  No joke.
 
- Mike V.

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 11:25 AM
To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
Subject: Re: [UC] City Kitties needs help!



In a message dated 6/20/2007 10:45:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

my husband and I found a stray [cat] who had what we thought was a
broken leg... his leg had to be amputated.  ... they are hoping to place
him in a permanent home once he recovers.


Can you imagine the howling indignation in this online community if
someone thinking he or she was being cute joked about stomping the cat
to death to put him out of his misery?
 
But some homeless 28-year old human being dying this way on the roof of
a vacant apartment building in our tolerant, sophisticated neighborhood?
 
Not only is the indignation almost non-existent, but some of the
offenders feel it incumbent on themselves to defend their unconscionable
attempts at being oh-so-clever and -- if they're not honorable enough to
apologize for their indiscretion -- don't even have the decency or sense
to drop it.
 
Jiminy Cricket, where are you now that Pinoccio really needs you?
 
Al Krigman
 
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RE: [UC] City Kitties needs help!

[Kyle Cassidy]

Not so! City Kitties helped!

I was able to catch the blind kitten:

http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/lj/2006/roswell1.jpg
http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/lj/2006/roswell3.jpg

City Kitties got her medicine, she got her vision back, and they trapped
her sister and mother who have since found homes. Roswell is fat and
happy and will be celebrating her first birthday next month:

http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/lj/2007/roswell2.jpg



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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gail Defendorf
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 12:29 PM
To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
Subject: Re: [UC] City Kitties needs help!

I still think about that momma cat with the blind kitten you saw in your
yard a couple of years ago, but they disappeared before anyone could
help. 

Gail


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Re: [UC] City Kitties needs help!

[Gail Defendorf]

I still think about that momma cat with the blind kitten you saw in your 
yard a couple of years ago, but they disappeared before anyone could help. 


Gail

Kyle Cassidy wrote:


Actually, you may remember about two years ago when there was a cat
stuck at the top of a tree in clark park (which john fenton rescued
eventually) there were SEVERAL frequent posters to this list who either
suggested or offered to shoot it out of the tree. (The difference, of
course, might be that they might not have been joking...) I think the
offenders got away with nary an outraged reply from The List


In any event, this month marks the one year anniversary when City
Kitties helped save a stray I'd found in my back yard who'd suffered
seizures and a brain infection. I'll be having a fundraising party for
CK in July or August, you're all invited. They're a wonderful
organization actually doing something every day to make the world a
better place.

kc



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Can you imagine the howling indignation in this online community if
someone thinking he or she was being cute joked about stomping the cat
to death to put him out of his misery?



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RE: [UC] City Kitties needs help!

[Kyle Cassidy]

Actually, you may remember about two years ago when there was a cat
stuck at the top of a tree in clark park (which john fenton rescued
eventually) there were SEVERAL frequent posters to this list who either
suggested or offered to shoot it out of the tree. (The difference, of
course, might be that they might not have been joking...) I think the
offenders got away with nary an outraged reply from The List
 
 
In any event, this month marks the one year anniversary when City
Kitties helped save a stray I'd found in my back yard who'd suffered
seizures and a brain infection. I'll be having a fundraising party for
CK in July or August, you're all invited. They're a wonderful
organization actually doing something every day to make the world a
better place.

kc



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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]


Can you imagine the howling indignation in this online community if
someone thinking he or she was being cute joked about stomping the cat
to death to put him out of his misery?
 


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Re: [UC] City Kitties needs help!

[Brian Siano]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 6/20/2007 10:45:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


my husband and I found a stray [cat] who had what we thought was a
broken leg... his leg had to be amputated.  ... they are hoping to
place him in a permanent home once he recovers.

Can you imagine the howling indignation in this online community if 
someone thinking he or she was being cute joked about stomping the cat 
to death to put him out of his misery?
Actually, I'd go for the peg-leg kitty pirate sort of joke. Arr, mateys, 
and alla that.



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Re: [UC] City Kitties needs help!

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In a message dated 6/20/2007 10:45:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

my  husband and I found a stray [cat] who had what we thought was a broken 
leg...  his leg had to be amputated.  ... they are hoping to place him in a  
permanent home once he recovers.



Can you imagine the howling indignation in this online community if  someone 
thinking he or she was being cute joked about stomping  the cat to death to 
put him out of his misery?
 
But some homeless 28-year old human being dying this way on the roof of a  
vacant apartment building in our tolerant, sophisticated neighborhood?
 
Not only is the indignation almost non-existent, but some of the offenders  
feel it incumbent on themselves to defend their unconscionable attempts at 
being  oh-so-clever and -- if they're not honorable enough to apologize for 
their  
indiscretion -- don't even have the decency or sense to drop it.
 
Jiminy Cricket, where are you now that Pinoccio really needs you?
 
Al Krigman
 




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[UC] City Kitties needs help!

[Heather Simoes]

Hi everyone,

In case any of you are looking to donate, City Kitties is desperately in 
need of help at the moment. About a month ago, my husband and I found a 
stray who had what we thought was a broken leg.  Having too many cats to be 
able to foster him if he needed to be casted, we contacted City Kitties who 
were kind enough to take him even though they did not have any definite 
foster openings.  Originally the vet thought his leg just had an abcess.  He 
was treated, and a foster home was found.  Unfortunately, it turned out that 
he had bone cancer in his shoulder joint, and his leg had to be amputated.  
His prognosis looks excellent, and they are hoping to place him in a 
permanent home once he recovers.


The cost of the surgery was very high however, and they have asked me for 
help in contacting people who might be willing to provide a donation.  I am 
circulating this around my office as well, but thought I could reach the 
greatest number of people here.  No pressure to donate obviously, just 
thought I'd spread the word in case any of you were thinking of donating to 
a charity.  I don't believe City Kitties has obtained official non-profit 
status yet, so any donation would likely not be tax-deductible, but it would 
be for a good cause.


If you know of anyone off-list who might be interested, please forward to 
them as well.


Here is the description and picture on the City Kitties website.  He really 
is a sweet cat.  I hope he finds a home soon.


http://citykitties.org/adopt/index.html

Thanks much,
Heather

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[UC] Yet more fun in the hood

[Karen Heenan]

Lest anyone think that our recent crime wave is even somewhat over, think 
again.  I just heard from a friend who lives on the 4400 block of Osage, and 
while she was sitting at home on Monday night watching TV, someone threw a 
rock through her 2nd floor living room window.  She’s okay except for having 
the crap scared out of her and the financial hit of having to get the window 
fixed.  The police who came out said that a few cars had been hit on her 
block, too, but apparently hers was the only house that was bothered.


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Re: [UC] update: squatters released, others sought/muggings ... not funny

[Brian Siano]

UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN wrote:

Frank wrote:
Please send me your list of appropriate subjects for humor. I'd hate  
to offend someone in the future.



haha.

see now that's funny. your asking what's appropriate.

because you obviously know how soon after a local murder to post jokes 
about it, and how often in a day to post jokes about it, and how long 
to persist posting jokes it, and you'll know when to stop. and not 
only that, but you seem to know all this -- without asking -- in 
tandem with several others onlist doing exactly the same thing.

We want HARD NUMBERS,. pal.

Exactly how soon can we start posting jokes? A day? 17 hours? 2.4 weeks?

How many jokes per day can we post? One? Five? Do puns count/ Must they 
follow classic joke structures to count (i.e., knock-knocks, 
how-many-X's to change a light bulb, etc.)?


How long are we permitted to post? Can I make jokes about Lincoln's 
assassination?



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Re: [UC] update: squatters released, others sought/muggings ... not funny

[Brian Siano]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think it's worth remembering that making jokes -- successful or 
otherwise, tasteful or not -- about painful, unpleasant, disgusting, 
and distressing situations is a normal human response to those very
situations. The famine in Ethiopia, the Challenger disaster, the 
schoolhouse massacre in Lancaster county -- just to name a few. All of 
them were subjects of humor not long after they occurred.


And if you do the research and go look at the material in Joe Miller's 
Joke Book (1738), or the stories told by Chaucer's travelers to 
Canterbury, or those from Boccaccio's "Decameron", what'll you find? 
They're making jokes about equally painful, albeit more personal, 
situations like unfaithful spouses.


It's a coping mechanism, a way of deflecting the pain and stress and 
horror of events that are outside one's control...and also a way of 
saying to the uncaring universe that permits such things to happen, 
"Fuck you! Despite this, I will survive!"


The human race has been doing it for centuries, and is unlikely to 
stop now.

And one of the finest examples of this principle:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txj-t1mDOVA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a41L2Tl0bJ4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjJ_Gy1gOOU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CfpWQFRpJA

(Ir's an episode of a mid-1970's situation comedy, and perfectly safe 
for just about everybody.)


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[UC] Brutal Croydan killing update

[Krfapt]

>From today's Inky:
 
 
Police search for killer of man found on rooftop
By Vernon Clark
Inquirer Staff Writer
 
 
 

CLEM MURRAY / Inquirer Staff Photographer 
Transients gain entry to Croydon Apartments, located  at the corner of 49th 
and Locust Streets, from the rear entrance. A 27-year-old  man was found 
murdered on the roof Monday morning. 
 


Police reported yesterday they were still seeking the  killer of a 
27-year-old man found beaten to death on the roof of an abandoned  West 
Philadelphia 
apartment building that has become a hangout for transients  from as far away 
as 
the West Coast.  
Timothy Bradly, who police said was likely a transient, was pronounced dead  
at about 6:30 a.m. Monday on the roof of the Croydon Apartments on 49th Street 
 near Locust Street. He had suffered head trauma, police said.  
Police said officers found Bradly after receiving a call at 6:10 a.m. Monday  
indicating that someone on the roof needed emergency medical treatment. 
Police  said they had no suspects.  
Police Sgt. D.F. Pace said the building, which contains dozens of apartments, 
 has been a haven for transients over the last few years.  
Pace said people who knew Bradly reported that he lived in the 100 block of  
North Columbus Boulevard. Pace said it was unlikely that he had a permanent  
address.  
"Some of them come from as far away as California," Pace said of the  
drifters. "They find an abandoned building and hang out there."  
The building, which has about six floors, has many boarded-up windows. Other  
windows are open, the panes long since gone.  
The front courtyard of the building is blocked by a tall black iron fence,  
apparently to keep people out. The windows on the first floor are covered by  
black iron bars in addition to being boarded up with plywood.  
The back of the building is a few feet from the sports fields of West  
Philadelphia High School. A broken metal door was wide open, allowing easy  
access 
to the building, and a hole in a chain-link fence allows people to enter  the 
debris-strewn rear yard.  
Neighbors said they had long voiced concern about drifters staying in the  
building.  
"We were complaining about them for months," said Cynthia Jacobs, who lives  
in an apartment building across from the street from the abandoned building.  
Jacobs, who has lived in the block for seven years, said the drifters stayed  
to themselves but "they would get rowdy at times."  
 







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Re: [UC] update: squatters released, others sought/muggings ... not funny

[UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN]

Frank wrote:
Please send me your list of appropriate subjects for humor. I'd hate  to 
offend someone in the future.



haha.

see now that's funny. your asking what's appropriate.

because you obviously know how soon after a local murder to 
post jokes about it, and how often in a day to post jokes 
about it, and how long to persist posting jokes it, and 
you'll know when to stop. and not only that, but you seem to 
know all this -- without asking -- in tandem with several 
others onlist doing exactly the same thing.


it's easy to turn this into a question about what's funny or 
what's appropriate, but perhaps it's about something else. I 
don't know yet what that is, but I think, as you suspect, 
it's related to how people behave in groups, where they 
locate themselves in the context of a larger group.





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   these people are. Ray has admitted being
   connected to this forger."  -- Tony West


































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Re: [UC] update: squatters released, others sought/muggings ... not funny

[Wilma de Soto]

I agree people have always made jokes about painful things and situations.

What I think Wendy, Al and Ray were concerned about is this banter borders
on schadenfruede; almost a perverse pleasure at another¹s misfortune.


On 6/20/07 2:07 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I think it's worth remembering that making jokes -- successful or otherwise,
> tasteful or not -- about painful, unpleasant, disgusting, and distressing
> situations is a normal human response to those very
> situations. The famine in Ethiopia, the Challenger disaster, the schoolhouse
> massacre in Lancaster county -- just to name a few. All of them were subjects
> of humor not long after they occurred.
> 
> And if you do the research and go look at the material in Joe Miller's Joke
> Book (1738), or the stories told by Chaucer's travelers to Canterbury, or
> those from Boccaccio's "Decameron", what'll you find? They're making jokes
> about equally painful, albeit more personal, situations like unfaithful
> spouses.
> 
> It's a coping mechanism, a way of deflecting the pain and stress and horror of
> events that are outside one's control...and also a way of saying to the
> uncaring universe that permits such things to happen, "Fuck you! Despite this,
> I will survive!" 
> 
> The human race has been doing it for centuries, and is unlikely to stop now.
> 
> In a message dated 6/19/07 8:15:58 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> 
> 
> OK, I just got home and had a chance to login and read what everyone's been up
> to.
> 
> I have to say, I am disappointed.  No, make that disgusted.
> 
> Where is it "clever" to mock and make jokes about a 28 year old person with
> their life ahead of them being brutally beaten to death.  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [UC] No Troops Left Behind - Just Richardson's Common Sense & the Facts

[Craigsolve]

 
In a message dated 6/19/2007 7:49:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Bill  Richardson -- the only candidate who wants all the troops out, none 
left  behind, now.

_http://notroopsleftbehind.com_ (http://notroopsleftbehind.com/) 



Really?
 
Richardson is three (3) months slower than Kuncinich 
_http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.1234_ 
(http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.1234) :
No big deal; neither is a contender.
 
But, it is easy to understand why Billy Muchacho wants out of a  complex and 
complicated Iraq challenge, while Shia Iran supports  Sunni terrorism, and 
funds PRC drop shipping arms all over the Middle  East, counting on us not to 
interdict a new era's Chinese death. 
 
Billy, also, sees how ineptly his Boss Clinton contributed to the  
Palestinian Fiasco, (Fouad 
Ajami)_http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/opinion/19ajami.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin_
 
(http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/opinion/19ajami.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin)
 
 
This is the same Richardson who as Secretary of Energy could not  locate and 
secure some of our most valuable national plans for our  response to homeland 
nuclear terrorist attacks, and our knowledge bases  containing intelligence 
about Russian and Chinese nuclear weapons. How hard  is it to be an inventory 
clerk and lock the doors?
 
Every time your genius escapes Culture what is so much more compelling than  
how you hurt someone's feelings, is how another genius Einstein  foretold your 
powerful contributions:
 
"The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of  the people who are 
evil, but because of the people who do nothing about  them."

-- Albert Einstein
 
Thanks for your provocative posts, Rosso!
 
Ciao,
 
Craig



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