On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:20:19 +0000
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> wrote:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:42:28 +0000
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> wrote:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us hands to
eat with, and to use a fork was to reject that gift. In fact,
some religious leaders went as far as to call forks "devil's
instruments" and claimed that they caused diseases such as
leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats
familiars of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have anything
against cats.
They beat plague all to heck, eh?
plague i believe was brought in through ships that came from
central asia.
Plague spread through a dearth of cats to curtail the rat population:
AI Overview
Cats were extensively killed during plague
outbreaks because medieval and early modern societies superstitiously associated them with witches, the devil, and bad luck, or mistakenly
believed the animals themselves spread the disease.
The specific reasons
for these purges break down into two main historical contexts:
Satanic
Superstition (Medieval Era):
Prompted by the 1233 papal bull Vox in
Rama issued by Pope Gregory IX, cats (especially black cats) were
demonized. This led to widespread beliefs that cats were instruments of Satan, leading to mass cullings and ceremonial burnings.
Plague Vectors
(1665 London Plague):
During later outbreaks like the Great Plague of
London, frantic officials believed that dogs and cats actively spread
the plague. Consequently, the Lord Mayor ordered the mass slaughter of hundreds of thousands of household pets.
The Unintended Consequence By wiping out the natural predators of rats,
these cat culls allowed rodent populations to explode. This, in turn,
fueled a massive increase in the fleas that carried the plague bacteria (Yersinia pestis).
On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:20:19 +0000, jojo <f00@0f0.00f> wrote:
plague i believe was brought in through ships that came from
central asia.
Yes, it came from marmots in Kyrgyzstan, says AI.
Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne wrote:
On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:20:19 +0000, jojo <f00@0f0.00f> wrote:
plague i believe was brought in through ships that came from
central asia.
Yes, it came from marmots in Kyrgyzstan, says AI.
its always the ships, covid was also like that.
Max Milyon wrote:
On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:20:19 +0000
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> wrote:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:42:28 +0000
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> wrote:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us hands
to eat with, and to use a fork was to reject that gift. In
fact, some religious leaders went as far as to call forks
"devil's instruments" and claimed that they caused diseases
such as leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats
familiars of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have anything
against cats.
They beat plague all to heck, eh?
plague i believe was brought in through ships that came from
central asia.
Plague spread through a dearth of cats to curtail the rat
population:
AI Overview
Cats were extensively killed during plague
outbreaks because medieval and early modern societies
superstitiously associated them with witches, the devil, and bad
luck, or mistakenly believed the animals themselves spread the
disease.
The specific reasons
for these purges break down into two main historical contexts:
Satanic
Superstition (Medieval Era):
Prompted by the 1233 papal bull Vox in
Rama issued by Pope Gregory IX, cats (especially black cats) were demonized. This led to widespread beliefs that cats were
instruments of Satan, leading to mass cullings and ceremonial
burnings.
Plague Vectors
(1665 London Plague):
During later outbreaks like the Great Plague of
London, frantic officials believed that dogs and cats actively
spread the plague. Consequently, the Lord Mayor ordered the mass
slaughter of hundreds of thousands of household pets.
The Unintended Consequence By wiping out the natural predators of
rats, these cat culls allowed rodent populations to explode. This,
in turn, fueled a massive increase in the fleas that carried the
plague bacteria (Yersinia pestis).
do cats really hunt mice?
there are so many videos of cats being
scared of rats and not doing anything.
On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 01:57:10 +0000
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> wrote:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:20:19 +0000
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> wrote:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:42:28 +0000
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> wrote:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us hands
to eat with, and to use a fork was to reject that gift. In
fact, some religious leaders went as far as to call forks
"devil's instruments" and claimed that they caused diseases
such as leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats
familiars of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have anything
against cats.
They beat plague all to heck, eh?
plague i believe was brought in through ships that came from
central asia.
Plague spread through a dearth of cats to curtail the rat
population:
AI Overview
Cats were extensively killed during plague
outbreaks because medieval and early modern societies
superstitiously associated them with witches, the devil, and bad
luck, or mistakenly believed the animals themselves spread the
disease.
The specific reasons
for these purges break down into two main historical contexts:
Satanic
Superstition (Medieval Era):
Prompted by the 1233 papal bull Vox in
Rama issued by Pope Gregory IX, cats (especially black cats) were
demonized. This led to widespread beliefs that cats were
instruments of Satan, leading to mass cullings and ceremonial
burnings.
Plague Vectors
(1665 London Plague):
During later outbreaks like the Great Plague of
London, frantic officials believed that dogs and cats actively
spread the plague. Consequently, the Lord Mayor ordered the mass
slaughter of hundreds of thousands of household pets.
The Unintended Consequence By wiping out the natural predators of
rats, these cat culls allowed rodent populations to explode. This,
in turn, fueled a massive increase in the fleas that carried the
plague bacteria (Yersinia pestis).
do cats really hunt mice?
Uh, yes...
there are so many videos of cats being
scared of rats and not doing anything.
I've seen them bring dead groundhogs to my neighbor's porch, so...
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us hands to eat
with, and to use a fork was to reject that gift. In fact, some
religious leaders went as far as to call forks "devil's instruments"
and claimed that they caused diseases such as leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats familiars
of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have anything
against cats.
Max Milyon wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 01:57:10 +0000
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> wrote:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:20:19 +0000
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> wrote:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:42:28 +0000
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> wrote:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us hands >>>>>>>> to eat with, and to use a fork was to reject that gift. In
fact, some religious leaders went as far as to call forks
"devil's instruments" and claimed that they caused diseases
such as leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats
familiars of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have
anything against cats.
They beat plague all to heck, eh?
plague i believe was brought in through ships that came from
central asia.
Plague spread through a dearth of cats to curtail the rat
population:
AI Overview
Cats were extensively killed during plague
outbreaks because medieval and early modern societies
superstitiously associated them with witches, the devil, and bad
luck, or mistakenly believed the animals themselves spread the
disease.
The specific reasons
for these purges break down into two main historical contexts:
Satanic
Superstition (Medieval Era):
Prompted by the 1233 papal bull Vox in
Rama issued by Pope Gregory IX, cats (especially black cats) were
demonized. This led to widespread beliefs that cats were
instruments of Satan, leading to mass cullings and ceremonial
burnings.
Plague Vectors
(1665 London Plague):
During later outbreaks like the Great Plague of
London, frantic officials believed that dogs and cats actively
spread the plague. Consequently, the Lord Mayor ordered the mass
slaughter of hundreds of thousands of household pets.
The Unintended Consequence By wiping out the natural predators of
rats, these cat culls allowed rodent populations to explode. This,
in turn, fueled a massive increase in the fleas that carried the
plague bacteria (Yersinia pestis).
do cats really hunt mice?
Uh, yes...
there are so many videos of cats being
scared of rats and not doing anything.
I've seen them bring dead groundhogs to my neighbor's porch, so...
those are house cats?
but yea in 1200s they would have been
quite feral. in fact most people of that time would have looked like homeless people of today, except cleaner.
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us hands to
eat with, and to use a fork was to reject that gift. In fact,
some religious leaders went as far as to call forks "devil's
instruments" and claimed that they caused diseases such as
leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats
familiars of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have anything
against cats.
We got 4 cats here. 2 are evil, 2 are not.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YFvApGPFZNrWwSdA6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qbd2CeRFfcMn9sC7A
On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:56:04 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us hands to
eat with, and to use a fork was to reject that gift. In fact,
some religious leaders went as far as to call forks "devil's
instruments" and claimed that they caused diseases such as
leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats
familiars of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have anything against cats.
We got 4 cats here. 2 are evil, 2 are not.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YFvApGPFZNrWwSdA6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qbd2CeRFfcMn9sC7A
Needs a croc from the Outback:
https://www.facebook.com/outback/posts/for-the-mates-who-like-their-bevvies-booze-free-yes-you-get-to-keep-the-croc-too/1382885027217960/
People still get the plague in the western United States, Madagascar,
and Peru.
"Hello darling, *kiss*. I just went to the doctor and it turns out I
have the plague."
On 2026-06-28, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> wrote:
People still get the plague in the western United States, Madagascar,
and Peru.
We get it around here, but it's rare.
"Hello darling, *kiss*. I just went to the doctor and it turns out I
have the plague."
She says, "There's a pill for that."
Max Milyon <invalid@in.valid> posted:
On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:56:04 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us
hands to eat with, and to use a fork was to reject that
gift. In fact, some religious leaders went as far as to call
forks "devil's instruments" and claimed that they caused
diseases such as leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats familiars of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have
anything against cats.
We got 4 cats here. 2 are evil, 2 are not.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YFvApGPFZNrWwSdA6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qbd2CeRFfcMn9sC7A
Needs a croc from the Outback:
https://www.facebook.com/outback/posts/for-the-mates-who-like-their-bevvies-booze-free-yes-you-get-to-keep-the-croc-too/1382885027217960/
Oh that Outback Steakhouse! My granddaughter told me she had some
alligator meat recently. She liked it. My son's kids are quite open
to trying new foods. That's so unlike the kids of today - as well as
the people that populate rfc. The people here are fussy eaters and
mostly have a negative attitude towards food. How strange is that?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4grs7qWmqLKtsp5K9
On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 22:05:05 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Max Milyon <invalid@in.valid> posted:
On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:56:04 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us
hands to eat with, and to use a fork was to reject that
gift. In fact, some religious leaders went as far as to call
forks "devil's instruments" and claimed that they caused
diseases such as leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats familiars of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have
anything against cats.
We got 4 cats here. 2 are evil, 2 are not.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YFvApGPFZNrWwSdA6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qbd2CeRFfcMn9sC7A
Needs a croc from the Outback:
https://www.facebook.com/outback/posts/for-the-mates-who-like-their-bevvies-booze-free-yes-you-get-to-keep-the-croc-too/1382885027217960/
Oh that Outback Steakhouse! My granddaughter told me she had some
alligator meat recently. She liked it. My son's kids are quite open
to trying new foods. That's so unlike the kids of today - as well as
the people that populate rfc. The people here are fussy eaters and
mostly have a negative attitude towards food. How strange is that?
Not so much, many are of the jello mold casserole extraction, deviled
eggs are as racy as they get.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4grs7qWmqLKtsp5K9
Hash browns and kalua pork in grape leaf??
Max Milyon <invalid@in.valid> posted:
On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:56:04 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us hands to
eat with, and to use a fork was to reject that gift. In fact,
some religious leaders went as far as to call forks "devil's
instruments" and claimed that they caused diseases such as
leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats
familiars of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have anything
against cats.
We got 4 cats here. 2 are evil, 2 are not.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YFvApGPFZNrWwSdA6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qbd2CeRFfcMn9sC7A
Needs a croc from the Outback:
https://www.facebook.com/outback/posts/for-the-mates-who-like-their-bevvies-booze-free-yes-you-get-to-keep-the-croc-too/1382885027217960/
Oh that Outback Steakhouse! My granddaughter told me she had some alligator meat
recently. She liked it. My son's kids are quite open to trying new foods. That's
so unlike the kids of today - as well as the people that populate rfc. The people
here are fussy eaters and mostly have a negative attitude towards food. How strange is that?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4grs7qWmqLKtsp5K9
On 28 Jun 2026 22:18:28 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2026-06-28, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> wrote:
People still get the plague in the western United States, Madagascar,
and Peru.
We get it around here, but it's rare.
"Hello darling, *kiss*. I just went to the doctor and it turns out I
have the plague."
She says, "There's a pill for that."
Yes, antibiotics will help because it's bacterial, or so AI told me.
Still, sounds like somebody has been time travelling.
I have quite a positive attitude toward food.
On 2026-06-28, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On 28 Jun 2026 22:18:28 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell >><leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2026-06-28, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> wrote:
People still get the plague in the western United States, Madagascar,
and Peru.
We get it around here, but it's rare.
"Hello darling, *kiss*. I just went to the doctor and it turns out I
have the plague."
She says, "There's a pill for that."
Yes, antibiotics will help because it's bacterial, or so AI told me.
Still, sounds like somebody has been time travelling.
Plague came to the U.S. in the usual way. It found a reservoir
in rodents in the Southwest. Avoid them and their fleas, and
you'll be fine. Same goes for hantavirus, although you'll also
have to avoid inhaling dried rodent feces.
On 2026-06-28, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Oh that Outback Steakhouse! My granddaughter told me she had some alligator meat
recently. She liked it. My son's kids are quite open to trying new foods. That's
so unlike the kids of today - as well as the people that populate rfc. The people
here are fussy eaters and mostly have a negative attitude towards food. How >> strange is that?
You're right. We won't stuff just anything into our pieholes.
I have quite a positive attitude toward food. I'm old enough to
know what I like, and experienced enough to extrapolate what I
won't like.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4grs7qWmqLKtsp5K9
What is that revolting mess?
Plague came to the U.S. in the usual way. It found a reservoir
in rodents in the Southwest. Avoid them and their fleas, and
you'll be fine. Same goes for hantavirus, although you'll also
have to avoid inhaling dried rodent feces.
That sounds like something hippies did in the 60s.
It would be kinda cool to suffer from the plague. Briefly, of course.
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us hands to eat
with, and to use a fork was to reject that gift. In fact, some
religious leaders went as far as to call forks "devil's instruments"
and claimed that they caused diseases such as leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats familiars
of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have anything
against cats.
We got 4 cats here. 2 are evil, 2 are not.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YFvApGPFZNrWwSdA6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qbd2CeRFfcMn9sC7A
On 2026-06-28, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Max Milyon <invalid@in.valid> posted:
On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:56:04 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us hands to
eat with, and to use a fork was to reject that gift. In fact,
some religious leaders went as far as to call forks "devil's
instruments" and claimed that they caused diseases such as
leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats
familiars of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have anything
against cats.
We got 4 cats here. 2 are evil, 2 are not.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YFvApGPFZNrWwSdA6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qbd2CeRFfcMn9sC7A
Needs a croc from the Outback:
https://www.facebook.com/outback/posts/for-the-mates-who-like-their-bevvies-booze-free-yes-you-get-to-keep-the-croc-too/1382885027217960/
Oh that Outback Steakhouse! My granddaughter told me she had some alligator meat
recently. She liked it. My son's kids are quite open to trying new foods. That's
so unlike the kids of today - as well as the people that populate rfc. The people
here are fussy eaters and mostly have a negative attitude towards food. How
strange is that?
You're right. We won't stuff just anything into our pieholes.
I have quite a positive attitude toward food. I'm old enough to
know what I like, and experienced enough to extrapolate what I
won't like.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4grs7qWmqLKtsp5K9
What is that revolting mess?
dsi1 wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us hands to eat >>>> with, and to use a fork was to reject that gift. In fact, some
religious leaders went as far as to call forks "devil's instruments" >>>> and claimed that they caused diseases such as leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats familiars >>> of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have anything
against cats.
We got 4 cats here. 2 are evil, 2 are not.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YFvApGPFZNrWwSdA6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qbd2CeRFfcMn9sC7A
that's a lot of cats, are they balless?
On 2026-06-29, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne <restif@invalid.invalid> wrote:
Plague came to the U.S. in the usual way. It found a reservoir
in rodents in the Southwest. Avoid them and their fleas, and
you'll be fine. Same goes for hantavirus, although you'll also
have to avoid inhaling dried rodent feces.
That sounds like something hippies did in the 60s.
Heh. Good one. People (or at least a person) have gotten hantavirus
from staying in a cabin that isn't used (by humans) very often.
They stirred up the dust, which contained particles of rodent feces.
It would be kinda cool to suffer from the plague. Briefly, of course.
I once met a guy who'd had it. Bubonic rather than pneumonic, if
memory serves.
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
dsi1 wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us hands to eat >>>>>> with, and to use a fork was to reject that gift. In fact, some
religious leaders went as far as to call forks "devil's instruments" >>>>>> and claimed that they caused diseases such as leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats familiars >>>>> of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have anything
against cats.
We got 4 cats here. 2 are evil, 2 are not.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YFvApGPFZNrWwSdA6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qbd2CeRFfcMn9sC7A
that's a lot of cats, are they balless?
I've never seen balls on any of them. One would think that I'd get a glimpse after all these years. Two of them are supposed to be males but I have never seen any evidence of that. It's a funny thing.
Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> posted:
On 2026-06-28, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Max Milyon <invalid@in.valid> posted:
On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:56:04 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us hands to >> >> > > >> eat with, and to use a fork was to reject that gift. In fact,
some religious leaders went as far as to call forks "devil's
instruments" and claimed that they caused diseases such as
leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats
familiars of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have anything
against cats.
We got 4 cats here. 2 are evil, 2 are not.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YFvApGPFZNrWwSdA6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qbd2CeRFfcMn9sC7A
Needs a croc from the Outback:
https://www.facebook.com/outback/posts/for-the-mates-who-like-their-bevvies-booze-free-yes-you-get-to-keep-the-croc-too/1382885027217960/
Oh that Outback Steakhouse! My granddaughter told me she had some alligator meat
recently. She liked it. My son's kids are quite open to trying new foods. That's
so unlike the kids of today - as well as the people that populate rfc. The people
here are fussy eaters and mostly have a negative attitude towards food. How
strange is that?
You're right. We won't stuff just anything into our pieholes.
I have quite a positive attitude toward food. I'm old enough to
know what I like, and experienced enough to extrapolate what I
won't like.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4grs7qWmqLKtsp5K9
What is that revolting mess?
Your disrespect for food is pretty obvious - just not to you.
Max Milyon <invalid@in.valid> posted:
On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 22:05:05 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Max Milyon <invalid@in.valid> posted:
On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:56:04 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us
hands to eat with, and to use a fork was to reject that
gift. In fact, some religious leaders went as far as to
call forks "devil's instruments" and claimed that they
caused diseases such as leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed
cats familiars of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have
anything against cats.
We got 4 cats here. 2 are evil, 2 are not.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YFvApGPFZNrWwSdA6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qbd2CeRFfcMn9sC7A
Needs a croc from the Outback:
https://www.facebook.com/outback/posts/for-the-mates-who-like-their-bevvies-booze-free-yes-you-get-to-keep-the-croc-too/1382885027217960/
Oh that Outback Steakhouse! My granddaughter told me she had some alligator meat recently. She liked it. My son's kids are quite
open to trying new foods. That's so unlike the kids of today - as
well as the people that populate rfc. The people here are fussy
eaters and mostly have a negative attitude towards food. How
strange is that?
Not so much, many are of the jello mold casserole extraction,
deviled eggs are as racy as they get.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4grs7qWmqLKtsp5K9
Hash browns and kalua pork in grape leaf??
That's kalua pork and a laulau i.e., pork wrapped in taro leaf and
steamed. Dinner for tonight was a laulau, macaroni salad, rice, poi,
kim chee, lomi-lomi salmon, coconut pudding, and sweet potato.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/F6u7jcqmVsM7CXas9
https://photos.app.goo.gl/FueKYm53rZBHL2Me6
dsi1 wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us hands to
eat with, and to use a fork was to reject that gift. In fact,
some religious leaders went as far as to call forks "devil's
instruments" and claimed that they caused diseases such as
leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats
familiars of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have anything
against cats.
We got 4 cats here. 2 are evil, 2 are not.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YFvApGPFZNrWwSdA6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qbd2CeRFfcMn9sC7A
that's a lot of cats, are they balless?
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
dsi1 wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us hands
to eat with, and to use a fork was to reject that gift. In
fact, some religious leaders went as far as to call forks
"devil's instruments" and claimed that they caused diseases
such as leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats
familiars of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have anything
against cats.
We got 4 cats here. 2 are evil, 2 are not.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YFvApGPFZNrWwSdA6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qbd2CeRFfcMn9sC7A
that's a lot of cats, are they balless?
I've never seen balls on any of them. One would think that I'd get a
glimpse after all these years. Two of them are supposed to be males
but I have never seen any evidence of that. It's a funny thing.
dsi1 wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
dsi1 wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us hands to eat >>>>>> with, and to use a fork was to reject that gift. In fact, someAnd the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats familiars >>>>> of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
religious leaders went as far as to call forks "devil's instruments" >>>>>> and claimed that they caused diseases such as leprosy and plague. >>>>>
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have anything
against cats.
We got 4 cats here. 2 are evil, 2 are not.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YFvApGPFZNrWwSdA6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qbd2CeRFfcMn9sC7A
that's a lot of cats, are they balless?
I've never seen balls on any of them. One would think that I'd get a glimpse
after all these years. Two of them are supposed to be males but I have never
seen any evidence of that. It's a funny thing.
cat balls are visible, they must have been deballed.
On Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:06:19 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
dsi1 wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us hands
to eat with, and to use a fork was to reject that gift. In
fact, some religious leaders went as far as to call forks
"devil's instruments" and claimed that they caused diseases
such as leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed cats
familiars of Satan and began exterminating them systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have anything
against cats.
We got 4 cats here. 2 are evil, 2 are not.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YFvApGPFZNrWwSdA6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qbd2CeRFfcMn9sC7A
that's a lot of cats, are they balless?
I've never seen balls on any of them. One would think that I'd get a glimpse after all these years. Two of them are supposed to be males
but I have never seen any evidence of that. It's a funny thing.
Orange = male.
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
dsi1 wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
that's a lot of cats, are they balless?
I've never seen balls on any of them. One would think that I'd get a glimpse
after all these years. Two of them are supposed to be males but I have never
seen any evidence of that. It's a funny thing.
cat balls are visible, they must have been deballed.
I could ask my vet tech daughter about cat balls but that probably won't be >happening. My wife is a nurse so she could ask my daughter about where their >balls is at.
Max Milyon <invalid@in.valid> posted:
On Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:06:19 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
that's a lot of cats, are they balless?
I've never seen balls on any of them. One would think that I'd get a
glimpse after all these years. Two of them are supposed to be males
but I have never seen any evidence of that. It's a funny thing.
Orange = male.
Yes, my granddaughter told me that factoid. How strange is that?
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
cat balls are visible, they must have been deballed.
I could ask my vet tech daughter about cat balls but that probably won't be happening. My wife is a nurse so she could ask my daughter about where their balls is at. Frankly, I find the whole bloody mess to be distasteful. OTOH, poor cats. OTOH, they'd probably be even nastier with balls.t
Max Milyon <invalid@in.valid> posted:
On Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:06:19 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
dsi1 wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
Max Milyon wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:31:58 -0400
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
This belief stemmed from the idea that God had given us
hands to eat with, and to use a fork was to reject that
gift. In fact, some religious leaders went as far as to
call forks "devil's instruments" and claimed that they
caused diseases such as leprosy and plague.
And the black plague was enhanced when the church deemed
cats familiars of Satan and began exterminating them
systemically.
Fleas exploded, death ensued, etc...
superstition masquerading as faith is bad bidnits, always.
really?? they killed cats because they thought they were
shikigami. i am not a cat person as such but i dont have
anything against cats.
We got 4 cats here. 2 are evil, 2 are not.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YFvApGPFZNrWwSdA6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qbd2CeRFfcMn9sC7A
that's a lot of cats, are they balless?
I've never seen balls on any of them. One would think that I'd
get a glimpse after all these years. Two of them are supposed to
be males but I have never seen any evidence of that. It's a funny
thing.
Orange = male.
Yes, my granddaughter told me that factoid. How strange is that?
On 2026-06-29 4:19 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> posted:
cat balls are visible, they must have been deballed.
I could ask my vet tech daughter about cat balls but that probably won't be happening. My wife is a nurse so she could ask my daughter about where their
balls is at. Frankly, I find the whole bloody mess to be distasteful. OTOH, poor cats. OTOH, they'd probably be even nastier with balls.t
If the cats have testicles you should be able to see them. They are
usually pretty prominent. If you can't get close enough to see just
walk around and use your nose. Male cats like to spray to mark their territory and it's a strong smell. When we had male cats I had to
learn not to leave my car windows closed because they would get into the
car and leave a calling card.
Cats are like that.
Calico = female ftmp.
Max Milyon <invalid@in.valid> posted:
Cats are like that.
Calico = female ftmp.
The cat was rather peculiar when it was a kitten. It made birdlike
chirping noises. It's so meek and passive that I'm just glad it's not
a human. That would be really sad.
On Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:23:46 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Max Milyon <invalid@in.valid> posted:
Cats are like that.
Calico = female ftmp.
The cat was rather peculiar when it was a kitten. It made birdlike
chirping noises. It's so meek and passive that I'm just glad it's not
a human. That would be really sad.
Some psychological damage there, nice of you to take good care of it.
| Sysop: | Scott Duensing |
|---|---|
| Location: | Freeburg, IL, USA, Earth |
| Users: | 5 |
| Nodes: | 16 (0 / 16) |
| Uptime: | 495479:59:44 |
| Calls: | 5 |
| Messages: | 23,642 |
