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A stuffed one then............??

Only at the weekends and for special occasions I would imagine, it'll be the second best one during the week :)

You've got it, Jazzj, I save the best one for special occasions. I don't need much excuse to dress up as a pirate tho! ;-)

So, fruits, when are you having your leg off......

I was just thinking of the old joke about Long John Silver, Sabre.

I thought that was Long John Silver feline !!!! or did the parrot have it's leg off ???

Can't laugh much today, absolutely streaming with cold and trying to get house put to rights after the builders. There's always something else and the electrician came and put a new light in the kitchen. Unfortunately, I had just washed the new bathroom floor and and kitchen as well and he arrived with b****y big feet coated in mud and tramped all over it. Thank goodness he came back way and not front as he would have made an awful mess of my cream carpets. Just got it cleaned up again when the cat rushed in and guess what? he'd been dam well digging somewhere and had mud hanging from his toes. It's a wonder I'm still sane this week. Early night with a tot of rum I think.

Already done, Feline, and a nice metal one in its place, wood is just so last year!

LOL, fruits!

Sorry to hear that you've caught the dreaded lurgi Sabre.
It's awful and doing the rounds.
Off to bed with you now and keep warm..x

Yep, my best friend's succumbed to the lurgy as well, hence why I'm stuck here with you lot!! ;-)

Oh, Sabre, I'm just getting over it and it was horrid. Keep warm and have that rum toddy!

Off to bed with something warm Sabre!

Thanks to you all for your kindness. I shall snuggle up to my pussy tonight as he is always warm. A couple of hot toddies I think will be required.

And here we are back to pussies...never far away from our conversations lol!

One of my cats loves newspapers..whenever I try to read one he has to creep underneath it which makes it too close for me to focus! The other has to sit on my lap when I'm using the pc and chase the cursor!!

That sounds familiar, its a power game I reckon! My dog just sits by my feet waiting patiently, looking at me adoringly the whole time, but the cats are soentertaining.

Cats just do these things to annoy you...when I was studying for my degree years ago, my cat always curled up on whatever book I was trying to read! Or, she'd sit on it, stick her face in mine, nose to nose, and purr furiously!

Really, Jazzj, have you been having secret discussions with Snoops.....?

A woman gets up in the morning, puts the kettle on, draws the curtains back and uncovers the parrot. At that point the phone rings and her boyfriend tells her he is coming right over. Excited, she switches the kettle off, draws the curtains closed and throws the cover over the parrot again.

As she goes back upstairs, a squawky voice comes from under the parrot cage cover ... "Well, that was a f******* short day!"

Trouble with pussies, Feline, is that you can't walk past them to the lilt of 'Who's a pretty pussy, then?' ... and then turn and blink, swearing that you couldn't see their lips move! Lol!

How are you getting on finding the pussy you want Snoops. I expect there are plenty to choose from ?

Yes, Sabre, I heard from my local pussy rescue centre that there are loads available at the moment. I'm sure there will be one to suit Snoops.

Wonder if he'll go for a young kitten or an older more mature puss.........?

If he's got any sense he'll go for an older one, Jazzj!

Either way we know who'll rule the roost...

I think a mature pussy is favoured here ladies, I don't want to be jumped on as soon as I get into bed!

What I like about older pussies is that they tuck their little feet under them and stay in the same position for hours.

A younger pussy does tend to move around a lot.

Agree an older one is more likely to curl up and snooze contentedly, whereas a younger one has more energy and is always on the move, but both are equally likely to scratch

Scratching pussies? This is beginning to turn me off .... I am told that a gentle spray with water keeps them at bay .... Or I could just wear something protective ....

Snoopy, that was bad even for you! ;-)

One lady I know had an African Grey that died recently ( Polygon ) and she had it stuffed ( Polyfilla'd ). She named it 'Cameron' ( Poly-tics ).

Good grief Snoopy your a mind of information. Where did you study at the local Poly Technic ?

Ugh.. I know that was bad..

Brilliant, Lilie!

Bet he's got a Poly Tunnel in his garden.

Yup and uses Poly Bags.... oh this is getting worse if it's possible. Better grab our coats Feline while we're still in one piece.

Let's just have that gin first, Lillie. I've poured the tonic out of the Poly bottle now and it would be such a shame to waste it.

Stop this you lot .......... Poly-eeese

Yup gin first...swig....gulp...hic...ooeeeerr.
Poly-eeese, ooh love it.

Well, you started it Snoops.

If I were a judge I'd probably send you to prison for perpetrating bad jokes and put you in a Poly Cell.

Snoops could grow his polyanthus seedlings in his polystyrene pots in the poly tunnels inside his polyurethane greenhouse.

While wearing polyester pyjamas...........?

nice one snoopy 48

With his polyester slippers

Must be a way of working polygamous in.....

there are some mighty fine answers to that question goning to take them all on board lillie feline 123 sabre jazzj all great comments

Thank you bluej as you can see we do have a sense of humour on here. We generally do have a 'Polygrip' on life and take on all subjects both seriously as well as see the lighter side.

Oh my word Snoopy can there possibly be anymore 'Poly' wotsits left?
Tweetable ...lol.

And before you buy a parrot, always get it checked over by the vet ..... I know someone who bought an obviously ailing parrot and took it to the vet for the once over .... turns out the parrot had a canarial disease called 'chirpees' but it was tweetable apparently.

And when the vet announced 'parrot clap', the bird put its claws together and fell off the perch.

Oh, and it turned out that the parrot also had memory loss .... polynesia!

I bet if you had been around in years gone by Snoopy you would have been a polytheistic !!!!!