Conference misery::feline_v1

    I'll go first. I have three solid black cats, Eirene, Panther and
    Nikolas. They are aware taht traditionally they will ride on a broom
    so you can see their silloette against the moon, but they have updated
    their mode of transportation.
    
    Nikolas who is pretty traditional, has been taking the electric broom
    out for a spin. The twins, on the other hand, have been flying around the
    house on the Eureka, fighting over who gets to steer the Vibra-Groomer
    rug attachment. (You'd think that just once they could zoom over the
    braided rug!)
    
    Anyhow, I'd be happy if I Panther would sit still long enough to model
    for the Jack O'Lantern.
    
    Deb

    
    My 3 are going trick or treating;
    
    Either you give them something good to munch,or 
    
       THEY STAY WITH YOU FOR A WEEK.....
    
      SCARY THOUGHT!!!....   :-)
    
    PHIL

    Well, I have the traditional black cat with gold eyes - Isis.  I'm
    sure she'll just continue with her usual terrorist tactics, like
    jumping on my back everytime I bend down, turning her butt to my
    head and waving her tail frantically while sharpening her claws
    in my belt!
      Nancy DC
    

    
    	Missy is an all-black long-haired scaredy-cat! She's not	
    	too good at being a haunt (unless I have something yummi
    	to share...) but she does sit on my chest with her face in
    	mine if I lay down on the couch to watch TV - waiting for
    	me to fall asleep so she can `suck the soul out of me'?????
    	(remember _Cat's_Eye_, with the tabby on the little girl's	
    	chest???)
    
    	
    	Sherry
    

    
    	Duke is our black kitty.  An unhealthy one I'm afraid.
    	He's 10 months old and is the size of a 3 month old kitten.
    
    	But he is a feisty little guy and is ALWAYS hungry.  He doesn't
    	meow.  He screams.  We have screaming matches...he'll scream,
    	I scream back at him etc... it's quite funny.
    
    	I'm sure he'll be his same old piggy self on Halloween.  
    
    	JJ
    

    Nikki is my all black, longhaired cat and he is adorable.
    Unfortunately, like Sherry's Missy, he is a scaredy cat and will
    flee from strangers at the speed of light!  He has the most beautiful
    face, eyes and coat; it's a real shame he won't stay around long
    enough for anyone to see it!!  His coat is so long it drags on the
    ground and his stomach is slowly catching up!
    
    It took quite awhile before regulars (friends) at the house believed
    me when I said I had a black cat named Nikki.
    
    
    
    

    
    
    I have two black cats with gold eyes. 
    
    Spots, (cat # 1) also has white underwear,
    she is going to spend Halloween helping me answer the door, she
    runs to the door when the doorbell rings and when the kids say "Trick
    or Treat" she runs under the couch to hide.  I guess she can't stand
    the thought of Mummie giving away *FOOD*.
    
    Panther the solid black with gold eyes is throwing a Halloween party
    for all her friends.  She invites them to dress up in costumes,
    and have a wonderful time.  She is even planning games.
    
    Bobbing for Pounce, Pin the tail on the Dog, (she wants to get
    a real dog,) Mouse, mouse, who's got the mouse, and of course she
    is planning to haunt the house.  All her friends that show up in
    costume are invited to help.  A seance will be held at midnight.
    
    Panther is dressing up as a Sourceress, black seductive and elegant!
    Spot is going as a Magician, (don't tell her I said so, but she
    would make a very good comic magician.  You know water squirting
    flower and all that.)
    
    Refreshments will also be served, salmon, cavier, champagne and
    tuna and anchovie pizza and beer for those who insist!
    
    So Panther invites all the cats in this file to tell her what they
    are dressing up as!  Should be a spooky good time!!
    
    Feline haunted,
    
    Sue & Panther & Spot
    

    This is OUR holiday!  Ninja is a huge all black semi-longhair with
    yellow eyes.  When he yawns, his mouth is gaping and fearsome with
    all those fangs.
    
    Ninja plans to spend the evening with his face in the food dish,
    and later, a game of hide and seek.
    
    His sister Pumpkin will be hiding all night, as she HATES visitors
    in HER house.  Pumpkin is a tortie, but looks kinda mysterious with
    the mixed gold and black colors.
    
    Pumpkin's treat is seafood Bonkers and Ninja prefers tuna, but no
    matter how many treats with give them, we still get lots of tricks!

    Scarecrow is our all black cat.  I see from the gifts in the driveway
    that he has been stocking his own pantry to drop in the unsuspecting
    tricksters bags!!!
    
    MaryAnne

    Hi.....
    
    I'm new to this file but thought that this would be a good entry
    to start with.  My all black kitty is named Sir Lance.  He is noble
    and trustworthy.  Only recently he has become the terror of the
    bunch.  I have 3 cats.   If he's not guarding the pumpkin patch
    he's taking the newest edition to our family on a haunted journey.
     See Lance doesn't like the new brat and is doing everything he
    can to scare it away.  I don't think it's working.  I believe this
    will keep up until Halloween and then he'll probably become the
    lovable cat he usually is.
    
    Sherry
    

    
    Hi...
    
    Our Ninja is all black female version of .8 :-) ( we think she is a mix
    of siamese and tabby, but we don't know). She has the cutest fact I
    have seen...but right now she is busy terrorising (sp? ) our new kitty
    (who doesn't have a name yet). I think that is pretty much her
    halloween occupation for now. 
    
    Nisreen
    

Algernon is our black adopted stray....  He plans to scare our visitors
by seeing how friendly he can be.

Black cats aren't the only good Halloween cats -- Nutmeg is a four year
old Calico that looks like her name (Patchy black, orange, white).
She is a very small cat for an adult, and her specialty is curling up 
in unusual places for naps.

Last Haloween, we found curled around the stem on the top of our largest
Jack 'o Lantern!

I expect all 9 of our "kids" will do their best to make Tueday interesting...

    
    	My all-black short-hair is Nightmare.  She scares the lving
    daylights out of me in the middle of the night, by jumping up onto
    the bed with a heavy THUD and then proceeds to tear the heck out
    of my feet with her sharp claws.
    
    	Her son, Sneakers, is mostly black, with a little white beard
    and two white "sneakers" on his rear paws.  He also goes BUMP in
    the night, frequently when fighting with his mom and sister.
    
    	Invariably, these nocturnal animals make the most noise when
    humans are attempting to sleep.
    
    	McQ
    

Well, Midnight has a friend to answer door this year -- Lightning -- both are
all black - green eyes sometimes gold.  Lightning intends to sit in the 
picture window to frighten all the goblins as they come up the walk
 (Midnight has arthritis so can't get up there anymore) --  so, Midnight 
(all 20+ lbs.) will hand out all the tricks and treats that he doesn't want to 
eat himself.  Taking into account he considers himself a Marine Cat, he'll
most likely have the Marine Running Tape on!! -- As Snowball and Boo Boo are
white they will be the ghosts (friendly ones like Casper) 

Happy Halloween to all --     

    
    I have two black cats, Guinness and Murphy.
    
    Guinness is a big, FAT, long haired Black with white under his tummy..
    He has enormous long white whiskers and green eyes.  The combination
    of his girth, long hair and short legs remind me of a alligator
    sometimes when he comes sauntering up the path to me me!
    
    Murphy, Guinness' brother, is a littler more streamline, long haired
    as well with white sox, also has enormous long white whiskers and
    yellow eyes.  Murphy is the crafty one of this terrible twosome
    and thinks up the trouble that he later talks Guinness into!
    
    I'm sure they will be up to their usual tricks of haunting the
    neighbourhood, stealing from the neighbours and sneaking up on you
    in the dark and scaring the heavens right out of the most composed!
    
    gailann

    I guess I should include:
    
    Nikolas
    
    Timothy
    
     and
    
    WeeZoo (Alexander)
    
     my three all black boys!  10 lbs., 16 lbs., and 14 lbs.
    
    They will be home for the Holiday with their 15 brothers and sisters!
    Safe and sound (and driving me crazy) !!
    
    E.T.

    oops !  Almost forgot Mister Miyagi - he is 11 lbs. and black &
    white.  Guess he counts!  With me, anyway.

    re: .15
    
    	Gailann, I'm surprised at you.  Mentioning Guinness & Murphy's
    	in the same breath!  Mustn't let a Dub or a Corkonian hear that.
    
    	McQ
    

    I have a feral kitten, named Panther, who is solid black, just like his
    Dad.  His little sister, Princess, granted me permission to pet her and
    pick her up for the first time this morning.  I even got in a little
    kiss!  Panther doesn't mind being petted, but only when he's eating. 
    His eyes haven't figured out what color to be yet...maybe green, maybe
    gold...
    
    And of course, not to be left out is my little orange pumpkin...Julie!
    
    Mary
    

    I have a Halloween "ghost" kitty, my white
    oriental Dream.  She plans on haunting
    Mummy exclusively this year, hoping to 
    get extra treats and pats!!
    
    Mary-Michael

    Oh well, if we're going to talk Pumpkin cats..  I have the
    ultimate pumpkin head ... I MEAN pumpkin cat.  FLAME.  He's
    a big, round, fluffy orange tiger exotic shorthair!  
      N
    

    HMMM.. well according to Her Royal Highness, she is going trick or
    treat.... she said she is trick or treating for MONEY... sigh..
    Happy on the other hand is excited period.. she loves the idea
    of FOOD.. Treats.. yummy.. and they both will be attending
    Panther and Spots Spingler's  Party.. Pookie is going to wear
    her Tiara and Silver Lame' dress.. she is going as her self..
    Happy is going as Chicquita Banana.. or as a friend of mine
    suggested.. Errol Flynn.. :*))

    reg .18
    
    Well if you could see my two long haired moggies you could see why
    they are named thus!
    
    Guinness is stout, black with tips of white looks just like a long
    cool pint (and a bit) of freshly drawn Guinness... Murphy on the
    other hand is a bit less stout with a milder disposition... thus
    the name Murphy!  
    
    gailann (who prefers Guinness when drinking! ;-) )

    Of course Black Thunder will be making all sorts of noises.  She will
    be *thundering* down the hallway to check out all the costumes and what
    treats she can steal (borrow?).  She has been sitting in the big window
    next to the ceramic pumpkin/kitty light with her ears back, eyes drawn
    into little slits, and fur fluffed up.  I think she is practicing for
    the *big night*.  
    
    White Lightning on the other hand, will make a *ghostly* appearance to
    check out all the little children.  The children don't have a *ghost*
    of a chance of petting her because she is a fast as a *streak of
    Lightning*.
    
    DejaVu is for-going Halloween.  She isn't into strangers, especially
    little ones.  She will spend the evening hiding behind the bookcase.  I
    still haven't figured out how she manages to squeeze into such a little
    area.
    
    I know Thunder and Lightning (and maybe Storm) will be going to
    Panther's party.  I just hope it doesn't *rain on their parade*.....
    
    Happy tricking,
    
    Sandi & Black Thunder, White Lightning, Storm & DejaVu too
    
    

    	re: .23
    
    	Ah well, then, Gailann, the names seem quite appropriate.  Very
    good descriptions.
    
    	I, too, prefer real Guiness.
    
    	Ta,
    
    McQ
    

    
    	I don't want to put a damper on this note but since we're
    	talking about black kitties....
    
    	If anyone here lives along Rte 40 in Groton near the pond, I
    	hope you haven't lost your black kitten.  I saw one in the
    	middle of the road on my way in to work this morning.  Approximate
    	age would be about 4 months old.  I hope it didn't belong to anyone
    	here.  Or maybe someone here will know who this poor little thing
    	belonged to.  It's so depressing.  Not what I needed to see on
    	my way in....looked like my Dukie....(but I know he's home safe
    	in NH)
    
    	JJ
    

    Pippin, my all black simi short hair - yellow eyed - heart shapped
    princess will probably just dress up as herself.  Gino will hide
    under the bed everytime the bell rings (13 lb. wimp) and Stitch,
    the black & white green eyed bomber will continue to terrorize the
    house.
    
    The treats will be shrimp (what else) and the trick - the usual
    things in the morning - Pippin over turning every perfume bottle
    on the dresser telling me she's hungry.
    
    Happy haunting
    
    
    Giudi in S.F. (Pippin, Gino and Stitch Too)

    My almost-black kitty "escaped" through a window on Halloween night. 
    He's an outdoor kitty, and was back by morning.  Luckily Tequila
    didn't follow suit.  Needless to say, we fixed the window.
    
    Sigh...
    

    Were any of your cats frightened by the strange costumes?  Nikki
    was!  It was such a funny sight to watch him sitting in the hallway,
    cocking his head from side to side looking at these crazy people
    trick or treating.  His eyes got as big as saucers and ZOOM!  Up
    the stairs he ran!!
    

    Limoges kept trying to leave with every kid that came to the door!
    She would here the candy drop into their bags, and try to jump in
    after it.  She scared a little 3 year old fairy princess nearly
    to death!  I let Annie, the puppy, help me with the candy too, she
    would cock her head to the side and stare at the odd assortment
    that came to the door.  Luckily, she didn't wish to go home with
    any of them.  Pulling one animal out of the trick or treat bags
    was enough for me.
    
    Jo

    
    
    Panther enjoyed all the kids!  Every time the doorbell would ring
    she would run to the door and beg to be pickedup so that she could
    greet the kids.  (I remove the window from the top half of the screen
    door so I only have to open the house door, and no cats can run
    out.)
    
    The kids certainly enjoyed her!  Some of the kids were not so sure
    about my husband who donned the Wolfman mask and stood behind me
    groweling!
    
    Spot hated Halloween, she really doesn't understand the concept
    of giving away food...No no no, mummie that's MY FOOD!  She hid
    under the couch and glared at me!  sigh
    
    Feline fine,
    
    Sue & Panther & Spot
    

Hannah showed her siamese half - she sat in the window and talked to
all the strange little gremlins that came up her walkway.  She kept it
up until I turned off the light and shut down the candy supply at 9:00.
The kids really loved it.

					D

    Sue, what a fantastic idea about the screen--would you remind us
    of it next year?  (Between all the activities of my stepdaughter's
    senior year, our wedding and honeymoon, the usual summer chaos and
    the first college departure, I'm beyond remembering anything.)
    
    Melody, who is terrified of strangers, did very well.  Since none
    of the little ghosts, princesses, and 2 "Jasons" actually came into
    the house, she figured that halfway up the stairs was safe enough.
    
    Missy exhibited mild curiousity.  She's my "slow" baby and just 
    kept trying to figure it all out.
    
    Brittany, my brat, thought it was just the best time!  We left
    the big door open so Brit could see the kids coming up the walk.
    Seeing a golden opportunity to try to sneak out, she positioned
    herself on top of the chair next to the door to watch the goings on.
    When it became clear that Mummy was on to her, she decided to get
    up on the table and check out the candy bowl.  Nope, nothing there
    that she wanted.  So it was over to the window sill to stretch
    up and try to pull down the Happy Halloween sign.  That didn't work
    either and anyway, Mummy was watching so she crouched down on the
    sill and started sniffing Daddy's favorite plant.  Mummy said,
    "Brittany, don't you dare" so she decided to pull the moss out of
    the pot instead.  When Mummy scolded about that, she turned partially
    away and waited for Mummy to stop watching.  (Mummy is getting a
    lot smarter, tho.)  Too impatient to wait, with lightning speed
    she tried to get the moss again.  This time Mummy YELLED so off
    my little brat went to see what else she could get into.
    
    Mummy is dreading April Fool's Day!
    
    Barbara (Melody, Missy and Brittany--my adorable brat.)