Conference misery::feline_v1

    Reminds me of the time out standard french poodle came in
    with 3 tree toads attached to him. (Have you ever seen the
    suction cup feet on those little creatures?) Pepe was shaking
    and shaking and growling, and growling. Poor frogs eyes were
    as big as sauces. 
    
    We calmed Pepe down the best we could with out removing the frogs
    until we all had our GOOD look at these unusual creatures. GREAT
    
    We pulled them off with wet paper towel and put them back outside
    on the tree trunk.  Pepe continued to shake for hours it seemed.
    We couldn't convience him they were gone.
    
    Our cats use to tease the salamanders when we lived in Florida.
    Guess they didn't taste very good though. Just once our white persian
    was seen with the little legs of one such creature hanging out the
    side of her mouth and was scolded (the legs disappeared inside) and
    she looked guilty and that was the end as far as we knew. They still
    played but never did see them eat one.
    
    Barbara

    Jesse had a coat that would drag the ground, and after a rain we
    used to have to cut slugs out of his fur.  Yck!  The only things
    I hate more than snakes are slugs!
    
    Jo

    I *hate* slugs....

    Snakes don't bother me but SLUGS!!!!!!!!   ARGH!!!!!!!!!!
    
    My mother used to make me take them out of our yard when she
    found one in the garden or on the cellar stairs!  yuck!

    
    I have found a few slugs on Rusty after a good rain and they certainly
    give me the hibbie jibbies.

	When my son was small, we lived in a house right near a river.
	We'd often see these strange, silvery trails on the rug in his
	bedroom in the morning.  Not being a real country person, I had
	no idea what was causing these trails.  We found out the hard
	way one morning when he went to put his sneakers on - eeeeyukkk! :^}

	Sandy

    
    
    	Yuck!  I'm gonna have the willies for the rest of the day
    	now.  =)
    
    	Sasha had an encounter with an earwig last night.  She didn't
    	like it too much when it pinched her....  those things are
    	disgusting too.
    

    
    *SHUDDDEEERRRRRR*  I HATE SLUGS!!!!
    
    But I wonder what the salamander thought about the whole thing. 
    I mean, really, it caught a cat didn't it? HMMMmmmmmmm....
    
    Feline hunter or hunted?
    
    Sue & Panther & Spot

      Slugs are simply snails without shells...
    
      Wanna have some sicko-fun?? Shake some salt on a slug....and watch it
    literally DISSOLVE in front of your eyes!!
    
      (Well...it's easier than cutting them out of fur!!)
    
    
    John Mc

    John.....THATS GROSS!!!!!!!! ;^P

    Guys, I'm trying to eat a bagel and cream cheese!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

	Shouldn't be a problem, Elaine.  Just have a slug of coffee to
	go with it :^}

    groan, now I'm eating macaroni salad!  GIVE ME A BREAK!
    eek ugh YUUKKKKKKie

    You guys can take the snakes any day!!  I'll comne over and get the
    slugs!!  We used to catch them in the garden under half of a eaten
    grapefruit.  Put it out in the yard upside down.  Then in the morning
    they are all under it and then you dispose of them (I like the salt
    idea)  Another way is to put a small saucer of beer in the garden/yard. 
    This will also attract them.
    
    A cute story to share about how bad I hate garden snakes:
    
    Picture this:  I am laying on a chaise lounge with my portable phone, a
    set of crutches, and a full leg cast to get some sun.  Stinky was out
    with me and i hadn't seen him for a few minutes so I called.  Next
    thing I see,  from the other end of the house, here he comes with the
    longest, grossest snake I ever saw.  It was so big, he was tripping
    over it.  AND HEADED STRAIGHT FOR ME!!!  I got up and ran so fast,
    minus crutches, phone and everything!! Straight into the house.
    Glad I got over that one!!  So, any of you out there who are afraid of
    slugs,  we could work out a good deal here!
    Karen, Ruby (who will NEVER know what one is), Stinky, and Wing.
    

      
      Aw c'mon!! Don't you realize that somewhere out in California they
    have the "Annual Banana Slug Festival"???
      If you have a problem with those little-teensy-bitsy brown slugs, you
    should see the Banana slug!! They're about 1 foot-and-a-half long, and
    vary from tiger-stripes through pure yellow to black, depending on the
    sub-species. 
      This "festival" has a slug-cooking contest as part of it...and the
    prize goes to the best slug recipe.  Most people don't get really
    turned-on with them as a food product though...
    
      John McD

    Re: snails is slugs with houses
    
    One day I saw two snails nose to nose.  Do snails kiss?
    Do they miss each other when they don't make it home?
    Now I leave them alone.
    

    
    
    	eesh!  what a disgusting conversation....yuck!
    
    	=)
    

    Nice tough, you twinkies !!
    
    NOW IT'S SUPPER TIME !!!!!!!!
    
    

    oops!  I meant Nice Touch !!!  Lordy, I'm so grossed out I
    can't type!!   icky icky yuk

    Elaine, are you always eating!!!!!!!!   ;-)

    Thanks everyone.  I could use a good laugh.  I'm sitting here muchin
    a bagle and laughing my buns off....8-)   Obviously, I'm not grossed
    out by slugs or snakes (though I wouldn't want to bite into
    one...eeewww  yuk!)  
    
    Re a few back...I can just imagine you "running" with a leg cast
    on!  Bet you made good time too.
    
    karen

    re: 20
    
    Ohhhhhhh no, little miss snacker, not ME!  Who is ALWAYS EATING 
    at cat shows????????
    
    huh, huh, huh???????????????????
    
    Not me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
    
    

    Well, E.T., I would LOVE to eat as much as you do and stay so nice and
    thin!!  I blimp out just LOOKING at food.
    
    For those of you who have never met Elaine, she is very petite and
    thin.  Must be from all the exercise she gets at the shows making poker
    faces at the judges :^) !!!
    
    
    Feline envious!
    
    -Roberta
    

    aw gee! 
    
    Naw, it's worry worry worry!  I do try to keep my face still - but when
    one of my babies is on the table, it's still such a thrill and a 
    pleasure!

    About those banana slugs...I have never seen one that was a foot
    and a half long!  I have seen them about 6 inches long though. 
    They are bright yellow like a banana (hence the name, as they say).
    Anyway, they are profuse in the Santa Cruz mountains, and students
    at UC Santa Cruz recently tried to get the banana slug voted in
    as the school mascot!
    
    I have heard of the festival, but not about recipes for cooking
    banana slugs.  I think the story became quite a bit more interesting
    by the time it got to the east coast.  Folks out here don't want
    to eat the darn things! :^)
    
    Jo

    re: E.T. Ya! and she's always giving me grief about how much I eat
    at cat shows!!
    

    re: .25 - I'll tell you folks out HERE don't want to eat the da*n 
    things either!  UUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

    Why am I always reading this note during a meal?  I'm TRYING to
    consume a bagel.  sigh
    
    Wellllll, Nance, How much do you eat at shows?  How full is your
    cooler?  What really is in all those bags and sacks under your
    cage??????????????????
    
    Do we really know?  Stay tuned, and check under Nancy's cage at
    the next Cat Show!!
    
    E.T.

     Re .25
      They did a piece on one of the local newsmagazine shows about a year
    ago on the festival...and they DID have a cooking contest...and they
    showed one of these suckers and measured it...1 foot 6.5 inches...but
    he was also stretched out when they measured him... They
    DID say that this was an extremely large one, and the cooking contest
    got more gagging than rave reviews on most of the recipes.. 

    Re .29
    
    No wonder the whole country thinks we Californians are bizarre!
    ;^)
    
    
    
    Hey, you guys actually eat at shows??  We usually consume mass
    quantities of beverages, but usually I am too keyed up to eat.
    (except in Roseville, those burgers were too good to pass up)
    
    Jo      
    

    speaking of eating at the shows, the Marlboro show, coming up on
    Nov 10th is noted for the food.  Apparently the "culinary arts" 
    department does the cooking and its fabulous!
      Nancy

    re: 31
    Boy, do I second that!!!!!!!  It's the best food on the circuit!
    That's a very good reason for entering or being a spectator at
    that show!!
    
    E.

    Yes!  Last year, the lasagne was excellent!  And they give you huge
    portions too.
    
    Murdock is entered, that is, if we get in.  Just sent the form out
    yesterday morning.  This is one show I don't plan to pack a lunch for!
    
    
    --Roberta
    

    Did someone say food.. ?.. Hmm.. what is the "dessert tray like?.."
    Kate.. who believes in eating dessert first if possible,,

    When we do a San Francisco show, there is a certain Mexican Food
    joint right down the street from the show hall.  Great burritoes,
    right Marlene????
    
    GOR-DO'S, GOR-DO'S, GOR-DO'S!!!!
    
    Jo

     
    Right-O Jo!!!!  Those little suckers must weigh close to a pound,
    if not more! No exaggeration folks, if you eat one of these babies
    that's all you need for the entire day....
    
    m