8/6: Flooded cat

Undertoad · 08-06-2001, 11:03 AM

30 are dead and hundreds homeless due to flooding in Southern Poland. And one would hope that the photographer had the heart to rescue this flood victim there after taking the shot. Cats don't like that water stuff much...

serge · 08-06-2001, 05:22 PM

More or less same flood occured a few years back.. after usual political crap.. nothing was done to prepare for next one..

..soon the political fingerpointing will subside.. and.. nothing will be done about it again.

Katkeeper · 08-08-2001, 07:36 AM

Did someone rescue the cat??

serge · 08-09-2001, 06:55 PM

Pictures are usually taken to guilt/disturb viewers/readers into thinking and possibly doing something about a situation. Picture takers themselves rarely participate.

jaguar · 08-10-2001, 01:09 AM

it'd be a very heartless bastard who met left the cat indeed.

Undertoad · 08-11-2001, 11:27 AM

On the other hand, it just occurred to me... 30 dead and hundreds homeless, and here we are all concerned about the welfare of this cat?

I mean, I feel the same way - I want the cat saved and pretty much don't care about the people. I just didn't think everyone else was as misanthropic as I am.

I guess what it comes down to is that the cat is almost guaranteed to be innocent, while the people are almost certainly guilty in some way or another.

jtm · 08-11-2001, 03:17 PM

I don't think it's that people car more about cats than other people. It's that we have a "face" to latch to in the tragedy and we bond to that "face", but not to the invisible others in the tragedy.

If it was a picture of a drowning person, I'm sure we'd all want to know if that person was rescued, and hope that he was.

Likewise, we're probably not nearly as concerned about the many other faceless cats and dogs and pets that drowned.

jaguar · 08-11-2001, 11:20 PM

spot on jtm. Although tony does have a point - animals aren't capable of causing hell the way humans are if you know what i mean. But i am a VHEMT (shameles plug) supporter so...

Katkeeper · 08-12-2001, 10:28 AM

Don't make me choose some people I know over my cat...

Hubris Boy · 08-12-2001, 05:42 PM

Don't worry, CellarDwellars. I have it on good authority that the kitten was rescued and donated to the caring people at Bonsai Kitten, and will soon be adopted by a good family!

elSicomoro · 08-12-2001, 07:03 PM

You are sick and twisted, Hubris Boy.

jaguar · 08-12-2001, 11:42 PM

very.
I knwo that site *Was* a hoax but aparantly they are become a trend in Japan - not sure if its real or not but my god......As a joke is damn funny but if someone is relaly doing this they should be hung from a power pole by thier balls.

Katkeeper · 08-13-2001, 07:31 AM

And then wire them up and turn the power on...

Hubris Boy · 08-13-2001, 11:04 AM

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Originally posted by sycamore
You are sick and twisted, Hubris Boy.

Well, shucks Syc. It's mighty nice of you to say. <scuffs his toe at the ground and looks embarassed by the compliment> I work hard at it. Maybe, some day, I'll reach the point where I can read about thirty dead humans and all I'll be able to worry about is a stupid f***ing cat! Gotta aim high, ya know. Gotta have goals. =)

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Originally posted by jaguar

I knwo that site *Was* a hoax but aparantly they are become a trend in Japan

Yes. And all your base are belong to us.

Ummmm... I think you're confusing cats with watermelons .

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Originally posted by jaguar
not sure if its real or not but my god

Wow. I have a bridge I'd like to sell you. Interested?
 

jaguar · 08-13-2001, 07:48 PM

Afreind of mine does volenteer work for the RSPCA, they get guys who get their jollies by burying kitten up to thier heads then running over them with lawn mowers - don't underesitmate human curelty

08-06-2001, 11:03 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	8/6: Flooded cat 30 are dead and hundreds homeless due to flooding in Southern Poland. And one would hope that the photographer had the heart to rescue this flood victim there after taking the shot. Cats don't like that water stuff much...

08-06-2001, 05:22 PM	#2
serge * Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 85	More or less same flood occured a few years back.. after usual political crap.. nothing was done to prepare for next one.. ..soon the political fingerpointing will subside.. and.. nothing will be done about it again. __________________ Patriotism is for Losers

08-09-2001, 06:55 PM	#4
serge * Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 85	Pictures are usually taken to guilt/disturb viewers/readers into thinking and possibly doing something about a situation. Picture takers themselves rarely participate. __________________ Patriotism is for Losers

08-10-2001, 01:09 AM	#5
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	it'd be a very heartless bastard who met left the cat indeed. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

08-11-2001, 11:20 PM	#8
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	spot on jtm. Although tony does have a point - animals aren't capable of causing hell the way humans are if you know what i mean. But i am a VHEMT (shameles plug) supporter so... __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

08-08-2001, 07:36 AM	#3
Katkeeper Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mechanicsburg PA Posts: 296	Did someone rescue the cat??

08-11-2001, 11:27 AM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	On the other hand, it just occurred to me... 30 dead and hundreds homeless, and here we are all concerned about the welfare of this cat? I mean, I feel the same way - I want the cat saved and pretty much don't care about the people. I just didn't think everyone else was as misanthropic as I am. I guess what it comes down to is that the cat is almost guaranteed to be innocent, while the people are almost certainly guilty in some way or another.

08-11-2001, 03:17 PM	#7
jtm Dog O'Nine Tails Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 20	I don't think it's that people car more about cats than other people. It's that we have a "face" to latch to in the tragedy and we bond to that "face", but not to the invisible others in the tragedy. If it was a picture of a drowning person, I'm sure we'd all want to know if that person was rescued, and hope that he was. Likewise, we're probably not nearly as concerned about the many other faceless cats and dogs and pets that drowned.

08-12-2001, 10:28 AM	#9
Katkeeper Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mechanicsburg PA Posts: 296	Don't make me choose some people I know over my cat...

08-12-2001, 05:42 PM	#10
Hubris Boy Keymaster of Gozer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Patapsco Drainage Basin Posts: 471	Don't worry, CellarDwellars. I have it on good authority that the kitten was rescued and donated to the caring people at Bonsai Kitten, and will soon be adopted by a good family!

08-12-2001, 07:03 PM	#11
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	You are sick and twisted, Hubris Boy.

08-12-2001, 11:42 PM	#12
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	very. I knwo that site Was a hoax but aparantly they are become a trend in Japan - not sure if its real or not but my god......As a joke is damn funny but if someone is relaly doing this they should be hung from a power pole by thier balls. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

08-13-2001, 07:31 AM	#13
Katkeeper Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mechanicsburg PA Posts: 296	And then wire them up and turn the power on...

08-13-2001, 07:48 PM	#15
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Afreind of mine does volenteer work for the RSPCA, they get guys who get their jollies by burying kitten up to thier heads then running over them with lawn mowers - don't underesitmate human curelty __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

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