33 Comments on “Here, Have a Cat”

1. Also, before anyone asks: Today’s silly poll will be out later. Possibly rather later.

2. “What? I like flowers. Stop looking at me like that.”

3. Nice pussy.

4. Such a lovely creature (and I’m sure she knows it, too)!

5. *sits back for Chang who is not that Chang’s reaction*

   *gets popcorn*

6. One never truly has a cat; instead, a cat has you.

7. Thanks, John. I feel foolishly compelled to tell you that I’m currently temping for your publisher and was just updating your author bio for their website, as I was told to do, and noticed that the bio called this site “The Whatever.”

   And that ALL of the editorial copy did the same thing. It was an infestation!

   So I just finished going through every single bit of copy that I’m authorized to change, removing “The” from every reference to Whatever. Yes, I feel better now.

8. foomp
   Um. I think that was the sound of Chang=/=Chang’s head imploding.

   Maybe it was the flowers….

9. One never truly has a cat; instead, a cat has you.

   Except in Soviet Russia!

10. Do you just live in a collection of art pictures? It looks like you’re posting stuff from a photographer’s portfolio. Very beautiful.

11. Allergic to both.

    Love pic anyway.

    And would probably smell flowers and cuddle cat in flagrant defiance of my better judgement.

    Flowers might be more amenable to said treatment, however.

12. I, too, am deathly allergic to cats. But not to cats on the internet!! On the internet, the cats don’t know I’m allergic! Virtual cats are nothing to sneeze at.

13. Ghlaghghee: The President is on the phone about the debt ceiling? Just a sec. Johnny Dorko needs a photo of me with some flowers.

14. John’s Congressman’s predecessor seems to have had quite the career. On the other hand, he wasn’t orange.

15. The topic is cats and flowers, folks.

16. So if we want something controversial and on-topic we should mention that scene in that book by that other SF author?

17. Cats and flowers are nice. As are porches and wicker chairs. I hope that’s not too OT.

18. But there’s no bacon taped to it . . .

19. @Captain Button: Could you be a little less cryptic? My outrage meter hasn’t pegged once this morning and I’m feeling hollow.

20. @Johnny Carruthers
    Now I’m imagining bacon taped to the flowers …

21. Wow, the flowers look positively *radioactive.* I don’t suppose there was any Photoshoppery involved, hmmm? Just a little bump on the saturation?

22. Bruce @ 19:

    The kitten tree scene in Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold

    NSFSCL (Not Safe For Squeamish Cat Lovers)

23. On topic, my wife has allergies that include cat fur. So we can no longer have any. But our two dogs seem to be fine with the arrangement. Also, cats are not the only pets that “have you” rather than you having them. I speak from experience in these matters.

24. I wish I could have another cat. Having five own me right now is probably a limit. I haven’t been called a crazy cat lady yet, but there’s still time.

25. Maybe you should start a line of cat-related greeting cards on the side. That photo is gorgeous!

26. O Great Scalzi, what a superb picture of Her Most Glorious Shimmering Radiant Perfection.

    While it is far from your best work (and with your history, that is a pretty low bar) it warrants some sort of formal acknowledgment from the Executive Committee. A Seal of Approval Award is simply out of the question, so we have come up with new prize more suited to your abilities.

    Perhaps one day you will be able to earn another coveted Seal of Approval Award.

    In the meantime, the Executive Committee, on its own authority, not believing it worth calling The Official Ghlaghghee Fan Club to order, hereby creates and awards you the first ever

    The Executive Committee Nod of Barely Suppressed Disdain and Disappointment
    valid from 21 July 2011 to 22 July 2011

    The Official Ghlaghghee Fan Club

    PS – Mike@21, while you can hardly go wrong accusing Blacklisted Scalzi of excess Photoshoppery, in this case he is innocent. The color saturation is clearly due to Her Beauteous Radiance.

27. I can’t see Ghlaghghee anymore without thinking of Charlie’s crack about your improbably hairy pussy.

28. Is it wrong that I love reading the comments on cat photos for Chang, who is not Chang’s reactions?

29. Carrie@28: If it’s wrong, I don’t wanna be right. :-)

30. Carrie@28: it is a Wrongness shared by many.

    Also Wrong in all the best ways: Chang-not-Chang’s user icon, with the Photoshopped demon eyes.

31. “Word Mines.” I like that. Also: Nice glasses.

32. Thanks. I needed a cat today.

33. Carrie@28: I third “If it’s wrong, I don’t wanna be right. :-)”.