tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post5587822502459537163..comments2024-03-10T07:14:33.790-03:00Comments on Procrastinating Donkey: Bird Vs. Catjenny_ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-77283855185604681792016-07-12T20:08:36.282-03:002016-07-12T20:08:36.282-03:00From the site that Doug provided, prisoners were d...From the site that Doug provided, prisoners were divested of their clothing at one end of the building, sent through the shower, and had to go to the other end of the building to get their prison clothing ... nekkid in the meantime ...jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-83497060136438539052016-07-12T20:07:05.993-03:002016-07-12T20:07:05.993-03:00Hah! excellent :)Hah! excellent :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-24747561928876033522016-07-12T15:59:17.927-03:002016-07-12T15:59:17.927-03:00Okay, I just googled a group of Blue Jays and they...Okay, I just googled a group of Blue Jays and they are called a party or a band. Totally in keeping with Chicken's rap battle of the fur/feather kind!<br />It's PARTY time!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-12315355698065246802016-07-12T15:55:57.721-03:002016-07-12T15:55:57.721-03:00Hmmm . . . does that mean jail birds were naked?! ...Hmmm . . . does that mean jail birds were naked?! Things were a lot different in the 20' and 30s. Or maybe not...Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-45175062131356412782016-07-12T13:24:39.164-03:002016-07-12T13:24:39.164-03:00Hmm ... does it work if the cat is in the house? B...Hmm ... does it work if the cat is in the house? Because if it does, I don't think I'm going to open that door ever again ...jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-15733249008778668852016-07-12T04:00:29.515-03:002016-07-12T04:00:29.515-03:00From experience I have noted a cat will take much ...From experience I have noted a cat will take much abuse from a jay until it comes diving at precisely the correct angle. This is not over yet.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-52405063198663278902016-07-12T01:53:52.797-03:002016-07-12T01:53:52.797-03:00And may I just say that is a fun website!And may I just say that is a fun website!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-21581504795747626342016-07-12T01:50:54.400-03:002016-07-12T01:50:54.400-03:00Doug, thank you! And now can you answer this quest...Doug, thank you! And now can you answer this question: Why do I keep forgetting I can just Google stuff?? (yet, when my husband asks a question I always ask him if he's tried Googling it)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-21447861990468353862016-07-12T00:21:18.188-03:002016-07-12T00:21:18.188-03:00 According to the Google it came from the 1920s an... According to the Google it came from the 1920s and 1930s and had nothing to do with actual birds. It was J-bird, as in jail-bird not jay bird.<br /><br />http://www.lbc.co.uk/where-does-naked-as-a-jaybird-come-from-8903<br /><br /> -Doug in Oaklanddinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-61229697826136990412016-07-11T22:11:22.707-03:002016-07-11T22:11:22.707-03:00That is priceless, Chicken! YOU win, I win, WE ALL...That is priceless, Chicken! YOU win, I win, WE ALL WIN!!! Except possibly the cat. jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-18152832986050189102016-07-11T22:10:21.873-03:002016-07-11T22:10:21.873-03:00Probably the only way you're alive to tell the...Probably the only way you're alive to tell the story!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-8865986834949536282016-07-11T21:11:14.775-03:002016-07-11T21:11:14.775-03:00Have you ever seen Epic Rap Battles of History? I...Have you ever seen Epic Rap Battles of History? I'm picturing your cat with gold chains and that blue bird with a fedora, battling it out in your back yard....<br />Yo Cat you fat what you think you doing strutting around here like that, threatnin' my nest, I think you best, get lost if you know what I mean, lest I peck your hiney and that ain't no jest, it's a quest, hear me?<br /><br />Oh. My. God. You're a stupid bird, what you think you're a Godfather always gotta have the last word? Not here, my friend, this is my house, so find your own crib before I treat you like a mouse.<br /><br />WHO WON?Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609788440028784698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-63693644345106700592016-07-11T19:48:28.441-03:002016-07-11T19:48:28.441-03:00I wimped out. The cat was responsible for its own...I wimped out. The cat was responsible for its own ablutions. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-49003944286755869372016-07-11T19:31:31.891-03:002016-07-11T19:31:31.891-03:00Yes, what a great way to put it!Yes, what a great way to put it!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-81743390980897611562016-07-11T19:31:16.208-03:002016-07-11T19:31:16.208-03:00Ours usually do, too, but I think this time this c...Ours usually do, too, but I think this time this cat was too terrified to do more than glare! That jay was LOUD!<br /><br />I wouldn't want to be the person cleaning the bird poo off a cat, I can tell you that. How did that go?jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-45450058729192927352016-07-11T19:29:10.353-03:002016-07-11T19:29:10.353-03:00Where DID the saying "naked as a jaybird"...Where DID the saying "naked as a jaybird" come from, anyhow??jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-81904429082554655502016-07-11T19:25:39.559-03:002016-07-11T19:25:39.559-03:00Apparently! This was the first time I'd actual...Apparently! This was the first time I'd actually seen it in action.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-22451371568175925622016-07-11T19:22:13.804-03:002016-07-11T19:22:13.804-03:00Now that you mention it, I think you're right ...Now that you mention it, I think you're right about that :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-6775435585639124972016-07-11T17:38:51.295-03:002016-07-11T17:38:51.295-03:00PS: Love that windblown look. A 'bad feather...PS: Love that windblown look. A 'bad feather' day.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-7357271529516034952016-07-11T17:38:22.676-03:002016-07-11T17:38:22.676-03:00Some birds are unbelievably bold. Wattle birds sw...Some birds are unbelievably bold. Wattle birds swear at and dive bomb the cats. And me. And a magpie crapped on one of our cats. I swear it was deliberate.<br />Most of the time our cats watch the birds intently from the safety of the lounge. Chittering in frustrated lust.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-72059136436523317282016-07-11T16:38:42.320-03:002016-07-11T16:38:42.320-03:00If the wind is about to render it naked as a jaybi...If the wind is about to render it naked as a jaybird, I see its anger. The cat is saying: The jaybird almost has no clothes, I'm sure. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-72330008487202418602016-07-11T15:38:47.902-03:002016-07-11T15:38:47.902-03:00Jays have attitude and a mouth to back it up. Jays have attitude and a mouth to back it up. Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-46452451341861912642016-07-11T15:22:34.087-03:002016-07-11T15:22:34.087-03:00 Blue Jays and cats seem to share one characterist... Blue Jays and cats seem to share one characteristic (in my experience, anyway): They both seem to believe that they run the place.<br /><br /> -Doug in Oaklanddinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.com