Thread: Riley’s been promoted and demoted, all in one night.

Normally I’d bounce my writing train-wrecks off my other half, but she’s presently doing a Florence Nightingale for her 92-year-old father, 80 miles away.

Last night I needed something sorted with my writing, and emailed this globe-trotting wheeler and dealer I know, hoping he’d have an answer.

He waffled. (I should have known better; he’s done it before)

In desperation, I decided to outline the problem to Riley. For those of you who haven’t met him, Riley’s our not-quite-4yo black and white cat.

Riley stretched, yawned and listened, as I outlined the problem. And, Lo! and behold, we figured it out. I decided he could become my official sounding board for all future writing problems, gave him a pat, and told him what a clever cat he was.

I scribbled a rewrite of the offending scene, and got ready for bed.

Crash!

That was a glazed earthenware soup tureen shattering on the kitchen floor.

Riley had obviously been quite chuffed by his new status, thought the world was his oyster, and had cornered a gecko on a shelf in the kitchen. There is only so much space on a shelf, so something had to give.

And I had to deal with the gecko’s remains before I could put my head down. The image stayed with me and I couldn’t get to sleep.

Damn cat.

lol....indeed!! haha... Riley sounds just cool to me.
does he get a title too for being such a pationnate and patient feline came cat?
these cats are very rewarding if you know how to reward them back you know.
do you have a picture of Riley?

Where's that interpreter? She's never around when she's needed! Goofing off with the chaffeur again, I suppose.

Originally Posted by The Backward OX

Where's that interpreter? She's never around when she's needed! Goofing off with the chaffeur again, I suppose.

can't you read it again..all the words are written in English and you cannot read French.

feline came cat, s'il vous plait?

feline means wild and cat referst to domesticated so feline became cat.
there is an expression:
something that becomes something else??

Feline means cat-like - We could have a chat about it sometime...

Nacian, what are you talking about now? Feline does not mean wild. And cat does not refer to domesticated.

Originally Posted by Bloggsworth

Feline means cat-like - We could have a chat about it sometime...

we could..but as I did oblige to google this ishow it came up
''Of or belonging to the family Felidae, which includes the lions, tigers, jaguars, and wild and domestic cats'';
I have always understood feline as in wild.

Originally Posted by The Backward OX

Nacian, what are you talking about now? Feline does not mean wild. And cat does not refer to domesticated.

Ok
we as human ever since the pharoahs adopted cats.
in the wilderness,when they use to roam free were not refered to as cat.
I thought cat a domesticated name for a feline?

Originally Posted by Nacian

we could..but as I did oblige to google this ishow it came up
''Of or belonging to the family Felidae, which includes the lions, tigers, jaguars, and wild and domestic cats'';
I have always understood feline as in wild.

I did notice wild next to domesticated how can that be?

Originally Posted by Nacian

we could..but as I did oblige to google this ishow it came up
''Of or belonging to the family Felidae, which includes the lions, tigers, jaguars, and wild and domestic cats'';
I have always understood feline as in wild.

Feral means wild

Originally Posted by Bloggsworth

Feral means wild

I thought that Feral meant when a domesticated cat. sways, goes back to the wilderness again non?
oh well..
feline - definition of feline by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

Originally Posted by Nacian

in the wilderness,when they use to roam free were not refered to as cat.

Name your source of this information.

Riley had obviously been quite chuffed by his new status, thought the world was his oyster, and had cornered a gecko on a shelf in the kitchen. There is only so much space on a shelf, so something had to give.

Perhaps the gecko was a critic?