Wow, cool picture!

From 1987 when I still had brown hair:

ZinZin got a lion cut ...

The news reports don't go into details other than the blanket statement that the beast masturbated.  How does a huge walrus .... never mind.

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Town's New Year's Eve fireworks cancelled due to 'masturbating' walrus

In what has to be the greatest New Year's Eve story we've ever seen, a town in the UK was forced to cancel its fireworks display because of the presence of a masturbating walrus. Scarborough residents missed out on the chance to see a display after an unexpected guests arrived in the harbour on Friday night (December 30).The Arctic walrus is named Thor, and is thought to be the same creature...

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During the winter? 

She had a trim in the Spring and got even moore wooly again too fast. She's indoors so she won't freeze.

Didn't know there was such a thing as 'sanitary shaves' either until we got this cat.

and having kitty wipes handy ...

Where you been? Even I knew about 'sanitary shaves/fur-cuts <g>. BTW, if they can't keep themselves clean, correct their diet  -- or carry sanitary wipes. 

Long-haired cats need help sometimes.  If their fur gets matted, it can be painful because the mats pull the hair so tight it hurts.  

I had a long-haired tabby similar to yours, and we had to do butt baths.  Cats are amazingly strong when you are trying to put them in water!

I hope she does well.  Inside is a good place for cats!

Adding butt baths to my vocabulary.  Are there cat bidets?

before ...

Off Base five of us gather in my hooch, two small 'rooms' on stilts high above the critters and monsoon floods. No kitchen but there is a shower with lukewarm water, almost hot in the noontime sun, supplied by canisters atop a rickety tower.

Once again Weston, the only one who's had some experience with this, extols the pleasures of the stuff. We really should give it a try. This Thai stuff is supposed to be extra good. We're all interested, ready for a puff .

How to get some.

The samlor guy would know .

We go have a talk with the samlor guy who speaks some English.

W: Can you get us some grass?

SG looks puzzled: Grass?

W: You known, grass ... pot?

SG: Pot?

W makes like he's puffing a joint.

SG: Ah, Marijuana!

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