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Scottish Tourism - the Excellent Cats debate Gizmo's suitability as a top influencer

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TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 25/09/2025 10:58

Yeah, right.

Linney is more suitable.

At least he's actually a Scottish cat.

Gizmo is an English interloper, who only came to Scotland in order to get behind my bathroom cupboard.

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TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 23/10/2025 19:14

EmpressaurusKitty · 23/10/2025 19:04

Kitty’s jealous that he can open the drawer himself. She has to get me to do it.

You open a drawer yourself, so that you can trip up on it?
🤣
Because that's Gizmo's little game. Or at least, that's what generally ends up happening.

Gizmo never gets in the drawer. He just opens it, then wanders off.

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EmpressaurusKitty · 23/10/2025 19:22

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 23/10/2025 19:14

You open a drawer yourself, so that you can trip up on it?
🤣
Because that's Gizmo's little game. Or at least, that's what generally ends up happening.

Gizmo never gets in the drawer. He just opens it, then wanders off.

Kitty loves sleeping in the drawers, they’ve got nice cosy jumpers & bedding in.

I don’t usually open them for her at night, but she does like them when the fireworks are on. I think she feels a bit more sheltered in there.

Edoted to say ignore other photo - Holly’s a cat from the rescue I volunteer for & I clicked on her pic by mistake.

Scottish Tourism - the Excellent Cats debate Gizmo's suitability as a top influencer
Scottish Tourism - the Excellent Cats debate Gizmo's suitability as a top influencer
EmpressaurusKitty · 23/10/2025 19:23

EmpressaurusKitty · 23/10/2025 19:22

Kitty loves sleeping in the drawers, they’ve got nice cosy jumpers & bedding in.

I don’t usually open them for her at night, but she does like them when the fireworks are on. I think she feels a bit more sheltered in there.

Edoted to say ignore other photo - Holly’s a cat from the rescue I volunteer for & I clicked on her pic by mistake.

Edited

Sorry, ignore the other photo. It’s a cat from the rescue & I clicked on it by mistake.

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 23/10/2025 19:24

EmpressaurusKitty · 23/10/2025 19:23

Sorry, ignore the other photo. It’s a cat from the rescue & I clicked on it by mistake.

She's a lovely cat!

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EmpressaurusKitty · 23/10/2025 19:26

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 23/10/2025 19:24

She's a lovely cat!

I haven’t met her but yes, I hear she is!

There are a lot of idiots who don’t want black / black & white cats because they don’t think they’re instagrammable enough.

learieonthewildmoor · 23/10/2025 19:46

That determination of Gizmo’s is what we who do not live with or next to him love about him.
I wonder if he actually wants to get into the drawer, or just opening it is the goal.

RumNotRun · 23/10/2025 19:48

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 23/10/2025 07:41

I'm still imagining Rum's three black cats and our three joining forces to terrorise ex Mr. Broon 🤣

My lot are a bit full of chicken and are now napping, but I'm sure they can be persuaded to wake up and cause mischief. Frank is very skilled at tripping people on the stairs, he doesn't mind if you're going up or down, he'll get you both ways.

RumNotRun · 23/10/2025 19:52

Fred says he is so sweet and innocent for anything nefarious, but he will summon Things with the ouija.

Scottish Tourism - the Excellent Cats debate Gizmo's suitability as a top influencer
TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 23/10/2025 19:55

I wonder if he actually wants to get into the drawer, or just opening it is the goal.

Well, I watched him fiddling with it today and he looked very pleased when the drawer opened.
He had a quick look inside but made no attempt to get in. Then he walked off.

The booby-trap was set.

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EmpressaurusKitty · 23/10/2025 19:56

RumNotRun · 23/10/2025 19:52

Fred says he is so sweet and innocent for anything nefarious, but he will summon Things with the ouija.

Can we help?

Scottish Tourism - the Excellent Cats debate Gizmo's suitability as a top influencer
JaceLancs · 23/10/2025 21:35

Finlay collapsed in Lego building area before we even got his slipper out

Scottish Tourism - the Excellent Cats debate Gizmo's suitability as a top influencer
Scottish Tourism - the Excellent Cats debate Gizmo's suitability as a top influencer
TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 23/10/2025 22:00

JaceLancs · 23/10/2025 21:35

Finlay collapsed in Lego building area before we even got his slipper out

Awww!

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TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 23/10/2025 22:01

Linney and Gizmo have gone out together. This is unusual.

What. Are. They. Up. To?

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 23/10/2025 22:06

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 23/10/2025 22:01

Linney and Gizmo have gone out together. This is unusual.

What. Are. They. Up. To?

Perm any of

  • House breaking.
  • Torturing and murdering the local wildlife.
  • Stealing milk from poorly kittens.
Pianoaholic · 23/10/2025 22:08

EmpressaurusKitty · 23/10/2025 19:26

I haven’t met her but yes, I hear she is!

There are a lot of idiots who don’t want black / black & white cats because they don’t think they’re instagrammable enough.

Please put me on Instagram (says Herbie).
I haven't, and won't, because I'm not on Instagram!

Scottish Tourism - the Excellent Cats debate Gizmo's suitability as a top influencer
TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 23/10/2025 22:08

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 23/10/2025 22:06

Perm any of

  • House breaking.
  • Torturing and murdering the local wildlife.
  • Stealing milk from poorly kittens.

Or asking Suzy for a decision on which of them she's going to marry.

Serve them both right if she chooses Picard.

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TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 23/10/2025 22:10

Ooh I forgot to tell you.

DD2 has finally been awarded Limited Capability for Work by UC, so she'll get more money and some back pay.

About time, too.

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JaceLancs · 23/10/2025 22:30

@TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne
Really good news for your DD - hope that takes the pressure off - I work in this field helping people and know how stressful it all is

Esgaroth · 24/10/2025 00:22

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 23/10/2025 19:03

Driving back from the dementia choir this afternoon.

(I was the passenger)

It's so bright and so vivid. But what does it mean?

EmpressaurusKitty · 24/10/2025 08:00

Esgaroth · 24/10/2025 00:22

It's so bright and so vivid. But what does it mean?

Broon’s not in Kansas any more.

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 24/10/2025 13:31

Send help.

I bid on a soup maker on Ebay and got it at a bargain price. I decided to get the larger one, as it makes more.

But there is a limit to how much soup even I can consume. I should have got the smaller one.

There are now ten large portions of delicious home-made cream of tomato soup in my kitchen.

Oh well. I'll have to freeze some, but there isn't much room.

Or would anyone like to pop up to Argyll for a late lunch?

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TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 24/10/2025 13:35

Proof, if proof were needed

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EmpressaurusKitty · 24/10/2025 13:51

Can you fridge it & ask friends to lunch tomorrow?

Kitty was very interested in something on the ceiling this morning. At one point I thought she was going to try walking along the curtain rail.

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Scottish Tourism - the Excellent Cats debate Gizmo's suitability as a top influencer
Scottish Tourism - the Excellent Cats debate Gizmo's suitability as a top influencer
Breadcat24 · 24/10/2025 14:51

@TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne stick some vodka and worcestershire sauce in it and drink it like a bloody mary.?

RumNotRun · 24/10/2025 15:23

Breadcat24 · 24/10/2025 14:51

@TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne stick some vodka and worcestershire sauce in it and drink it like a bloody mary.?

🤣🤣 It will keep for a while in the fridge if you fancy living off soup for a few days.