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Carry On Catting - the Excellent Cats do what they do best

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TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 23/02/2026 15:59

......... and try to break into the film industry.

It'll be an unlikely success as they'll have to stay awake for long periods while filming goes on.

Well. Unless they decide to make Carry On Sleeping.

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Pudmyboy · 23/03/2026 16:08

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 23/03/2026 14:50

GT taking advantage of our patio enjoying the sun this afternoon

If you click through the pictures you can make him roll about, yes, I am easily entertained!

Breadcat24 · 23/03/2026 16:10

@Grumpyoldpersonwithcats He may be a ginger thug but he is very cute. Lovely colour. reminds me we have not heard from Kettle for a while

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 23/03/2026 16:32

Just a thought but do you think a ginger thug might keep unwanted suitors away

Yes indeed.
Send him up!
I need a third cat. I can always lie to the council if they find out (we're only allowed two cats or dogs here).
I think we're allowed limitless numbers of smaller animals though.

I don't think budgies would be a good idea. Linney is fond of catching and eating birds 🐦

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TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 23/03/2026 16:52

Gizmo attempts to look "cute" with his little front paws crossed.

Carry On Catting - the Excellent Cats do what they do best
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TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 23/03/2026 17:00

If you'd mentioned Eccles' cakes earlier the advice would have completely different

Would it, aye.

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EmpressaurusKitty · 23/03/2026 17:09

Of course Gizmo’s cute.

What are you going to do with your ex’s address, @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne?

EmpressaurusKitty · 23/03/2026 18:14

Breadcat24 · 23/03/2026 16:10

@Grumpyoldpersonwithcats He may be a ginger thug but he is very cute. Lovely colour. reminds me we have not heard from Kettle for a while

We haven’t! I hope he & @Esgaroth are ok.

Pianoaholic · 23/03/2026 18:18

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 23/03/2026 16:52

Gizmo attempts to look "cute" with his little front paws crossed.

Herbie had a phase recently of sitting and lifting one paw up, as if he couldn't put weight on it.
We were getting concerned but he was perfectly able to run and jump.
Eventually we decided he was just doing it for effect!!

Gizmo does look very cute like that.

Pianoaholic · 23/03/2026 18:18

Oh, and I was wondering about esgorath and Kettle too.

Breadcat24 · 23/03/2026 19:49

@Esgaroth where are you we need Kettle updates

Breadcat24 · 23/03/2026 20:01

I have just done a PM for the first time to Esgaroth!
And seenn I had a pm from you @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne sorry I have never looked!

Breadcat24 · 23/03/2026 20:21

@coastergirl How's Benny doing?

learieonthewildmoor · 24/03/2026 06:43

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 23/03/2026 09:57

Are you feeling any better @learieonthewildmoor?

We need to reinstate the Longest Cat Competition methinks.

Sadly, it is unlikely I will be better for at least another month. I have vertigo/dizziness as a side effect of a new medication I am taking and I’m caught in the trap of give new medication time/wait and see if side effect wears off/try new medication/see if it causes dizziness (answer: yes😭)
I am not posting much because reading and writing makes the vertigo worse. I was hoping to start a thread in Chat or feminism re. your choir invader -“Things I would say in this situation”. I bet it would go into classics.
Cat Four is happiest with the situation because I am lying down a lot and she can jump onto my chest between my iPad and me. This does not work especially well for me if I am wearing lip balm or wanting to breathe.

We could also do a Loaf competition. She is also very good at being a loaf, albeit a messy one.

Carry On Catting - the Excellent Cats do what they do best
Carry On Catting - the Excellent Cats do what they do best
JoanOgden · 24/03/2026 08:01

That sounds rubbish, learie. I hope that the new meds work better.

Joancat also likes to lie right in front of my face when I'm reading my phone in bed. I've stopped trying to fight back and have simply got used to burying my nose in her furry arse and falling asleep with my phone somewhere underneath her.

CatsonPollock · 24/03/2026 08:20

Just catching up with the thread.

Fingers crossed that your new meds settle down and are successful @learieonthewildmoor

@TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne You obviously have the "allure" and it cannot be resisted! 😂

Yes - missing Kettle - do hope everything and everyone is OK.

Esgaroth · 24/03/2026 11:25

Hello everyone, everything's fine with us. MN has ramped up their annoying pop-ups and I think they have finally managed to make it more hassle than I can be bothered with for now so I basically rage quit.

I don't mind taking the ad block off so much but they don't let you block trackers either and I won't do that! Or pay for MN as that is too much like admitting the addiction 😄

This is the only thread I miss though so sorry for ghosting everyone. I hope you and the cats are all doing OK, I will look through it on airplane mode at some point or finally get a proper VPN or something.

Anyway Kettle is his normal handsome and cuddly self and wishes you all the very best!

Carry On Catting - the Excellent Cats do what they do best
ShoutyCatSlave · 24/03/2026 15:41

I switched to B r a v e browser at the beginning of the year. Saved over 8gb in data. Hours in loading time. No ad-blocker needed. Just saying.... And yes, I spaced the name out. Not sure the powers that be want us all ditching chrome or edge....

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 24/03/2026 15:50

ShoutyCatSlave · 24/03/2026 15:41

I switched to B r a v e browser at the beginning of the year. Saved over 8gb in data. Hours in loading time. No ad-blocker needed. Just saying.... And yes, I spaced the name out. Not sure the powers that be want us all ditching chrome or edge....

I've not come across this one so have just downloaded it.
Seems to work a treat - many thanks for the recommendation.

stormsandsunshine · 24/03/2026 16:07

Wow, this is a game changer. First time I’ve been able to use the site on my phone for months (normally it just glitches and takes too long to load). Thank you @ShoutyCatSlave

Breadcat24 · 24/03/2026 16:23

@ShoutyCatSlave Just done it - great thank you!

Breadcat24 · 24/03/2026 16:32

And the icon is a lion so very suited to cats!

learieonthewildmoor · 24/03/2026 18:13

Cat Three heard about the long cat competition. I didn’t want to hurt his feelings by not submitting it : perhaps we can have a special category of stumpy cats doing their best to be long.
Cat Four showing him how it’s done and looking like a flotilla rug in the process.

Carry On Catting - the Excellent Cats do what they do best
Carry On Catting - the Excellent Cats do what they do best
JoanOgden · 24/03/2026 18:45

Well done to Cat 3 for an excellent child's pose! We need a parallel Yoga Cats competition.

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 24/03/2026 19:01

JoanOgden · 24/03/2026 18:45

Well done to Cat 3 for an excellent child's pose! We need a parallel Yoga Cats competition.

And an Untidiest-Looking Cat.

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TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 24/03/2026 19:02

Wow.

B R A V E is a revelation. Thank you.

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