We've got a family! Also Vet experience with cats

Nick-H · Jan 27th, 2008, 19:43

Pity there isn't a fourth black one, then!

---If you remember the original, very un-PC origin of that?

I wonder how kids say it today?

machadinha · Jan 27th, 2008, 19:54

Oh boy. Racial connotations even here, eh? No, I never knew.

I guess the Dutch version is still current. I don't know, should ask the neigboring kids. Most of them far from Dutch, but they'll know. I suppose they may have a gangsta rap version

Nick-H · Jan 27th, 2008, 20:39

Gangsta rappas probably use the original still. it goes on...

Catch a nigger by his toe...

Then there's some stuff about letting go if he screams; I forget.

machadinha · Jan 27th, 2008, 21:03

Aha! Yes, that rings a bell. Not so here, no, as far as I know. But then we have other songs... I have this fantastic children's booklet from way back when (1930s or '50s I reckon) that is perfectly ïnnocently entitled something like "Blackie Face" if you were to translate it, about, you guessed it, a little girl of such skin color & her quirky ways and trouble at adjusting, but of course our friendly society accommodates her all the same, no matter what her silly ways. Funnier still, in the colony where I was partly brought up such outdated books were still in use as teaching material. Imagine how those kids could relate to antequated stories of white and thoroughly bourgeois children frolicking about in the snow. Oh well...

Anyway, what was that about cats?

Nick-H · Jan 27th, 2008, 21:54

Yep. Cats...

Aishah · Jan 27th, 2008, 22:00

"if he screams, let him go" was what we knew. And 'Little Black Sambo' (children's classic story from years past) and golliwogs are now P.Incorrect too I believe. DSL etc. is too much of a mouthful when you call out their names - eenie, meanie is better!

capt_mahajan · Jan 27th, 2008, 22:15

Congratulations, Nick. Good news indeed.

On a quick read, couldnt make out if they are male or female. But

if male
Chico, Harpo and Groucho (and 'Minnie' the mother)

if female,
Michelle, Halle and Selina, (<sigh>) my three favourite catwomen
(and 'motherofallcats' )

If some male and some female, I would choose Groucho and Michelle first, (and 'Full Marx' for the mother

)

Nick-H · Jan 27th, 2008, 22:32

Poor wee things!

It'd be one way to get them to move out, I suppose!

Lauviah · Jan 28th, 2008, 00:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

Gangsta rappas probably use the original still. it goes on...

Catch a nigger by his toe...

Then there's some stuff about letting go if he screams; I forget.

Bravo Nick ! Very subtile indeed...n'est ce pas, Macha ?

Nick-H · Jan 28th, 2008, 00:30

I was born in the early 1950s.

That's how it was then.

Lauviah · Jan 28th, 2008, 08:40

Ok then,Nikk or NiqueTM!
The later is the name of a "gangsta rap" group in France(where I actually live).

Nick-H · Jan 28th, 2008, 10:01

The kittens were in the side passage this morning.

Nick-H · Jan 28th, 2008, 14:56

...Well, two of them were. We had a good look around, but were forced to think that a kitten's life is fragile one, especially when their mum has taken them to a place where large birds and stuff could get to them.

Anyway, Later in the day...

Thunderbirds Are Go!

I noticed she was sniffing around and mewing in the front garden near the house, and thought that a kitten might have run out there. I went to see, and heard a faint mewing that seemed to come from underground.

Being far from sure of my poor hearing, I called Mrs N to come quick and she confirmed it. There is a 4-inch drain pipe from the balcony onto which their previous cubby hole opens; I put my ear to it, and yes, I could clearly hear a plaintiff kitten.

Nothing could be seen from the top, or through an inspection hole.

Luckily the pipe only passed under soil and its path was fairly easily to follow. I cut and smashed it at a point where it had gor crushed, and I figured the kitten wouldn't have been able to pass. Then it wasn't too hard to use the seven or eight feet of leverage to remove the pipe from the elbow fitting at the house end.

We still couldn't see the kitten, and mum had obviously thought, "Oh sod it! I never liked that one anyway" and gone back to the other two. Mrs N could hear a faint meow from the couple of feet of pipe I couldn't see into. I fetched mum, who showed renewed interest, and it emerged when she called. It nearly went back in again when it saw us, but I grabbed it.

Phew!

Now we need a plumber and some new pipe.

Never mind; the pipe was crushed anyway.

Aishah · Jan 28th, 2008, 15:07

Those kittens are going to be leading you a dance! It's a wonder you have time to post on IM!!!

Nick-H · Jan 28th, 2008, 16:06

I've closed up the back gate to the passageway. She can look after the front gate herself.

She's decidedly nervy, and seems to blame me for the kitten disappearance now! She is complaining if I touch anything in the vicinity, but still coming for petting.

She also has diarrhoea. Although she drinks water we were giving her cows' milk and I think we have to stop that. Her diet at the moment is raw chicken scraps (she eats everything; I've never seen a cat munch bone like that!) and leftovers from my mutton meels. She eats the veggie bit of the stew as well.

Jan 27th, 2008, 19:43	#46
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,771	Pity there isn't a fourth black one, then! ---If you remember the original, very un-PC origin of that? I wonder how kids say it today? __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,522	Oh boy. Racial connotations even here, eh? No, I never knew. I guess the Dutch version is still current. I don't know, should ask the neigboring kids. Most of them far from Dutch, but they'll know. I suppose they may have a gangsta rap version __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

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Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 4,959	"if he screams, let him go" was what we knew. And 'Little Black Sambo' (children's classic story from years past) and golliwogs are now P.Incorrect too I believe. DSL etc. is too much of a mouthful when you call out their names - eenie, meanie is better! __________________ "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."

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Jan 27th, 2008, 20:39	#48
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,771	Gangsta rappas probably use the original still. it goes on... Catch a nigger by his toe... Then there's some stuff about letting go if he screams; I forget.

Jan 27th, 2008, 21:03	#49
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,522	Aha! Yes, that rings a bell. Not so here, no, as far as I know. But then we have other songs... I have this fantastic children's booklet from way back when (1930s or '50s I reckon) that is perfectly ïnnocently entitled something like "Blackie Face" if you were to translate it, about, you guessed it, a little girl of such skin color & her quirky ways and trouble at adjusting, but of course our friendly society accommodates her all the same, no matter what her silly ways. Funnier still, in the colony where I was partly brought up such outdated books were still in use as teaching material. Imagine how those kids could relate to antequated stories of white and thoroughly bourgeois children frolicking about in the snow. Oh well... Anyway, what was that about cats?

Jan 27th, 2008, 21:54	#50
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,771	Yep. Cats...

Jan 27th, 2008, 22:15	#52
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,100	Congratulations, Nick. Good news indeed. On a quick read, couldnt make out if they are male or female. But if male Chico, Harpo and Groucho (and 'Minnie' the mother) if female, Michelle, Halle and Selina, (<sigh>) my three favourite catwomen (and 'motherofallcats' ) If some male and some female, I would choose Groucho and Michelle first, (and 'Full Marx' for the mother )

Jan 27th, 2008, 22:32	#53
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,771	Poor wee things! It'd be one way to get them to move out, I suppose!

Jan 28th, 2008, 00:30	#55
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,771	I was born in the early 1950s. That's how it was then.

Jan 28th, 2008, 08:40	#56
Lauviah Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Abidjan Posts: 21	Ok then,Nikk or NiqueTM! The later is the name of a "gangsta rap" group in France(where I actually live).

Jan 28th, 2008, 10:01	#57
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,771	The kittens were in the side passage this morning.

Jan 28th, 2008, 14:56	#58
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,771	...Well, two of them were. We had a good look around, but were forced to think that a kitten's life is fragile one, especially when their mum has taken them to a place where large birds and stuff could get to them. Anyway, Later in the day... Thunderbirds Are Go! I noticed she was sniffing around and mewing in the front garden near the house, and thought that a kitten might have run out there. I went to see, and heard a faint mewing that seemed to come from underground. Being far from sure of my poor hearing, I called Mrs N to come quick and she confirmed it. There is a 4-inch drain pipe from the balcony onto which their previous cubby hole opens; I put my ear to it, and yes, I could clearly hear a plaintiff kitten. Nothing could be seen from the top, or through an inspection hole. Luckily the pipe only passed under soil and its path was fairly easily to follow. I cut and smashed it at a point where it had gor crushed, and I figured the kitten wouldn't have been able to pass. Then it wasn't too hard to use the seven or eight feet of leverage to remove the pipe from the elbow fitting at the house end. We still couldn't see the kitten, and mum had obviously thought, "Oh sod it! I never liked that one anyway" and gone back to the other two. Mrs N could hear a faint meow from the couple of feet of pipe I couldn't see into. I fetched mum, who showed renewed interest, and it emerged when she called. It nearly went back in again when it saw us, but I grabbed it. Phew! Now we need a plumber and some new pipe. Never mind; the pipe was crushed anyway.

Jan 28th, 2008, 15:07	#59
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 4,959	Those kittens are going to be leading you a dance! It's a wonder you have time to post on IM!!!

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Jan 28th, 2008, 16:06	#60
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,771	I've closed up the back gate to the passageway. She can look after the front gate herself. She's decidedly nervy, and seems to blame me for the kitten disappearance now! She is complaining if I touch anything in the vicinity, but still coming for petting. She also has diarrhoea. Although she drinks water we were giving her cows' milk and I think we have to stop that. Her diet at the moment is raw chicken scraps (she eats everything; I've never seen a cat munch bone like that!) and leftovers from my mutton meels. She eats the veggie bit of the stew as well.