The Tigger Interlude!

Zzzzzzzzzz,,,,,,,

Wodyadoin'?

Oh! OK!

Mmmmmm! Nice! :)

I want MORE!!!!!!!!

Thanks!

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A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY! Please note that CATachresis is having an open house next Wednesday, with prizes, surprises and plenty of fun all in aid of …….. ?  well you will have to come along and find out ;-)

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cross-stitch - a very angry small person

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1…..2…..3…..

….34…..35….36…..

…98…..99….. 100!

…coming, ready or not!!

I give up!

Where is he?
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vol-au-vent (french) - a small round case of puff pastry filled with vole

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Feeling Frisky about Awards!

Our good friend Glogirly has entered The Friskies this year with this great video called Air Waffles. What an acrobat that orange boy is, but Katie is obviously NOT impressed. The "The Stink Eye" has a subtext which threatens world security ! You lucky peeps will be given a chance to vote for Waffles, Katie and Glogirly very soon :)

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In other news

You lookin' at me?

A couple of awards have come our way and you must all know by now just how much Austin loves awards!
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I'm Mr Goody Four Paws

There is someone waiting in the wings, who would be very happy to accept every award going. Just saying!

eyes right ➨

****!

Austin acquiesces with good grace! 

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So moving on…… :)

We have received from our good buddy Spitty

I'm taking a punt here, but am guessing the originator of this award doesn't live in the USA (Pssst! I think it was Nerissa!) and that Austin needs to identify some favo(u)rite things?

Six in fact!  OK Tuxie Boy, it's over to you …….

…… I'm on it :) 

1) Being brushed to order

2) Chicken and cheese treats

3) Discussing philosophy with the ladycats ;)

4) Nip to help me discuss philosophy with the ladycats

5) Organising the Staff in every minute detail of her dull and boring life

6) Finding out what words mean so I can educate, elucidate and lots of other 'ates

The other award came from another good pal Sammy

I don't think there are any rules attached to the Bestest Kitty Blogger in the Cosmos award. Well, if there are, I have conveniently forgotten them!!

Thank you very much Spitty and Sammy xx :))

Breaking news
Just now coming in under the wire is ….. The Super Sweet Blogging award from those sweet kitties at "The Cat on My Head"

There are some super sweet questions to answer. Now "sweet" is something outside my experience and as The Staff and her entire household are on a permanent diet (conveniently forgetting the scone and jam on Wednesday she thinks I don't know about!) there might be a delay in finding someone who will admit to being in the vicinity of "sweet"!

This is also where I conveniently forget that I have to pass these on to a specified number of other gullible deserving suckers bloggers, but as everyone is deserving and I'm not sure who's already had them, I will just say thank you for being my friend/buddy/pal. I appreciate every one of you and love that you come visit and say funny things on my blog :)

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gullible - gull-libel - damaging the reputation of a seabird

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Austin hedges his bets!

What was so compelling?

Perhaps he's got a hedge fund stashed somewhere!

Nice stretch though!

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Bloglovin - The Staff here. Just to say that since Google Reader's done a runner, I have transported all the blogs we follow to Bloglovin. The journey was not without its difficulties and I fear that some blogs might have fallen off the back of the lorry! So if Austin hasn't commented in a while and you feel maybe he should have, then please let us know :)

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bikini, bi-kini - bi = two, kini = kini, therefore "two kinis"

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Introducing Austin Mini-Me!

Austin here!

At last the time has come. I would like to introduce you to …….. Mini-Me!

But it seems that already the young whippersnapper is trying to stage a coup!!!

  

This is outrageous! You can hardly tell the difference ;)
It's called ruling by stealth!
Here is the culprit
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I am told he is the spitting image! Even to the extra long sock on the off-side rear leg!

The Staff keeps laughing to herself! It's a bit unnerving!!!

And there's more…….

A mousie and a fish in a bowl :) I am warming to them!! 

NB from The Staff. I took the above video by using the new Takes App. It has a novel way of taking images and making videos.  If it doesn't work, then here are some stills …...

Austin is fascinated by the little bell on the mousie. He doesn't know what to make of it!!!

A BIG BIG thank you to Lynne of Dip Dip and the Bridge for volunteering to make a mini-me for the auction for Benny.  Despite Austin's initial doubts and fears, we absolutely love him and the little toys :)))) BTW Lynne is an excellent artist as well as a crocheter!

PS Thank you very much for all the positive comments from Austin's Mousebreath interview. If you haven't read it yet, you must! It is very good especially if you suffer from insomnia ;)

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minimal, mini-mal - could be a very small animal or possibly a tiny shopping centre. I need to do a bit more research

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I can haz Mousebreath!!!

Oh yes! Dr Austin Tuxedo (aka Killer!) is featured in that esteemed cat magazine Mousebreath this week.  He was interviewed by the fabulous Funny Farmer Felines.

So if you would like to be bored silly by yet another z-list wannabe celeb spouting on about themselves, then you can read every self-absorbed and hyperbolical word of it here ;)

Many thanks to the Funny Farmer Felines and Jan for making it such a fun interview and also for the super graphic :)

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It's Austin here. Guess what?

I received an award from from my buddy Sammy

Errrr.. thanks Sammy, I think??

I have to say that he seems as bemused as I am!

It’s called THE PURRIME MINISTERETTE OF PLANET PURRTH AWARD (HUH?)

“In their infinite wisdom, the Purrime Ministerettes have made seven rules with which we have to comply to formally accept the award:”

1.  Bow for your Purrime Ministerettes and confirm on your blog you have done so.
2.  Show a picture of you watching Purrime Ministerette movies.   Pictures or it didn’t happen.
3.  Tell Planet Purrth that it needs a change and explain what kind of change you have in mind.
4.  Ask your Purrime Ministerettes what you never dared to ask before.
5.  Bow again for your purrime Ministerettes and confirm on your blog you have done so.
6.  Forward the Purrime Ministerette of Planet purrth Award to at least 3 other blogging anipals.
7.  Do not change the rules without explicit written Purrime Ministerette purrmission.

OK! Can I just say that I have complied with all of the above to the letter, except no. 2 as The Staff says the kind of movies I watch contravene the British Board of Film Censors classification for Bird TV. Apparently there is too much blood and guts! Sheesh! Oh and I pass this award on to ……… *clang* sorry time's up …….!

So, I did my best and if the authorities wish to veto my acceptance of this prestigious award, then I shall be heartbroken, but saylarvee!! ;)

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In other news

There is great excitement here at Austin Towers as Austin Mini-Me has arrived!!!! YAY!! He is having a bit of a lie down as it was a long journey from the other side of the country (prolly all of 200 miles!). Anyways, when he is refreshed, he will be making his debut appearance at CATachresis :) 

Also, and very importantly, Leo is looking for his furrever home. A castle in fact! If you know of anyone who could give Leo a loving home in the northern California area please contact Savannah. You can read about him here.

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hyperbolical, hyper-bolical - extremely bolical (bit like The Staff!)

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The Big Softy!

I don't know how I am supposed to retain my street cred with videos like this! But this is how I practice my world renowned shiatsu technique without any blood-letting - "SHE" wouldn't let me post anything with blood in it! If you want to hear the famed Austin megapurr, you'll need the volume up a bit more than usual!

If you can't see it above, you can watch the video on YouTube here

My furs are a bit dishabille because I'd just been out on patrol and hadn't had time to spruce myself up. The Staff likes to think I am gazing adoringly into her eyes, but come on!!!! Would I do that? Nah! I was gazing at myself in the camera lens ;)

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Yesterday I was honoured to be featured on Molly the Wally's Share it Sunday. Nellie The Cat (who's not) from Hell nominated me! I chose a post from several years ago, but it's a bit long and rambly (well The Staff did it in those days!) so you don't have to plough through it if you don't want to, but I will be expecting 100% from you all in the quiz later! Anyways you can read it here !

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Today sees the demise of Google Reader and if you relied on it to get round blogland, then you are probably not reading this unless you have made alternative arrangements! There has been a lot of discussion about various alternatives (other than email) so if you have a reader you've found that works well, especially on ipad, please could you let The Staff know. It would do me a favour as she's done nothing but moan about it for like forever! Thanks x

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dishabille, dish-able (from the French) - can be dished

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