@followthebluebell do you have any recommendations for enriching but affordable toys for my goblin
specifically some that he can play with by himself when i’m not home,, he loves all the ones he has (wands, balls, crinkly, etc) but require me to yknow,, be there
What an enchanting gremlin who isn’t at all plotting to take over your home and rule over it as a tiny tyrant! Here are some toys that won’t impede his schemes:
Bergan turbo cat scratcher – There are a lot of toys with this basic design and they’re all pretty good. I usually get bergans because they’re cheap. It’s a plastic ring with a ball in it, plus cardboard scratcher. Gremlins love these things.
Tunnels make pretty good toys too and generally don’t require a human’s presence. I’m not sure what cats do when they jump around on them. Have fun, I suppose. Fair warning: you gotta make sure they’re sized right for your cat. I’m an idiot because i keep getting TINY TUNNELS.
Now, my oldest gremlin likes to carry her toys around and scream about them. Since ease of carrying is a big deal for her, she likes toys like this: Wool Pompoms. Their dangly bits make it really easy for her to scream AND carry! Convenient!
Yardstick likes toys that are big enough for him to kick, so he prefers things like the Kong Cat Cozie. It even makes crinkle sounds!
These little mice also tend to be super popular with cats as a No Human Necessary toy. They make rattling sounds, which keeps the fun going.
This carrot is my secret weapon with Very Shy Cats who don’t fully trust humans yet. Other cats love it too, but I think it’s important to emphasize that a lot of cats will play with it without a human instigating play.
If all else fails, get a paper bag. Remove the handles because some
goblins are even dumber than I am and get their heads caught in them.
Let the goblin rule over his new paper castle in peace and prosperity…
or terror with an emphasis on ‘tearing’ because they like to do that
too.
You can also make some toys from old paper towel or
toilet paper tubes. Put a few treats inside and fold the ends shut.
You can even unfold them a bit for goblins who need a bit of extra help.
On Friday the 13th, we’d also like to remind you that black cats are not evil or bad luck. They’re just cats.
❤ The only thing my black cats have done this friday the thirteenth is purr at me and curl up on the sofa to keep me company after work while taking some nice naps ❤
Black cats are not evil black cats are GOOD KITTEHS
one of the weirdest ways that language is evolving in response to the internet is that “bad words” just. do not have the same impact anymore. i constantly forget that some people think ‘fuck you’ is a terrible insult
so threats and insults have to start getting really out there if the person wants to even mean anything. if a person told me to die i’d shrug it off but if i opened a post’s tags and saw “op i will sneak into your house and replace all your shoelaces with cooked pasta” do you know how shaken i’d be? do you know how upset i’d be if i saw “op is the personification of the look you share w other people in the grocery store when some dude is causing A Scene™
for no reason”
So you are saying English curses on the Internet are becoming more like Yiddish curses?
I sincerely hope so but I can’t say I’m familiar with yiddish curses and i am begging you to tell me a few
yiddish curses:
may you go to hell and bake bagels there
may all your teeth fall out except one, and in that one you should get a tooth ache
One misfortune is too few for you
you should drink too much castor oil (and have explosive diarrhea);
you should have a hundred houses in every house a hundred rooms and in every room twenty beds, and a delirious fever should drive you from bed to bed
you should be transformed into a chandelier, to hang by day and to burn by night
Hang yourself with a sugar rope and you’ll have a sweet death.
Pride, Prejudice and Mail Order 