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A lucky feline may have eight lives left but he lost his nose and his tail during a recent run-in with lightning, according to a Salida couple. Rod and Cheri Schleicher told the Mountain Mail that 6-year-old Hamlin was struck by lightning or some other electrical source about six weeks ago. On the night of the accident, the couple noticed that their orange tabby was wheezing a lot, and saw that his nose was swollen and discolored. Cheri Schleicher said she simply thought Hamlin ran into something but when he didn't eat for a couple of days, they took him...

<p>This cool cat has traded in his catnip for some bling. Sebastian, a one-year-old Persian with long black hair, sports gold crowns on his two bottom canines, which grew sticking out from his lips in an underbite similar to a bulldog's.</p

LEWIS, a black-and-white cat in the Connecticut town of Fairfield whose attacks on passers-by nearly sent his owner to jail, was spared a death sentence on Tuesday when a judge ordered home confinement. He will also keep his claws, despite a victim's request that they be removed.

A black bear clings to a backyard tree in West Milford, N.J., Sunday, June 4, 2006. Jack, a 15-pound orange-and-white cat, chased the bear up another nearby tree after it climbed down from the one it first was in. SUZANNE GIOVANETTI WEST MILFORD, N.J. - A black bear picked the wrong New Jersey yard for a jaunt earlier this week, running into a territorial tabby who ran the furry beast up a tree - twice. Jack, a 15-pound orange-and-white cat, keeps a close vigil on his property, chasing small animals when he can, but his owners and neighbors say his...

Cat proves size doesn't always matter in his neck of the woods. To his neighbors, he's a loner, a sometimes-friendly, sometimes- surly senior who spends his days wandering through the woods. He is particular about his yard. Strang ers are not always welcomed. But last week, Jack the cat be came a hero when he chased a black bear out of his neighbors' yard and up a tree. Twice. Last Sunday afternoon Suzanne Giovanetti was reading at the kitchen table when her husband Dean cried out from the TV room at the back of the house: A black bear had...

Suck on this Exxon-Mobil!! This seem plausible . . .   GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came from one of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton. It ' s worth your consideration. Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit close to $4.00 a gallon by next summer and it might go higher!! Want gasoline prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action. Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea. This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas...

The way that president Bush should handle the war is he should use poeple that like to deer hunt and send them to fight the war over seas and tell them that hunting season is open boys that means send us native okies over there we can do some serious damage

How the hell did we get into this mess?'"          The War on Drugs is nothing more than alcohol Prohibition dressed up for the 1990s. It certainly can't stop people from making, selling, or using drugs, any more than the Volstead Act ever stopped them from making, selling, or using alcohol, but it has succeeded in boosting the price of drugs from mere pennies a pound to hundreds of dollars an ounce -- which anyone who knows anything about economics will immediately recognize enormously increases the incentive to enter the illegal drug market.          It's driven the weakest competition out of...

Ok, it has been a real pleasure chatting with everyone here on FR (well, just about everyone anyways) but it's time for me to move on. I've got some work to do that is going to require 110% effort from me for extended period of time and I can't have any distractions whatsoever. I'll stop by from time to time but am afraid if I still have my account I will be tempted to post and then - as is my wont - get into silly, useless debates about things I a) don't really care about, or b) don't know...

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Residents of the neighborhood of Sunset Circle say they have been terrorized by a crazy cat named Lewis. Lewis for his part has been uniquely cited, personally issued a restraining order by the town's animal control officer.

Ive been a member of this website for almost a year now and I am appaled by the biases that are against our president! SO WHAT IF BUSH WANTS ILLEGALS IN AMERICA! I DONT CARE! AS LONG AS THEY ARENT MUSLIMS! WE NEED THEM TO CUT OUR GREASSE and MOW THE LAWN! This new port deal I believe is also a good idea as is going to iraq! I also support Bush giving tax cuts to buisnesses that send their labor overseas so that they can also learn to be good capitalists. IF YOU DONT FULLY SUPPOT BUSH AND WHAT...

hi, a frined told me aboutthis sight. he sad i woud like this sight becuz of cat photos. i like cats alot. there r not 2 manny goud sights wim cat photos i can find. well, wear our the cat photos? ive ben here all morning louking 4 cat photos. decided 2 sine up 2 see if my luck wouud change. will my luck chnage? neway i just c lots of talk abot busch. i am big ted kennedy fan. maybe i wont fit in, excpet 4 liking cats? can some1 link 2 some photos are or post some cat...

are family members of the sheriff allowed to use county property or resources for personal gain such as water to bathe,vehicles that were seized or property of the dept?are deputies allowed to keep seized property?are jailors alowed to abuse inmates at their descression causing the jail to be evacuated due to harmful gases?can family members of the sheriff request inmates to be taken out at 1 am to fix a flat tire of a vehicle that is property of the department being used for personal rondavou? just CURIOUS CITIZEN

To start, I have some thoughts in wishing to entertain you. Understanding MATH Uncertainty=how long your wife tells you she will shop before you both entering the mall Certainty=the actual time you two leaving the mall Unknown and independent variables=what your wife wants next Dependent variables=what you must do next Implied number=the correct way to understand what she told you Step functions=her way to indicate a numerical measurement from times to times Imaginary objects=what she expects from you Absolute minimum=what you can expect from her Superior Court of California County of Sacramento Case # 05FL04999 I am writing a true...

Please feel free to take this survey and help these political researchers From University of Michigan. Below is the e-mail we received regarding this research project. Thank you. Republican Research Council

Yaa, you repukes are not doing so well, huh? Imagine, you repukes control the presidency, both houses of Congress, and appointed 7 of the 9 Supreme Court justices. Yet the Supreme Court thre out sodomy laws in all 50 states and recognized the right of government to seize land for any reason. And you couldn't pass your Social Security changes could you? Sorry, that was your last shot. Come November, we're going to start seeing more Democratic faces in the House. It's the end for you guys. You guys are celebrating when Bush's numbers go *up* to 45%. Then Faux...

Bush’s giant Right Wing Noise Machine (RWNM) loves to preach about the Bush economic miracle. In fact, the RWNM’s current thinking is Bush doesn’t spend enough time talking about his economic triumphs. If only he did, then everyone would fall in line and believe in the great Bush economic miracle. There is one problem with this argument: it’s a lie. Any way you look at the Bush economy, it comes up short. Today, I want to compare Bush’s job creation record with other economic recoveries. As usual, Bush comes up way short. The national Bureau of Economic Research has identified...

I recently received the following freepmail (names removed to protect the curious): Hi there - Just occurred to me that I don't know what the 'requirements' are for a cat to be a Viking Kitty. Please advise. Question is only somewhat in jest because 'we' are owned by three handsome, high-powered, no nonsense conservative, flag-loving Siamese male cats who, I believe, ought to be able to qualify. You'll have to tell me. Many thanks and Happy New Year!

Why does anybody support George w Bush as President? He is clearly the worst President I have ever seen -- a complete disaster. And before you say anything, I have been a registered Republican for 25 years.

Lies of omission about 9/11 -- stoking fears of terrorism THEY WANT YOU TO BE AFRAID The following post was censored by freerepublic.com shortly after it was posted on their "public" forum on 9/11/04. That forum is designed to appear as though it is a community forum open to all, but this post only received three responses before it and its replies were deleted, and a repeat posting at 4 am PST on 9/20/04 didn't stay online for 5 minutes! Someone is apparently watching closely over the content of the freerepublic.com forums and censoring them 24/7 (though they might have...