Showing posts with label on-line etiquette. Show all posts
Showing posts with label on-line etiquette. Show all posts

Wednesday, 15 December 2021

you have a nice day now


Hey ho, Sivvers the Cat here, broadcastin' LIVE from sunny Nova Scotia.


MOUSES!


So today, what with it bein' a mere ten sleeps 'til Christmas, I wanna talk a bit 'bout bein' nice and polite, and things like that.


You know, so you don't make it onto Santa's last minute naughty list.


MOUSES!


Now first off, I need to explain somethin'.  This post is not so much for my feline readers as it is for the peeps readin' my blog out there.  I mean, we cats are never actually expected to be nice and polite.  Especially not polite.  I mean...


Well...


Well when you think about the behaviour of cats, bein' polite is never really at the top of the list.  There are never really any politeness expectations placed upon us cats, you see.  'Cause we're...


Well...


Cats.


MOUSES!


Now if we're talkin' about cuteness, well that's a totally different thing.  As far as bein' cute goes, we cats commonly exceed all expectations.  In fact, we read so high on the cuteness meter - yes, it IS a thing - that sometimes those cuteness meters blow a gasket or two tryin' to accurately rate our cuteness.


Which is why although cuteness meters are real, they're really hard to find.


MOUSES!


But back to the bit 'bout bein' polite.


For peeps.


MOUSES!


As Christmas will soon be upon us, IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT for all peeps out there to make a real effort to be polite.  Now I've been in touch with Santa and the big guy in red says that contrary to the rumours that the reason he doesn't visit a lot of adult peeps is that they no longer believe in him, THE REAL REASON he doesn't visit is that most adult peeps have issues with bein' polite.


FACT.


Santa told me so and everythin'.


MOUSES!


So between now and Christmas Eve, when Santa's elves are busy packin' up his sleigh, all you peeps out there need to be makin' an extra effort to be extra polite.  Whether you're standin' in line at a store where baby peeps are screamin' and hollerin' and jumpin' up and down givin' you the mother headache of all headaches; or if you're standin' in line at the post office and some peep in front of you IS ACTUALLY ADDRESSIN' THE ENVELOPES of what must have been an entire box of Christmas cards at the checkout (True story: happened the other day to my peep.); or you're ON-line, arguin' with some stupidy dupity fool...


Okay, see?  That there's a perfect example of what I mean.  I used the word fool, which was probably not the most polite of things to do BUT REMEMBER, I'm a cat, and we cats get away with such things.  Peeps?  Not so much.


MOUSES!


But anyway...


But anyway, remember that Santa is comin' in ten sleeps and whether or not he visits YOU will depend on your ability to be nice and sweet and POLITE.


So...


So when faced with an aggravatin' situation; suck it up, swallow your pride, and simply say, "You have a nice day now."


You have a nice day now...  You're bein' dismissed 'cause I have no patience to deal with you...  Whatever.


MOUSES!


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And remember:

IF IN DOUBT,

DON'T. GO. OUT.

Continue to practice SOCIAL DISTANCIN' measures

AND KEEP WASHIN' YOUR PAWS.

MOUSES!

Remember to mask up, too.


Wednesday, 15 June 2016

on-line etiquette

OH.  MY.  MOUSES.   MOUSES!

Blah blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah, blah blah. And your point?

MY POINT WAS NOT...

Yes it was.

No it wasn't.

Yes it was.

No it wasn't.

Yes it was.

No it wasn't.

Yes it was.

No it wasn't.



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FIVE.  HOURS.  LATER.  MOUSES!

Yes it was.

No it wasn't.

Yes it was.

OH MY MOUSES!   IT REALLY WASN'T.  MY POINT REALLY WASN'T THAT AT ALL.  I NEVER EVEN MENTIONED THAT BUT LET ME TELL YOU, I NOW HAVE A TOTALLY NEW POINT TO MAKE.  MOUSES!

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Okay, so truth be told, the above Facebook conversation(s) actually ended after the very first yes it was, but that was only because Peep #1 had the good sense to walk away.  As for that other guy, I'm pretty sure he's still waiting to say, "YES IT WAS!"  You know, 'cause that's what guys like that say.  MOUSES!

Let me explain from the beginning.

This morning, Peep #1 made a comment on a friend's timeline and before she knew it, some guy she didn't even know was taggin' her and puttin' words in her mouth...

I mean that figuratively, of course.  There were no actual words bein' stuffed in the peep's mouth.

...and tellin' her what her point was, even though that was never her point at all, and she never even mentioned the stuff he was talking about and... and... and everything!  Can you believe it?  MOUSES!

But like I said, the peep had the good sense to simply walk away.  Yup, 'cause that's what you have to do in cases like this.  Just walk away.  MOUSES!

Of course, as a cat, I've never walked away from a fight in my life.  No sirree, I never walk away.  I give 'em the smacky paws, THEN RUN LIKE THE DICKENS.

I am, of course, not referring to Charles Dickens.  I have no idea whether he was a fast runner or not.

But being a cat who is not shy of smacky-pawing those who deserve a good smacky-paw, I took it upon myself to help out my peep.  Of course, smacky-pawing this guy on Facebook was never really an option on account of neither the peep nor I knowing where he lives - or how quickly he can run - so I decided to do a figurative smacky-pawing, for sure.

Well...  Best I could come up with was to report about the situation right here on my blog. MOUSES!

Now that that's done...

But I do want to add how VERY PROUD I am of Peep #1 to follow proper on-line etiquette and simply walk away, without continuing an argument on her pal's timeline, because even when you're right about something, picking fights on other peoples' timelines is just plain ol' rude, you know?  Of course you do.  MOUSES!

Had the peep not walked away, one thing might have led to another and then before anyone knew it, they'd be whippin' out their tails to see whose was the longest and...

GOTCHA!  HA-HA!  Peep #1 doesn't have a tail.  I have no idea 'bout that other guy though. MOUSES!

And thank goodness no one said what I was thinkin' one of 'em might say...

I know you are, but what am I?

Thankfully, nobody said that.  That would have been pretty childish, for sure.  MOUSES!

Peep #1 said instead, "He may be a friend of a friend, but he's definitely no friend of mine.  MOUSES!"

Yup, she said the mouses part and everything.

So that's what happened here at my house this morning.  I'm hoping we never hear back from that guy from Facebook again but if we do, I shall introduce Peep #1 to my pal, the delete and block manoeuvre.  The delete and block manoeuvre is a great manoeuvre, for sure.  MOUSES!