Cat Food Killed My PC!!

[Laurel]

This is a true story.

My computer died tonight.

When we opened it up, we found dry cat food inside.

I swear there are no holes in the machine big enough to fit the kibble inside, but there it was!

I'm typing this message from our underpowered laptop, which also has a funky keyboard.

I'm probably going to have to buy a new computer tomorrow, so until then I might be a little more lame than usual about answering email. I will try to check my mail on Manu's computer, and answer the urgent stuff, but I'm basically computer-less for the next 12-24 hours at least.


Did I mention the cat food?

 

[Starfish]

This is bizzare and disturbing!

Where do you keep your kibble?

What the hell?

 

[scylis]

OH MY GOD, THEY KILLED PC!!

YOU BASTARDS!!






oh... wait... your puter... not PC, the Lit patron.... my bad...

 

[Siren]

Owen finally found a way to get even with ya eh?

 

[Svedish_Chef]

Its time for the cats to go, tweet. They'll eat you in the end.

 

[Thumper]

Playing both ends

They'll eat you in the end.

Better than in the middle.

Guess the puter didn't have......9-Lives.

 

[OUTSIDER]

This is a true story.

My computer died tonight.

When we opened it up, we found dry cat food inside.

I swear there are no holes in the machine big enough to fit the kibble inside, but there it was!

I'm typing this message from our underpowered laptop, which also has a funky keyboard.

I'm probably going to have to buy a new computer tomorrow, so until then I might be a little more lame than usual about answering email. I will try to check my mail on Manu's computer, and answer the urgent stuff, but I'm basically computer-less for the next 12-24 hours at least.


Did I mention the cat food?

Man I've gotta see how your'e gonna word this on the insurance claim form

 

[Starfish]

Re: Owen finally found a way to get even with ya eh?

He is a sneaky lil devil........

so quiet........

so stealth........

so hungry.

Yes and cuddly as a cactus
He's as charming as an eel..

He's a bad banana with a GREASY BLACK PEEL.....




*who me?*

http://theworldofstarfishie.homestead.com/files/Grinchy_Owen.gif

 

[Summery]

Laurel~

I think you need to write a book, "The adventures of Owen."

 

[Nobody Special's wife]

I do believe there is something your cat is trying to tell you?? What that may be I haven't got a clue

 

[Siren]

Starfishers

 

[Fly_On_Wall]

Now how did that cat learn to use a screwdriver???

 

[SINthysist]

Laurel

The CIA programmed your cat.

It's a right-wing conspiracy...

 

[Spinaroonie]

How could you let that happen? That's amazing. Talented Rascals.

 

[KillerMuffin]

Whew. For a minute there I thought PC'd moved to Sandy Eggo and Owen whacked him in a fit of jealousy.

My favorite fellow dirt lover is alive, kicking, and still unclaimed. That is such a relief. You never share Manu, you keep him chained to the server, I was despairing of ever having access to PC and his poetic sarcasm again.

Shame on you Laurel. You'll have to pay for the defillibrator.

 

[LordMagicMan]

DIdnt they tell you not to eat at the computer? *snicker*

 

[SINthysist]

Are you sure it wasn't racoons?

They are very clever.

 

[RisiaSkye]

Laurel, you've been skipping sleep again haven't you?

Does this mean you've been feeding Owen the new story submissions and giving the kibble to your 'puter?

Or maybe the kitties like the 'puter, and are trying to share. You spend a lot of time with it, perhaps the cats are afraid it will starve because they never see you feed it.

 

[PeterBilt]

there's something about cats ...

My work bud got a new computer, and left it overnight with the case off, and the cats sprayed it ...

It wouldn't boot; they spent the next day cleaning ...

 

[Demian]

Hi Laurel

Merry Christmas

 

[Debbie]

LOL When the insurance company reads the claim!

"Clients claims that the cat food mysteriously appeared inside the computer. We have reason to believe, after a thorough investigation of the situation surrounding the clients, that the client may have, while in a drunken state engaged in unlawful sexual activity and mistakenly tipped kibble into the compter thinking it was a cat kibble dispensor. Therefore we decline the clients claim on grounds of doubtful morals and misuse of kibble."

 

[rexfelis]

Dry catfood?

How did dry catfood kill your computer? I can see wet catfood killing it, but... am I misunderstanding something here?

I once built a computer for someone, tested it, and sent it to her. She had it running for several months before she finished using it and sent it back.

Upon getting it back, I noticed it was wobbly. I opened it up and discovered the styrofoam peanuts I had originally shipped it to her in. And the motherboard was being held in place with them.

Talk about your strange cases. LOL

 

[Siren]

 

[Jaded1]

Laurel, just some personal advise......

You may want to keep your late night snack of kibble on the opposite side of your computer desk. Away from the air intake on your P.C. I crashed my P.C. on dog chow a year ago. I have since switched to an ocassional milk bone. Ruff, ruff, ruff, Grrrrr...

Jaded1, CT

 

[Laurel]

It's just the damnedest thing. The cat's food is kept in an entirely different room. And the kibble is bigger than the fan holes. It wasn't a handful of cat food - just a couple of kibble pieces - but it's still bizarre.

We don't know if the kibble was involved in my computer snafu. However, I like blaming the cats for things. AACS says it's the healthy thing to do. Plus, Aiko & Owen couldn't care less what I blame on them so long as their litter boxes are clean and their food & water dishes are full.

Anyhow, the upshot is that I now have a new computer that's faster than my old one. My old one was a 1 Ghz I think. My new one is 1.8 Ghz P4 with double the memory of my last one. As with every time I've gotten a new computer, something freaky happened. This time there was some video card conflict. But all is fixed, and any minute I'll get to try out my new machine.