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Title: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on February 06, 2008, 11:30:26 pm
Put this under true but unbelieveable stories.

I was lying in bed, in that la-la land between asleep and half-awake, when I hear the cat speak.  It likes to sleep on my wife's bed when she's not using it.  I swear I heard the cat say, "Mii Muwhat oo go mout,"  over and over for a until I got out of bed and opened the door for it. 

Since then I've heard the dog say,"Bay away, Bay away," and "Bay oout, Bay oout." as it barks at passing pedestrians, animals, and cars.   

I'm now waiting for the goat to great  me with, "Baareckfast,  Baareckfast."  Think the chickens will chime in with "Clunch, Clunch?"

When I start understanding the buzz of the bees instead of just their dance I'm going to commit myself. 
In the bee dance to point the bee begins its dance is the hive, the top of the frame is always north, the bottom south, this makes the front of the hive west and the back of the hive east.  The angle in which they dance from their starting point is the compass direction (sun dial style) from the hive.  Each shake is approximately 100 yards, the more shakes the further the distance, the faster they are the better the nectar source.  If the dance has only one shake the nectar source is under 100 yards from the hive in the direction indicated.  The top of the frame being north is why the bees always dance in opposite directions on opposite sides of the frames as the orientation of the compass has been reversed.  Don't believe me--mark some bees and test it for yourself.  Use a can or jar feeder and begin a short distance from the hive and then keep moving it every day and observe the bee dance each day.  Nice use of an observation hive.

Do you think I'm becoming some kind of pet whisperer?  What were the words from that old Tiny Tim song "Tip Toe Through the Tulips,"  "They're coming to take me away, ha ha, they're coming to take me away, ha ha."

When is an Egg not an Egg?  When it is a musical instrument.   I found this nice blue egg in the kitchen the other day and thought it would make a great dummy for use in the hen house.  A few days later my daughter, who is studying to become a music teacher,  after feeding the chickens and collecting the eggs, comes to me carrying said fake egg which is now covered with doo-doo and says, "Dad, this is a musical instrument." she shakes it and it makes a soft rattling noise from the sand inside.  Go figure!

Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Burl on February 07, 2008, 01:35:29 am
No really Brian , chickens are great fans of music .  I asked ours who their favorite composer was , and it was unanimous  "Bach" .  Here's a new line to the old folk song Turkey in the Straw   " We had a little chicky who wouldn't lay an egg , so we poured gun-powder up and down it's leg .  The little chicky cried , and the little chicky begged , and then the rotten little chicky layed a hand-grenade. "  You got any more ?

         My favorite leg to pull is a drumstick !        ---Burl---
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: abejaruco on February 07, 2008, 03:28:44 am
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Use a can or jar feeder and begin a short distance from the hive

Have you tried using a feeder and begining  from the hive?
How do the bees say "here, in the hive"?
I´m not sure, but I think that bees go out and them come back, looking for the coordenates, because they ignore the "here". Perhaps in very cold territories bees have developed the concept of "here, at sweet home"" and they don´t go out when you feed.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: abejaruco on February 07, 2008, 03:48:57 am
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Since then I've heard the dog say,"Bay away, Bay away," and "Bay oout, Bay oout."

I had a rooster that said keekeereekee, keekeereekee (in Spanish kikirikiiii), and repeating and repeating I could hear "sácame de aquí, sácame de aquí" (give me the liberty, give me the Libertyyyyy)
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: JP on February 07, 2008, 09:42:58 am
ok, you made me do it, again! My friend Audry II says:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGRN39oifsE

.....JP  ;)
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on February 07, 2008, 11:05:25 am
Hmmm....ok Brian, yep, you have officially lost it.  I love to hear you write though, even though you are off the wall.  That was interesting how your animals are speaking, very impressive.  Haven't caught mine yet, but maybe, just maybe one day......

JP that was a sick video, but was pretty interesting, hee, hee.

Abejaruco, I think that is how the roosters in other countries crow.  My Brother-in-Law and my Nephew-in-Law both say that is how their roosters crow.  Keekeereekee.   The both say it identically and I was shocked when I heard this, I am serious!!!!!   I only know the rooster crow as "cockadoodledoo".  How can they be so very different?  They are the same birds, hmmmm.....Have a wonderful and best of this great day, love life.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Jerrymac on February 07, 2008, 03:40:31 pm
I can't train my Chihuahuas because I don't speak Spanish  :roll:
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: annette on February 07, 2008, 04:45:43 pm
Very funny Jerrymac!!!! Can you teach them in sign language???
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Understudy on February 07, 2008, 09:34:20 pm
The big purple dinosaur on TV is telling the kids to kill their parents. I have heard it twice.

Sincerely,
Brendhan

Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on February 07, 2008, 09:57:21 pm
It has to be a result of all those head injuries I've suffered over my life time.  But really, it's a true story.

I guess hearing the animals talk makes me an official Dr. Doolittle.  Now besides English, Chinook Jargon, Spanish, Japanese, Thai, and Turkish I can now add Animalese not to mention a shoshi of German and French.  Look Ma, I'm multilingual.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: JP on February 07, 2008, 10:15:49 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz6CAHDFIdo   ;) :-* :roll:


....JP
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Jerrymac on February 07, 2008, 10:17:48 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz6CAHDFIdo   ;) :-* :roll:
....JP

My chihuahuas like french fries.  :-D
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: JP on February 08, 2008, 12:17:26 am
(http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/880/dog00021rq8.gif) (http://imageshack.us)

Yo quiero papas fritas!


.....JP
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: annette on February 08, 2008, 01:02:28 am
Actually, JP, that is a cute little dog. Maybe a new avatar???  Just Kidding!!!!!
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: JP on February 08, 2008, 02:17:02 am
A new avatar Annette?  (http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/1840/callcenterpuppy1251df8.gif) (http://imageshack.us)



.....JP
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Paul H on February 08, 2008, 09:37:39 am
What were the words from that old Tiny Tim song "Tip Toe Through the Tulips,"  "They're coming to take me away, ha ha, they're coming to take me away, ha ha."


Are you thinking of Napolean the 14th?

They're coming to take me away,
Haha, they're coming to take me away!
Ho ho, hee hee, ha ha, to the funny farm
Where life is beautiful all the time
And I'll be happy to see those nice young men
In their clean white coats...
And They're coming to take me AWAY!
HA HAAA!
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on February 08, 2008, 09:45:15 am
Brian, its OK, I don't think you are too weird.  I was sitting outside this morning, dark, quiet, the wind blowing my windchimes.  I could hear nothing, then I heard my neighbourhood owl.  He was saying "who cooooooooks for yoooooo".  I told him nobody, but he didn't get it, he just kept asking me, over and over and over......have a wonderful and greatest day, Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: JP on February 08, 2008, 09:51:49 am
Brian, its OK, I don't think you are too weird.  I was sitting outside this morning, dark, quiet, the wind blowing my windchimes.  I could hear nothing, then I heard my neighbourhood owl.  He was saying "who cooooooooks for yoooooo".  I told him nobody, but he didn't get it, he just kept asking me, over and over and over......have a wonderful and greatest day, Cindi

Should have asked the owl why he is asking? Don't know if I would trust that owl, think he's got something up his sleeve, well, feathers.  ;)


....JP
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: annette on February 08, 2008, 05:38:08 pm
You might be on to something with that last puppy JP!!!!
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on February 09, 2008, 12:25:46 am
(http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/880/dog00021rq8.gif) (http://imageshack.us)

Yo quiero papas fritas!


.....JP

Yo quiero papitas.  it's quicker.

Paul H,
Yeah, that's the one.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: BJ_BOBBI_JO on February 09, 2008, 01:14:23 am
Pets are smarter the we think they are. I have noticed that my dogs and cats barks and meows sound differant depending on their mood and what they are trying to convey. As if they are trying to tell us something but dont have the vocal compacity to do so.

I can tell they learn what many of our words mean without us even teaching them. My black lab/shepard mix dog displays his understanding of english a lot.

Examples:

- I can say "it is time to go down the lane to get her from the school bus" and he runs to the door and once outside he runs to the truck to get in.

-He gets all excited and jumps around barking when we mention the word " 4 wheeling" because he knows that means he gets to run and chase after us.

- He flips out with happiness when I tell him he can go for a ride, or go to town with me.

-He knows what potty, poop, go to the porch and many other words mean.

He also understand some sing language that I use often.

I had a dog who used to let me know when I was about to get sick. He would start acting weird about 2 days before any sickness I was about to get. He would always sleep at the bottom of the steps and patrol the house protecting us. But when I was going to come down sick he would lay right on top of my legs when I was in bed and follow me around every where and stuff like that. Then once I got sick he would still stay close. Then once I was better he would go back to being his regular self.

Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: abejaruco on February 09, 2008, 03:51:32 am
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Yo quiero papitas.  it's quicker.
Yo quiero huevos fritos con patatas! Por pedir.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on February 10, 2008, 01:59:04 am
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Yo quiero papitas.  it's quicker.
Yo quiero huevos fritos con patatas! Por pedir.

That's breakfast, fried eggs and potatoes.  Papitas is Cental American Spanishfor little potatoes (aka french fries)--Patatas is Europian Spanish for potatoes.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on February 10, 2008, 11:03:47 am

I had a dog who used to let me know when I was about to get sick. He would start acting weird about 2 days before any sickness I was about to get. He would always sleep at the bottom of the steps and patrol the house protecting us. But when I was going to come down sick he would lay right on top of my legs when I was in bed and follow me around every where and stuff like that. Then once I got sick he would still stay close. Then once I was better he would go back to being his regular self.


BJ, now that was a very interesting statement.  I recall seeing a documentary or something like that some time ago and they were using dogs to sniff out cancer in patients.  This was quite a long time ago, I do not recall the details, but I was so thunderstruck by this thought that memory has lingered.

Dogs are the most wonderful animal on earth, I love dogs, they are something else to watch and listen to, they are intelligent and very intuitive.  I love to hear the stories of these guys, man's best friend, and this they surely are.  Have a wonderful and beautiful day, on this greatest of the planets, Earth.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on March 03, 2008, 02:31:02 am
With 5 grandkids here I'm having to learn a whole new language.  The oldest is 8 and the youngest 2 and they seem to have their own language, the twin boys don't even have to say anything just wibble and finger or look at the other one.  Why is it that Grandparents have such a hard time unstanding their grandkids.  Honestly, if their mother isn't there to interpet for me I can't understand a word.  The other thing is that the more I ask them to speak up (grandpa's hard of hearing too) the more they seem to whisper. 

Up to recently I wasn't aware that grandchildese was a foreign language.  Do you realize I can now understand the cat and dog better than I can my own grandkids who are supposed to be speaking English.  The Spanish I can handle, when they speak that, it's their English I can't fathom.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on March 03, 2008, 09:38:44 am
Brian, ha, ha, ha, that was funnnneeeeee. Now I think that Grandchildren are a little bit of the alien species mixed in with some human for sure too.  Their lingo is craziness, right from the get go, don't know why, don't care to know why, will never know why.  Eeeks, those darn kids!!!  So nice that they can be staying with you, but 5, eeeks!!!  Now you are surely gonna be right straight out of your mind.  Why are they staying with you?  A holiday, not spring break yet, is it?  Try living with them 20 feet from your house, hee, hee.  I think sometimes they might as well move in here, they are here so much.  And every Friday night, it is a given that they stay over, and sometimes it just carries onto Saturday.  They would never go home if they didn't have to.

The come over in the morning for breakfast before school.  They lump around in our bed watching TV, their Grandma co-totes to them hand in foot.  Breakfast in bed, TV coming out their ears, lunches readied, a kick in the bum as they are going out the door to go to school, ooops, did I say that.  Kids......

Actually, I am a blessed woman to have my Grandsons so close.  For that I am ever so grateful.  The other morning the youngest one (8 years old), as I was making him some breakfast and he was watching me, got very sentimental.  He told me that he thought he was so lucky to have his Grandma living right beside him.  He is my little softie, he is my sensitive child, his older Brother is too, they get that from my side of my family.  We are a weepy crew, sensitive and loving.  All I have to do is think about my family and my eyes get blurry, eeeks!!!  Like right now.  That makes it tough to type when I can't really see.  Oh brother.......like JohnnyBigFish said, I bet shut up, or I'm gonna be bawling my eyes out in a minute, hee, hee.  You know, I never meant to ramble here, I just can't help it.

When I saw the title of your post, I remembered this post and I remembered the weird stuff that you said about your understanding of the animals talking, it made me hurry to open the post and read some more.  I knew it would have more weird stuff in it, and it did!!!  Yeah!!!  Good for you, take us to that wild side.....

Brian, aren't Grandchildren just the most wonderful little critters in this world.  I can't say enough about how much different they are than raising our own.  What a thing.....have the most beautiful and awesome day, loving our lives we live.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Jerrymac on March 03, 2008, 11:46:36 am
My daughter, her other part, and their two kids are living here with us the GPs. I understand the kids better than the parents do. I really worry about their learning curve as to what kids can and will do. I'll be off in another room and I know what is going on and what is going to happen. (I raised six kids) but the parents while in the same room act surprised when it happens. Just as they did yesterday. And probably will again tomorrow.   :roll: Parent  :roll: They just never learn.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on March 05, 2008, 02:22:31 am
My grandkids are here because my daughter is going to Western Washington University in Bellingham to become a Music Teacher (unlike me she can carry a tune) and she's seperated from their father--it's a long story.

My place is a real ZOO!!  I have goats, chickens, pigeons, bees, orchard, garden, daugther and grandkids have returned to the hive and a son still at home.  The topper is my younger brother who thinks he's a woman who lives in what used to be the woodshop behind the garage but is now a studio apartment. 

Who needs nut trees when he has a brother like that.  BTW, I'm planting 2 hazelnut bushes.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on March 05, 2008, 09:48:06 am
Brian, yep, sounds like you have a real zoo. Funny how the children return to the nest.  Mine have and still one is still here with Husband and two Sons in tow.  They have lived in a mobile home that my Husband built a huge addition to, that is about 20 feet from our house.  Thanks to the lucky stars above we all get along really well.

You have lots of cool stuff at your place.  I bet your Grandchildren have the time of their lives.  Now, about your Brother, I wouldn't worry too much about him until he begins to donn women's clothing, or has he, hee, hee.....to each their own.  Have a wonderful and greatest of this awesome day, our sun has been shinin' yesterday, will today, and will tomorrow, and then......rain mixed with sunny periods.  Well, at least it is not snow like Frantz.  Did you see those pictures of the huge snow walls?  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: JP on March 05, 2008, 10:09:59 am
Brian, you will need to just love that brother like the sister you never had. My wife and I have caught a few shows about that and these types live with major inner turmoil, he/she needs your support, is still your blood. I'm not in your shoes so I don't know what you're feeling about this, but one thing I know is that family must stick together. I have a relative who I love dearly that walked down a path of petty crime, got mixed up with the wrong people, an easily influenced type. I have given that person enough chances but I draw the line when it comes to crime and thievery. If I can trust you, you're alright in my book, even if you're wearing a dress. To each his own. Have a good day.


Sincerely, JP
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: annette on March 05, 2008, 02:08:45 pm
Well said, Jp and Cindi,

Have to love each other for what we are with all our differences. Actually, I love differences.

Have a great day
Annette
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on March 06, 2008, 12:22:27 am
Brian, yep, sounds like you have a real zoo. Funny how the children return to the nest.  Mine have and still one is still here with Husband and two Sons in tow.  They have lived in a mobile home that my Husband built a huge addition to, that is about 20 feet from our house.  Thanks to the lucky stars above we all get along really well.

You have lots of cool stuff at your place.  I bet your Grandchildren have the time of their lives.  Now, about your Brother, I wouldn't worry too much about him until he begins to donn women's clothing, or has he, hee, hee.....to each their own.  Have a wonderful and greatest of this awesome day, our sun has been shinin' yesterday, will today, and will tomorrow, and then......rain mixed with sunny periods.  Well, at least it is not snow like Frantz.  Did you see those pictures of the huge snow walls?  Cindi

He not only dresses like a woman, his dirvers license now sports a F under sex, and on Sundays he/she dresses up as a Nun.
I have one sister--an cousin my parents adopted because my uncle (her father) was a dead beat--and I grew up with 3 brothers.  My grandkids are very confused about the whole thing.  Uncle N is now Aunt L and acts weird.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on April 01, 2008, 01:19:29 am
Update:

I was out working on the new rabbit hutches and the nanny was busy blatting with an occasional rejoiner from the doeling.  The blatting gets more presistant and the next thing I know she's saying, "feed me, feed me, feed me.....!"  So I fed her and she shut up.
Meanwhile the California quail are down by the creek chirpping "help me, help me, help me....."  so I went to see if one of them was drowning. 
I come in the house and the washingmachine is chugging away with, "give me the tree bark, give me the tree bark,...." The it changes cycle and begins to chant "The duck does the waddle, the duck does the waddle...."  At least it was starting to make sense.
I go back outside and crank up the jig saw and it begins chattering with, "I'm Jack Daniels, I'm Jack Daniels...." and I'm thinking "I need a Jack Daniels."

Why is it that such repitious sounds begin to sound like speech after awhile?
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: JP on April 01, 2008, 01:35:29 am
Man, Brian, quit it now, you're cracking me up, my ribs hurt!!! ;) :-D


...JP
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on April 01, 2008, 11:12:46 am
Brian, I am hearin' what you are sayin', I can sometimes make words come out of the big blue yonder too!!!  But let me tell you dude!!!  Your imagination is beyond what I could ever believe, that child in you comes forth, yeah, gotta love that child within!!!!  Tell us more about when cats talk and other weird stuff happens as you come across it, it certainly puts an interesting fling into life!!!!  Beautiful day in this beautiful life.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Jerrymac on April 11, 2008, 08:27:41 am
Maybe Jack Daniels has something to do with it  :shock:
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on April 29, 2008, 01:42:47 am
Saturday, April 26, my daughter Barbara was working in the garden, planting veggies in out new raised beds and enjoying watching the bees in the beeyard just off the garden.  I went out to ask her if she wanted to go her packaged bees with me and she said, "If I go with you I don't get the garden planted, so no."  Just then I hear that familiar call and said, "Hear the Quail? He's donw in the blackberry bushes by the creek."  She tries imitating the sound, "Kookaloo, Kookaloo."  I said, "No, that's papa and he's saying 'I'm over here, I'm over here!'"  I no sooner say that then a small bevy a quail fly over our heads pratically knocking my hat off.  The land in the blackberry bushes and disappear, I said, "See!"

I am beginning to think I have developed a new mental disturbance which I'll name, appropriately, "The Doolittle Syndrome."  Has to be all those head injuries.  The thing is, the more I hear the animals chatter the easier I understand what they are saying.

This morning I looked out and saw the male Quail perched on top of the gate post beside my truck which was parked next to the pigeon pen.  I think he was asking the pigeons for directions on how to spot cars but I didn't go outside to listen so I'm just going by what it looked like.

My future son-in-law was working outside weedwacking and wanted to know what was whistling--I told him it was the Turkey poults. They were calling for food.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on April 29, 2008, 10:51:25 pm
Brian,oh that is so funnneee!!!  I am sure that you are getting a new disturbance in your mind, but whooooooeeeeee, that is cool and that is an adventure right there in itself.  You may get a new name, other than Dad, Grandpa or Brian, like you said, Daddy Doolittle!!! You have the most interesting posts that you write in here, I always love to listen to you speak.  Beautiful and most wonderful day in our lives.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: the kid on May 06, 2008, 11:35:38 pm
Abejaruco, I think that is how the roosters in other countries crow.  My Brother-in-Law and my Nephew-in-Law both say that is how their roosters crow.  Keekeereekee.   The both say it identically and I was shocked when I heard this, I am serious!!!!!   I only know the rooster crow as "cockadoodledoo".  How can they be so very different?  They are the same birds, hmmmm.....Have a wonderful and best of this great day, love life.  Cindi


 I have been told  that each country has its own imatation of the sounds that things make .
the kid
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on May 08, 2008, 02:03:14 am
Abejaruco, I think that is how the roosters in other countries crow.  My Brother-in-Law and my Nephew-in-Law both say that is how their roosters crow.  Keekeereekee.   The both say it identically and I was shocked when I heard this, I am serious!!!!!   I only know the rooster crow as "cockadoodledoo".  How can they be so very different?  They are the same birds, hmmmm.....Have a wonderful and best of this great day, love life.  Cindi


 I have been told  that each country has its own imatation of the sounds that things make .
the kid

The Indians of the Pacific Northwest used a trade language called Chinook Jargon.  It is an automotopia language, automotopia means, spelled like it sounds.  The language was spoken from Northern California to Southern Alaska.  The word for geese was Kalakala (listen to a flight of geese flying overhead) and a small bird was a chee-chee.  A bear was called Woots and if you've every heard a bear snort you'd understand why.  A Grizzelly bear was called Hyas Woots (Big Bear), a brown bear was called Itswoots and a raccoon was called a Chuckwoots or waterbear.  A word like Pilchuck could have two meanings--red water or copper creek since copper and brass was called red metal.  Skookumchuck had 2 meanings--strong water or rapids depending on the type of water, i.e. the tide runs through Desception Pass  (between Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands) which can run 12 knots would be strong water where in a river in would more likely mean rapids.  A lot of people think skookum means good (I've seen it used as such in more than one novel about the PNW) but it really means strong, the word for good is Kloosche.

In Chinook Jargon that Randy Travis song "Forever and Ever, Amen," would be Kuawnesum, Kuawnesum; which the same thing.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on May 08, 2008, 10:40:49 am
Brian, now isn't that just plain and simply so interesting,  :) :) :) enjoy this wonderful day, Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: mick on May 11, 2008, 05:41:46 am
Speaking of Indians...

The ones that were the dialogue coaches for "Dancing with wolves" had a pay dispute, so they taught all the male actors to speak in the female form of their language, they have two you see, men talk one way, women another. So when those indians watch that movie, they all fall about laughing as all the tough males are spounding like sissys and worse.

I like their sense of humour!
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on May 11, 2008, 04:34:48 pm
Speaking of Indians...

The ones that were the dialogue coaches for "Dancing with wolves" had a pay dispute, so they taught all the male actors to speak in the female form of their language, they have two you see, men talk one way, women another. So when those indians watch that movie, they all fall about laughing as all the tough males are spounding like sissys and worse.

I like their sense of humour!

I've seen the Japanese do the same thing.  It is a hoot. 
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on May 18, 2008, 12:43:50 am
I was out teaching my daughter how to super and keep the broodchamber open at the same time when the LDS missionaries stopped by (I'm a member).  I had some pull over mosquito jackets I got through Harriet Carter so the grandkids can help and put them on the Elders.  Bet they have a story to tell when they get back home.
Anyway, the Poppa Quail started to call.  I asked the missionaries if they heard the quail, they said yes.  I said you know what's he's saying?  No, they said.  He's Saying, "Wait right here, I'll go look."  After a minute or 2 The call changed to a single sound and I told them he was now telling his covy to "wait, wait, wait, I'm checking it out."  It changed again and I said, "All's clear, come here, all's clear, come here."

So they, my daughter (who is starting to get use to this), her husband, and 2 of my granddaughters got lessons in beekeeping and interrepting animal speak.
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Post by: Cindi on May 18, 2008, 10:48:42 am
I bet the Elders will have the time of their lives writing home to their folk and telling of their trip to the apiary of Brian Bray.  Where is their hometowns located?  Are they heading home soon?

I am still pretty impressed with how you can understand the critters around your place, you are gifted, hee, hee.  I am serious.  I know what you mean, I can't interpret what they all say around here, but yep, yep, they have different sounds of what they are trying to impart.

I am just waiting for the baby chicken that is being raised with the baby turkeys to keep on understanding the turkey lingo.  It amazes me that this little yellow chick obeys the commands of the mothers.  I need to learn more about this, and if it will always act like a turkey.  I can't wait to see what it looks like grown up, there is some interesting genetics going on around here, hee, hee.  Beautiful and most wonderful day, loving this life we live.  Cindi
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Post by: Brian D. Bray on May 30, 2008, 09:49:09 pm
I have a lot of health problems and often have trouble getting to sleep at night.  I've found that if I focus on the images on the backside of the eyelid for a while it is much easier to go to sleep, if I forget to focus on the images I can be up til the wee hours. 
The nice thing is I can never seeing the same image twice and it is forevering changing (morphing) into something else even as you watch.  Sometimes they're in black and white and other times colors.  Last night's was in yellow and green.  Looked very much as when I was a kid, laying in a willow thicket watching the sun trickle between the rustling leaves in mid-summer.  Some of the things I can remember seeing are garrison of troops marching and turning to calvary and then into tanks, or swirling circles like ripples on a pond that change into snaking lines and then into dots.  Things like that.

How many of you have noticed the same kind of thing about images behind the eyelids when going to sleep and does focusing on them help you go to sleep?
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Post by: JP on May 30, 2008, 10:25:57 pm
I don't have trouble falling asleep unless my body is really tight, then I take Ibuprofin and it relaxes me. I do know what you mean about the little thingys behind the eye lids but my eyes hurt if I try and concentrate on them.


...JP
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on May 31, 2008, 11:36:28 am
Looked very much as when I was a kid, laying in a willow thicket watching the sun trickle between the rustling leaves in mid-summer. 

How many of you have noticed the same kind of thing about images behind the eyelids when going to sleep and does focusing on them help you go to sleep?

Brian, oooh, what a pretty picture you have painted in my mind's eye.....I have done things like that, laid on the cool dark grass in summer, looking upwards, but my experience has been looking at the clouds.  When my girls were little, we would spend alot of time laying in the cool summer grass, the images that we saw in the clouds would keep us amused for the longest time, and now and then, the images would look the same to each of us....yes....beautiful.

I have never thought about any images behind my eyelids when I fall to sleep, now you have sent me tonight on an agenda, a mission to see what lays behind the lids of the eyes.....beautiful and most wonderful day, lovin' our life, livin' our life like there was no tomorrow.  Cindi
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Post by: JP on May 31, 2008, 11:43:18 am
Looked very much as when I was a kid, laying in a willow thicket watching the sun trickle between the rustling leaves in mid-summer. 

How many of you have noticed the same kind of thing about images behind the eyelids when going to sleep and does focusing on them help you go to sleep?

Brian, oooh, what a pretty picture you have painted in my mind's eye.....I have done things like that, laid on the cool dark grass in summer, looking upwards, but my experience has been looking at the clouds.  When my girls were little, we would spend alot of time laying in the cool summer grass, the images that we saw in the clouds would keep us amused for the longest time, and now and then, the images would look the same to each of us....yes....beautiful.

I have never thought about any images behind my eyelids when I fall to sleep, now you have sent me tonight on an agenda, a mission to see what lays behind the lids of the eyes.....beautiful and most wonderful day, lovin' our life, livin' our life like there was no tomorrow.  Cindi

Let me know if you see Whoppo in there! ;)


...JP
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Post by: poka-bee on May 31, 2008, 11:49:43 am
Cindi my little banty hen hatched a duck egg w/hers one time.  The duckling would follow her all over & listened to her commands, EXCEPT for when it saw water, in it would go...Big Mamma would go into a tizzy running around clucking, the other chicks would stare & the duckling would look puzzled but splash away!  It should be fun for you with the turkey & chix!  Jody
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Post by: Cindi on May 31, 2008, 11:56:39 am
Jody, oh that is funny.  Yes, that silly little chick that is being raised by the turkey mammas is a delight.  It has all the antics of the poults, but antics of the chickens.  While the poults are pecking at the grass and stuff, the chick is digging like the chickens do, dig, dig, back up and look at what has been dug up.  It is funny.  There are numerous other things that it does too that the poults don't do, or vice versa.  It still jumps on the mothers' backs, pushes the bottom of the turkey hens when it gets cold and climbs under the wings, pokes its head out from under the turkey mammas when I come to look at them in the evening when they are all huddled under the mammas too.  Those little poults are so curious and nosey.  I see the mammas all huddled up with their little babies beneath them.  But when they hear me talk, one by one, each little head comes out from under these mammas somewhere, and all you see is the head and eyes looking at you, wondering what you are doing in their space.  Oh how I love the life on the farm, with all the little babies, just lovin' their lives.

Beautiful day, beautiful life, and most of all, love our life we live.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on June 23, 2008, 12:11:50 am
Went out to feed the chickens this evening and heard the weirdest noise.  I though it might be a neighbor kid trying to imitate the hens clucking except the noise echoed and I've never heard and echo when the neighbor kids are imitating the roosters crowing.  Heard it three times, then realised it was one of the turkeys trying to imitate the hens--it sounded like a broody constipated hen.  While collecting the eggs the other turkey sticks his head in the chiicken house and makes a noise like a baritone chihuahua--I almost fell down laughing--the dang thing was trying to imitate the roosters.  At least I now know which turkey's a hen and which is the tom.
I guess with only 2 turkeys, raised with 2 dozen chickens, it's natural for them to think they're chickens. 
The dog thinks it's human and the cat thinks it's the king of Prussia.
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Post by: Cindi on June 23, 2008, 10:00:06 am
Brian, holy smokin' cadoodalhoppers!!!  I almost fell off the couch laughing when I read that.  What the bleep bleep!!!  What on earth were those poor turkeys trying to pull off, they will never be a chicken, even if they really wannabe.  That is funny.  Did you decipher what they were trying to say, you must have some clue, I know you commune with critters, hee, hee.

Our silly little chicken that was raised with the poults is really getting quite big and hangs out with the poults and mother but definitely does the antics of a chicken, I wonder if it will ever meld properly with the other chickens.  I am sure one fine day, it will have its day.  Life on the farm certainly does hold one spellbound for surely.  Tell us more, I love to hear the antics of the strange birds in the yards.  Are your two turkeys the commercial white ones or are they heritage type?  We have the most lovely and interesting colours coming on ours, they are now about 2 months old and one is about 1-1/2 times the size of the others.  Probably a tom, the rest are hens.  We will see, wish I could tell how to sex them.  I am selling 4 to a fellow that we are going to stop by at on our way up to our Daughter's new house this weekend.  We are heading off to visit her and help to unpack.  This will be a fun trip.   Have the most wonderful day, beautiful day and life.  Cindi
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Post by: Brian D. Bray on June 24, 2008, 01:03:02 am
The turkeys are broadbreasted bronze so trying to keep them to raise more is out of the question.  I got them in the hopes that my wife will become aclimated to having them around so that I can get some Red Bourbons or Palms next year and start raising them like I do the chickens.
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Post by: Cindi on June 24, 2008, 01:25:27 am
Brian, the broad-breasted heritage require a saddle for the toms to mate without injury to the hens.  Smiling, I have done some research on these broad-breasted, double-breasted, whatever you wish to call them.  8-) :lol: ;) :)  Beautiful and most wonderful days....Cindi
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Post by: Brian D. Bray on July 07, 2008, 01:15:05 pm
The turkeys are still trying to immitate the chickens and I now have one Light Brahma hen who's immitating the turkeys immitating the chickens.

Got a new dog for the grandkids, a AKC registered Beagle with a perdigree a mile long.  Name of record is Sir Chip the Rabbit Slayer (I kid you not).  We call him Chip.  He was a little psychotic when we got him.  The people who gave (free) him to us kept him locked in a 3x3 kennel during the day and then spoiled him when at home.  He was kept inside all the time, except for an occassional walk on leash.  He had figured out how to get out of the kennel and had started to tear up the house and since they were moving to an apartment... you get the story.
 
We brought him home and he howled all night the 1st night, the 2nd night the neighbors complained.  I can, and have, been know to sleep through an earthquake so his howling didn't bother me--the only one in the neighborhood who could sleep.
So I decided to teach him to be quite by using a method I had been taught while working with K-9s in the Army.  I grabbed him and pinned him to the ground, holding him down my the neck.  I'm now the only one he minds.  But, I think I said he was a bit psychotic when we got him, so when I went to grab him he turned his head towards me and my hand ended up in his mouth.  He closed his mouth and I closed my hand, both as reflexes.  I had 4 tooth marks in my hand.  But he minds now.

The wife insisted on taking me to the hospital (it was after dark) and the hospital wrote it down as multiple dog bites.  I said, "Let's get one thing clear, it was multiple punctures but one bite.  It has more than 1 tooth."

BTW, the dog is worth $800.00 and the cage another $99.99 (Ipriced one) and counting the other stuff he came with it was pretty much a $1000.00 gift.  Of course after I figure in the cost of the visit to the ER I think we might have broke even.
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Post by: JP on July 07, 2008, 11:20:01 pm
Brian, it seems that life is never dull at your place! I love dogs and love puppies even though I have never had one, perhaps we will adopt a puppy one day.

My neighbor across the street has a pack of beagles or had some, I haven't heard them howling at the moon come to think of it lately.

Them beagles can sure howl!!!

I see you and the doggie came to an agreement, did you bite him back? :-D


...JP
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Post by: Cindi on July 08, 2008, 11:23:18 am
The turkeys are still trying to immitate the chickens and I now have one Light Brahma hen who's immitating the turkeys immitating the chickens.

So I decided to teach him to be quite by using a method I had been taught while working with K-9s in the Army.  I grabbed him and pinned him to the ground, holding him down my the neck.  I'm now the only one he minds.  But, I think I said he was a bit psychotic when we got him, so when I went to grab him he turned his head towards me and my hand ended up in his mouth.  He closed his mouth and I closed my hand, both as reflexes.

Brian, you have some weird stuff going on at your place, not a doubt in my mind, hee, hee, smiling.

It is the fight or flight.  I know that dogs don't like to be pinned down.  I used to have to pin down my enormous Kooder.  He is a dalmation X rottwheiller and he is a big boy.  I would pin him down to trim his toenails, they grew so fast.  I always had the fight of my life.  Fortunately, he only growled, his bark is worse than his bite, which he doesn't bite.  Oh brother, what a dumb expression anyways.

When a dog is pinned down, they are extremely intimidated and vulnerable, it is no wonder that your new pooch got peed off and bit ya.  He was only scared.  But, sometimes, you MUST do what you gotta do, just glad that the puncture wounds weren't even more deep.  Good.

Will this dog be good with your Grandchildren?  You haven't really said much more about Chip's behaviour towards humans.  Define more clearly please.  I would love to hear more.  Kids and dogs just go together like peanut butter and jelly, hee, hee.  Beautiful and most wonderful day, lovin' this great life.  Cindi
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Post by: Brian D. Bray on July 08, 2008, 11:16:26 pm
Brian, it seems that life is never dull at your place! I love dogs and love puppies even though I have never had one, perhaps we will adopt a puppy one day.

My neighbor across the street has a pack of beagles or had some, I haven't heard them howling at the moon come to think of it lately.

Them beagles can sure howl!!!

I see you and the doggie came to an agreement, did you bite him back? :-D


...JP


Beagles don't hold a candle to real hounds.  I've hunted over both a  pack of beagles (for Rabbits) and Coon Hounds (Coons, Bobcat, Puma, and Bear)
and coon hounds can drown out the beagles in a hurry. 
Did I bite him back?  No, I figured some nosy neighbor might cheer when making a dog be quietbut would report me to the SPCA or PAWS and I have enough troubles already.



Brian, you have some weird stuff going on at your place, not a doubt in my mind, hee, hee, smiling.

It is the fight or flight.  I know that dogs don't like to be pinned down.  I used to have to pin down my enormous Kooder.  He is a dalmation X rottwheiller and he is a big boy.  I would pin him down to trim his toenails, they grew so fast.  I always had the fight of my life.  Fortunately, he only growled, his bark is worse than his bite, which he doesn't bite.  Oh brother, what a dumb expression anyways.

When a dog is pinned down, they are extremely intimidated and vulnerable, it is no wonder that your new pooch got peed off and bit ya.  He was only scared.  But, sometimes, you MUST do what you gotta do, just glad that the puncture wounds weren't even more deep.  Good.

Will this dog be good with your Grandchildren?  You haven't really said much more about Chip's behaviour towards humans.  Define more clearly please.  I would love to hear more.  Kids and dogs just go together like peanut butter and jelly, hee, hee.  Beautiful and most wonderful day, lovin' this great life.  Cindi

The dog loves the kids and visa versa.  Now that he and I've had our meeting of the minds, things are much more normal dog behavior wise.  He whines when he seems somebody in the house because he wants company.  If I could get the old Collie/Husky mix to spend more time with him he'd be a little quieter.  But She's old and arthritic, one of the reasons we got a smaller, younger dog for the grandkids. 

On another note I got a couple of new buck rabbits.  The one I had was a dud--missing something essential.  So that one goes into the stew pot and I have had my new Red Rex buck service my 2 older California Giant (aka Himalayans) does.  The bunnies should be about a month old by Bash time.  The other buck is only a couple months old and still a little immature.  I have a couple of Checkered Giant/Angora does that don't want to cooperate so they might hit the stew pan too.  We might have BBQ Rabbit after all.  You know what they say when it comes to rabbits (works for chickens too), if at first you don't fricassee, fry, fry again.
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Post by: Cindi on July 09, 2008, 01:11:31 pm
Brian, so good to hear the dog and children love each other, yeah!!!  That made my day.  On that other note, I would love to try some rabbit.  Do you remember me telling you that we raised rabbits, oh so many years ago, in my former life with another man.  I cooked the rabbit, but I always found it rather tough.  I think it was just because I was so young and hadn' 't yet honed my cooking skills.  I bet rabbit, cooked properly, would be wonderful.  Beautiful day in this great life.  Cindi
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Post by: Brian D. Bray on July 10, 2008, 12:11:18 am
Brian, so good to hear the dog and children love each other, yeah!!!  That made my day.  On that other note, I would love to try some rabbit.  Do you remember me telling you that we raised rabbits, oh so many years ago, in my former life with another man.  I cooked the rabbit, but I always found it rather tough.  I think it was just because I was so young and hadn' 't yet honed my cooking skills.  I bet rabbit, cooked properly, would be wonderful.  Beautiful day in this great life.  Cindi

Old rabbit can be tough but I butcher them as fryers, like chickens.  They get the knife at about 12-16 weeks.  Not too large ,about 2 lbs dressed, and still tender.  I cut the legs (front and back) and the lower back for frying and use the back and rib cage for stewing or making broth.  Cook the meat off the bones, there's so little of it on those parts.  Do the same thing with the chickens.  Make broth, noodles, or dumpling using the backs.
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Post by: Cindi on July 10, 2008, 11:03:58 am
Brian, oh yummmmmeeeeee!!!  Speaking of dumplings.  I love dumplings.  Now and then in the winter stew (with turnips added, thanks to your suggestion that brought thoughts back of them from the cobwebs of my mind, so I began to add them again), I make dumplings.  Oh, there is nothing more wonderful than that hot winter stew, of whatever you might want to stew, with DUMPLINGS!!!  Oh eeks!!!  Here I go again, only 7:00 AM and I am droooling over the wintertime goodies, of mashed potatoes, gravy, meat, stews, dumplings, yes, and we can't forget baking powder biscuits.  That is one of my all time favourites too, baking powder biscuits, smothered in real butter....oh no....I better stop these thoughts and go and let the critters out of the barn....they be callin' me.  Have the most wonderful day, beautiful life, what more can I say....Cindi
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Post by: poka-bee on July 10, 2008, 11:31:15 am
MMMM, dumplings & biscuts..YES real butter & HONEY!!!! Raspberry jam is good on dumplings that you cook w/chix! (really, it is!!)  Isn't it funny how we want things not in "season"??   All winter I want fresh BBQ veggies...(asparagus..)salads, fruits...Jody
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Post by: JP on July 10, 2008, 08:37:33 pm
MMMM, dumplings & biscuts..YES real butter & HONEY!!!! Raspberry jam is good on dumplings that you cook w/chix! (really, it is!!)  Isn't it funny how we want things not in "season"??   All winter I want fresh BBQ veggies...(asparagus..)salads, fruits...Jody

BBQ veggies???


...JP
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Post by: annette on July 10, 2008, 10:06:18 pm
When I had my BBQ,I used to smear a sauce onto the veggies and grill them on the BBQ. Sometimes I would just use olive oil, balsamic vinegar some soy sauce and herbs and spice to taste. Use a brush and keep smearing them until they are done.

BBQ veggies are the best way to eat veggies. I especially love the eggplants, mushroom and peppers.

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Post by: Brian D. Bray on July 10, 2008, 10:58:06 pm
MMMM, dumplings & biscuts..YES real butter & HONEY!!!! Raspberry jam is good on dumplings that you cook w/chix! (really, it is!!)  Isn't it funny how we want things not in "season"??   All winter I want fresh BBQ veggies...(asparagus..)salads, fruits...Jody

BBQ veggies???


...JP

Yeah, I know, it's anti-cajun.  BBQ veggies are good, try some with your favorite cajun style BBQ suace.
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Post by: poka-bee on July 10, 2008, 11:24:20 pm
Yes JP, BBQ Veggies!  I do the same as Annette but am lazy so I put em in a gallon baggie or big Tupperware deal, pour a little olive oil, balsamic, fresh ground pepper & sea salt,garlic & whatever herbs I can scrounge up then shake.  You can prepare ahead & fridge if you need to. Zucchini, Peppers, Onion, asparagus, green beans, mushrooms, boc choy,broccoli, summer squash, patty pan squash, Japanese turnips,carrots,:-P, even yams.  Corn is the only thing I don't put the balsamic on, its good plain!  Annette, never tried eggplant but love it baked so it would be wonderful..have to try it soon! I have a metal dealie w/holes all over that I shake em into, (so they don't fall into the BBQ, YUM YUM C-Mon JP, be daring!  Like Brian said, put Cajun sauce on!  I do put red pepper flakes on sometimes. :evil: .Jody
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Post by: JP on July 11, 2008, 06:02:11 pm
Yes JP, BBQ Veggies!  I do the same as Annette but am lazy so I put em in a gallon baggie or big Tupperware deal, pour a little olive oil, balsamic, fresh ground pepper & sea salt,garlic & whatever herbs I can scrounge up then shake.  You can prepare ahead & fridge if you need to. Zucchini, Peppers, Onion, asparagus, green beans, mushrooms, boc choy,broccoli, summer squash, patty pan squash, Japanese turnips,carrots,:-P, even yams.  Corn is the only thing I don't put the balsamic on, its good plain!  Annette, never tried eggplant but love it baked so it would be wonderful..have to try it soon! I have a metal dealie w/holes all over that I shake em into, (so they don't fall into the BBQ, YUM YUM C-Mon JP, be daring!  Like Brian said, put Cajun sauce on!  I do put red pepper flakes on sometimes. :evil: .Jody

Not to hijack this post I'm gonna respond in the eating healthier post, see y'all there, if you dare! ;)


...JP
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on July 24, 2008, 11:39:05 pm
this time it was the air compressor, put it all out, put it all out, over and over while until the tank was filled (about 3 minutes).  I was making a cabinet for the goat pen for storing all those little things that always go with animals, worm medicine, hoof trimmers, emasculators, salve, etc, and was using the brad nailer to put it together.  I really think the "Put it all out" was that the machine was blowing hot air because of the temps.

While I was working on the cabinet (I got the front from an old kitchen cabinet via dumpster diving) and Patches (the Billy) got to chewing on the self-locking latch between the pen and the hay storage.  Next thing I know he's chowing down on the bales big time, I almost tripped over him when I turned around to get the cordless drill.  I coaxed him back into the stall using a can of grain.  The locked the gate, being sure to remove the cord that allowed me to open from the opposite side from the latch.  He likes to bother me whenever I work in or near the goat pasture so this time he was chewing on the latch when he just happened to hook the cord just right and popped the latch open.  As soon as he had eaten his grain he was back at trying to re open the gate and got a little annoyed because he couldn't do it. 

Took us a week to train the Beagle to leave the mat inside his dog house. 

Ain't it wierd how when an animal discovers something for itself it remembers it and does it over and over but when you try to train them they become the worlds biggest idiot?

Between the Put it all out of the air compressor and the Jack Daniels of the jig saw my tools are still talking to me. 
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on July 25, 2008, 10:40:40 am
Brian, well, personally, I think that is ding dang cool that your tools are now speaking.  How interesting is that?  I have tried to listen for any kind of jargon coming from things around my place, but I'm afraid my imagination just doesn't stretch that far.  Too bad for me.

Animals are pretty smart when they want to be, and yep, yep, they can figure escape methods in no time at all.  Strange how life goes.  Beautiful, most wonderful day, livin' and lovin' our beautiful earth.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on August 05, 2008, 12:22:55 am
I hope I'm wrong but this is what I think the birds and bees are telling me:

The birds:  The pigeons are having troubles getting oriented and returning home.  Other birds are showing unusual flightiness and long periods of flying in circles without landing.
The inference is that something is happening to distrupt the magnetic fields in this part of the world.  Translated that means large land or water movements or both.  The Tsunami in Indonesia a few years ago involved both land and sea movements.  Mount St. Helens created a large land movement.  The infamous San Francisco quake was a large earth movement.  Hence the birds seem to be predicting either a major earthquake, volcanic eruption, or Tsunami.  Since a major earthquake under water is the usual cause of a Tsunami.....     

Sometime in the next 60 days in the area between Anchorage, Alaska and San Francisco, California. 

After a very difficult spring the bees are back filling brood nests fairly early in the year and keeping the brood nest relatively small in comparison to normal (2 or 3 frames) in a multiple box hive.
Look for a Early Hard Cold Winter here in the PNW with possible record snow fall and extended periods below freezing (more than 7 consecutive days).  Winds and Wet are still up in the air, but more snow in the mountains usually means more water in the valleys.

On another note: I have found out that drinking carbonated soft drinks seems to agrivate my Fibromyalgia.  Along that same vain, the more I hurt the less likely it is that the animals or tools will talk to me on any given day.
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Post by: annette on August 05, 2008, 12:37:15 am
It is hard to hear others speak when we are in pain. I understand Brian
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Post by: Cindi on August 05, 2008, 02:48:29 pm
Brian, the noting of how the birds are acting is extremely interesting, seriously....I am keeping in the back of my mind your words, I am listening, I will be watching to see if I observe any difference in bird behaviour, although I am not into the birds that you have and watch, very obviously, very closely.  I do believe that "critters" can be more tuned into what is going on in our world, they are exceptional.

So....stop drinking carbonated softdrinks  ;) :).  Stick to water and juices, your pain will be lessened, pain is an awful thing.  Have a most beautiful and wonderful day, Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on August 28, 2008, 01:32:19 am
Conversation with another country grown friend today confirmed my interpetation of what the birds and bees are telling me.  She brought the subject up about how early the migratory birds are leaving, how thick the hair on the dog is this year, etc.   

It used to be a fairly common subject when I was a kid.  Most farmer's put a lot of stock (pun) in forcasting weather and seasonal expectations by such things as when the leaves began to yellow, length or thickness of animal coats, who early the bird flocks developed, when the frogs quick croaking etc.

I'm still waiting for the large earth movement the pigeons and other birds are predicting.
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Post by: Cindi on August 28, 2008, 12:35:31 pm
Brian, it is wonderful to hear the observations of humankind.  Our horse has not yet to furry up, but I expect that will come soon.  Haven't seen barely any yellowjackets this year at all, period.  First ever I can remember.  No other signs of hard winter I have seen, yet.....beautiful, most wonderful day, love life.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on August 31, 2008, 01:34:21 am
Wednesday they had a 5.8 earthquake off the coast of Vancouver Island, the birds (pigeons, chickens, wild birds) behavior has changed since then so maybe that was the pending earth movement.

Friday came out of the house to box up the pigeons for the race, I had just finished feeding the chickens and collecting the eggs.  I here one of the hen turkeys saying, "careful, careful," over and over....I go look.  It is standing in front of the chicken house starring down at it's feet.  Between her feet was a freshly laid chicken egg that hadn't been there 5 minutes earlier.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on September 02, 2008, 02:47:00 pm
Brian, cool, cool, cool, eh?  Those birds can impart their feelings, and that she did, yeah!!! yeah!!! yeah!!!  Beautiful day in this great life.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on September 15, 2008, 07:33:29 am
First one turkey is on the chicken house roof, then 2.  Now all the Australorp hens have joined them but since there's not enough room on top of the chicken house for all of them they've moved over to the shed roof.  Chickens and turkeys on a hot tin roof.
The turkeys on the roof were cool, looked like vultures appraising dinner, but the size of them keeps the preditors away.

These things never cease to amaze me.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on September 15, 2008, 10:37:01 am
Brian, oh, as soon as I see this topic come up in unread messages, I go to it instantly.  I know that you are going to have a treat for my ears, and yes you have.  I picture all these barnyard critters all trying to fit on top of that little roof, ha, ha, now that is a hoot and a hollar!!!!  I see my critters doing some things like that too, and it makes me laugh, how do they think they can all fit on one little place, all at one little time.  Oh those critters, never a dull moment, EVER, within the chickenyard.  Any more turkeys saying "careful, careful" these days?  That was one smart turkey knowing to warn about that egg that she wanted to so carefully protect, aren't they just the smartest things, hee, hee.  Keep those stories coming, I wait with baited breath!!!  Have that most wonderful and beautiful day that the imagination can stir....Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on October 01, 2008, 11:46:11 pm
Found a egg the size of cherry in the nest with about 6 others, and that's no yoke.  I mean, the egg doesn't have a yoke. 

Pefectly shaped egg, looked more like an almond than a egg.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on October 02, 2008, 10:43:39 am
Brian, what the dickens!!!  Was it the Banty rooster, hee, hee.  Beautiful and most wonderful days,  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on October 03, 2008, 12:22:09 am
Brian, what the dickens!!!  Was it the Banty rooster, hee, hee.  Beautiful and most wonderful days,  Cindi

Might be? What's a rooster egg look like?  Or did we just answer that question?
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on October 03, 2008, 10:39:03 am
Brian, hee, hee, -- hee, hee, hee, hee, how do you spell laughing anyways, maybe just a couple of symbols --  :shock: 8-) :-X ;) :) :) :)  Have that most wonderful and beautifully awesome day.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on October 17, 2008, 01:58:49 pm
I've often heard scientist say that people only dream in black and white and I think of all the times I've had them in color.
In wrapping my noodle around that I have come to the conclusion that the Scientist are correct, we do dream in black and whitel
The "Dreams" in color are more of the De Javu type (precognitions or foresight).  You find yourself thinking, "I know what's going to happen next."
Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't the difference is on what you decided.  I mean if you see a precognition of actions where the think in the "dream" is the indicator of the result then if the outcome is different you obviously decided on changing your actions to change the result.
I have these kinds of things happen to me fairly often.  More and more I am changing my actions to change the outcome..experience?
Anyway those are the "dreams" I have in color.  I can almost guess when I'm going to have one now, if I see black and white images when I close my eyes at night I am probably going to just experience "normal" dreams.  If I see the images in color, then I'm more likely to have a prophetic dream that I can decide to change if I want.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: poka-bee on October 17, 2008, 08:07:53 pm
Brian, that's very interesting.  I know I've had dreams in color but have never really thought about it or why the difference!  Now going to keep track.  There are so many times thoughout my life that things happen & right in the middle I will know what the person is going to do or say next...creepy!  Maybe this is why we do so well with animals?? I know what my cats want & who wants in or out before they even make any noise.  It could be cause I watch every movement & nuance, just like I do with people.  Bruce can't figure out how I know what is going to happen in a movie, who is going to be with who...what will happen, it's in the small barely discernable actions, twitches. blinks...My Brother & I have the same ideas or thoughts at around the same time & always know when the other needs you.  Strange things!  How is the Ram doing?  Do you have an Ewe yet?  Mr. Stinky still around?  Your babies are wonderful!  Oh no, I'm rambling like Cindi! :shock: :shock:  J
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on October 18, 2008, 10:20:35 am
Jody, ramble on, ramblin' rose, why you ramble, no one knows...... ;) :) :) :)  Have that most awesome day, Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on November 05, 2008, 12:27:34 am
Gathered another Rooster egg today.  At first glance I thought it was a hazel nut, or rock but no it were a rooster egg.  The idea crossed my mind that maybe a squirrel had swapped a nut for a breakfast egg.  This one was perfectly round and almost mahogany in color.  Has to be a rooster egg the hens don't lay eggs like that. 
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: JP on November 05, 2008, 09:06:56 am
Brian, if its a rooster egg, you know that boy's hurtin' today! :shock:


...JP
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on November 05, 2008, 10:52:26 am
Brian, weird, something strange in your neighbourhood!!!  Did you crack it open?  I wanna know what was inside, come on, tell us, don't keep secrets  :shock: ;) :) :)  That is the most ding dang weirdest thing I have ever heard.  I know they have a vent too, maybe the vent got mixed up  :shock: :-D :?, that was supposed to be funny, probably wasn't though, hee, hee.  Did you hear any gossip in the chickenyard about what happened here?   :) :)

I surely hope that none of my birds that came from your eggs do weird things like that.  Have a most wonderful day and life, great health wishes to us all.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on November 07, 2008, 09:41:06 pm
I cracked the egg open, it had a tiny yoke smaller than a pencil eraser and albumen around it just like a regular egg, just tiny.  My wife thought it might be from a sparrow or some other small bird until I pointed out that such birds have never been known to nest in with chickens. Share the same diner sure, but not the same nest.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on November 08, 2008, 10:15:01 am
Brian, ewe, what a thought eh?  I wonder what this egg would taste like, it doesn't sound very appealing to me.  I have some hens now that are almost 5 months old, they have began to lay, and boy can't ya tell the new-hen-laying-eggs, they are rather odd shaped, these ones are very pointed, like a turkey egg and a little larger than a Banty egg.  About time they got off their lazy butts!!  Have a wonderful and most awesome life and day, love and live life, great health.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: charlotte on November 24, 2008, 06:24:52 pm
Hello Brian-
Just happen to read this interesting and entertaining thread, and had to jump in on the rooster egg debate.  I have chickens and have occaisionally had one of these odd eggs as well.  Basically any interruption in the hen's laying can cause a variety of odd eggs- bumpy shells, thin shells, small eggs with little or no yolk, etc.  Small no yolk or small yolk eggs are often called "wind" eggs and are the result of a young pullet's first attempt at laying, before she is fully mature.  When it occurs in an old hen it is usually when a piece of reproductive tissue breaks away, and the egg producing glands treat it as an egg and form all the "egg contents" around it.  Some people do still refer to these as "bleep" eggs, but actually, they are laid by hens. 

Also as a side note, my aunt had a cat that used to beg at the back door and it sounded just like the cat would say "ooouut noooow!"  No kidding.  And I have a dog that "smiles" on command..  So, you are not alone! 

Have a great day & Happy Thanksgiving!  :)
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on November 25, 2008, 09:59:35 am
Charolotte, wonderful that you adding weird stuff to this thread.  I love this thread, and it is one of the strangest of them all, hee, hee.  Wind eggs, now that is an interesting term eh?  Love to hear this weird stuff, bring it on!!!  Have a great day, great life, great health.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on November 25, 2008, 10:02:22 am
Oh, I meant to ask, what is a "bleep" you are talking about Charlotte?  I have heard this term before and have always wondered what it fully meant.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: charlotte on November 25, 2008, 08:52:38 pm
Hello Cindi!

The "bleep" is another term for a male fowl, or rooster.  For some reason the system thinks I was trying to use an inappropriate word and changed it to the "bleep.." Rhymes with sock..you get the picture.  Anyway- have a great day & happy Thanksgiving!
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on November 25, 2008, 11:00:44 pm
You know, it the egg had been hollow I might agree that it was a "wind" egg as passing wind usually does not refer to passing anything that's solid.  I guess I'll have to call it a dingleberry egg from now on. 

BTW, I have one chicken that lays 1 egg a week.  It is always soft shelled and almost always doesn't hold together long enough to get collected with the other eggs.  But since she is the last of the Buff Orpington hens my parents had I kind of hate to put in the stew pot.  She's so old (5 or 6 yrs) that her broth would probably chase the vegetables out of the pot.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on December 03, 2008, 11:46:58 pm
Well, it happened again.  Went out to feed my pigeons and found a Coopers Hawk having dinner in.  The other pigeons were going bonkers.  Luckily the pigeon I lost to the hawk was one of my streamers (an unbanded pigeon used for hawk bait).  Had a fun time trying to catch the hawk with the fish net.  The pigeons were so upset and kept getting in my way.

Finally caught the diner.  Gave him a good shaking up in the net.  When I let him go he was so dizzy he couldn't fly for several minutes.  Stumbled around like it was drunk.  I hope I have discouraged it sufficiently of going into the loft after the birds. If not, next time I'll take it up to Bellingham or down to Everett and let it loose.

It got in because I've been sick and left the landing board down so the hawk walked right in, helped himself to dinner, then couldn't find the exit. 
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on December 04, 2008, 10:50:11 am
Brian, oh what a bummer!!!  Oh your health, I wish you well, I wish that you could get that bad health crap behind you, maybe my thoughts through this space will help to keep you more whole.

Those ding dang hawks.  You have more patience than me.  I don't know if I would be as nice to the predator bird as you were, my hat off to you for not doing it harm, just shaking it up.  It is surprising how intelligent the predators are, when they want to come in for dinner.  Beautiful day, lovin' this life, great health.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on December 11, 2008, 12:14:37 am
Today I went to the Doctor's for another checkup on my bad back and a batch of MRI's to try and find the problem.

While I was laying in the MRI machine it started to sing in 4 part harmoney...Kind of a magnetic Barbershop Quartet.
The high tenor was singing, "Look, Look, look,....."
The 2nd Tenor was singing, "See it, see it, see it,....."
The Barotone was going, "Be calm, be calm, be calm....."
and the Bass was chanting, "Pound, pound, pound......"
I could hear each very plain and distinct from each other even though it was all being sung at the same time.  It was so loud it was drowning out the Country musuc they were pipping into the headphones I was wearing to protect my ears.

I told the X-ray techs about it and they got a good laugh, nobody had ever reported hearing 4 part harmony during an MRI.

The Doc told me I have a pinched nerve (Duh), and it should get better it I just wait it out.  I told him I've had a bad back for 35 years and it never has gotten better just waiting it out.  It has gotten worse that way though.  So now I'm back to seeing the family doc and deciding what to do.  I think Chordizone shots are out (the recommended treatment) because I've had so many already.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on December 11, 2008, 11:07:05 am
Brian, I had a MRI once for my broken up shoulder (severe rotator cuff injury), I know about all the sounds and banging in the machine.  They had to pull me out two times cause I was freaking out with the claustrophobia (even  being all doped up with some kind of drug I still freaked out).  Ken had to calm me down by hypnotizing me (well, I think that is what he did), and it worked.  But that loud banging inside the tunnel was horrible, I clearly recall that.  And the dude when he put me back in the tunnel the third time, forgot to put the earphones on, eeks!!!!!  Thank goodness I was cognizant of this fact that they weren't on.....

Anyways, you enthrall me with your imagination that runs so wild.  When I see this thread coming up in the unread posts, it is one that I open immediately, because I know you are gonna tell a story that sets my imagination to run wild too.  Thank you Brian, for your stories that maka' ma' day!!!!

I do so hope that your doctor can find something to help to alleviate your back pain.  I know back pain.  It is a nasty gal, I don't wish that on anyone.  So, now, still, you have that most wonderful and great day, my great health wishes to you, through this place of cyber.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on December 18, 2008, 06:44:14 pm
I think it is the pain levels and the medication that put my mind into a state where it sorts out patterns in what might be considered background noise.  A higher pain lever plus and extra pain pill and my mind shifts gears into an unknown realm.  I guess you'd say I become Autistic.  Like seeing colors for numbers. 1 is plain white, 6 is powder blue, stuff like that. 
But the part about understanding the what the animals are saying is still valid I think.  It's just that when I'm in that "altered state" I no longer have the conscious restrictions that block out the meanings of their sounds.  I've come to realize the Dogese, and Catese is a lot like Chinese, a subtle but different inflection has a totally different meaning.
I say this because, having become aware that animals can speak in a way that can be understood, I'm finding that I understand more and more animals. 

Either that or I need to ever vigilant of people with butterfly nets.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Natalie on December 18, 2008, 06:52:28 pm
Hey Brian, love this thread. I just want to tell you how bad I feel for your back situation.
I have had 3 back surgeries, the last one was a spinal fusion and they went through my stomach to fuse the spine. I shudder even now when I think of it and it still didn't fix anything.
I guess my discs are just too broken up and all that. I have permanent nerve damage in my leg from the disc pushing on the nerve and I lost all use of my right leg for months.
They told me I probably would never be able to walk on it again but I worked hard and had faith and I can definitely use it, it just hurts wherever its not already numb.
Anyway, I tell you this because I want you to make sure they do not let this go on you. It can get worse like mine did and then you have alot worse problems.
My doctors waited too long to take me seriously and I am still paying for it.
Pain keeping you up at night is the pits.
Hope you get some relief soon and have a great holiday.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on December 18, 2008, 07:53:23 pm
Hey Brian, love this thread. I just want to tell you how bad I feel for your back situation.
I have had 3 back surgeries, the last one was a spinal fusion and they went through my stomach to fuse the spine. I shudder even now when I think of it and it still didn't fix anything.
I guess my discs are just too broken up and all that. I have permanent nerve damage in my leg from the disc pushing on the nerve and I lost all use of my right leg for months.
They told me I probably would never be able to walk on it again but I worked hard and had faith and I can definitely use it, it just hurts wherever its not already numb.
Anyway, I tell you this because I want you to make sure they do not let this go on you. It can get worse like mine did and then you have alot worse problems.
My doctors waited too long to take me seriously and I am still paying for it.
Pain keeping you up at night is the pits.
Hope you get some relief soon and have a great holiday.

I hear you.  I've had a bad back since 1974 when I got hurt as a Police Officer, a few more injuries in the line of duty and I was retired out on disability in 1978.  That's 30 years of acute/chronic pain and it gets worse every year....I just don't know how much worse I can stand it to get.  On top of the back and head injuries I accumulated a lot of other medical baggage over the last 30 years, Minier's, Fibromyagia, Diabetes, High Blood pressure (from the pain), a bunch of allergies, along with boughts of depression.  The lastest is SAD, Season Affective Disorder.  On top of that I've had over 20 surgeries for various things.  I feel like a pin coushin.  There's more but I don't want to be more of a downer.  I just feel it more in winter, so I get depressed.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Natalie on December 18, 2008, 09:22:07 pm
Well chronic pain absolutely will cause depression and I think the dark short days of winter are lousy to begin with.
Do you ever notice that if you do too much physical activity the pain gets bad but if you also sit around too long the pain gets bad?
I haven't been able to sleep past 3:30 a.m. for a while because I have to move around. Then by the time you fall back asleep you have to get up for the day.
Have the bee stings ever helped with the fibromyalgia pain? I know it is suppose to be good for arthritis, don't know about anything else.
I know honey is suppose to be good for allergies too.
Other than that I guess I don't have any earth shattering suggestions.
Its a bummer though and I know how frustrating it is and I hope they can do something more for you.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on December 18, 2008, 09:49:57 pm
Yes the bee stings help both the arthritis and the fibromyalgia pains.  I also have a history of RLS and have found that some Quinine plus Calcium tablets help alot with that.  I've decreased the RLS attacks by more than 3/4 since I started taking an oystershell calcium tablet and a Handy's Quinine pill every morning. 
I got the idea from remembering that we used to use Quinine and salt tablets to reduce muscle spasms in the tropics when I was in the Army.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Natalie on December 18, 2008, 11:39:56 pm
I have heard of the quinine for spasms before, my father use to take that too.
The oyster shell you mentioned reminded me of a thread I read on another site that talked about taking DE(dietomacious earth, not sure if I spelled that right) for all that ails you.
People report all kinds of good things, as long as you only take the one that is labeled food grade or codex so its for human consumption, the other kind of de is used for pool filters or something to do with pools anyway, that will do ya harm.
Anyway, like I said there is always that if you want to give it a whirl.
Its 2 tablespoons a day mixed into any kind of liquid you want. Its pretty grainy, I haven't tried it yet but my husband just started taking it.
I had been buying it to give to give to the animals, just mix it in with all their food bins. It keeps the bugs out of the food and some say bugs out of the animals.
I also toss it onto the floor of the coops to keep the fly population down.
If you do that or shovel afterwards wear a mask because its dusty and you don't want to breath that in. They say you should always wear a mask when you shovel a coop no matter what anyway, bad for the lungs, all that chicken dust.
I do think it helps with the flies alot, so I am going to have to be careful with the bees in the yard now.
I know alot of people do both and the bees are fine if the de is contained to the coop or food bins.
You can buy it online at alot of places. I can't get it around here in the local stores, at least not the food grade kind.
So now that I have rambled on about something you probably already know all about already..... :roll:
So this weather can't be doing you much good either huh? The cold rainy damp days are the worst for stirring up pain. I love those microwaveable heating pads, they feel so good on a bad back but they never stay hot long enough and then you have to get up and reheat it. Thats the bummer about those, but I do love when they are nice and hot, I find them soothing.
Have you ever tried those lidocaine pads with the sticky backs on them that you peel off and you stick right on the problem area? They numb the area.
I got them from my doctor a few years ago to try, they aren't bad for some aches and pains but I don't think they get that real deep pain, that unreachable kind that nothing can touch.
But they may work for some of your other types of pain, just something to think about.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on December 19, 2008, 01:07:06 am
 
But the part about understanding the what the animals are saying is still valid I think.  It's just that when I'm in that "altered state" I no longer have the conscious restrictions that block out the meanings of their sounds.  I've come to realize the Dogese, and Catese is a lot like Chinese, a subtle but different inflection has a totally different meaning.
I say this because, having become aware that animals can speak in a way that can be understood, I'm finding that I understand more and more animals. 
Either that or I need to ever vigilant of people with butterfly nets.

Brian, I don't know, I seriously think that you are onto something.  I mean, like you have somehow passed through the boundary of the different ways of communication, i.e., human, animal, you have linked occasionally yourself to communication of animals.  I seriously believe this and it is very interesting.  Have that wonderful and awesome day, wishes for health.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Irwin on December 19, 2008, 10:19:37 am
I think That Brian is in a diffrent realm because of what he has seen and done and the pain that he has. When I see his avatar I think of the wise man siting on top of the mountain.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on December 19, 2008, 08:50:24 pm
I think That Brian is in a diffrent realm because of what he has seen and done and the pain that he has. When I see his avatar I think of the wise man siting on top of the mountain.

Not me, to hard on the hemroids. 

Brian, I don't know, I seriously think that you are onto something.  I mean, like you have somehow passed through the boundary of the different ways of communication, i.e., human, animal, you have linked occasionally yourself to communication of animals.  I seriously believe this and it is very interesting.  Have that wonderful and awesome day, wishes for health.  Cindi

Actually it is more than the pain, although that, I think is part of it.  The fact is that the more a person has contact with the other side (sphere/demension) the easier it is to make contact.  I am to the point that I often pop back and forth without really realizing it any more. 

The other thing is that all beings (all animals), I've found, can communicate on a telepathic level if one is open to the experience.  It was during such unguarded poppings back and forth that I was first able to understand my cat wanting to get out of the bedroom door.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: poka-bee on December 20, 2008, 01:31:57 am
Brian, I know so well about the animals telepathic abilities, been doing it forever with my animals, specially the cats.  I just know what they want or need, like a quick flash picture in my mind, but a different perception or look to it than I see with my own eyes, almost like a feeling picture if you know what I mean.  I go to let them in before they make any noise, will be walking up as I open the door. One can be standing in the middle of the room & I will suddenly think, water, toy, catmint, nap or whatever. Have also practiced with the dog, she is different cause most of the time the dogs want to please you so want what you want. Was great w/Haley, not so good yet with the cow. We don't have the bond yet, helps if they truly trust you, at least for me. Helped deliver Cheve' so he is easy but a real bonehead.  They all have different energy around them, different languages if you will between the different species with each other & me as a dumb human.  I sound like a kook now but that's probably why I do well with kids, animals & plants, most living things.  Some people are just better or more open to this facet of life, can't explain it as well as you guys can but it just is. I love reading your posts, you have seen & done so much & have all sorts of interesting tidbits of info that make me think! BTW, I'm just a couple of miles from the people with the butterfly nets... :? :roll:   J
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on December 20, 2008, 01:05:41 pm
Oh Jody, you not be a kook, we as humans have qualities that we don't even yet understand.  We can cross those borders of mind/body, just depends on how open our minds are.  Have a great and wonderful day, live life, love it, health.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on December 23, 2008, 05:45:17 pm
Had another of those nights.  Closed my eyes and had pages full of numbers flashing past before my eyes.  The numbers were mostly in 3 digit sets clumped all over the page and it just kept scroling endlessly, until I feel alseep.  I couldn't make out any of the numbers individually which irritated me a tad at 1st.    The most I could make out of it was that time was running out.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on December 23, 2008, 10:33:12 pm
The most I could make out of it was that time was running out.

Brian, I don't think so.  My thoughts anyways.

When one closes their eyes and they see pictures, whatever those pictures are, as you describe, they are very, very difficult to deal with.  You cannot close your mind to them, you must wait until sleep takes over the conscious mind.

Ken has a tape that I listen to many nights.  I am an insomniac and have extreme difficulty sometimes falling alseep.  During the past month or so that I have been quitting that fag smoking, I have had the worst insomnia imaginable.  This tape I listen to on speakers that are behind my head board have saved me from endless nights of being awake.  Basically it is tones that take you into different parts of the process of what the mind does as it goes into the different depths of sleep.  It has been nothing short of amazing for me.  And I haven't seen pictures, in my mind's eye when I close my eyes, these rhythm sounds seem to keep away the pictures.

I typed out from a pamphlet what each of these discs do for the subconscious mind, I will copy a part of it for you to look at here.  If you are interested in me somehow getting these tones to you somehow, say the word.  Good luck, get rid of those scrolls and scrolls of digits, they must be very annoying.  Have a wonderful and awesome day, love and live life.  Cindi


"
Under no circumstances should you drive a car or operate potentially dangerous machinery or equipment while listening to these recordings.

This recording is designed to help bring on sleep by quieting the mental “noise” that can adversely affect your quality of sleep.  Think calming thoughts, or nothing, while you drift off listening to these specially designed tones that lead you gently into a healthful and restful sleep state.

This recording actually guides you into your sleep cycle, helping to give you a head start on a restful and rejuvenating nights sleep.

Listening volume should be low, and you may want to try it without headphones for greater comfort.  This recording should only be played once a night (remember, it is intended to get your sleep cycle started).  Do not repeat.

These recordings are not music in the traditional sense.  They are a series of finely honed and sculpted frequencies that have been arranged in such a way as to have a profound and beneficial effect when used regularly with or without headphones.

These recordings are best listened to at the highest comfortable volume, with your eyes closed and in a sitting or reclined position.

It may take multiple sessions for your brain to “learn” how to react to this forum of stimulation.  Following the usage protocol for each recording is paramount to your chances of success.

As with physical exercise, it it important to “exercise” your brain every day.  The more you use these recordings, the more positive changes you will be likely to manifest.  If you were to exercise once in a while, you would not see much of a difference in your conditioning or health (if any).  Do it regularly and you won’t be able to deny the changes you see.  It is the same with your brain.  Do it regularly and be amazed.

Due to the inconstancies in PC sound cards and speakers, it is suggested that you burn a separate CD of each recording to ensure that you do not miss out on any of the experience.  Never record more than 1 track per CD.

BWE – What is BWE (brainwave entrainment) When the brain is stimulated with pulsed sounds (neuro-electrical activity via the nerves originating from the ears), the overall activity of the brain to respond to and align with these pulses (also called the FFR or “frequency following response”.  By selecting the desired rate, the brain, via the FFR, and be naturally induced towards the selected brainwave state and its inherent benefits.

It is also because of the FFR or “entrainment” that these pulsed sounds often produce benefits similarly found with deep meditation.

It is entire possible that each listening session will provide a unique experience.  Even if you feel nothing happened, pay close attention to yourself and see if you, or your friends, co-workers or family notice anything different.

One of the great things about BWE is that it can be used on its own, or with many other modalities, as an adjunct to intensify the effects of pretty much whatever you choose to use it with.

What sensations might you expect when using the BWE-based recordings?

Some of the effects you may experience may be influenced by things like how “busy” your mind is, whether you are preoccupied, how willing you are to let go, to name a few.

You find that you experience “lost time”.  It is common to find that a 30 minute recording is over and it only felt like 10 minutes.

When tension moves out of your muscles and other parts of your body, you can expect a number of possible sensations, some of which you may have never experienced before.  These may induce tingling, a floating sensation, momentary numbness, muscle twitches, feelings of warmth, heaviness

You may find your mind wanders.

Some people may feel themselves falling asleep during a session
Important update.  Quantum Mind Power has been found to be very powerful by its users, as a result we now suggest that if the effects feel too strong with headphones, then you should begin listening without headphones and/or at a lower volume until you get more used to it.  You will still get the benefits and give your brain and mind time to adjust.  If you ever feel discomfort while listening to any recordings, you stop immediately and contact us.

General listening instructions
Schedule a time every day to listen.  This will help your mind/body to come to expect its use and accept your listening as a “habit” that will be easier to maintain.

Listen to the recordings where you are less likely to be interrupted by things like the phone.

You may lie on your back or seat yourself in a comfortable chair.

Loosen any tight clothing, remove glasses.

You may listen to these recordings with or without headphones.  Listening with headphones will augment the overall and immediate effects by many times.

Listen to these recordings at the highest possible volume, while still being comfortable.  You don’t want to strain yourself:  the idea is that the louder the sounds, the deeper the BWE may be (due to the increased stimulation of the brain).

Comfort is very important, if you listen to the recordings at too high volume, you are working against their purpose.

Depending on the individual, effects from these recordings may be noticed the first time or maybe not until the 30th.  It is very important to remember that whether you initially notice “effects” or not, it is indeed having an effect.  It’s just like exercise – you would not expect to see changes in your body after the first few times working out, would you?

Please note – the recordings that have brainwave entrainment frequencies, also have our unique “background” (it sounds like ‘shhhh’ or ‘hissing’).  Our background is a relative of ‘pink noise’ and is actually a set of hundreds of specific frequencies that when combined, produce a uniform (steady and consistent) background that effectively cancels much of the distracting noise that may be present when running a session.  It is also harmonically related to the tones which we have found can ease the entrainment process.
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Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on December 24, 2008, 02:27:20 pm
Cindi, you have good intentions.

Such things as subliminal music or white sound doesn't work for me, the constant tinnitis I experience filters it out.  Or you could say I have my own source so it has not effect.  My tinnitis is usually just background noise but can become so pronounced that I am totally deaf except for the roaring in my ears.  My family can tell my tinnitis level by how loudly they have to talk before I hear them.  Sometimes even yelling in my face fails to garner an answer unless I see their mouths move.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on December 26, 2008, 02:09:21 pm
Oh Brian, I feel so deeply for you and the things that you live with daily, I truly do, I could imagine nothing worse than that tinnitis, it saddens me.  I am sure that you have had many laying on of hands through the Melchizadek priesthood, has it ever helped you?  Just curious about this too.  Wishing you better health, have that wonderful and awesome day, life, Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on December 26, 2008, 06:04:25 pm
Oh Brian, I feel so deeply for you and the things that you live with daily, I truly do, I could imagine nothing worse than that tinnitis, it saddens me.  I am sure that you have had many laying on of hands through the Melchizadek priesthood, has it ever helped you?  Just curious about this too.  Wishing you better health, have that wonderful and awesome day, life, Cindi

There are certain afflictions that can't be cured by faith, those you chose to endure for self-improvement are those type.  Makes me wonder Just what I agreed to before I came here.  Also, there is the portions of others "agony" that I've taken unto myself in order to heal them fully that adds to the problem.  And then I found out, the hard way, not to pray for strength because that means adversity.  The Lord forges strength in a fire of adversity, paraphrasing Job.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on December 27, 2008, 01:17:50 pm
Understood.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: chrisld on January 01, 2009, 06:20:40 pm
 Brian thank you for this post. I laughed more today than I have in a long time. If this is any indication of how my new year will be I am looking forward to it.

 A lot of what was so funny is I have always been able to hear phrases in machinery sounds also. I'm wife came through while I was reading this and started the dishwasher. When it first started I could hear it saying not enough soap not enough soap over and over. Right before it stopped it was saying almost done almost done. Thats some funny stuff. Now I am going to try and understand the animals too hahaha. I might just have it.

Have a great day
Chris
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on January 01, 2009, 10:08:55 pm
At last, a cohart.  I just knew I couldn't be the only one listening to the songs of the machines and animals.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on January 02, 2009, 12:06:25 pm
Chris, Brian, aha!!!  Now we have two dudes being able to understand how machines speak, waiting to hear what the animals are saying to you Chris......let those imaginations run wild!!!  I love this thread too, it is certainly one of great interest to me.  I don't think that I hear anything talk other than nothing normal.....I have hearing like an eagle, but I don't hear anything unusual, maybe I should listen deeper, smiling.  Have a wonderful and great life, day, health.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Brian D. Bray on April 17, 2009, 02:41:30 am
Remember how this post started:

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Put this under true but unbelieveable stories.

I was lying in bed, in that la-la land between asleep and half-awake, when I hear the cat speak.  It likes to sleep on my wife's bed when she's not using it.  I swear I heard the cat say, "Mii Muwhat oo go mout,"  over and over for a until I got out of bed and opened the door for it. 

Well it happened again, the other cat this time.  This cat had been the outside cat until the day my wife took pity on it, I thing the temps outside were something like 8 F, and let it into the house for the night.  Now we can't keep it out.  It has figured how to crawl under the house and push up the heat vent cover to get into the house.  We now have to keep a chair over the grate or the cats in the house.

Anyway it had climbed it's way into the house while I was home alone (That's a good name for a movie, don't you think?) and came into my room as the door had been left ajar.  After while I had to use the bathroom and when I returned to bed I closed the door completely, not realizing the cat had gotten into my bedroom, or was even in the house, for that matter.  I'm just getting back to sleep, in that la la land of netherland, when I here that,  "Mii Muwhat oo go mout,"  over and over for a until I got out of bed and opened the door for it. 

So Spring as come and I'm back to being Dr. Doolittle again after a winter hiatus.

I know that because as I was working on the chicken coop I hear local Pa Quail yell "look up!  look up!" and I look up to see a hawk (harrier) circling above me.
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: JP on April 17, 2009, 10:35:04 am
Yrs ago three of us bought a house trailer 8 x 28' and fixed it up and made a camp out of it near the Homochitto national forest in Mississippi.

Our neighbor Chris and his family had this forever stunted cat named George. He was a tough fellow and it took two seasons for him to warm up to us.

One winter night the temps got into the middle teens and George was right outside our trailer. We brought him inside but he was having no part in that, he much preferred the cold.

We thought for sure he'd freeze to death and made a few more attempts at bringing him inside where it was warm.

We finally gave up trying. That night I worried he'd be frozen solid on the deck, but the next morning he was running around as usual. He was a weird cat.


...JP
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Cindi on April 18, 2009, 11:52:02 am
Brian, well, of course I clearly recall this thread.  Everytime I see it as an unread post, I smile and I know for surely you are going to tell us a story, and you did.  I love to listen to stories like these freaky little ones.  I know you understand the lingo of your critters on your farm.  I don't think I have fine-tuned my hearing for these such things yet, one day I will, and I will be as you, telling the tales of the barnyard critters that speak.  Have that wonderful and awesome day, great health.  Cindi
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: jayj200 on July 02, 2014, 06:45:31 pm
JP
That's not funny.
Mom's dog, while they were alive would come out to greet you. Using the correct context and perfectly understandable
Bowing down and stretching say Goood morning, hello
this same dog would play baseball best out fielder I ever had.
when she could not find the ball. with her back to you we would say to the left she moved left.
more to the right she'd go right. one could also farther out or back this way.
I could never get over talking like a toddler.
good dog jay
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: Intheswamp on July 02, 2014, 10:41:47 pm
JP
That's not funny.
Mom's dog, while they were alive would come out to greet you. Using the correct context and perfectly understandable
Bowing down and stretching say Goood morning, hello
this same dog would play baseball best out fielder I ever had.
when she could not find the ball. with her back to you we would say to the left she moved left.
more to the right she'd go right. one could also farther out or back this way.
I could never get over talking like a toddler.
good dog jay
jay, I've seen some of your posts and wondered about them, but this one I can't help but say...you do realize that JP's post is over five years old, don't you?  :-\
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: jayj200 on August 29, 2014, 07:06:38 pm
I play them as I see them
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: buzzbee on August 29, 2014, 08:53:12 pm
In posts this old, some of the original participants rarely come to the forum anymore. :-X
Title: Re: When Cats talk and other wierd stuff
Post by: jayj200 on September 01, 2014, 01:58:47 pm
Na it is like venting so it goes no where. does not hurt.
question what are you doing here?