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StringyMango

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MsGilmore said:
Osteoarthritis is usually caused by wear and tear. I doubt that stirring her slop is enough to cause strain on her joints!
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Apologies MsG,
But OA is now considered to be wear, flare and repair (source podiatry degree 2012)
Lots of research going on about OA now.
 
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Vinbisha

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Valiofthedolls said:
Speaking of resurrection, she’s like Lazarus on a fucking loop with that perpetually endless cycle of retweeting the Burglar Bill before and after pic that’s for sure.

(Bible Lazarus, not our @Lazarus - am not maligning a frau by associating them with the vile one. Perish the very thought)
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Grunking, but Lazarus on a Loop is a pretty good you-know-what-but-too-early.
 
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NellieBoo

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traumatised sideboard said:
In restaurant parlance, Friday is Global Release Day. You know what that means - it's time to unleash the first Pet Slop Bots album. You can download it directly from here: http://www.slopbot.com/petslopbots.html as a zip file. It should work on any device but if it doesn't, please let me know and I can find an alternative way to upload it. Tuck into your electroslop, dear hearts. It's a nourishing bed soup for your ears.

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A cuboid slab that is vaguely greek. Bahahahaha 😂😂😂
 
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NellieBoo

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Boogs said:
A few of the narcissistic people I’ve met were either the golden child of the family or were over indulged when young for an easier life as their behaviour was problematic. The result of that has been them growing up expecting their own way all the time and they can’t cope when that doesn’t happen. I often wonder if Jack was a bit spoilt to compensate for the ferals invading her space or to stop her throwing tantrums. I do think she probably doesn’t get much attention now and is quite lonely because she has alienated a lot of the people in her life with her behaviour. If she had loads of attention though I think she would still be craving more. It would never be enough.
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I think that's probably more like it. I've said before she would have been on the reality tv wave if she could have.
 
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Onestorytoomany

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To be honest it's a good job Boris cancelled on her. Downing Street would be hell on earth with all the egos in that room. Honestly I bet the staff begged him to cancel or threatened to oust him back then.
 
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Cookiecookie

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traumatised sideboard said:
In restaurant parlance, Friday is Global Release Day. You know what that means - it's time to unleash the first Pet Slop Bots album. You can download it directly from here: http://www.slopbot.com/petslopbots.html as a zip file. It should work on any device but if it doesn't, please let me know and I can find an alternative way to upload it. Tuck into your electroslop, dear hearts. It's a nourishing bed soup for your ears.

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That is amazing. Genuinely better than the pre-programmed work playlist I'm currently stuck with
 
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Cookiecookie

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moglits said:
Dear cabal.



I have had to take a step away from Jack recently and, given that this place has been solace during my darkest times, here I return.



Earlier this week, we had our beloved boxer dog put to sleep. She was only 7.



A week and a half ago, she seemed low. Not her usual bouncy, helicopter tailed self. It lasted a few days so we took her to the vet. They couldn’t find any sign of anything wrong - my dog, of course, was all boops and smiles - but decided to take a suite of blood tests later to rule stuff out.



Two days later, we were woken by a clattering sound next door. My dog staggered into our hallway, confused and weak, and dribbling a bit of wee. We ushered her into our bedroom, cradled her while she recovered, and carried her to her favourite spot on the sofa.



Another vet trip, and more bemusement at what was wrong. All the bloods were normal, and we were just waiting for the heart. To rule that out, she was referred to a cardiologist but, in the meantime, we kept her comfy and full of her favourite roast chicken.



These collapses started happening daily. They wiped her out, but when she rallied it was like nothing was wrong. Wowfing with joy when her dad and I snuck a hug; sitting at my feet as I made yet more chicken; running to me with her crocodile ‘teefs’ toy. Friends came over and we presented them with a bag of gifts for their new baby; pup gently reached into the bag and lifted out the stuffed giraffe in her chops. It was for her, right?



Tuesday, cardiologists. She was going to be kept in for a few hours for some scans, an ECG, the works. I kissed her on the head and we headed back home.



Half an hour down the road, we were called back. They’d found something on the scan.



There was a huge mass on her spleen, and there was fluid around her organs. When the fluid was withdrawn for sampling, it was blood. The suspected tumour had ruptured, and was bleeding. Cancer was most likely spreading throughout her body as we spoke.



The vet soberly said we could refer her on for other scans, but she was too weak to travel far. She had that look in her eyes of ‘you know what I’m saying, don’t you’.



We gently got her home. Blanket on the sofa, chicken in the oven. She was snoozing, stirring when we chatted, and very interested when she could smell what was cooking. And we held her paw, and kissed her head, and got a good lungful of popcorn paw.



And at 4.30, we took her to the vet. We explored the fields around there, talked to her, and took her in. She died in my lap, wrapped in her blanket, with her dad and I telling her how good she was and how much we loved her.



Cabal, my heart is broken. I mean, my chest literally hurts. Our house is far too quiet and I don’t know how we’re supposed to live without her (I know we will). We are moving to our first purchased home together in a few weeks and I am devastated that she isn’t with us (I mean, she will be. In a little pot, and in a ring I’ve ordered for myself, and in our hearts). I haven’t cried like this since my Dad died when I was 14.



And I see the tokenistic pictures of Laurie, and I think about Jack ignoring three vets, and I think about the other animals, and I’m furious. Incandescent. Outraged at how unfair it is. Part of pet ownership is putting your pain before theirs; being devoted until the end. They love you unconditionally, and it is the very least you owe them.



I cried when I made tea tonight because she wasn’t by my side waiting for drops. But my pain came before hers; my suffering must prevent any of hers. And that’s just what you do. They are not there for clout, or content. They are family, and you will lay your very heart down for them.
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So sorry for your loss ♥
 
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TreeTrunksApplePie

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Durga said:
This was actually my very first exposure to her and I was shocked at her hostility towards him! Should have trusted my gut reaction to her 😅
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So glad I’m not the only one who noticed that! I’m one of those people that followed Jack from the very early days and was even a fan for a bit until the weird stories just stopped adding up and then I found this thread of likeminded individuals… ! She did an earlier interview with just Venetia and was perfectly nice to her if a bit “woe is me” as is her brand. So odd, I don’t get what she had against him. And the interrupting was so cringe… !
 
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Onestorytoomany

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Cack Conroe said:
As well as being upside down, you can see where the apprentice started and finished the wobbly circle, next to the 7 where the line is thicker as if it’s been gone over twice.

Why are the numbers so big and spread out? It doesn’t look like a real tag. Didn’t they draw it first to check what it would look like?
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I'm starting to wonder if she had it done in biro. Akin to the doodles you gave yourself when the maths teacher was teaching Pythagoras.
 
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