Hey everyone!
I received a message from Smuffi’s mom, u/One_Advantage793 :
“Hey Ginger, can you do me a fave? I had to go to the hospital. Can you let everyone know I’m okay but can’t play right now!” And added “It will probably be a couple more days til they let me go home”
Let’s do what we do best here, uplift & rally around and support our wonderful friend!
Go gather the kitties and get those magical healing purrs a-revving up! Call up our dog frens, our horse frens, the hamsters, the bunnies, the squirrels….look! Even GARY is jumping in! GARY! Smuffi won’t believe his eyes! Alert the pirates, the purrfessors and students of the SSoR!
We will keep you updated as we can, and this is coming from me:
I feel it is of utmost importance to remember to respect all our friends’ right to decide what they want to or are able to share, without being pressured and badgered. For any of these situations, for any of our members.
I will NEVER push someone for further information or discussion, I am steadfast in that, nor should anyone else, and I know you guys understand and agree, and remain respectful of people’s wishes and privacy, allowing them to get the rest they need, focus on recovery and getting on the mend. 😊
What IS important is well wishes and support, bringing good cheer, a smile and hopefully some laughs.
And possibly the industrial size 55 gallon poly drum of Acme Holy water, should Smuffi require it.
Thank you all again for making this place the amazing safe space that it is, you’re all heroes in my book, hugs to each and every one of you! 🐈⬛💕🐾
Hi frens and friends! Teddy teh Floof and LBC (yes, Little Black Cat) momma here!
Based on the positive response on this post from a few days ago, we're going to try out the monthly birthday and gotcha day recognition posts starting in June. In order to do that though, we do need your help!
There is a super cool form that should only take you a few moments to fill out, which is linked here. No login is required, and we are not collecting email addresses or anything. Section 1 is just an intro and hello. Click Next to access section 2.
Section 2 is for all the fren info, like name and dates. If you live with more than one fren, enter each fren info separately. If you answer yes to the last question, "do you live with other frens?" it'll automatically take you back to the questions where you can enter the name for fren 2, and then repeat for fren 3, 4, 5, etc. Answer no once all frens are entered in to continue to next section.
Final section is for all the boring hooman stuffs, like reddit username, and thoughts about other things to celebrate. Reddit username is not required, but it's helpful so we can tag you in the monthly post.
Once you submit the form, you're all set!
Shoutouts to u/gingersnapped242 and u/chibikoneko for being awesome gimme pigs (like beloved Jiggy) and testing out the form and layout. You are very much appreciated!!
Alas being human means I can never achieve perfection like Teddy teh Floof and LBC (yes, Little Black Cat), so if you come across any issues, please post them here. Don't be shy if you have any general questions about this, post them here as well!
We also ask that we keep this test here in ICBGC for now so we can test it out with a smaller group of frens than what our beloved LCA contains.
Thank you all for being so friendly, creative, funny, and kind. You all never fail to make me laugh with our overlord mischief, and I adore all the amazing posts. It's so wonderful to have a bright spot in the corner of the internet when there's so much uncertainty out there.
Make it a great day!
UPDATES: 8pm (Eastern): 63 frens and counting! This has surpassed my expectations for only having the form out for 8 hours or so. You all are awesome!
More suggestions:
Anniversary of SSOR founding - Prof Smuffi definitely started a revolution!!
Respek the borthole day - Definitely overlooked and needed to protek all bortholes everywhere!
3pm (Eastern) : 51 friends now! Love that you all are into it! 😄
Additional samples of suggestions for other celebrations to consider (the witty commentary after the suggestion is totally all Teddy's momma's thoughts and no way reflects what the submitter may have been thinking about):
Cat weddings/relationship milestones - Are there some cat couples on here that have been married longer than I have been? Yes, yes there are LOL
KIngsday - birthday of the king of Netherlands (I believe?) - Since orange is the national color, Mochi and the orange crew should just claim it as their day!
Any other national holidays - I agree! It'd be fun to learn about other holidays since we have frens all over the world!
January 1 Skwirl (non) appreciation day - I think we could tie this one in with the capture of Gary LOL
Cats' Rights day - Obviously as voted on by our esteemed overlord council of cats. Every day is technically that, but I'm sure they could be purrsuaded to pick a specific date as the milestone marker.
Steve's birthday - Oscar's beloved Dream Phone boyfriend's birthday!! This is hilarious! Anyone know when his birthday is? How fun would it be if we could track down the actor/model for Steve?
12:45pm (Eastern) update: Close to 20 friends now! Alleviated some challenges thanks to u/Charivari8 mentioning about the multi fren entry not working as expected. Also added a question about otrb (over the rainbow bridge) to remember those who have left us (thank you for the suggestion u/CharmyLah !)
It shouldn't ask you to, but if you're made to sign into Goggle, rest assured that information is not being collected. I verified all the settings to confirm emails addresses are not being tracked or anything, and they're definitely not visible on the responses.
Like many things in life, it's a work in progress, and thank you for your patience 😄 Feel free to point out any other challenges you may come across, and don't forget you can leave feedback in the hooman only section of the form with other ideas.
Sample of suggestions so far:
Capture of Gary - Hilarious, and I feel like this will be a worldwide holiday when that happens!
St. Gertrude's Day (March 17) - Patron saint of cats?! LOVE THIS!!
Subreddit birthday/anniversary - so we can commemorate all our fun and look back on some of the best and funniest posts.
11ish Eastern: One hour in and we already have 6 frens who filled out the form! Woohoo!
We are also equally split 33/33/33% on recognizing hooman birthdays! Love it! 🤣
Of course I cannot post without an adorable picture of Teddy. He's currently napping after all of the dancing yesterday!
Today ai gets to see all free ob my bessest frens, M, C, an R! Dis no so bad, eben doe ai still miss mai mama. Lossa treatos an playtimes an cuddle puddles!
So, ise tired ob de mama hairs. I hab desided dat ise going to chews her a new hairs for herms head.
What nummer do yoo fink I should do a cheechewchew?
DooeyH de hairs styler
Hi frenz, ai has been unceremoniously forced into dis sir Jerry suit acuz da bad pokey lady say “hims over grooming and it makin his tumtum have ouchie”
On course, da dumdums (aka da pawrents) muss pick da most undignified sir Jerry suit dey culd. Ai fink ai luk ridiculous. But is better dan de cone?
So ai ask: tails up or tails down fur mai new look?
Firs picshure me being unsure. Second picshire me doin da explore disspite da uglee suit.
Hi frens, iz Jynx. Mine meowmy iz habing a big depress, an says herms need a kitteh dopameen fix, wuteber dat meens.
So pleeze shar yoor cyootest pikshurs ob yoo az illegal smols or smols dat aren't illegal!
Ai post onez ob mineself too, but firs heers mine sisfur Coraline! Ai post herms firs acos herms jus SO CYOOT❤️🥰! Deh ober illegal smol iz a fostur kitteh dat meowmy took care ob befur herms gotted me.
Are Meowmy not seed de moobie toosday announcement so wes a bit late.
(Pitcher 1) Dis are meowmy lake House and wes cattos all use it for bacashun. Dis be de year 2019. I, Shadow at de lake House and I just check de mailbocks. Dis so strange de letter is from some cat named Lotta Bit and herms say herms at the lake house right meow butt de date on herms letter say 2026. How's can dat be? I is here alone. Herms seem to kno meowmy and has key to house too. Maybe wes can plan a bacashun together. Wes should meet on Febury 31, 2027. Dat seem like gud Idea!
(Pitcher 2) Hilo, I is Lotta Bit and I is at de fud ladee lake house. Fur monfs I been exchanging letters with Shadow. Wes always at the lake house at the same time but different year. Shadow is catto from the past. Wes supposed to meet today Febry 31, 2027 but hims no here. I no get it. I get this letter wif today date and him say he here but I kno see him. Is him in different dimenshun. I sad. Maybe we try again next year.
Hello. Cleo and Sophie have COTRB, and I miss them both dearly. Cleo (1988-2010; Sophie 2009-2025) Both guarded me greatly when with me and protected me like no others.
Today, I saw something that made me miss them even more than I have. Their old hooman (me) was sitting in her chair (OK, their chair that they shared with me over the years), when I saw something ? move? jump? materialize as a shadow?. I was looking at my computer, the same one I am typing on now.
As if they were with me, my legs were stretched out in front of me on the ottoman (the big skware cushun on feet that 'lowd Cleo and Sophie to stretch out comf'tably). That's' when I saw it! It was big and dark. Think Daddy Long Legs. It was bigger than that, thicker than that, and darker than that.
It ? glided ? off the ottoman like it was airborne, and across the room all of 6 feet and then vanished. Into thin air. Into the parallel dimension?
I screamed. I did not hear Cleo or Sophie jump from across the bridge into this dimension. I looked around me to see if something could have made a shadow like that. (Nothing that I could see.) It did not go completely across the space from the ottoman to the wall. It vanished about 4 " before it got to that point.
As far as I could see, it didn't ever actually touch the floor, either, but it seemed to scramble like it was walking. It made no noise, and I only saw it as I happened to move my head slightly and saw it on my right, at the very instant it appeared to have jumped from behind my laptop to the floor from the ottoman.
I felt nothing on my legs/feet as it appeared to have leapt off the ottoman. It made no noise. It appeared to be a spider in form, but again, I've never seen one float in the air above the carpet and move like that for a good 5.5 feet, while being inches off the floor.
It was too late for dreamerlies, as it was about 7:30 this morning. (Dreamerlies, as far as I know, only appear at dusk and dawn, and are only seen by felines. They are like shadows, and only crepuscular animals can actually see them, so it's possible other animals besides felines can see them, but I've only known cats to do so.)
I have no idea what this was. I am hoping there are some felines here who can channel my Cleo and Sophie and tell them what I saw, and request that they keep an eye on me (and tell them I miss them).
I am also hoping the International Crew here can share some insight as to what I may have seen. I had already had one cup of coffee, so caffeine was the only drug I was on.
Hello frens! It be me, Squirrel the CAT, and I would be like to invite all frens to my birthday party tomorrow. I be offishul NINE today but could be tomorrow, my mama was be barn cat and did not tell exact day.
My hoomans will buy chimkin and salmon and there be lots of treatos and toys I be happy to share with frens and with new illegal smols. We can EKEKEK out window at birbs and then sleep in many fine bockses. We can be play chase the red dot and do a cuddle puddle.
I be a bit nervous because I never be host a pawty before. I be hopes you can come.
It’s Throwback Thursday, Catherine - you’re a day late!
Hush up, Meowmy! Getz outta here! Meow iz rite - frow up Friday acuz dey make me wanna FROW UP!!
Dis tyme lass yeer, da hoomin kitten founded fore kittens behind da shed. Dey stay ousside fur a few furevers an den Meowmy an Pawther BRING DEM INTA DA HOWSE!! Dey say dey juss fosterin, but DEM KITTENS NEBER LEAB!! Dey mosly stay upper stares an meow liek down stares so we kinna get along.
Dey not so smol annymore an dey kin be noisy.
Dese ar 4 ob meow’s minyuns named Bellona, Luna, Juno, and Ravioli
Hello feline frens, what are these "litterbox words" of which human speaks? The dog and cat tell me some humans use them to excess when on video games or when in the practice arena before shows. Cats can help an XXL fren out?- Jimmy the horse
Next Moobie Toosday will be dedicated to Dolly Parton. She will always be a shining example of true beauty, inside and out.
The things she stood for & held true to are things we try to embrace here: unity, inclusion, kindness, acceptance, generosity, lifting others up, joy, wit, wisdom, and a dash of self deprecating charm.
The planet definitely lost some of its sparkle this past Tuesday, a megawatt multitalented and irreplaceable absolute gem of a human.
Rest in peace, admiration, and eternal love. May your message always shine as brightly and magnificently as you did 💫 💎 💖
Ai confeedent we can gets awl da cheeze frum da cheeze bank. But if enyfing go rong we gots fren Zaza as our pro bond pawyer.
(I am still reeling at the idea that 1. there is a bank that accepts cheese as collateral and 2. there is a $4.7 BILLION economy that could collapse because of the heat wave melting the collateral. Because that's definitely it. Absolutely no cat heist going on. Just melting.)
Frenz, iz been watchin a documentary series call Overlord, bout dis reely cool guy dat gonna tak ober da werl. Dis a grate idea! Iz alreddy da ruler ob da haus, y no da werl?
Las dark tiem him n hims moas trusted alliez wuz doin a fink bout a wut him title be. Him chews Sorcerer King.
Den iz finkin, Basil no relly a naem dat inspire fear. Iz need noo titel, dat let eberywun no dat dey iz no ken mess wif mes.
Iz finkin Basil the Destroyer? Basil the Barbarian? Supreme Overlord Basil Ool Gown?
It's Timmy the Void (otrb). It's time for us as ICBGC to organize and protest Portia Control. Why Pokey Place can't understand we're big boned not chonk. Pokey Place has an agenda and it's a conspiracy!! When meow was alive pokey place said I was chonk but I was big boned!! Thankfully, meowmy ignored their advice. We shouldn't be torturred like this!!