When I met up with A. Marie last weekend, she asked about Hobbes (of course) and I had to trash-talk my stripey goodness for a bit. See, homeboy came home a few weeks ago without his snappy new peace collar that I had just bought him. And being that those things are like $6 - $9 a crack, I was not very happy about it.He came home, jumping over the fence from the neighbor's house, but this time he did not make that little jingly sound like he usually does. Hmmmmm. So, I go over to see, and sure enough, Hobbes lost his almost-brand new, very expensive, uber-cool collar. Sigh. Like my budget allows for fancy collars every month?! I think not.
I read him the riot act, yelling and screaming and demanding that he go over and find it--but he just meandered over to his food bowl like this was everyday conversation with mom. Crap. Even the cat ignores my rants.
And being that this was having absolutely no effect on that darn cat, I played my trump card--I dug in the drawer and pulled out one of our old collars that we had lying around. Okay, so it was Grace's old collar and it had lots of pink on it. (Note: CardioGirl was the only one of you who caught his pink collar in the photos lately)
I snapped that bad boy around his neck and snarled at him in my best "disappointed mother" voice, "There. Now you have to wear a girly collar. AND I'm gonna tell Matt Cabel that you are wearing a girly collar too." That showed him.
Damn, if that cat doesn't wear his pink proudly. Sigh.
I can't win.
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Hobbes' cool transends any color choice or wardrobe malfunction. It just is.
PS. You had asked for a Spike post a week or two back, today you got your wish. Go ahead, he's waiting for ya.
Wow this is like one of those change the picture and guess what's different. As Hobbes biggest fan I'm ashamed I never noticed :-(
Hobbes is saying, "Real Men DO wear Pink!" LOL LOL
And, Helene, I AM Hobbes Biggest Fan!!! :) :)
Sammy will not tolerate a collar at all - pink or any other colour!
It does take a manly man to wear pink. Clearly Hobbes is confident with his masculinity. :)
xo Catherine
I think I'm color blind. What pink? Maybe you and the Cat can make up-- have a wonderful weekend!
Could be Hobbes is feeling a bit preppy in his pink collar. He probably wants to pop it but he doesn't have thumbs.
Just whisper in Hobbes ear: breast cancer awareness supporter.
Which only shows that Hobbes' true friends have our eyes upon the cat. Not on the accessories. Love ya Hobbes. Midnight sez, "Hey."
A friend of mine once said, colors do not have gender. :)
Well I do agree with her but I am not really into wearing pink colored shirts. But when a guy wears pink, he looks neat I guess.
Hahaha - Matt Cabel ;0) Nice.
Andy's old kitty Elvis used to lose those pricey peace collars too. I think because they are the breakaway kind so the cat doesn't choke if it gets snagged on something. We went through so many of those damn things. Eventually we went with a more old fashioned one and it stayed on till the day he died. We still have it. It wasn't pink though.
You are NOT A. Marie-stop that! I AM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The only time cats seem to have a notion of embarrassment is when they attempt a jump (or something similar) and miss - there is that quick look of "WTH" and then the nonchalant grooming - "Move along, nothing to see here". But a pink collar? I don't thing they give a crap.
Our cats don't wear collars since they don't go out - getting them out of the house would be a Herculean challenge. Even in their carriers - they are fine until they hit the outside - poor Zeke gets so traumatized being outside that he poops and pees in fear.
My little dumplings...
We're always so enamored by Hobbes' handsome face that we didn't notice the pink collar but he looks good in anything!
Well, at least you got ONE photo of him in it... Although, being a Gen X rebel, I dislike the "peace" stuff of the 60s and 70s. So ROCK ON, Hobbes!! Pink is so much better.
Yet, I'm sorry your money was wasted. Next time get him a grunge collar or maybe skull & crossbones. I'll bet he'll never lose those! ROCK ON, Hobbes!
I really like to have the collars on Irish and Maddux too, even though they are indoor cats. When they go where they aren't supposed to, their jingle gives them away. Darned if they aren't shocked every time we nab them.
DG--You are so right. He is not defined by what he wears. Right on, Hobbes!
Helene--This is an earlier photo of his way-cool peace collar. Sigh. RIP cool peace collar. :(
A. Marie--I think all of his fans should be chipping in for his collar collection. ;)
Duni--Hobbes was like that once--that is until we laid down the law: No collar, no outside. You have to tame the wild beast, Duni. ;)
Catherine--Or he just wanted to go back outside and was willing to wear ANY collar to do so! He got another mouse today. Ugh.
Vanilla--Oh, this photo is an OLD one--it is his uber-cool peace collar that is now missing. If you see it anywhere, let me know.
Highway--He used to be able to Houdini out of all of his collars. Now he's not as limber as he once was--thank goodness!
Jodi--Oh please! Let's not bestow sainthood on him just yet!
Chuck--Hey, Midnight. Do you have a collar?? Hobbes and Grace ditch them every chance they get. Ugh. I think they prefer "naked" better.
June Zach--Yeah, tell that to any guy in the pink shirt section at the store!
Bumbles--Did the collar kill him?? I live in fear that I'll find one of my cats dangling from the fence with those things. Maybe it is just an evil plot by the expensive-but-very-cool-cat-collar company to get me to buy those darn things!:)
Helene--Oh, you two!
Grace--I honestly think Hobbes had some shame when we initially put the girlie collar on him. Maybe that had something to do with the abuse he was taking here for it. (I don't think Matt Cabel noticed though) Your poor kitty! He's that afraid??!
Beaded Tail--I love his orange stripey fur--it really goes with everything. I found a really cool skull and crossbones collar that was black and white, but I was NOT spending $10 on that bad boy!
Rebecca--I think I just liked the colors of this collar. It went so well with his fur. :( I did find the skull and crossbones collar--see above comment. Too expensive!!
Lola--Love that jingle. And I can tell which cat is coming in my room based on that jingle. Both cats have a different bell sound. Isn't that weird??
I'm quite sure that the only reason I never noticed was because Hobbes is just so cool that he pulled it off perfectly.
Well, it is breast cancer awareness month....
Hobbes is all about supporting the boobies too :) He is just supporting Breast Cancer Awareness!
Well, it's Breast Cancer Awareness month. He was just trying to tell you to get with it!
LOL!!! Guess that will teach him to lose his collar. :)
You are hilarious! And you expected Hobbes to feel ashamed?? He just let you know that he's proud to be sporting that pink! My Sam plays with a pink squeak squeak and he does it with pride too.
I love how he ignored you when you told him to go back and find it. Just like a kid!
With his killer looks, he'll look good in any colours!
Have a great weekend, Lin!
He'll probably never lose that one;)
Sweep the Leg I get ten points for observational powers!
That is a bitchin' peace sign collar, though. Maybe we should take up a collection (your readers) to buy him a new one.
I'll donate up to 50 cents, but you know I think he's manly in his pink collar and bell.
He looks damn dignified in that collar but that was your plan all along right :)
Ann--I think that his orange just blinds everyone and no one can see that he does wrong. Gees, I'm mad that he lost that collar--I loved that thing!
Pricilla--Don't be giving him excuses, pally!
Stephanie--Boys are always about boobies, just ask them. I think Hobbes was just somewhere he shouldn't be and lost it chasing mice or something. He's in BIG trouble.
Sharky--Don't give him excuses, Sharky! Those darn collars are too expensive to replace all the time!
Jean--I think it was his evil plan all along. :(
Chocolate--I was steaming mad! I'm mad enough when they lose them, but a NEW one???! Ugh. If I am lucky, the neighbor will toss it back over next spring when she cleans her yard again. I'll get it back filthy and the bell rusted. :(
Veronica--That's the problem--I bought that collar because he would look so darn cute in it! Ugh.
Nancy--No kidding! We'll have the old one forever.
CG--You sure do know your Hobbes! It's not the money but the principle that gets me with the losing of the new collar. Imagine your kid coming home saying they just lost their new gym shoes--Ugh. Gym shoes for kids are just about as expensive as collars for cats. It's CRAZY! I think we'll let him suffer the girlie collar for awhile. But thanks for the thought!
Tracy--He plays it off, damn cat. Acts like it doesn't bother him. I hate that.
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