And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I once had a kitty that made an identical move like that, except that instead of jumping into a fish tank she jumped onto the top of a hot wood stove. There was nothing I could do but watch in amazement. She survived and ended up living a long and happy life, while never jumping onto the top of another hot wood stove again. -Elmo
Yeah Elmo, my cat jumped onto a table, right into the middle of a steaming hot pizza. He slid across that pizza, jumped off the table, and hid under the couch. That cat never jumped on the table again...
I once had a kitty that made an identical move like that, except that instead of jumping into a fish tank she jumped onto the top of a hot wood stove. There was nothing I could do but watch in amazement.
ReplyDeleteShe survived and ended up living a long and happy life, while never jumping onto the top of another hot wood stove again.
-Elmo
Or a cold one either, I'd wager.
DeleteI wonder if the tank normally has a lid on it, and the cat is used to jumping onto the lid.
ReplyDeleteI was just coming here with the exact same thought. You beat me to it TT.
DeleteThat there was a textbook demo on "cat reflexes". Good recovery too.
ReplyDeleteYeah Elmo, my cat jumped onto a table, right into the middle of a steaming hot pizza.
ReplyDeleteHe slid across that pizza, jumped off the table, and hid under the couch.
That cat never jumped on the table again...
Hardly got wet.
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