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Sindobook:
People are asking about whether the mixed tricolor sheltie/silkie/american/??? that replaces the black pig (the original pig's buddy) is related to the original pig. The answer is probably yes, but only slightly. If they're related, he'd be like the cousin twice removed and then one generation below that. So don't get all excited yet.
Sindobook:
I keep getting questions about the remnants of L's old kitty cat gang.
First, kitty cat dynamics are not at all like small animals where it's basically one small animal equals one vote. It basically goes like this, some cats get one vote, some get more than one vote, and most get no votes. The cats fight among themselves to decide who gets the votes, it pretty much comes down to the cat who the most cats are scared of is going to get the most votes, and so on down from there.
When L moved, his right paw cat and left paw cat pretty much dropped off the radar. The gang's vanguard, numbering an elite 9 cats at its peak had dropped to 4. Most squads were operating at around half membership, if that. Cat P, the leader of the vanguard, tried to send his own goon squads out into the city to collect protection fees from local small animals, but the small animals would not pay up. The goon squads could not overpower the small animals due to sheer numbers, they tried to offer several 'bennies' to get them to pay up (ie. buy 'protection' and a friend gets 'protection' for half off the normal price) but the small animals did not fear them anymore. When no one bought protection, one goon squad was dumb enough to attack the next night and ended up overrun by small animals. Only half their number even managed to make it back to base.
Meanwhile the lower level cats were starting to threaten the leadership. Several prominent members were threatening to rebel. Cat P recognized that and decided he had to rebuild the vanguard back up to full strength, if nothing else for his own personal protection. (It's not uncommon for cats to fear their own more than outsiders).
Seeing that Cat P was in desperation to get his vanguard back up to full strength, some of the local cats demanded a say in Cat P's selections in exchange for their continued support of the gang. P had little choice to agree. These outsiders had mixed reasons (of their own) for wanting votes. In the end the 5 cats added to the vanguard were a bit of a joke. One of them is a known and proven small-animal sympathizer. Another holds an equivalent position in a rival gang. Then you have a few others who have basically been sheltered indoor cats their whole life -- no real security or battle experience. In essense these 5 cats are pretty much unknowns, and P knows it. They could basically turn on him at any time.
And the kicker for this gang is a lack of supplies. The cats are basically out of supplies and have no real way to recover them, little to no income. Baring some rich patron who shows up and 'saves the day', they aren't going to be doing much until the can get some.
Sindobook:
I thought the Tofu video was old news but evidently not, I am still getting PMs asking about where to find it.
So here the link, you all can stop asking by PM now.
Tofu Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJYPHm-TlZM
"They're so cute but I wish they'd play together more often. Tofu doesn't seem that interested in others lately, he is always playing by himself."
Sindobook:
No, I wasn't there, so I can't say a whole lot. According to Molly, a bunny friend of Mr. Sparkles, "the level of drama was about what I expected. Overall, I was actually a little disappointed. I went there expecting to see some fights, but instead it was just a bunch of arm-flapping and people yelling at each other and arguing from time to time. No fights. Boo-hoo." [1]
For those who are wondering where the small animals are going to meet next, there's rumors that the initial planning kick-off meeting for the interim planning committee (the group that puts on the bunny caucus) will take place at one of the local beaches. If you want more details, skype the new pig to ask about it (I don't know any more details).
[1] Rumor has it that there were a few near-fights, where it looked like things were about to get violent but the (possible) combatants were restrained by the people around them.
Sindobook:
Continuation of post from October 15, 2010, 08:18:32 pm
Yes and no. They will meet, we just don't know where. The time will most likely be Saturday in the evening, after the event.
Overflight and Satellite data on this location is pretty useless (see for yourself). It's kinda boxed in, lot a lot around it really.
Another small animal scout is heading out to the venue to scout it out, this time with some additional ranging[1] and recording equipment. Hopefully it will be a productive trip he can get the data that is needed. If all goes well we will decide after this weekend.
[1] Small animals generally have very poor to no depth perception, making rangefinders pretty popular equipment for scouts and survey teams.
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