I googled. It's kind of like Bitches, but without powerpoint.

They are seriously pushing the line, Allyson. I've been tasked with starting one at my co, which I don't think is going to get off the ground. But if I does, I am dispensing forthwith with all the ritualistic shit.

I've known a number of people who've been involved and gotten a ton out of it and really enjoyed it. But whoo-boy, are they uberserious about some really stupid stuff.

I ended up calling my nurse-friend and describing the burn to her. She said it sounds like a first degree burn and that ice is my best recourse. I'll see her in a bit and she can double check. Then we are going to punch and kick eachother.

I had considered joining Toastmaters at one point, but the uberserious turned me off.

Well, in that case, it's like DK, too. I kid, because I love.

It's kind of like Bitches, but without powerpoint.

Bitches has PP?

AH'VE BEEN DOIN' IT RONG.

oh. i totally messed that up.

Thanks, slayeroshadow and Scrappy. I can live with it taking a few months, as long as there's a good chance it will eventually be OK. I know they'll probably never be good friends, but I would at least like to get to the point where we can leave them alone together without worrying for their safety.

Also, some jumping-on is to be expected. If it's a sudden jump or a dominating stance (grabbing the other cat by the back of the neck) then W is trying to tell C whose house it is. C may cry piteously and drmatically but it's just them working things out. However, if there is lots of stiff-legged staring and low-throated growling and hissing, then a REAL fight is in the offing and that can be dangerous.

This looked and sounded like a pretty serious attack, complete with high-pitched yowling and screaming. But I take your point, and I know that some aggression and physical altercations are normal. Mostly, I'm worried about Chesterfield getting hurt, since he is so much smaller than Worthington, so I do think we need to be a little more cautious until he can defend himself more easily. And in the meantime, we have plenty of water bottles and are not afraid to use them!

Edit: Erin, that is a huge relief to hear! And I had totally been forgetting that C. isn't even fixed yet, since he's so little, so that should make a real difference. Thank you so much for the advice!

I kinda like the idea of Bitches running a Toastmaster's thing, with PP.

Table Topics: Naked Hot People. Merkins I Have Known. The Unbearable Sadness of the Misused Semicolon.

(I googled, too.)

It would SO cutthroat and vicious! In a nice way. Our standards would be ridic high on vocabulary.

It basically sounds like Toastmaster's needs 6 people to do every month what 1 English teacher does every day.

I need a toastmasters type thing. I used to be good at public speaking. I don`t know how I talked myself into not being good at it but I want it back.

Yeah, but as an English teacher you don't get to award yourself a new title for telling people how many times they said "um".