It also gets me out of the apartment [er, playhouse] 4-5 times a day for a 10 minute walkabout to the designated areas. In addition, it's an excellent social outlet for me. I certainly have met my fair share of characters around here [takes one to know one]. I carry my own ashtray ... have for years.

Oh yeah well we had a duck walk all the way up our 175 foot driveway, across the entire yard in front of us, around the house into the backyard while we sat on the front deck. Never had a duck in the yard before but this guy was on a walkabout.

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I think he's turned himself in. He might have gone walkabout to evade capture.

blankfist, your 45 minute ban wasn't because of favoritism. dag drew a line in the sand, which you immediately crossed. dag obviously doesn't like drawing lines in sand or disciplining people who call his bluff, which is why he is trying push that responsibility onto us. I too would rather see the admins take care of these kinds of issues rather than implementing some kind of complicated scheme, but dag doesn't want to be bothered with it, and it's his site, and I completely understand where he is coming from - he's got better things to do, like grilling shrimps on barbies, petting kangaroos and going on walkabouts in the outback.

If anything, favoritism works in your favor, since you are such an old and prominent member of the community. If a probie had dished out those ad homs, he'd probably be gone for good. Choggie is another example of favoritism. No one has abused the system more then he, and he's been banned dozens of times, yet he's allowed to stay because he is a colorful character who has become a fixture to this site.

If a system need be put in place, Genji's seems pretty smart. If it is abused, the admins can remove the offending sifters privileges.

Wow. We really need the ability to give blogs *quality. Those cat walkabouts are genius! Ever since my girlfriend wouldn't allow me get one of those tall, ugly, multi-tiered, carpet-covered play stands that reach the ceiling and make you look like a creepy cat person, I thought it would be cool if someone invented furniture that's functional for both humans and cats.

On the outside it may look like a night stand, but on the inside it's carpet covered with a dangling mouse! Sure, that looks like a coffee table you can prop your feet upon, but on the inside there are wondrous carpeted canals for your adventurous cat to explore. I'd call it Purrrniture.