Comments on: The Cat Who Wears Contacts http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/the-cat-who-wears-contacts/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:59:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/the-cat-who-wears-contacts/comment-page-1/#comment-1279781 ted Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:30:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21443#comment-1279781 Does he take them out every night? Don't mind AnUnSi; there just weren't any abortion stories to complain about this week. Does he take them out every night?

Don't mind AnUnSi; there just weren't any abortion stories to complain about this week.

]]> By: Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/the-cat-who-wears-contacts/comment-page-1/#comment-1279256 Miss Cellania Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:25:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21443#comment-1279256 SparkS, I don't think they are prescription lenses. I think they function only as a protective eye cover, to keep the cat's lashes from rubbing the eye surface. SparkS, I don't think they are prescription lenses. I think they function only as a protective eye cover, to keep the cat's lashes from rubbing the eye surface.

]]> By: SparkS http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/the-cat-who-wears-contacts/comment-page-1/#comment-1279252 SparkS Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:20:23 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21443#comment-1279252 I was wondering how they knew what prescription to use. Don't contacts use prescriptions like eyeglasses? I guess even a plain 2X or 3X could be a great improvement. BTW this story was really an AWH story. Once in a while mankind does something really nice. I was wondering how they knew what prescription to use. Don't contacts use prescriptions like eyeglasses?
I guess even a plain 2X or 3X could be a great improvement.

BTW this story was really an AWH story. Once in a while mankind does something really nice.

]]> By: edhel_espyn http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/the-cat-who-wears-contacts/comment-page-1/#comment-1277333 edhel_espyn Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:26:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21443#comment-1277333 Poor thing.. He spent majority of his life squinting and barely seeing at all... imagine how he feels now that he can open his eyes wide! :) Poor thing.. He spent majority of his life squinting and barely seeing at all... imagine how he feels now that he can open his eyes wide! :)

]]> By: SparkS http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/the-cat-who-wears-contacts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271657 SparkS Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:32:25 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21443#comment-1271657 I don't know about others but I come here to read story related comments. Not for a lengthy English lesson that should have been directed to the writers of the article. I was not impressed in the least. Miss Cellania "Hey, my ability to perceive facts wrongly is not ill-trained! I am a master at perceiving facts wrongly!" Bravo! I don't know about others but I come here to read story related comments. Not for a lengthy English lesson that should have been directed to the writers of the article. I was not impressed in the least.

Miss Cellania

"Hey, my ability to perceive facts wrongly is not ill-trained! I am a master at perceiving facts wrongly!"

Bravo!

]]> By: Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/the-cat-who-wears-contacts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271566 Miss Cellania Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:06:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21443#comment-1271566 And here I was, waiting for someone to pick up on the fact that they spelled Earnest two different ways in the story. And here I was, waiting for someone to pick up on the fact that they spelled Earnest two different ways in the story.

]]> By: Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/the-cat-who-wears-contacts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271565 Miss Cellania Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:04:25 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21443#comment-1271565 Hey, my ability to perceive facts wrongly is not ill-trained! I am a master at perceiving facts wrongly! Hey, my ability to perceive facts wrongly is not ill-trained! I am a master at perceiving facts wrongly!

]]> By: Ali S. http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/the-cat-who-wears-contacts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271401 Ali S. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:19:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21443#comment-1271401 I wonder how they get those contacts in without ending up with shredded hands. I wonder how they get those contacts in without ending up with shredded hands.

]]> By: liphttam1 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/the-cat-who-wears-contacts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271345 liphttam1 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:18:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21443#comment-1271345 Nom nom nom, eye plastic. Nom nom nom, eye plastic.

]]> By: AnUnSi http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/the-cat-who-wears-contacts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271293 AnUnSi Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:58:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21443#comment-1271293 "The Cat Who Wears Contacts ... Ernest is a 15-year-old cat who lives at a shelter in Godshill on the Isle of Wight." Both in the title of this thread and in its first sentence, the pronoun, "who," is used. [Look up and read again.] The pronoun, "that," should have been used instead of "who" -- for two reasons: 1. The context calls for the word that is used to start a "restrictive clause." The proper word is "that." 2. Even if the context had called for the kind of word that is used to start a "non-restrictive clause," "who" would have been the wrong choice. The proper word would have been, "which." The word, "who," is used only to refer to PERSONS (i.e., divine, angelic, or human beings). The word, "who," is NOT used to refer to impersonal things (such as cats). Nowadays, some people with an ill-trained ability to perceive facts wrongly consider some things (such as plants and animals) to be persons, so they mistakenly use personal pronouns, such as "he" or "she" (instead of "it") and "who" (instead of "which"). "The Cat Who Wears Contacts ... Ernest is a 15-year-old cat who lives at a shelter in Godshill on the Isle of Wight."

Both in the title of this thread and in its first sentence, the pronoun, "who," is used. [Look up and read again.] The pronoun, "that," should have been used instead of "who" -- for two reasons:

1. The context calls for the word that is used to start a "restrictive clause." The proper word is "that."

2. Even if the context had called for the kind of word that is used to start a "non-restrictive clause," "who" would have been the wrong choice. The proper word would have been, "which." The word, "who," is used only to refer to PERSONS (i.e., divine, angelic, or human beings). The word, "who," is NOT used to refer to impersonal things (such as cats).

Nowadays, some people with an ill-trained ability to perceive facts wrongly consider some things (such as plants and animals) to be persons, so they mistakenly use personal pronouns, such as "he" or "she" (instead of "it") and "who" (instead of "which").

]]> By: sise http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/the-cat-who-wears-contacts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271271 sise Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:34:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21443#comment-1271271 That's so awesome! That's so awesome!

]]> By: Johnny Cat http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/the-cat-who-wears-contacts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271214 Johnny Cat Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:40:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21443#comment-1271214 The Isle of Wight is One Weird Joint. The Isle of Wight is One Weird Joint.

]]> By: CountryCritter http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/the-cat-who-wears-contacts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271189 CountryCritter Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:02:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21443#comment-1271189 Awwwwe!!! :) Awwwwe!!! :)

]]> By: Gail Pink http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/15/the-cat-who-wears-contacts/comment-page-1/#comment-1271173 Gail Pink Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:35:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21443#comment-1271173 WEIRD. WEIRD.

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