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Hypo-Allergenic Cats Now Available for Pre-Order
humuhumunukunukuapu' writes "Allerca Inc is now taking reservations for genetically engineered hypo-allergenic cats, which it calls 'lifestyle pets'... and apparently they are just the beginning... Read the press release here... and you can take delivery of a cuddy non-sinus bothering bundle of joy for just $3500. 'The hypoallergenic cats produced by ALLERCA will allow consumers to enjoy the love and companionship of a pet without the cost, inconvenience, risk, and limited effectiveness of current allergy treatments. Clients will take delivery of the first ALLERCA kittens in 2007. The hypoallergenic cat is the first of a planned series of lifestyle pets that ALLERCA will develop over the next few years.' Meow!"
Who would want to own a cat?
Sincerely,
A Dog Person
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Sigs cause cancer.
I, for one, welcome our new genetically-engineered cat overlords.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.
...and you've still got to housetrain the bastard.
If only they'd genetically engineer fashion models to like nerds... Overweight fetishes are a plus.
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Call me back when they have lasers on sharks. Then I'll be impressed...
without the cost
RESTRICTIONS: 'Without cost' offer excludes $3,500 startup fee, prices and participation may vary.
Dragging people kicking and screaming into reality since 1996.
For $3700, I would hope that they'd come pre-neutered.
SJW: a person who perceives an injustice, and while correcting it, commits a greater injustice.
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We got a cat, it was free... we named it 1.
We did this for two reasons. First, if it has a number, we're less attached to it when the inevitable happens. Second, my wife was allergic to cats but we weren't sure how badly.
If we had spent $3500 on a cat, we're then somehow obligated to spend $4000 on feline coronary bypass surgery, $8000 on a feline tummy-tuck, and $3000 on feline counseling services.... Where does this end?
Trying to use sarcasm in text-based forums does not work.
Wait until one mistake that turns these cute little kittens into Hyper-Allergenic.
Don't worry, I hear as long as you don't feed them after midnight, everything will be fine.
corporations genetically engineering my favorite foods.
For $3500, kitty better have at least 20GB of storage in her butt.
...dogs with dietary allergies.
Seriously, if you are that hard up for companionship, $3500 will pay for some nice hookers.
Maybe they will be able to genetically engineer a woman who won't be repulsed by my face
Homer - "I know, I'll breed the pets together. Soon, I will have a miracle hybrid with the loyalty of a cat and the cleanliness of a dog."
Indeed. The only accident we ever had was when we tried to re-train our cat to use the human toilet instead of a litter box. He refused. He wound up peeing on things that were his (bed, chair, whatever we never used anyway) and pooped once right in front of the bathroom where his litter box had been up until recently. He won, he got his litter box back, not had a problem since. Our cat and his sister were found on the doorstep of the local vet's office, way too young to be weaned. He's been a little weird emotionally, but potty-training is *not* an issue with cats, even when they've not had a mother caring for them. Now, a genetically-engineered cat who won't steal your post-its of your desk in the middle of the night, that'd be nice. And one who won't wake you up before your alarm clock goes off. And one who doesn't greet you in the morning by biting your foot. And ...
Don't put water on them either. Now you know why cats don't like water. Hmmm?? Hmmm??
Vivin Suresh Paliath
http://vivin.net
I like
Totally useless.
How about a cat that doesn't shed, a cat that sleeps AT NIGHT instead of during the day, a cat that doesn't s**t behind the couch when you piss it off, a cat that is hairball resistant, a cat that doesn't care if the bowl isn't exactly full, a cat that can actually decide if it wants to be inside or outside (as opposed to wanting both simultaneously), a cat that views keyboards as natural preditors, a cat that will not release any "presents" in the house until said "gift" is completely DEAD, a cat that will actually kill said "gifts" that get into your house by other means, a cat that'll bring home USEFUL things instead of the typical birds, rabbits, mice, frogs... a new lawnmower would be nice once in awhile, or maybe some PC hardware - but no, it's always half-dead stuff.
THAT would be a cat worth a couple grand.
help me i've cloned myself and can't remember which one I am
I can eat Vietnamese food without the runny eyes and the sneezy.
If I'm going to fork over that kind of money, I think I'll just head to Japan, and buy Sony's latest release - Dog 3.2. I won't have to worry about the "sprinkler effect", no allergies, no puking on the carpet, no "I'm mad cuz you went on vacation and didn't take me" dumps on your bed, and 4 D batteries monthly has GOT to be cheaper than Science Diet. Am I right?
Nevermind the allergens, how about engineering a cat that won't poop or pee?
Of course, the only truly free cat will be free-as-in-willy....
I have "rescued" 5 dogs in my life.
Each and every one of them, without exception, pissed on the rug.
The reason these animals are in the shelter, is because somebody else screwed up in the house-training phase.
I will never ever again adopt someone else's mistake. My next dog (after my current one expires or runs away) will be a new puppy. And I will make certain that the new puppy is house-trained *RIGHT*.
And if I fail - then it's off to the animal shelter!
These are my friends, See how they glisten. See this one shine, how he smiles in the light.
Cats, the article said cats, not rats that look like cats.
Many owners are not fully aware of the distinction between the furball, which is cat, and the whole animal, which they also call ``cat''. The ambiguous use of the name doesn't promote understanding. These users often think that Linus Torvalds bred the cat in 1991, with a bit of help.
Owners generally know that cat is a furball. But since they have generally heard the whole animal called ``cat'' as well, they often envisage a history that would justify naming the whole animal after the furball. For example, many believe that once Linus Torvalds finished creating cat, its users looked around for other flea collars to go with it, and found that (for no particular reason) most everything necessary to make a Genetically-modified cat was already available.
What they found was no accident--it was the GNU system. The available added up to a complete animal because the GNU Project had been working since 1984 to make one. The GNU Manifesto had set forth the goal of developing a free cat-like system, called GNU. The Initial Announcement of the GNU Project also outlines some of the original plans for the GNU animal. By the time cat was created, the animal was almost finished.
Putting them together sounds simple, but it was not a trivial job. Some GNU components needed substantial change to work with cat. Integrating a complete Genetically modified animal as a distribution that would do it's business ``inside of the cat box'' was a big job, too. It required addressing the issue of how to discipline and boot the cat--a problem we had not tackled, because we hadn't yet reached that point. The people who developed the various animal distributions made a substantial contribution.
The GNU Project supports GNU/cat as well as the GNU --even with funds. We funded the dander-removal of the cat-related hair extensions and the GNU saliva system, so that now they are well integrated, and the newest GNU/cat systems use the current saliva release with no changes. We also funded an early stage of the development of Debian GNU/cat.
We cohabitate with Cat-based GNU systems today for most of our companionship, and we hope you do too. But please don't confuse the public by using the name ``Cat'' ambiguously. Cat is the hairball, one of the essential major components of the animal. The animal as a whole is more or less the GNU system, with cat added. When you're talking about this combination, please call it ``GNU/cat''.
"I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." - Winston Churchill.
hmmm. genetically engineered pigs...
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. -- G.B. Shaw
I think "Ceefer" is the best cat name i've heard.
Ceefer cat...
Well, after all we already have animals looking quite similar to the Linux logo ...
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
Deefer dog is quite common around here, but the funniest dog name i ever saw was "deeoge" (think Dierdre). Just dosent have the same ring for ceeayte...
I'd date wonder woman...
Tell me about it. When I had a couple, I was still here in California :).
:). Cops don't seem to study much biology...
I must have told about a dozen different cops in San Francisco that Felix the little albino fert was a rat
I'd have fun with everybody else though.
One time I'm standing at a streetcorner waiting for the light to change, Felix poking his nose out of my jacket, and this guy next to me says "cool rat!".
"Yeah, he's a nice rat, but I got him from some kids that abused him. It was horrible."
"Really?"
"Yeah, they built a rack in their basement and stretched him!"
"What? No, nobody stretched your rat!"
"Yup - see, check it out!" as I pull his foot-plus-long skinny bod out inch by inch as the dude completely freaked out...:)