Ladies and Gentlemen...Our Next Contestant

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog titled "Can You Say Crazy Cat Lady?" where this crazy cat lady had the images of five of her dead cats tattooed on her back.

Well, don't start ringing that bell and calling her the winner in the crazy cat lady race just yet. Another contestant has just stepped into the ring. Lisa (no last name given for obvious reasons), eats cat hair. Yes you read it correctly.

She eats cat hair.

She will pick it up off the couch, the floor..the freakin' floor, and yes, even off the cat itself. By licking it. She actually grooms the cat with her tongue. But apparently even she knows there are lines you shouldn't cross, as she proudly tells you that she doesn't lick the cat's ass or between its toes. omfg.

In an episode from the TLC program My Strange Addiction, this 43 year-old woman from Detroit is seen repeatedly grabbing pieces of fur and putting it into her mouth. And chewing. Words cannot really describe how revolting this is, so take a look for yourself.

Warning: Not for the squeamish. Click here for video

You know, we all have a little crazy in us, most of us try to hide it from the world. Some can't. But it seems to me this woman should be able to keep this part of her crazy under wraps. Hopefully this is her cry for help.

Wonder how often she actually coughs up a hairball. I'll leave you with that image.
You're welcome.

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Sniglisms: Part 1

In our first chapter of Sniglisms, I offer two stories while distinct in their subject matter are definitely sailing on the same ocean.


Story #1: Internet Use Disorder. Oh c'mon, you knew it was coming. I'm just surprised it's taken so long. We now have a name for the feeling of anxiety or shakiness we may experience when we are yanked off the internet...you know, offline. Are we ever offline anymore? Apparently gamers are the ones most affected by this new disorder, which goes by the nickname IUD. Correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't we already used that little trifecta of letters? I'd hate for a health care professional to get the two confused.

Now this little affliction is so new, they don't even know if it is an actual disorder or if it will need treatment. Scientists believe this internet addition may damage the same areas of the brain as drug and alcohol addiction. It appears to affect processing of emotions, executive thinking skills, attention span and cognitive control. You know, pretty much everything you need to be a stable human being. The younger generations are so screwed.

Here's the full story: Internet Addiction

Story #2: Writers are more prone to mental illness. huh, Imagine that. I thank my beautiful niece for this story...I think there was something she was trying to tell me.

A study done in Sweden has concluded that creative people are the craziest. They needed to do a study on this? Have they never done any actual...reading? Writers are nuts. Period. We write because we hear voices, shit did I say that out loud, inside us with lots to say. So we say it...in words.

Well, it seems the study says writers in particular, are the ones most likely to be bi-polar, clinically depressed, schizophrenic and be addicted to something or other... the internet perhaps? Do you see where I'm going here?

Writers. On the outside they seem to be pretty normal, but when you read some of their work you really start to see they are no-doubt-about-it, residing in another universe. Sane people just don't have those thoughts...or do they?

With so many writers out there who write and are published primarily on the internet, does it mean they are doubly afflicted? This is not good.

 I am a writer. I write for the internet. I am screwed.

Read the story: Writers are crazy or something like that.