Comments on: Pssst! That's our lecturer! In the Susso queue!

By: David Irving (no relation)

David Irving (no relation) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:20:43 +0000

I want to know too, Sam. Will penurious academics be permitted to buy the cat food they require to keep body and soul together?

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:14:08 +0000

PC,

NWF

By: Pavlov's Cat

Pavlov's Cat — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:12:03 +0000

Sorry, Sam; unless you’re someone familiar who has a new nom de blog, I don’t ‘know’ you well enough to be able to discern irony in brief deadpan statements. Irony is contextual and all that.

By: Paul Norton

Paul Norton — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:44 +0000

Chris #93, it looks like you’re right, at least for now. The problem is that once the principle of income management and its associated paternalism is set in place, the temptation is there for paternalist policymakers to want to extend the proscription on spending to other items such as chocolate, sweets, fast food, etc., in the supposed interests of those whose income is being managed.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:32:45 +0000

This thread needs to get back on track.

Will the susso paid to sessional academics allow them to buy cat food for personal use?

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:19:30 +0000

Paul @ 92 - happy to be corrected if its not the case, but that doesn't currently seem to be the case. Rather than restricting certain types of food, clothing etc its about limiting spending on alcohol, cigarettes, pornography etc. Some details here.

By: Paul Norton

Paul Norton — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:35:57 +0000

OT it’s quite likely that income quarantining will mean that people won’t be able to use their smart card to buy cat food or ice cream, which is another reaon why it’s a deplorable idea.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:17:53 +0000

I think my cats would love some ice cream topping with their cat food!

And just for the cat owners who aren’t already aware, whilst fully ripe tomatoes are ok, unripe ones and any other part of the tomato plant are quite poisonous to cats. Luckily cats seem to know that.

David @ 90 – my cats have been quite good at rejecting bits of food they don’t like. Feed them left over stew and I end up with small pile of peas in their bowl with not a bit of gravy left on them.

By: David Irving (no relation)

David Irving (no relation) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:09:38 +0000

That’s interesting about the tomatoes, Paul.

Mr Snuggles has developed a liking for them in his dotage – he demands the remnants of my grilled-with-sumac-on-top breakfast tomatoes all the time. I don’t think it’s just the accompanying bacon fat and egg yolk.

And yes, I am fat, before anyone asks.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:07:21 +0000

(Sigh), ironic again.

While I prefer dogs, I have had cats.

Not just that, Catwoman is my favourite Batman villain.

But I did not like Cats.