My wife and I were in a store a few days ago, and I saw these ‘WebKinz’ animals, which are basically Beanie Babies with a special code you put into the website, and ‘feed them’, ‘wash them’, etc. It’s essentially a wholly nerdier version of the “tamogatchi” toys from a few years back, except this time you have to pay to build more points to do stuff with ‘the animal’.
Well, yesterday, I took my two new kittens to the veterinarian to get them fixed, and to have a new pet ID chip put in them. Everything went well, and Scaler and Hozer are fine—just still a little dopey/hungover from the anesthesia. They’re not up to running around full speed yet, but they probably will be soon. The vet gave me this information packet where I figure I log into the website, input my current address and phone number, and activate it in the database so if the twins get lost, the pound will at least give me a call so I can recover my cats.
. . .and that gave me an idea.
I’m a GeoCacher—and enjoy it! It gives me an excuse to get out of the house and go hiking in the woods (as if one really needs an excuse). Well, now that my cats have been chipped, I’ll start up a new website: GeoCatting! You can download topographic maps of the spare bedroom. Track where my cats are, hunt them down, and play with them! The ball of yarn is located at 36.9488 N 117.3958 W! The litter pan is at 36.9352 N and 117.4001 W! Look–Hozer just moved 1 meter east! Track him down and find him, and be the first to log a scritch on the head! You can even get near real-time feeds on which blanket they’re sleeping!
And now that I’m thinking about it, I’ll do even better: you can log into the GeoCatting website, and buy points to feed the cats! [sub](we accept all major credit cards and PayPal)[/sub] With the special GeoCatting Code, you can buy the kittens items like toys, catnip, and litter, and download live video of us feeding them! Watch as I change the litter in the pan! Get a streaming feed of Scaler trying to climb the wall after the red laser pointer, or watch both of them wrestle for dominance of the used cardboard box. It’s the most puy-on-puy webcam action you can handle for the low-low price of $1.99/minute (and it’s safe for work, and so irresistibly cute, you’ll need insulin!)
Oh man, this is going to be awesome. $50 in GeoCatting points to the first 25 Dopers that sign up!
[sub]Fine print: Offer valid to Charter Members born under a bad sign with a blue moon in their eye. Offer not valid to any Doper with a double consonant in their name, or those applying on Super Tuesdays. No purchase necessary. All cats are of Liberian and Panamanian registry. No refunds available after delivery of purchase. No CODs. Please buckle up, and remember that only you can prevent forest fires.[/sub]
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All coordinates changed to protect the innocent.
