# Screw politics. Here's a cute picture of Tonka. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 8, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-politics-heres-a-cute-picture-of-tonka/786169 "2017-05-08T23:33:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-politics-heres-a-cute-picture-of-tonka/786169/1 "2017-05-08T23:33:27Z")
The news is very wearying. So [here is a picture](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m305/llaaksonen/Tonka_napping.jpg) of Tonka napping on an ottoman on the deck. There’s the paw over the nose, the truncated tail, the curled footsies, and the cute belly. All of the bases are covered! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-politics-heres-a-cute-picture-of-tonka/786169/2 "2017-05-09T00:02:06Z")
Thank you. Much appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-politics-heres-a-cute-picture-of-tonka/786169/3 "2017-05-09T00:12:22Z")
My Morgan says black cats rule! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-politics-heres-a-cute-picture-of-tonka/786169/4 "2017-05-09T00:19:05Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > My Morgan says black cats rule! [Creamsicle](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m305/llaaksonen/Creamsicle_08_22_15_0010.jpg) may disagree. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-politics-heres-a-cute-picture-of-tonka/786169/5 "2017-05-09T00:24:52Z")
He’s adorable. But he knows that. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-politics-heres-a-cute-picture-of-tonka/786169/6 "2017-05-09T05:52:51Z")
That…furry belly…is magnetically attracting my hand! Gotta scatch it; gotta scatch it… ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-politics-heres-a-cute-picture-of-tonka/786169/7 "2017-05-09T08:50:19Z")
Are you sure that’s a cat? Looks kinda like a sea otter. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-politics-heres-a-cute-picture-of-tonka/786169/8 "2017-05-09T15:35:36Z")
> [@movingfinger](#): > > That…furry belly…is magnetically attracting my hand! Gotta scatch it; gotta scatch it… Go ahead! Heh heh heh heh. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-politics-heres-a-cute-picture-of-tonka/786169/9 "2017-05-09T16:28:06Z")
I have bad news for you. That beaver is dead. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-politics-heres-a-cute-picture-of-tonka/786169/10 "2017-05-09T17:50:02Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > The news is very wearying. So [here is a picture](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m305/llaaksonen/Tonka_napping.jpg) of Tonka napping on an ottoman on the deck. > > There’s the **paw over the nose** , t **he truncated tail** , **the curled footsies** , and the **cute belly**. All of the bases are covered! 🙂 You’re killin’ me. I can’t look at photobucket (?) pictures here at work. ☹ I keep forgetting and then I excitedly click, hoping to see cute kitties and rats and other critters and I get nothing. Woe is me. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-politics-heres-a-cute-picture-of-tonka/786169/11 "2017-05-09T23:19:15Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > My Morgan says black cats rule! [Maeve](http://s67.photobucket.com/user/pipwillow1/media/PB230093c_zpshczdono7.jpg.html) agrees. ---
**Author:** ![txjim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@txjim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txjim)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-politics-heres-a-cute-picture-of-tonka/786169/12 "2017-05-10T15:43:26Z")
> [@dwyr](#): > > [Maeve](http://s67.photobucket.com/user/pipwillow1/media/PB230093c_zpshczdono7.jpg.html) agrees. Has anyone mentioned that your cat is haunted? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-politics-heres-a-cute-picture-of-tonka/786169/13 "2017-05-10T16:39:55Z")
> [@txjim](#): > > Has anyone mentioned that your cat is haunted? All cats are demonic entities. It’s how they know exactly when to be underfoot for maximum annoyance. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-politics-heres-a-cute-picture-of-tonka/786169/14 "2017-05-10T20:15:47Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > You’re killin’ me. I can’t look at photobucket (?) pictures here at work. > ☹ I keep forgetting and then I excitedly click, hoping to see cute kitties and rats and other critters and I get nothing. Woe is me. Aw! ☹ ☹ ☹ And he’s so _cute_ when he does that! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tzigone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-politics-heres-a-cute-picture-of-tonka/786169/15 "2017-05-10T20:28:11Z")
Am I the only who thinks this thread is a meme in the making? 🙂