# The Subtle Tortures Of The Vlork **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 9, 2006, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-subtle-tortures-of-the-vlork/367943 "2006-08-09T00:54:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-subtle-tortures-of-the-vlork/367943/41 "2006-08-10T04:32:46Z")
We call it “pyukkah” at my house, but I know this vlork of which you speak. (It’s hard to spell words that aren’t really words.) ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-subtle-tortures-of-the-vlork/367943/42 "2006-08-10T07:35:17Z")
Gah, I hate cats. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-subtle-tortures-of-the-vlork/367943/43 "2006-08-10T12:58:36Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > Gah, I hate cats. I really don’t get it, either. I’ll acknowledge that kittens are one of the cutest things in the world, but I don’t think I’d like to have something that regularly vomits on my floor! But I’m certainly not criticizing anyone for having a big enough heart to allow an furry animal into their life. 🙂 (I have pets, they all live in tanks.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-subtle-tortures-of-the-vlork/367943.md?page=2)