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Title: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: ccmacey on October 05, 2007, 15:35:25 PM
This thread is now a poll...  You need to log in to vote and you won't be able to see the results of the poll until after you've voted  :sneaky:  The votes are anonymous so no-one will ever know you what option you voted for  :shify:


This is Harry, my grey baby.

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/Harry1.jpg)

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/harry2.jpg)

Show off ya grey babes and get us put on the list.
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on October 05, 2007, 15:37:39 PM
Look blue to me  ;)
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: carl (billy and baggys dad) on October 05, 2007, 15:42:18 PM
That first pic of Harry is cool  :)
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: ccmacey on October 05, 2007, 15:49:43 PM
Yes it does look blue- the carpet that is lol

I am forming a grey gang, Lukey and Riley where are you?
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Gillian Harvey on October 05, 2007, 15:54:39 PM
Well Ben's not proud - he's a blue colourpoint, but he won't mind if I sneak him into this GREY thread LOL  :rofl: (excuse the bits stuck to his fur, this was when he'd just rolled in the mulch!)

(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/scruffyjoe/Cats/Benrollinginthemulch.jpg)
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: lisa77 on October 05, 2007, 15:55:18 PM
He is a lovely little chappie  :wow:
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: ccmacey on October 05, 2007, 16:03:03 PM
Well Gillian if Ben does not accept being called blue and will get grubby just to prove a point that he's not posh I think he is now in the gang.  ;)

Come on show me the greys  ;D
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Cheesecat on October 05, 2007, 16:17:37 PM
Awww bless Ben :evillaugh:

Lucas says he has grey bits, does he count?  :Luv:
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 05, 2007, 16:23:23 PM
Show off ya grey babes and get us put on the list.

Don't need asking twice  ;)  Harry is an absolute babe  :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:

I am forming a grey gang, Lukey and Riley where are you?

We're here, we're here  :wow:  We're most definitely GREY too, never heard anything so ridiculous - blue cats, that's just crazy  :Crazy:

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/LucasRiley4049Small.jpg)

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/LucasRiley4006Small.jpg)

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/09062007074Small.jpg)
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Gillian Harvey on October 05, 2007, 16:48:06 PM
We're here, we're here  :wow:  We're most definitely GREY too, never heard anything so ridiculous - blue cats, that's just crazy  :Crazy:

Grey and proud!  ;D

Well Gillian if Ben does not accept being called blue and will get grubby just to prove a point that he's not posh I think he is now in the gang.  ;)

 :thanks: he's glad to be in with the grey crowd  LOL!


Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Millys Mum on October 05, 2007, 17:13:01 PM
Simons not sure about being a blue cat....
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 05, 2007, 17:15:14 PM
I'm afraid Simon is going to have to accept that he is blue  :shy:  I know it's an awful thing to call an innocent cat but there's no getting away from it.  Sorry Simon  :hug:
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 05, 2007, 18:40:11 PM
My goodness what a load of trouble makers  :evillaugh: :evillaugh: :evillaugh: :evillaugh:

They all look blue to me, sorry  :sneaky:

Here is my blue point, definately not grey and also Kocka my first cat on the Bridge now...................thats how I first came across blue cos on her vaccination form its said DLH Blue and I asked em what did that mean and they said grey cats are called blue  :P :P :P
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: blackcat on October 05, 2007, 18:40:29 PM
this is blue - sofia maria to her friends. Actually if we are being frank she is grey, but I think Blue is the term if there are no tabby markings... prepared to be shot down in flames. She was hungry at the time I took the photo  :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 05, 2007, 18:44:45 PM
Ummm she looks black  and mine look brown...........sigh, cameras!
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: blackcat on October 05, 2007, 18:48:48 PM
is this better? - I just thought that was such a cute pic ...
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: ccmacey on October 05, 2007, 18:54:30 PM
I think its ok to say blue when talking peds but when you have a little rouge like Harry then he is grey.

Aww Simon, why so blue?  :rofl:
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 05, 2007, 18:56:20 PM
It was a lovely picture  ;D

Yes definately blue  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Kockas pics were mostly taken before I had digi camera and she used to walk towards the camera so was very hard to get a picture and the light used to change her colour so much.

The light is also changing Duchas colour cos his face and points are quite light.
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: ccmacey on October 05, 2007, 19:05:10 PM
What about we make a deal- Solid colour is blue and with markings is grey  ;D :rofl:

Not many peeps with grey cats? Ya's are all greysist  :rofl:
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 05, 2007, 19:09:33 PM
No sorry there is no grey registered for any cat in any cat show, the term is blue and if striped tabby  8)
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: blackcat on October 05, 2007, 19:10:32 PM
sounds like a deal to me. I adore silver tabbies (grey if you must) but every time I go to get one I end up with a different colour, more because I choose for personality than for colour or type (though prefer not to have a long-hair, despite the lovely Bob)
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 05, 2007, 19:22:19 PM
I am sooo tempted to use the magical powers of my BLUE stars and edit out all references to the word BLUE in everyone's posts and replace with the correct word... GREY  :evillaugh:

CC how about we start a poll thread with pics of our gorgeous grey boys and everyone can vote for whether they are grey or blue?  :sneaky:
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 05, 2007, 19:23:48 PM
Bob is stunning  ;D
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: ccmacey on October 05, 2007, 19:25:28 PM
Wow magic stars, I forgot you had those lol

Yes let the people decide.

Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: blackcat on October 05, 2007, 19:27:32 PM
sadly gone to the rainbow bridge. He was 19 when the pic was taken. Shortly before he died. He was a rescue cat from a breed rescue who was more committed to rescue than to knowing her breeds (she told me he was a foreign white) I have since compared photos and concluded he was a turkish angora if anything. He was a sweetnatured cat who had never known about beds or laps until he came to me aged 5. He travelled with me from Coogee Beach, to Grafton in northern NSW to Queensland and finally to New Zealand. He was the quiet achiever - the cat everyone knew was in charge without him ever having to fluff up or hiss or otherwise assert himself. If any strays came into the garden he would just stare them down. He was a lovely cat and much missed... :'(
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 05, 2007, 19:27:47 PM
Wow magic stars, I forgot you had those lol

Yes let the people decide.

Shall I start a new thread or shall I see if my magical stars will let me add a poll onto this one?  Don't know if they will as they are only blue ones not grey  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: ccmacey on October 05, 2007, 19:33:17 PM
Yes add a poll to this, I jumping off now but will check later to let Harry know.  ;D
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on October 05, 2007, 19:34:37 PM
Ooh rebellion!   ;D

If we're going to be rebellious about this, perhaps we should be consistent too.  If it's blue, it needs to be red and not ginger  ;)

Ooh Gill - look what you're stirred up!  Bet you're really regretting that decision to put all the colours there now  :rofl:
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: blackcat on October 05, 2007, 19:35:25 PM
or cream, or champagne if it is a dilute lol
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 05, 2007, 19:42:16 PM
Yes I am Susanne  :rofl:
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 05, 2007, 19:48:43 PM
This thread is now a poll...  You need to log in to vote and you won't be able to see the results of the poll until after you've voted  :sneaky:  The votes are anonymous so no-one will ever know you what option you voted for  :shify:

Look into my eyes, look into my eyes, the eyes, the eyes, not around the eyes, don't look around the eyes, look into my eyes. [click] You're under  :sneaky:
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 05, 2007, 19:58:02 PM
have voted  :sneaky:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Gillian Harvey on October 05, 2007, 20:21:10 PM
I've voted too!........Mr blue sky, la, la, la... oh sorry, just singing.......... :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Gwen on October 05, 2007, 21:23:05 PM
To me they'll always be grey :)
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 05, 2007, 21:23:50 PM
Dairylea blobs in the post Gwen  ;)
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Gwen on October 05, 2007, 21:25:49 PM
Dairylea blobs in the post Gwen  ;)

Ta but don't you think they'll go off inbetween when you post them and the time I receive them given this strike? :shy: ;)

Thank you for my b day blobs they were gorg  :thanks: Lucas and Riley :)
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Sabrina (Auferstehen) on October 05, 2007, 21:45:33 PM
I give you, Smoke

(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1064/576595946_18f029a940.jpg?v=0)

My all time fave picture of her!
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 05, 2007, 21:46:14 PM
She is lovely  ;D
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Gwen on October 05, 2007, 21:48:43 PM
All these pictures of greys is must making me want one more and more :Luv:

Ok how about Grwndi?

He's a dark grey and white tabby,does he count?

Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 05, 2007, 21:49:17 PM
She's gorgeous, a fine example of a grey cat  :)  I guess you'd say she's actually 'gray' though being from the US  ;D
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: lilycat on October 05, 2007, 21:49:23 PM
This is the lovely GREY Imogen  :Luv:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 05, 2007, 21:54:19 PM
The more the merrier Gwen, don't think we've seen much of Grwndi before - he's a babe  :Luv:

And as for you Lilycat, I can't believe you've been keeping Imogen from us for all this time, I sort of imagined her to be a white fluffy, persian like cat.  She is an absolute (grey) stunner  :Luv:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 05, 2007, 21:57:34 PM
Beautiful BLUE cats  ;D
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Gwen on October 05, 2007, 21:58:59 PM
Beautiful BLUE cats  ;D

who you calling blue? :slap:

Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 05, 2007, 21:59:55 PM
 :sneakin:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: lilycat on October 05, 2007, 22:03:41 PM
Thanks Helen  :) she is rather beautiful but then I am rather biased  ;)

However, knowing her ladyship, I'm sure if Imogen could cast a vote she'd say she was absolutely, definitely BLUE daahhlink  :Luv:  :Luv:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 05, 2007, 22:05:15 PM
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh thank you Lily  ;D
Title: Re: Give it up for greys.
Post by: Reynard on October 05, 2007, 22:16:45 PM
or cream, or champagne if it is a dilute lol

Sorry to be pedantic, but cream is cream and is the dilute of red. Champagne is the term the Americans use to describe C.ho.colate Burmese.

The term grey is the correct term to describe the coloration of the standard domestic tabby cat, where the tabby hairs are ticked with black, tan and grey. It is a term solely used for cats with the dominant agouti (tabby) gene who do NOT display any dilute coloration - i.e. your basic tabby cat.

The colour blue is the dilute of the black and applies to both solid and tabby. Unlike the grey colouration of your basic tabby cat, the blue is purely a result of a reduction in black pigmentation in the hairs. Any cat, whether solid or tabby who demonstrates this reduction of pigmentation in its coat i.e. dilution is correctly known as a blue.
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Littlebobo on October 05, 2007, 22:19:26 PM
Here is chalky and moggchops ..Chalky first and then Moggs ..do they count as Grey :)
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 05, 2007, 22:22:31 PM
Since when and where have tabbys been called grey?

 :boxer: :boxer: :boxer:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Littlebobo on October 05, 2007, 22:24:20 PM
LOL  :P...Worth a try wasn't it they are grey in places lol
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 05, 2007, 22:28:52 PM
Since when and where have tabbys been called grey?

 :boxer: :boxer: :boxer:

Err, Harry and LuLu are grey tabbies - that's the whole point of this thread  :Crazy:  Riley has shadow tabby markings in his grey too - so there  :P

Lisa, Chalky and Moggchops are very welcome to join the grey club  :)  Hope you have voted  ;)
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Reynard on October 05, 2007, 22:29:41 PM
Since when and where have tabbys been called grey?

 :boxer: :boxer: :boxer:

This is my bridge boy Mr Thomas, who is a grey tabby.

http://www.post14.f9.co.uk/pics/web_galleries/cats/pages/img_4738.htm

As you can see, this is a completely different colour to Lucas, Riley, Harry, Pearl et al who are all most definitely blue.
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Littlebobo on October 05, 2007, 22:30:08 PM
Sure have ...Lucas and Riley have grown haven't they in too yummy grey babies !!!
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 05, 2007, 22:38:28 PM
This is my bridge boy Mr Thomas, who is a grey tabby.... As you can see, this is a completely different colour to Lucas, Riley, Harry, Pearl et al who are all most definitely blue.

No, no, no, no, no *shakes head* Thomas is absolutely gorgeous but he is definitely not a grey tabby.  He's what I'd call a standard 'tabby' - no colour defined but defo not grey  ;D
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Reynard on October 05, 2007, 22:43:03 PM
No, no, no, no, no *shakes head* Thomas is absolutely gorgeous but he is definitely not a grey tabby.  He's what I'd call a standard 'tabby' - no colour defined but defo not grey  ;D

A standard tabby is a grey tabby - find yourself some cat books and look it up.  >:(
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: lilycat on October 05, 2007, 22:45:46 PM
I'm a bit confused now [it's easily done]....what's Imogen then? Grey or Blue? :Crazy:  :Crazy:  :Crazy:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Reynard on October 05, 2007, 22:49:54 PM
I'm a bit confused now [it's easily done]....what's Imogen then? Grey or Blue? :Crazy:  :Crazy:  :Crazy:

Imogen is a stunning example of a blue tabby - she's beautiful!  :Luv:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 05, 2007, 22:50:22 PM
A standard tabby is a grey tabby - find yourself some cat books and look it up.  >:(

I don't need to get a book and look it up! The poll is not the technical definition of blue or grey - it's what colour are these cats  ;)  Grey seems to be the consensus of opinion at the moment  ;D

Lilycat, Imogen is a beautiful grey tabby  :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 05, 2007, 22:55:33 PM
My cat books dont tell me that  >:(
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: JackSpratt on October 05, 2007, 22:59:56 PM
 :boxer: Blimey, back to your corners, guys! I personally don't use the colour blue for any fur because well, blue is the colour of the sky or the thomson local cat.... :evillaugh: But I'm not very "uppah class!"
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 05, 2007, 23:03:22 PM
:boxer: Blimey, back to your corners, guys! I personally don't use the colour blue for any fur because well, blue is the colour of the sky or the thomson local cat.... :evillaugh: But I'm not very "uppah class!"

Don't worry JS it's all in jest... I hope  :scared:  Don't forget to vote  ;)
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Reynard on October 05, 2007, 23:07:23 PM
They should do Gilly, the grey tabby is also known as the wild coat variant - look at pics of a Scottish wildcat i.e. Felis Silvestris Grampia and that's your basic grey mackrel tabby.

Grey is a SPECIFIC description of the tabby ticked hairs of the basic tabby coat pattern. Blue describes a completely DIFFERENT form of colouration.

Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Stuart on October 05, 2007, 23:10:54 PM
Dis iz Tricky :Crazy:
I got Misty when He was Ickle, I named Him Misty because His coat was a Misty Bluey/Grey !!
Misty is GREY but sometimes (Depending on the Light, He has a Blue tinge ??)

so does that make Him Blue or Grey  :doh:

Ach, if in doubt, Sit on the Fence  ;D ;)
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Littlebobo on October 05, 2007, 23:16:55 PM
Here is a pic of my bridge baby Zookie would she be considered blue then ...I had her down as a dilute tortie ????
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 05, 2007, 23:18:00 PM
so does that make Him Blue or Grey  :doh:

At the risk of sounding like a broken record... Misty is a gorgeous fluffy grey boy  :)
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Sylvia on October 05, 2007, 23:18:35 PM
This is my Gizzy.

(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w300/SylviaM_Photo/20070805-0100.jpg)

Before she moved in with us, she used to live with our neighbours across the other side of the road.  At that time we didn't know what her real name was, so we used to call her Grey Kitty, and we have always thought of her as grey.  On her vaccination certificate the vet has described her as 'GREY'.  ;D

Occasionally she does have a posh day (usually when the sun is shining) when I think her coat looks blue.   :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 05, 2007, 23:24:34 PM
so does that make Him Blue or Grey  :doh:

At the risk of sounding like a broken record... Misty is a gorgeous fluffy grey boy  :)

Here is a pic of my bridge baby Zookie would she be considered blue then ...I had her down as a dilute tortie ????

Wow, she's gorgeous (I seem to be using that word a lot but if the cap fits :wow:). I'd say she is a dilute tortie but the main colour of her fur is grey - in my humble non professional opinion  ;)

This is my Gizzy.... On her vaccination certificate the vet has described her as 'GREY'.  ;D

Sylvia, Gizzy is a stunner - that's a great pic of her  :)

Very good point about the vet records (more evidence  :sneaky:) Lukey and Riley are down as grey tabby and grey & white.




Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Reynard on October 05, 2007, 23:25:34 PM
To quote from "The Book of the Cat" (ISBN: 0 330 26153 3)

"The tabby is in fact a complex colour built up from two component patterns, one superimposed on the othet, that are goverend by two sets of genes. The underlying pattern is called Agouti and is a universal grey camouflaging pattern found in a great majority of mammal species, most notably the rabbit. It is composed of hairs with a bluish base and a black tip separated by yellow banding. Because of the backwards slope of the hairs this produces the freckled greyish colour between the tabby stripes."
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Reynard on October 05, 2007, 23:28:59 PM
A blue cat will have a blue / slate tinge to the coat. You folks are hoisting yourselves on your own petards by admitting the fact...  :rofl:

Also, just to prove a point, and you guys can look it up for yourselves:

The genotype of a standard grey or brown tabby is: A-B-C-D-iiT-/tbtb (the difference is in the polygenes)
The genotype of a blue tabby is: A-B-C-ddiiT-/tbtb
The genotype of a solid blue cat is: aaB-C-dd
The genotype of a blue & white cat is: aaB-C-S-dd

So any cat with the dd gene is blue irrespective of whether tabby or not. Simple and easy to remember. The D gene will either give you a black cat (aa i.e. non-agouti) or a grey / brown tabby (A agouti)
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Stuart on October 05, 2007, 23:33:51 PM
so does that make Him Blue or Grey  :doh:

At the risk of sounding like a broken record... Misty is a gorgeous fluffy grey boy  :)

Yes nice to look at but a wee bity unpredictable, the photo is what happen'd yesterday when I decided
to carry my love bundle through the house, and he had other ideas >:( >:( >:(
Hamish would NEVER have done that to me, you could carry Him like a baby on His Back and He would just
Lie there Purring :wow:

Zookie was Beautiful, Sorry for your Loss  :(

And Gizzy is a Cracker... or maybe I'm just being Biast :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: ccmacey on October 05, 2007, 23:37:05 PM
Can we not just say the lighter shade is grey.

Anyone who ownes a grey cat you are not allowed to perch, stand up for ya babes. Unless you do think of them as blue.

Harry is a dark grey with lighter grey running through his coat and he is tabby, I going to check him out.

Ooops  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: ccmacey on October 05, 2007, 23:41:05 PM
How do we know if our cat has the DD gene?
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on October 05, 2007, 23:46:51 PM
This thread is hilarious  :rofl:

I agree with Reynard re the technicalities, but I guess you can call your cat whatever colour you want.  However, grey and blue are really just 2 ways of saying the same thing - they don't refer to different shades of 'grey'.  If you entered a 'grey' cat into the hhold section of a cat show it would be described as blue - because in the cat fancy grey is called blue.  The same as ginger is called red.  But outside of the cat fancy I guess you can call your cat sky blue pink with purple dots if you like  ;D
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Stuart on October 05, 2007, 23:49:04 PM
This thread is hilarious  :rofl:

I agree with Reynard re the technicalities, but I guess you can call your cat whatever colour you want.  However, grey and blue are really just 2 ways of saying the same thing - they don't refer to different shades of 'grey'.  If you entered a 'grey' cat into the hhold section of a cat show it would be described as blue - because in the cat fancy grey is called blue.  The same as ginger is called red.  But outside of the cat fancy I guess you can call your cat sky blue pink with purple dots if you like  ;D

Thats what I was starting to think, Blue = Grey & vica versa  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 06, 2007, 00:01:06 AM
So if Harry is a tabby , why not vote tabby............sigh
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Bazsmum on October 06, 2007, 00:14:18 AM
I have voted grey  :Crazy:

My Maisey (pictured below) is dark grey & white tabby....



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Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: lucy on October 06, 2007, 08:21:33 AM
Xanthe is supposed to be silver tabby and white - however most of her body is dark grey at the moment with silver markings (she seems to betting (no she doesn't gamble! I meant getting paler gradually). She's not blue, but my brother's dog is!

Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Corporal Smokey on October 06, 2007, 09:14:20 AM
Well Josh and I are most definately Blue! Do you think I enjoy being called Smokey? Hmmmmm?  :evillaugh:

(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc221/corporalsmokey/SmokeyKitchen-1.jpg)(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc221/corporalsmokey/joshsmokey1.jpg)(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc221/corporalsmokey/joshmodel.jpg)
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Sabrina (Auferstehen) on October 06, 2007, 09:22:16 AM
She's gorgeous, a fine example of a grey cat  :)  I guess you'd say she's actually 'gray' though being from the US  ;D

Our dear Smoke is English (and it shows) she was adopted from the shelter down the road, and every day I'm glad I picked her since she is such a sweet cat.

Um, could be gray or grey my spelling has gotten worse since being over here and trying to adapt to the extra letters or strange spelling's you guys have ;)
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: lucy on October 06, 2007, 11:41:53 AM
Hey, fighting talk now - what colour is this horse? Grey, white or blue?  :evillaugh: :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
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Post by: blackcat on October 06, 2007, 11:43:20 AM
It's a grey - the horse, that is. It probably started life as a dark grey with dapples and faded as it got older ...
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Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 06, 2007, 12:44:55 PM
Would like to congratulate Maisey and Xanthe on joining the best club in the world  :wow: 'Harry's grey gang'  :)

Josh and Corporal Smokey, you are both gorgeous but I'm afraid you can't join Harry's gang  :(  You'll be in our thoughts though...
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Gwen on October 06, 2007, 13:55:31 PM
Hey, fighting talk now - what colour is this horse? Grey, white or blue?  :evillaugh: :evillaugh: :evillaugh:

Looks white to me :shy:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: lilycat on October 06, 2007, 14:11:31 PM
Well, I'm going to keep describing Imogen as a beautiful Grey...because she is  :Luv:  :Luv:  :Luv: 
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 06, 2007, 23:29:54 PM
Smokey and Josh you are so handsome and of course you are blue  ;D
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Post by: blackcat on October 07, 2007, 08:34:51 AM
and speaking of horses, there is a very old colour known as a blue roan - a lovely and unusual colour for a horse ...
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Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on October 07, 2007, 13:00:17 PM
Arent' white horses called greys?

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Post by: blackcat on October 07, 2007, 13:06:24 PM
yes they are
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Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 07, 2007, 16:31:31 PM
Harry, Lukey and Riley, the founder members of 'Harry's grey gang', will be making the official announcement of the poll results tomorrow afternoon  :wow:  So if you haven't already voted get your votes in now  ;D
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Reynard on October 07, 2007, 21:52:41 PM
Well Josh and I are most definately Blue! Do you think I enjoy being called Smokey? Hmmmmm?  :evillaugh:

(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc221/corporalsmokey/SmokeyKitchen-1.jpg)(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc221/corporalsmokey/joshsmokey1.jpg)(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc221/corporalsmokey/joshmodel.jpg)

Very definitely, Smokey and Josh - Pearl agrees with you entirely and sends lots of  :blow kiss: and thinks the folks who call you both grey are  :stupid:

She insists I attach a very comely photo of her good self (her good side, naturally) and says that isn't it brilliant that the Blue Quiz Team are slaves to such wonderful blue cats!  :yes:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: lilycat on October 08, 2007, 08:01:41 AM
See now, Pearl most definitely looks Blue  :-:  :doh:


It's all down to shading I think....Humphrey is officially Black and White but in actual fact he's a very dark brown and white - it's enough to drive you  :Crazy:  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Catcrazymum on October 08, 2007, 10:43:06 AM
Hi,
I must say all your cats are gourgous, i didnt realise there were so many differant types of Gray/Blue cats. I have just got 2 kittens :Luv: :Luv:, a Gray called Star and a Tortie called Twinkle just thought I'd post a pic of my babies since star is Gray/blue?? I'm confused but i think she is Gray, how do you vote in the poll?  :) :)
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 08, 2007, 11:23:23 AM
I'm confused but i think she is Gray, how do you vote in the poll?  :) :)

Most definitely grey and very cute with it too  :Luv:  There should be a poll at the very top of this page, just click on which category you want to vot for, once you've voted you'll be able to see the results  :shify: The announcement for the official colour 'as voted by the people' all our gorgeous babes are will be made later this afternoon  :wow:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on October 08, 2007, 11:26:10 AM
I wonder if I've time to register under a few aliases and vote again...  ;)

Jaffa was going to vote but he couldn't remember his password.
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Gwen on October 08, 2007, 11:27:57 AM
Looks like the greys are clear winners :sneaky:

Jaffa please try and remember your password,we need as many votes as we can :shify:
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Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 08, 2007, 11:32:13 AM
Looks like the greys are clear winners :sneaky:

Jaffa please try and remember your password,we need as many votes as we can :shify:

Noooo, I have a sneaky suspicion that it will be Jaffa's Mum and not Jaffa himself that is voting.  She is deranged and thinks grey cats are blue  :Crazy:
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Post by: Gwen on October 08, 2007, 11:33:35 AM
Looks like the greys are clear winners :sneaky:

Jaffa please try and remember your password,we need as many votes as we can :shify:

Noooo, I have a sneaky suspicion that it will be Jaffa's Mum and not Jaffa himself that is voting.  She is deranged and thinks grey cats are blue  :Crazy:

Oooooooops sowwy :scared:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: blackcat on October 08, 2007, 11:34:35 AM
just thought i would add a little non-sequiteur, but he is sooooo gorgeous.
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Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on October 08, 2007, 11:54:19 AM
Quote from: Tiggy's Mum - Helen link=topic=8241.msg131594#msg131594

Noooo, I have a sneaky suspicion that it will be Jaffa's Mum and not Jaffa himself that is voting.  She is deranged and thinks grey cats are blue  :Crazy:

Jaffa here!

Auntie Helen - how could you think I would let meowmy use my log in?  Do you think I have no scruples?  She doesn't know my password anyway.  Ok, so I don't either cos I've forgotten it, but I never told meowmy what it was.  I can use her log in - me and Mose use it all the time - but I wouldn't let her use mine.  And I don't do what she tells me to do either.

Personally, I don't mind being called ginger or red, so it wouldn't matter to me what I was called,  but I am on the side of the cats so if most of the cats want to be grey then I would vote grey  ;D
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Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 08, 2007, 12:05:00 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen, please may I have your attention....  The votes have been counted and verified and I will now hand you over to the founder members of 'Harry's grey gang' who can reveal that...

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/P_edits/official.jpg)

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/P_edits/weare.jpg)

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/P_edits/06102007307-1.jpg)

Yes let the people decide.

The people have spoken, with a whopping majority of 58.1% of the vote we have a clear winner - grey, the blues limp into second place with just 29%, and last but not least a few people who will be in need of some tweezers 'on the fence' with 12.9%.
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Post by: blackcat on October 08, 2007, 12:12:20 PM
well congratulations to the greys. I voted for the fence as there were clearly some greys and some blues, but hey, that's referenda for you!! I still say a grey is a tabby and a blue is solid colour (dilute black), but it doesn't really make any difference. Cos they are all gorgeous!!!
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Gwen on October 08, 2007, 13:45:33 PM
 :na na naa na: :na na naa na: :attention: :attention: :Applause: :cheer:
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Post by: Corporal Smokey on October 08, 2007, 14:39:04 PM
DAMN!
(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc221/corporalsmokey/smokeyblue.jpg)
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Post by: ccmacey on October 08, 2007, 15:33:07 PM
clearly some greys and some blues, but hey, that's referenda for you!! I still say a grey is a tabby and a blue is solid colour really make any

Yes thats the point, we wanted greys to be added.

Well done grey lovers  ;D
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Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 08, 2007, 15:48:10 PM
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Smokey you are just so gorgeous..........ummmm would you like to come ans visit cos I just love the blue cats  :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: Mojo on October 08, 2007, 15:48:43 PM
god that made me chortle  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Post by: lilycat on October 08, 2007, 16:05:44 PM
Loved the protest sign Corporal Smokey, you do look a bit cross though  ;)!!!

Blue or Grey, Tabby or Tortie, Ginger or Black....we salute you all  :bow:
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Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 08, 2007, 16:30:04 PM
Riley says....

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/P_edits/specsavers.jpg)
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Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 08, 2007, 16:42:36 PM
Thats not nice Riley but it did make me laugh  :rofl: :rofl:
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Post by: Corporal Smokey on October 08, 2007, 16:46:43 PM
Yes, it did tickle me rather aswell...hmmmm.... :P
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Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 08, 2007, 16:47:43 PM
Helen what software are you using to do that?
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Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 08, 2007, 16:49:26 PM
Paint, I only discovered it last week so am getting a bit carried away with it  :evillaugh:  It's very hard to write with the mouse though, hence the scrawly writing.
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Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 08, 2007, 16:50:06 PM
Paint , right hmmmmmmmmmmmm  ;D
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Post by: Corporal Smokey on October 08, 2007, 16:56:13 PM
I was blaming my scrawly writing on trying to use a mouse with your paw. And then of course I realise it's a mouse and that poses me a terrible diemma, eat it or use it for its intended purpose?  ;)
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Post by: Millys Mum on October 08, 2007, 17:17:59 PM
So glad that common sense prevailed and grey won   :)
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Post by: pappilon on October 08, 2007, 17:41:03 PM
SMOKEY you are :G: :O: :R: :G: :E: :O: :U: :S:, A true blue :coolpics:           
my babes at the bridge, they were blue,ish :Luv:
Title: Re: Poll - give it up for greys.
Post by: pappilon on October 08, 2007, 17:42:44 PM
Sorry forgot to post pics :Crazy:
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Post by: Ralph's mum (angie) on October 08, 2007, 17:48:17 PM
I have voted grey  :Crazy:

My Maisey (pictured below) is dark grey & white tabby....



Max has these stripy legs as well although his face is black, so  can he join the grey gang PLEASE
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Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on October 08, 2007, 17:55:40 PM
So the greys have it!  ;D  Well done the blues greys!
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Post by: Gwen on October 08, 2007, 18:24:58 PM
Susanne :slap:
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Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 08, 2007, 18:34:27 PM
Max has got very unusual legs there Angie (and a particularly handsome face :Luv:), are you sure you haven't been messing around with his pic  :shify: 

In any case Max is welcome to become an honorary member of the grey gang as his Mum has obviously taught him right from wrong grey from blue  :)


As for you Susanne  >:(  Think I'll see if Tan will put a censor on the B word and change it to grey, a bit like c.hocolate changes to healthfood  :evillaugh:
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Post by: Ralph's mum (angie) on October 08, 2007, 18:43:43 PM
Max has got very unusual legs there Angie (and a particularly handsome face :Luv:), are you sure you haven't been messing around with his pic  :shify: 

In any case Max is welcome to become an honorary member of the grey gang as his Mum has obviously taught him right from wrong grey from blue  :)

Helen Thank you for the comments and I can assure you max was not messed around with :rofl:

 :yayyy: :yayyy: Give it up for the greys
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Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 08, 2007, 22:41:35 PM
No Tan wont  :slap: :slap:
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Post by: Linda (Bengalbabe) on October 09, 2007, 13:51:18 PM
This post is fun  :evillaugh:  If I had 'spotted' it earlier could have added in some silver nope GREY bengals ROFL :rofl:
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Post by: No Name on October 09, 2007, 14:35:39 PM
without a shadow of a doubt they are blue, grey is a dilute of black and true back had its own tone of blue .............so they are blue blue blue.....or maybe they are grey :Crazy:
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Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 09, 2007, 18:51:18 PM
Hehehehehe.......the debate continues  :rofl: :rofl:
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Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 09, 2007, 19:18:42 PM
Err, no... There is no debate, the people have spoken  :)
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Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 09, 2007, 19:20:04 PM
And are still speaking it seems  :rofl: :rofl:
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Post by: Millys Mum on October 10, 2007, 16:23:36 PM
Helen do you have the power to lock the thread, with the last post of  "ner ner grey wins"  :na na naa na: :na na naa na:
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Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 10, 2007, 17:56:30 PM
The thread can only be locked at the point it currently is unless a moderator deleted all the other posts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  >:( >:( >:(

So it can either be locked now or stay as it is, open and chatting  ;D
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Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 10, 2007, 22:41:03 PM
Helen do you have the power to lock the thread, with the last post of  "ner ner grey wins"  :na na naa na: :na na naa na:

Could have done but then Gill went and made a post  :innocent:
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Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 10, 2007, 22:58:42 PM
Thats right blame it on me  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I am the cats mat  :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
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Post by: Corporal Smokey on October 11, 2007, 09:46:10 AM
Ha ha you grey types are just worried that blues are going to (rightfully) take over  :evillaugh:
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Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on October 11, 2007, 09:57:34 AM
I think the greys are feeling a little blue.
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Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 11, 2007, 23:00:14 PM
Not at all  ;) 

Grey cats in this country seem to be in the minority, I'm off work at the moment with a manflu type illness so have been watching lots of daytime TV especially the likes of Animal Cops Houston / Phoenix / Miami  / Detroit etc etc and virtually every kitten up a tree/stuck down a drain/ in a car engine / in a roof type rescue seems to be little grey tabby  :Luv:  I guess our black and whites are grey tabbies in the US  :)
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Post by: Gwen on October 12, 2007, 08:33:28 AM
I think the greys are feeling a little blue.

No more wispa bars for you for life now Susanne after that comment :slap:
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Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on October 12, 2007, 09:45:05 AM
No more wispa bars for you for life now Susanne after that comment :slap:

 :Nooooo: :Nooooo:

Then I'd be feeling very blue.