TheCatSite.com › Forums › General Forums › The Cat Lounge › Question of the Day: Thurs. Sept. 1 2011
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Question of the Day: Thurs. Sept. 1 2011

post #1 of 24
9/1/11 at 5:17am
Thread Starter 
G'day folks.

Let's talk: Stuffed Animals.

Do you have some? How old is your oldest? What is your favorite? Anything you'd like to share about stuffies?
Reply
post #2 of 24
9/1/11 at 5:21am
I have loads

My favourite one is my 5ft teddy bear that Blaine got me for our second christmas together

My oldest is nick named Big red and ive had him since I was born

Ive got a few Gizmo's (from the film Gremlins) and the PG Tips Monkeys
Reply
post #3 of 24
9/1/11 at 5:27am
Hmm hoarded away somewhere is my My Pet Monster. That is my oldest and my favorite is my purple and pink gorilla named Boogah.

DF has a stuffed animal named Chester. I got it for him for our first V-day together and its a fireengine red cheetah with a biker vest on. LOL He has a place of honor on our dresser.
Reply
post #4 of 24
9/1/11 at 5:36am
I hate stuffed animals and I always end up throwing them away.
My Mom bought each of the boys a teddy bear with clothing that said "Dakin's First Christmas", "Corbin's First Christmas" and "Tysin's First Christmas"

And I even threw those away
Reply
post #5 of 24
9/1/11 at 5:46am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by -_aj_- View Post

Ive got a few Gizmo's (from the film Gremlins)
*sidenote* My first kitteh of my very own was named Gysmo after Gremlins cuz he had this stripe up his head like one of em from the movie.

Oh and Gremlins was the first movie I ever saw in theater LOL
Reply
post #6 of 24
9/1/11 at 5:52am
I have an orange and white stuffed kitty that meows when you press his paw. My mom got him for me when one of my former fosters passed away.
Reply
post #7 of 24
9/1/11 at 6:19am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Snake_Lady View Post
G'day folks.

Let's talk: Stuffed Animals.

Do you have some? How old is your oldest? What is your favorite? Anything you'd like to share about stuffies?
I have about 10 large Rubbermaid style tubs filled with them . All of them are various exotic/domestic animals. They also all look "realistic". I have had them all since my youth. So they are getting old like me . I would say my favorite one is my Duck Billed Platypus.

If anyone wants to see some just just let me know .
Reply
post #8 of 24
9/1/11 at 6:46am
I have quite a bit, though not many in SC with me. A lot of them are still at my parents' house in NC.

I do have my oldest, Teddy, a brown squished teddy bear I was given the day I was born. His nose is flattened from me sleeping on it for so many years. I also carried him down the aisle at my half-sister's wedding rather than flowers when I was the flower girl
Reply
post #9 of 24
9/1/11 at 10:55am
When I was born, way back in 1955 (I'm an oldie, but goodie), my grandmother gave me a white stuffed bunny. I put that poor bunny through the wringer, but still managed to keep her for years. Even after I got married, my bunny was on my pillow on our bed every day.

When Hurricane Agnes hit, in 1972, I lost my bunny; we couldn't salvage the poor thing. Out of all the things that we lost that time, the loss of my bunny hurt me the most. The most cherished losses are not money or "things". The worst losses are those that cannot ever be replaced. My grandmother gave me that bunny and I loved her very much.

I've had other stuffed animals and such throughout the years. But I really loved my bunny.
Reply
post #10 of 24
9/1/11 at 12:41pm
I have many stuffed animals. My oldest one is a border collie puppy that I got when I was in elementary school.

My favorite is the stuffed fox that I sleep with.
Reply
post #11 of 24
9/1/11 at 1:02pm
I have a cute little reindeer beanie baby a sweetie from TCS sent me when I was really down. I would not part with it for anything. It sits out all year long. I have a a snowman beanie that a lovely choir left for me when I was in the hospital last Christmas. I was having something done and was out of my room at the time, so I only got to hear them from down the hall.
Reply
post #12 of 24
9/1/11 at 1:11pm
i only have one very special Pillow Pet that LDG sent me after Bella died. It's a blue dolphin. I cried on it many many nights and it got me through. Now Turtle has adopted it. I'm just glad it's too big for her to carry off somewhere
Reply
post #13 of 24
9/1/11 at 2:18pm
I am not saying if I have any stuffies or not.
Reply
post #14 of 24
9/1/11 at 2:29pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by AmberThe Bobcat View Post
I am not saying if I have any stuffies or not.
Spoilsport
Reply
post #15 of 24
9/1/11 at 2:44pm
All my childhood stuffed toys are gone but I have a couple from my Aunt Eileen she gave me for my last couple of hospital visits. I guess my fave is Comfort Kitty, a calico that soaked up many a tear when I was in chronic pain after my auto accident in 2006.

Quote:
Originally Posted by AmberThe Bobcat View Post
I am not saying if I have any stuffies or not.
His growl.
Reply
post #16 of 24
9/1/11 at 3:00pm
A pink Gund bear that is twenty six years old. Given to me by my DH
Reply
post #17 of 24
9/1/11 at 5:01pm
No--I have enough of the REAL ones around my house!

Then again, stuffed ones don't require litter boxes...hmmm....
Reply
post #18 of 24
9/1/11 at 5:32pm
I still think about my Childhood bear, Mr. Sparkly. He was a white bear with tinsel, sparkly fur and a silver bow tie (that I'd make him a girl if I put the tie on his ear, lol). I miss him, and no idea what happened to him

Right now, I have a stuffed raccoon puppet that I named Rikki.. got him on a camping trip whiling visiting Martha's Vineyard when I was about 10, 11? I've slept with him for so many years, and I still do when I need some comfort (yes, I need a boyfriend, lol).

I have several dragon stuffed animals that I've collected, but recently packed away to make my apartment more 'grown up', lol
Reply
post #19 of 24
9/1/11 at 5:37pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by gemlady View Post
All my childhood stuffed toys are gone but I have a couple from my Aunt Eileen she gave me for my last couple of hospital visits. I guess my fave is Comfort Kitty, a calico that soaked up many a tear when I was in chronic pain after my auto accident in 2006.


His growl.
LOL Yes they do
Reply
post #20 of 24
9/1/11 at 6:33pm
Yup shes older then me-a monkey/doll. shes about 29 and 1/2 yo! armpit has needed to be sewn for years but shes in great shape other wise
Reply
post #21 of 24
9/1/11 at 7:06pm
I have a ton of stuffed animals

My favorite is a leopard I got when I was 3 I named that one Leppy
Reply
post #22 of 24
9/1/11 at 7:29pm
I used to have a huge collection growing up but most were sold in yard sales when I sold my parent's house. I did keep a few that meant a lot to me like the Christmas bear from 1987 when I graduated from High School (K-mart special, I think), Christmas bear from 1992 when I graduated from college (also K-mart), and a few others.

BUT, the one I insisted on keeping was Sabre Two, my little thread bare, ugly looking dog that I had since I was a baby. Our family dog growing up was a German Shepard named Sabre, so my stuffed dog became Sabre Two. There are pictures of me and him in my crib and carried that poor dog everywhere, to the market with Mom, to the doctor's office (I remember the doctor giving him a booster shot before he gave me one...lol), even to Church and he would put the offering in the basket with his own little paws, with my help of course. He was my best friend and confidant.

He's now very droopy, but he still has the last shirt my mom sewed on him to keep his stuffing in. I even took him to Guam when I moved there. Right now, he's sitting (drooping) on my bookshelf on my wedding album and yearbooks. I wouldn't part with him for anything in the world If I could help it.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Winchester View Post
When I was born, way back in 1955 (I'm an oldie, but goodie), my grandmother gave me a white stuffed bunny. I put that poor bunny through the wringer, but still managed to keep her for years. Even after I got married, my bunny was on my pillow on our bed every day.

When Hurricane Agnes hit, in 1972, I lost my bunny; we couldn't salvage the poor thing. Out of all the things that we lost that time, the loss of my bunny hurt me the most. The most cherished losses are not money or "things". The worst losses are those that cannot ever be replaced. My grandmother gave me that bunny and I loved her very much.

I've had other stuffed animals and such throughout the years. But I really loved my bunny.
That just brings tears to my eyes. You're absolutely right. Your bunny can never be replaced.
Reply
post #23 of 24
9/1/11 at 7:57pm
I have a bunch of stuffed animals. I used to have a whole lot more, but when we moved into this house I edited my collection down to the ones that are really meaningful to me.

My oldest one is also my favorite. It's a multicolored crocheted turtle that my mother made me when I was about 7 years old. At one time there was a matching blanket that came with it, but that's long ago worn out. My brother and sister each had similar sets in different colors. My mom made them for us for Christmas that year because my dad had lost his job and the family didn't have much money for gifts. It's actually kind of ugly, but I'm 43 years old and I still love that turtle.
Reply
post #24 of 24
9/1/11 at 8:02pm
Last year I lost my rubber duck... I don´t know where it go....
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: The Cat Lounge
TheCatSite.com › Forums › General Forums › The Cat Lounge › Question of the Day: Thurs. Sept. 1 2011