Cyd Vicious Bitmead
25 December 1982 - 6 January 1998
RIP
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Pure-bred Canberra Black Dog (Kelpie-cross, provenance O'Connor Canberra
via RSPCA Animal Shelter, Weston)
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Born Christmas Day 1982 named `Sophie.' Bllecch!
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Resident with Bitmead family since March 1983 in Flynn, ACT
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Moved with them to O'Connor, land of my birth, in August 1996
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Renamed Cyd for my beautiful legs, then eponymized Vicious for
my gentle temperament. Bastards!
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Once official ``Dog of the Street'' Herschell Circuit, Flynn
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Now unofficial ``Who's that fat bastard'' Robinson Street, O'Connor
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Criminal career begun at the age of 14:
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arrested for public obscenity and nuisance, July 1997
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incarcerated Mugga Way Dog Pound for one night
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released into guarantor's custody
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"Too bad tatts are invisible under black fur!"
At Flynn, Cyd could not be contacted by email because her family would
not let her downstairs, where the computer is, anymore since the regrettable
incident on the carpet in 1987. At O'Connor she still cannot be reached
by email because the wooden floor in the computer room has yet to be polished.
Her master has offered to collect her email and to read them into her increasingly
dysfunctional ears.
In November 1996, Cyd was joined by the Devon Rex cat, Olive Vicious
Bitmead, in O'Connor. She is still too small to have her own web page,
though. Besides, she acts immature and plays in the litter tray.
Poor liitle Ollie died on July 15 of feline AIDS. Cyd now has outlasted
another sibling. At least the fish, once known as Alfred but now
known as Millie is till kicking around after about five years. 
Sid (Cyd), Olly (Ollie) and Millie are the unnaturally cute mascots for
the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Couldn't they even think up some original
names? At least my family has sensible mascots: a dog a cat and a fish.
When was the last time you patted an echidna?
Cyd's Research Interests
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Have I been fed yet?
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Breakfast
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Droppings of all kinds
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Visitors, at least for the first 4 minutes
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Comparative gastronomy of Pal Regular, Pal Chunky and Pal Casserole
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Vomit
As you can see from this photo, living in Australia for so long has
caused me to acquire the posture of a kangaroo when sitting.
Très élégant, n'est ce pas?
On January 6, 1998, Cyd Vicious died on the operating
table at the vet. She outlasted her two curly-cat sisters, Ollie and Reg,
and is survived by her Canberra Black brother, Sam Bucca Tiki Bitmead.
She enjoyed her final Christmas/birthday spent visiting the families in
Sydney. She made her last trip to Belconnen garbage tip the day before
she died.
Her track worn around the house is now grown over
and the hole in the hedge is closing. But she will always be remembered.
Last modified: 28 October, 1998
Cyd Vicious (rbitmea1@san.rr.com)
