I'm Getting a Cat!

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2003-11-20 06:29pm

LadyTevar wrote:Other than that, I can say that I have seen a cat trained to go to bed when his master did. How? Because said master started by picking up the cat and holding him captive, giving the poor cat a thwap on the head every time the cat tried to escape before Master was asleep. Within two months, the cat ran to the bedroom whenever he saw the signs of Master wanting to go to bed, and remained on the bed, curled up in Master's arm.

Sounds like "Taking care of cats" from the author of the Gor novels.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2003-11-20 10:18pm

I have 6. It's insane. Don't start picking up kittens that show up on your door step. It will be your down fall.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2003-11-20 10:22pm

Oh, and rye isn't the only one with cute cats. Meet whisper (black) and dreamcicle (white and orange).

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-11-20 10:31pm

Your cats are clearly Demons, DD. (Rye's are simply angelic.) look at whisper, she didn't even take off the black mantle of death bequeathed to him by the former reaper before he retired, and "Dreamsicle"..heh... didn't even lose the marks left upon him when he tried to get through the seventh Gate. Which I guard.

(Midnight, in the picture, for those of you who do not know, is actually plotting the best way to pounce on DD and claw his eyes out. It would appear DD got clear just in time.)

(J/K

Nice cats, DD. Don't listen to the cat-haters, man! Oh, look into a Littermaid....those look insanely useful, no more litterbox cleaning or stinkiness.)

__________EDIT_______________

Midnight changed from He to She, lest I be struck down by Hellfire from my toothbrush.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2003-11-20 10:43pm

For future reference the one with the black mantle of death is a she.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-11-20 11:03pm

As kittens, they are the cutest thing ever. They grow up to be wonderful creatures. I love my cats.

Also, sometimes when she was little, my kitten would jump up in front of the monitor. She would then paw at the onscreen mouse.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-11-21 06:51am

They're always nice and cute as kittens it;s when they grow up that you'll start having problems.
My family has four cats:
1 is senile and thinks it lives in every house in the neighbourhood
1 is a sneaky, cunning little thing that is cute at the same time
The other 2 are brothers and are some of the most stupid things i've ever seen. Both are really cute though, but it's only a matter of time before the patio door breaks.

Death from the Sea · Post by **Death from the Sea** » 2003-11-21 02:41pm

Just remember that cats are not loyal like dogs. they will turn on your ass.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-11-21 02:45pm

To quote Terry Pratchett (IIRC):

A dog is loyal to a man for life, a cat is loyal until someone invents a tin opener that can be operated with paws.

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2003-11-22 12:26am

Apart from the usual dirt tray, spray bottle, etc, there is one thing that is a must: Sunglasses to worn at meal times. It may sound silly, but this is no joke, they have the uncanny ability to make you hand over your food, having 4 cats, I have found this out the hard way...repeatedly.

*Suddenly remembers Eddie Izards "Pets" sketch*

Goes something like "If you have a dog, you can get it to sit, stay, lie down, etc, but if you were to get a cat, stand infront of it and say 'sit, stay, lie down, roll over' the cat would just look at you and say 'interesting words....are you finished?'"
I love Eddie Izard...

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-11-22 01:41am

SylasGaunt wrote:And always remember.. that cat owns you not the other way around

That is about the most accurate way to look at "owning" a cat...

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-11-22 01:44am

jegs2 wrote:
SylasGaunt wrote:And always remember.. that cat owns you not the other way around
That is about the most accurate way to look at "owning" a cat...

LOL

In Soviet Russia, Cat Own You!!!

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-11-22 08:08am

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
jegs2 wrote:
SylasGaunt wrote:And always remember.. that cat owns you not the other way around
That is about the most accurate way to look at "owning" a cat...
LOL

In Soviet Russia, Cat Own You!!!

Where is that from?

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-11-22 02:52pm

Gandalf wrote:
Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
jegs2 wrote: That is about the most accurate way to look at "owning" a cat...
LOL

In Soviet Russia, Cat Own You!!!
Where is that from?

Slashdot. Usually jokes get modded down as spam tho...