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Can you speak CAT? How to decode a moggie's body language
dailymail.co.uk ^ | 15 June 2015 | David Derbyshire for the Daily Mail

Posted on 06/15/2015 6:53:56 PM PDT by Morgana

Doing the rounds on social media is a picture that explains the difference between dogs and cats. A dog is shown looking desperate to please, over the words: ‘These people feed me, shelter me and love me . . . They must be gods.’

Next to him is a cat with the comment: ‘These people feed me, shelter me and love me . . . I must be a god.’

And there, in a nutshell, is everything you need to know about the two species. Dogs are pack animals, eager to please and desperate to be adored. Cats are not.

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Like most cat owners, I’ve often puzzled over the strange relationships we have with our pets. We claim we admire the cool indifference of a cat and respect their sense of independence. But deep down, most cat owners are suspicious that their cats are just in it for the food.

Is all that purring, licking and being available for stroking just an elaborate — and effective — ruse for getting food and a warm place to sleep? Are human beings being conned? Are cats secretly laughing at us?

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TOPICS: Humor; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: bodylanguage; cat; cats; epigraphyandlanguage; kittyping
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1 posted on 06/15/2015 6:53:56 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Slings and Arrows

kitty ping


2 posted on 06/15/2015 6:54:15 PM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana

I love cats. I just want to hug all of them, but I can’t hug every cat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CheBneJ9HmA


3 posted on 06/15/2015 6:59:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.s)
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To: Morgana

My kitties love me, of this I am sure.


4 posted on 06/15/2015 6:59:55 PM PDT by Catmom (We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.)
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To: Morgana

I freely admit it: I am staff to my cats. :)


5 posted on 06/15/2015 7:03:12 PM PDT by bigredkitty1 (March 5,2010. Rest in peace, sweet boy. I will miss you, Big Red.)
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To: Morgana

Cats are great companions and this article did teach me a few things about the beloved and aloof kitteh.


6 posted on 06/15/2015 7:08:35 PM PDT by PROCON (CRUZing into 2016 with Ted.)
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To: Morgana
More like, as Martin says, "These people feed me and give me a soft place to sleep at night. Over 12 years one understands that mass hypnosis is useful."


"Besides the place is stocked with game. Can't beat that!"
7 posted on 06/15/2015 7:09:02 PM PDT by BigEdLB (They need to target the 'Ministry of Virtue' which has nothing to do with virtue.)
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To: BigEdLB
funny cat photo: Super Serious tumblr_lhge0gP0od1qcy1poo1_r1_500_zps82a7f336.gif
8 posted on 06/15/2015 7:10:23 PM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana
Cat diary:

DAY 765 - Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body, in an attempt to make them aware of what I am capable of, and to try to strike fear into their hearts. They only cooed and condescended about what a good little cat I was...Hmmm. Not working according to plan...

DAY 768- I am finally aware of how sadistic they are. For no good reason I was chosen for the water torture. This time however it included a burning foamy chemical called "shampoo". What sick minds could invent such a liquid. My only consolation is the piece of thumb still stuck between my teeth and the tiny bit of flesh under my claws.

9 posted on 06/15/2015 7:11:49 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (The 1st amendment is the voice and the 2nd is the teeth of freedom. Obama wants to knock out both.)
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To: bigredkitty1
I freely admit it: I am staff to my cats. :)

I once asked for minimum wage. I was able to stop the bleeding with a tourniquet.
10 posted on 06/15/2015 7:12:25 PM PDT by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: Morgana

Understand a cat? Mine hates me a little less than everyone else in the world. And I relish that.


11 posted on 06/15/2015 7:16:55 PM PDT by loungitude (The truth hurts.)
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To: Titan Magroyne

*Meatloaf ping*


12 posted on 06/15/2015 7:17:21 PM PDT by Drumbo ("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw (Robert A. Heinlein))
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To: hellinahandcart

ping!


13 posted on 06/15/2015 7:17:53 PM PDT by sauropod (I am His and He is mine.)
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To: Morgana; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; asgardshill; ...

14 posted on 06/15/2015 7:29:06 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (My music: http://www.hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook ID: Hopalong Ginsberg)
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To: Catmom

My kids call me the ‘cat whisperer’. LOL.


15 posted on 06/15/2015 7:29:10 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
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To: Morgana

Why, yes I can. Here, I’ll do a little translating.

“Meow” - Get out of my chair you big oaf.

“Meow” - You do see my empty dish, don’t you?

“Meow” - I don’t know what I stepped on in the cat box, but it wasn’t litter.

“Meow” - I would give eight lives just to kick your behind.


16 posted on 06/15/2015 7:31:14 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: blueunicorn6

“Meow” - If I weighed 100 pounds I would torture and eat you.


17 posted on 06/15/2015 7:33:13 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Morgana

I read the Life of Pi before I saw the movie and I don’t think that this was in the movie but at one point he talks about the five sounds a tiger makes and one of them was love. My cat Bob has started making a very odd sound and I think that’s the one. He also makes a sound when he is watching birds or squirrels through the window. He purrs, meows but I haven’t heard him hiss in a long time. He’s a very mellow cat.


18 posted on 06/15/2015 7:39:29 PM PDT by Mercat (Donate to Stop the HildeKraken PAC)
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To: Morgana

I love the British term “moggie” as referring to cats.

I wouldn’t call my cats that. They prefer their titles.

;^)


19 posted on 06/15/2015 7:51:35 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: Morgana

The Purr Monster is half dog me thinks. He plays fetch with his cat toys... and he absolutely LOVES belly rubs.

20 posted on 06/15/2015 7:58:29 PM PDT by Rodamala
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