The Cat in Ancient Egypt

Tour Egypt ^ | FR Posts 1-30-2003 (April 1st, 2001) | By Ilene Springer

[rintense]

Proof that cats are really (or should be) man's best friend:

[BunnySlippers]

Always love a cat thread.
Noticed this on Yahoo ... Indian planning on cloning cheetah (which has been extinct in Indian for 50 years.

[Bella_Bru]

The dog is routinely released and seems more than happy to return. He is obviously a half-wit.

My cat will tell you that any dog is a half-wit. Especially the one that he is forced to put up with.

[BunnySlippers]

That should have been the word "India" in both instances. Sheesh!

[Bella_Bru]

I have to go now. My cat said get off the internet or I go back to sleeping outside.

[DBtoo]

You have 6 cats? Wow! And I sometimes feel funny because I have 3 cats, and 2 dogs, and I want another dog...

Sometimes I'm afraid I'll end up as one of those old ladies with 40 cats and 20 dogs!

[Skooz]

My cat lets me sleep in the house because I am the only one who can keep the Boxer away from him.

I guess he sees me as a bodyguard, of sorts.

[rintense]

The Cheetah is my favorite big cat. To pay hommage, I have a deco cheetah tattooed on my left ankle.

[rintense]

LOL!

[BunnySlippers]

"The smallest feline is a masterpiece."
-- Leonardo Da Vinci

[BunnySlippers]

They are truly lovely. I was glad I ran across the photo this morning ... just look at those back legs. Pure strength!

[Bella_Bru]

My parents have this "wider than long" 17 year old cat. It was my grnadpa's, and when he passed they took her. She despises my parent's Boxer. Of course, he is a bit slow. After a year, he still hasn't realized that if Maggie is under the couch, do NOT try to jam your snout under there to sniff and see what she is doing. Poor Rocky (I know, real original name for a Boxer) has had several gashes on his nose.

[BunnySlippers]

"There are no ordinary cats."
--Colette

[Vast Buffalo Wing Conspiracy]

When you live in mud brick houses with dirt floors, do you really need litter boxes? Anyway, there was no distinction between indoor and outdoor cats, and most people probably did not even have what we would consider proper doors, so I imagine the cats simply did their business outdoors as per usual.

[Skooz]

LOL! Django, my Boxer, learned the hard way as a puppy to keep his nose far away from the cat. He knows to stay just out of claw reach when confronting him.

[JRandomFreeper]

You have 6 cats?

And 2 large dogs, and the wife has a horse. Actually, it's 6 inside cats and one outdoor cat we share with a neighbor.

We don't worry about being old and having lots of animals, we're planning on how to manage the logistics. ;>)

/john

[BunnySlippers]

"Cats are the ultimate narcissists. You can tell this because of all the time they spend on personal grooming. Dogs aren't like this. dog's idea of personal grooming is to roll in a dead fish."
--James Gorman

[petuniasevan]

Thanks! That little animation is so CUTE!

Perfect vehicle for a Led Zep classic!

[BunnySlippers]

Signs That Your Cat Is Planning World Domination

16. Sits on your newspaper in the morning and carefully reads the coded message that Garfield sends out every day.

15. Used to sleep on top of TV, now monitors CNN 24 hours a day.

14. Notably absent from home during surprise feline invasion of Poland.

13. When you enter the room, Snowball and the other members of the Tri-Cateral Commission stop talking and begin playing with yarn.

12. Behind the couch you find a forged passport, plane tickets, and nine suicide bombs.

11. What you thought was "heat" is actually a four-legged goose step.

10. Well, "somebody" subscribed to alt.cats.world.domination.

9. Autopsy of the last mouse left on your doormat reveals "tattoo" to be blueprint of the UN Building.

8. Constantly petting that bald man he keeps on his lap.

7. Kitty Chow spilled on the floor spells out "Drop the car keys and leave the door open or the dog gets it in the head."

6. Then -- dead mice in the kitchen. Now -- dead third world dictators in the basement.

5. Judging from the kitchen, he seems to be working on some kind of "land mine" technology.

4. Fluffy is now sleeping only 21 hours a day, down from 23.

3. Has recently been acting somewhat... aloof.

2. What your cat lacks in charisma and good looks, he makes up for with his ruthless handling of rival software companies.

and the Number 1 Sign Your Cat is Plotting World Domination...

1. Somehow, you're now subscribed to "Feline of Fortune" magazine.

[ActionNewsBill]

DAY 761 - Today my attempt to kill my captors by weaving around their feet while they were walking almost succeeded; must try this at the top of the stairs. In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile oppressors, I once again induced myself to vomit on their favorite chair...must try this on their bed.

DAY 762... Slept all day so that I could annoy my captors with sleep depriving, incessant pleas for food at ungodly hours of the night.

DAY 765 - Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body in 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.

My cat wrote this, I'm 100% certain. In the summer Bob brings home a bird or chipmunk at least once a week.