Turns Out Cats Have Been Walking on Important Stuff for Basically Forever

Cheezburger ^

[Squawk 8888]

Check out this 15th Century manuscript. Notice anything familiar? In totally-non-shocking-news-of-the-day, it turns out cats have been walking on whatever you're writing since the dawn of time. Emir O. Filipovic of the University of Sarajevo's History Department discovered the medieval kitty prints.

We can only assume that somewhere, beyond the reach of time, in a small ancient monastery in the mountains, the muffled sounds of "SNOWBALL, OFF. OFF. DOWN. GET DOWN, SNOWBALL. BAD KITTY. DAMNIT, SNOWBALL GO SOMEWHERE ELSE," carry across the medieval vales and valleys.

[Squawk 8888]

Kitty ping.

[goldi]

I can’t remember the name of the Peter Sellers film where he takes a cat who is reclining on his desk and uses it as a blotter. I think Sellers played a lawyer.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Now they do it on keyboards instead of manuscripts. Touch screens are especially fun with critters.

[Slings and Arrows]

[Darksheare]

Kitteh esteems your work nawt!

[bunkerhill7]

Nothin new- It`s called pussyfootin`\ and pussyfootin` around for centuries here

[Scoutmaster]

Check out the manuscript pictured at the link, T-C.

[JohnG45]

I can’t remember the name of the Peter Sellers film where he takes a cat who is reclining on his desk and uses it as a blotter.

The Wrong Box

[elcid1970]

The cat wants to be the center of attention. She sees me looking at something (keyboard, monitor) and interposes herself to replace whatever it is I’m concentrating on with her own august presence.

One of mine does, anyway. The other, with the wisdom of her years, simply sits next to the keyboard and fixes me with a steady gaze that says, “You’re supposed to be focused on ME!”

[goodnesswins]

HA....I’ve trained our cat .... when I’m in my office (or other places) I just loudly say “NO” and he backs away...usually to his warm window ledge. Cats CAN be trained.

[smokingfrog]

And how is it that a cat is able to walk across your keyboard and magically push some combination of keys that does something to your computer that it takes you an hour to figure out how to undo it?

It’s diabolical, I tell you what.

[libstripper]

My first dog and cat pair, Amos and Andrea, had a peculiar rollicking relationship where Amos would grab Andrea, pin her to the ground, and lick and nibble her all over until she got totally disgusted, let out a loud hiss and meow, and escape. This enabled me to use biological cat control when she got up on kitchen counters, etc. I'd just pick her up, pet her gently, and tell her she'd been a bad puddy. When Amos, who was half Black Lab and half Irish Setter, heard this he dash into the kitchen, tail wagging, ears up, and tongue out, knowing what was about to happen. After gently admonishing Andrea, I'd drop her to the happily anticipating Amos, who'd grab her by the scruff of the neck, drag her protesting form out to the living room, pin her down, and lick and nibble all over her until she managed to squirm away, loudly hissing and meowling all the time. This can also be a treatment for the keyboard walker.

[Red Badger]

WHERE DO YOU THINK THE PHRASE “CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT.” CAME FROM?...................

[smokingfrog]

The Wrong Box - Dr. Pratt - Epilogue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJbwtyHSu6E&sns=tw via @youtube

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

WHERE DO YOU THINK THE PHRASE “CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT.” CAME FROM?...................

But satisfaction brought him back. ;-D

[trad_anglican]

I am the Cat who walks by himself, and all places are alike to me.

[Lazamataz]

My cat (one of them anyways) HATES being blown on. A slight puff of air and he goes RUNNIN’....