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Scientist: Cats think you are just a big, stupid cat
cnet.com ^ | January 12, 2014 4:20 PM PST | Chris Matyszczyk

Posted on 01/12/2014 7:07:57 PM PST by BenLurkin

Cats think you're just a a slightly big, dumb non-hostile cat. Quite specifically, he says that they treat humans as if they were their Mama Cat.

All that rubbing up against you with their tails up is apparently no more than a hopeful check that you really are just another big, fat, slovenly cat who doesn't intend to eat them with their Welsh Rarebit.

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: kittyping
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Yup. Ours too.

And our cat is amused and entertained when we pick things up off of the floor after she has knocked them off of the counter.


21 posted on 01/12/2014 7:49:30 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: BenLurkin

So, cats diss their mommies? They think their mommies are stupid?


22 posted on 01/12/2014 7:52:40 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: BenLurkin
"they were never bred to play some specific role in the domestic life of humans,".....Don't know about that Ben. We had a cat around the house and another in the barn. Didn't feed them that was their job to eat pests. Sounds like they had a role...
23 posted on 01/12/2014 7:53:00 PM PST by virgil283 (When the sun spins, the cross appears, and the skies burn red)
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To: BenLurkin

So cats compare us to Stimpy.

“Stimpy! You iiiidiot!”


24 posted on 01/12/2014 7:53:54 PM PST by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: virgil283

Ya. Feral cats. Pretty mean if you corner one. Good mousers, though.


25 posted on 01/12/2014 7:57:23 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: the OlLine Rebel

They probably think that we are pretty weird cats. After all, we like dogs and we sleep during the night.


26 posted on 01/12/2014 7:59:33 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: Viking2002

Cat Trivia: The Domestic Cat has a 90 % kill success versus about a 10 to 50 % kill success rate for large cats, such as Tigers and Lions.

My cat catches, eats, and then leaves the carcass of a dove on my front step whenever I forget to feed her in the early morning.


27 posted on 01/12/2014 8:03:24 PM PST by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: Graewoulf
My wife's cats have a 100% success rate of fouling the house if their litter boxes aren't scooped at least twice a day. Gawd, I miss my dogs.


28 posted on 01/12/2014 8:11:36 PM PST by Viking2002
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To: adorno

This morning as I went to feed the two indoor cats, I had to clean up kitty poop on a rug in the hall. That didn’t please me very much. Finally, after cleaning the mess and the rug and washing my hands, I went to the kitchen to make coffee and feed the outdoor cat. Surprise! Bird feathers all over the kitchen floor. I presume this bird was eaten because I couldn’t find parts anywhere else in the house. The two indoor cats may soon become outdoor cats and the kitty door may be locked as well.

Cats have “staff”, indeed.


29 posted on 01/12/2014 8:14:21 PM PST by miele man
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To: Viking2002

[Don’t tell your wife about this: ((Terriers are genetically predisposed to hate cats.)) ]


30 posted on 01/12/2014 8:16:57 PM PST by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: Viking2002

Our last cat decided to use the laundry basket as his litter box. Pissed all over our clean clothes. Kitty earned a long term vacation as in I took him out about 40 miles and let him out. ENOUGH of feral animals in my house. See ya. We have had a dog for about 10 years. MUCH better house guest and guardian.


31 posted on 01/12/2014 8:17:10 PM PST by Texas resident
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To: adorno

“So, who’s the stupid one, huh???”

My cat spends most of the day lounging around in the warmest, most comfortable spot she can find while I work myself to the bone to buy gourmet cat food and pay taxes.

We both know who the stupid one is.


32 posted on 01/12/2014 8:20:32 PM PST by Junk Silver
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To: Texas resident
Our last cat decided to use the laundry basket as his litter box. Pissed all over our clean clothes. Kitty earned a long term vacation as in I took him out about 40 miles and let him out.

May G-d have mercy on your soul.

33 posted on 01/12/2014 8:21:57 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: BenLurkin

I disagree with the findings of this Anthrozoologist. Cats know you’re human and not a cat. They’re aware you and the family dog are entirely different species. You may be their parents, but they’re aware you’re not a cat. Cats are family; it’s the stupid dog who is the household pet.

What cats don’t get is that despite the fact you’re a hopeless stumbling klutz with miserable dexterity and incapable of speed, cannot smell things across the house, evidently can’t hear for crap, and are demonstrably blind as a bat, you’re the most amazing hunter they’ve ever seen. It’s madness.

You wake up in the morning, go away for hours and hours, then return home around sundown with bags of food and begin a great feast. How in the HELL do you do it, they wonder. You can’t even go to the bathroom in the dark without crashing around and almost killing yourself (or a nearby cat) yet the big cold box you hide the best food in is always filled with all kinds of delectable meat. Cats are impressed, but they’re sure they can still do better which is why they always try to get outside.


34 posted on 01/12/2014 8:23:40 PM PST by The KG9 Kid
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To: BenLurkin

And people think their cats are just little, stupid persons.


35 posted on 01/12/2014 8:27:05 PM PST by eclecticEel ("The petty man forsakes what lies within his power and longs for what lies with Heaven." - Xunzi)
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To: Graewoulf

I think this guy nailed it in a comic strip:

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/cats_actually_kill


36 posted on 01/12/2014 8:28:14 PM PST by 31R1O
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To: Texas resident

May rodents of every variety find shelter in your home.


37 posted on 01/12/2014 8:30:09 PM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: The KG9 Kid

Excellent post!


38 posted on 01/12/2014 8:40:48 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Graewoulf
Easy now, the above is from a bumper sticker.

Speaking of bumper stickers, I have a "Run Hillary, Run" sticker on my car...

Front Bumper!

Regards,
GtG

39 posted on 01/12/2014 8:41:50 PM PST by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
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To: Gandalf_The_Gray

This might answer THE question: “CAN Mrs. Bill Clinton run? (Only your front bumper knows for sure!)”


40 posted on 01/12/2014 8:47:40 PM PST by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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