Comments on: Silly Cat http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/ Scattered values and the chance of philosophy. May contain funny. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:06:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: sooz http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-20038 Wed, 16 May 2007 23:05:43 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-20038 http://www.flickr.com/photos/74904561@N00/501378316/ Willow snap! :D Great name! http://www.flickr.com/photos/74904561@N00/501378316/ Willow snap! :D Great name!

]]> by: Cliff http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-20031 Wed, 16 May 2007 21:33:45 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-20031 Ed - they DO talk Sophie - I'm sure they think we're the pets Peach - thanks. We do cute. Katy - Dog have their place, to Meg - Maybe the cats think all of our words sound the same Sooz - I totally have a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29803142@N00/302956760/" rel="nofollow">Willow</a>! Ed - they DO talk

Sophie - I’m sure they think we’re the pets

Peach - thanks. We do cute.

Katy - Dog have their place, to

Meg - Maybe the cats think all of our words sound the same

Sooz - I totally have a Willow!

]]> by: sooz http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-20030 Wed, 16 May 2007 21:10:20 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-20030 Willow growls like a dog if anyone knocks on the door! (we're both hermits - he's doing well!) Sukey 'swears' and threatens him vocally every time she has to cross the room he's in - because he'd always launch himself at her and ambush her! I've no clue what she's saying but it's not pleasant! Willow growls like a dog if anyone knocks on the door! (we’re both hermits - he’s doing well!)

Sukey ’swears’ and threatens him vocally every time she has to cross the room he’s in - because he’d always launch himself at her and ambush her! I’ve no clue what she’s saying but it’s not pleasant!

]]> by: Sophie http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19966 Wed, 16 May 2007 13:02:40 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19966 Three cats - black moggie has huge range of chirrups, mrrrows, prrows, brrps etc, and a good conversation can always be had with her. Black-and-white cat - one loud noise, which equates to a shout of "feed me NOW, you stupid two-legged object!". White-and-black cat - says "squeak?". That's it. Every situation elicits "squeak?" Maybe she's a very large and furry mouse ...? Three cats - black moggie has huge range of chirrups, mrrrows, prrows, brrps etc, and a good conversation can always be had with her. Black-and-white cat - one loud noise, which equates to a shout of “feed me NOW, you stupid two-legged object!”. White-and-black cat - says “squeak?”. That’s it. Every situation elicits “squeak?” Maybe she’s a very large and furry mouse …?

]]> by: Peach http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19889 Wed, 16 May 2007 00:46:14 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19889 v cute y'all... v cute y’all…

]]> by: Ed R http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19887 Wed, 16 May 2007 00:32:41 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19887 I had philosophical discussions with my cat Lil. She had a vocabulary of around 100 sounds. It scared me when I realized that she was using the same sounds in the same situations over and over and over. I'd ask a specific question and she'd give me what I took to be a 'yes' sound' or a 'no' sound depending on the situation, she had 'I don't know', 'Maybe', 'I'm saying no but it's a lie' ( that came a lot when asked if she messed the carpet ) , a sound for the other cat Opie, a sound for greeting me at the door, a sound for when I left... It was truly astonishing, once I satarted paying attnetion. And then she up and died just when teh conversation was getting good. I had philosophical discussions with my cat Lil. She had a vocabulary of around 100 sounds. It scared me when I realized that she was using the same sounds in the same situations over and over and over. I’d ask a specific question and she’d give me what I took to be a ‘yes’ sound’ or a ‘no’ sound depending on the situation, she had ‘I don’t know’, ‘Maybe’, ‘I’m saying no but it’s a lie’ ( that came a lot when asked if she messed the carpet ) , a sound for the other cat Opie, a sound for greeting me at the door, a sound for when I left…
It was truly astonishing, once I satarted paying attnetion.
And then she up and died just when teh conversation was getting good.

]]> by: Katy Newton http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19878 Tue, 15 May 2007 22:27:29 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19878 I miss cats. I tend to prefer dogs, but there's a lot to be said for a really good cat. I miss cats. I tend to prefer dogs, but there’s a lot to be said for a really good cat.

]]> by: Meg http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19872 Tue, 15 May 2007 21:13:48 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19872 I have this conversation with Pickle fairly often: Pickle: Brrrp Me: What's that you say? Pickle: Mrrp Me: There's two children trapped? Where? Pickle: mmrrbrrp Me: Down the old mineshaft? Oh noes! etc. She's a very talkative cat. In fact, one of my favourite things is that she sometimes saunters past the open door to a room I'm sitting in, and as she goes past she goes "mmbrp?" which I think MUST be cat for "ey up" or "'sup?" - just registering my presence, no action required. I have this conversation with Pickle fairly often:

Pickle: Brrrp

Me: What’s that you say?

Pickle: Mrrp

Me: There’s two children trapped? Where?

Pickle: mmrrbrrp

Me: Down the old mineshaft? Oh noes!

etc.

She’s a very talkative cat. In fact, one of my favourite things is that she sometimes saunters past the open door to a room I’m sitting in, and as she goes past she goes “mmbrp?” which I think MUST be cat for “ey up” or “’sup?” - just registering my presence, no action required.

]]> by: Cliff http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19871 Tue, 15 May 2007 20:58:31 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19871 I have little idea what's going on myself. For what it's worth. I have little idea what’s going on myself.

For what it’s worth.

]]> by: Sam http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19866 Tue, 15 May 2007 20:04:08 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19866 People understand nothing, I wouldn't expect moggies to. People understand nothing, I wouldn’t expect moggies to.

]]> by: Kathryn http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19862 Tue, 15 May 2007 17:43:40 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19862 Or is that dogs? Or is that dogs?

]]> by: Kathryn http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19861 Tue, 15 May 2007 17:43:23 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19861 Oh, you silly man. Cats understand everything. Oh, you silly man. Cats understand everything.

]]> by: meesteryan http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19840 Tue, 15 May 2007 14:30:04 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19840 i don't usually like cat things, but i enjoyed that. i don’t usually like cat things, but i enjoyed that.

]]> by: robram http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19811 Tue, 15 May 2007 10:17:35 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/05/15/silly-cat/#comment-19811 Your life, Cliff... one long party! ;o) Seriously, though, we have a pair of Siamese cats and I speak to them in a similar way, although I must confess I haven't had that particular conversation with them yet. There's always tomorrow evening Your life, Cliff… one long party! ;o)

Seriously, though, we have a pair of Siamese cats and I speak to them in a similar way, although I must confess I haven’t had that particular conversation with them yet. There’s always tomorrow evening

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