# Apparently my cat is a witch **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 11, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-cat-is-a-witch/660700 "2013-06-11T05:40:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-cat-is-a-witch/660700/1 "2013-06-11T05:40:14Z")
We have solved the problem of the mysterious bump on my cat. According to the vet, it is almost certainly a wart. Since she is an all black cat with a wart I have now concluded that she is a witch. The next step is to see if she floats. I will consider attempting this experiment after acquiring appropriate protective gear which I assume will have to be custom made from Kevlar or something similarly impervious to her weapons. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-cat-is-a-witch/660700/2 "2013-06-11T06:05:28Z")
♫There’s a wart, on the cat, on the lap, of **psychobunny** ,♫ ♫ there’s a wart on the cat on the lap of **psychobunny**!♫ ♫ There’s a wart, ♫ there’s a wart, ♫there’sawartonthecatonthelapof **psychobunny**!♫ ---
**Author:** ![irritant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@irritant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irritant)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-cat-is-a-witch/660700/3 "2013-06-11T07:35:30Z")
Did she turn you into a newt? ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-cat-is-a-witch/660700/4 "2013-06-11T08:05:08Z")
I got better. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-cat-is-a-witch/660700/5 "2013-06-11T08:14:01Z")
You could build a bridge out of her. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-cat-is-a-witch/660700/6 "2013-06-11T14:12:13Z")
She’s not a witch, she’s a _familiar_. That would make **you** the witch. See the movie Bell, Book and Candle for further details. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-cat-is-a-witch/660700/7 "2013-06-11T16:37:07Z")
> [@Truman\_Burbank](#): > > She’s not a witch, she’s a _familiar_. That would make **you** the witch. > See the movie Bell, Book and Candle for further details. Hell, I have a black cat…when do I start to look like Kim Novak? ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-cat-is-a-witch/660700/8 "2013-06-11T19:00:47Z")
Pyewachet ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-cat-is-a-witch/660700/9 "2013-06-11T20:55:54Z")
> [@Truman\_Burbank](#): > > She’s not a witch, she’s a _familiar_. That would make **you** the witch. > See the movie Bell, Book and Candle for further details. Or she could watch _Sabrina the Teenage Witch_. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-cat-is-a-witch/660700/10 "2013-06-11T23:43:17Z")
Well you know, all cats are witches. Just try the floating thing and you’ll find out. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-cat-is-a-witch/660700/11 "2013-06-12T01:32:05Z")
Does she weigh the same as a duck? ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-cat-is-a-witch/660700/12 "2013-06-13T01:24:39Z")
Lots of cats are. That’s why it is so important to treat all cats well. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-cat-is-a-witch/660700/13 "2013-06-13T18:45:34Z")
I went to sleep\* in a room with 4 kittens. When I woke up one of my flip flops had disappeared. It wasn’t under the bed or anywhere else I could find. So I am certain they are witches in training. \*sleeping in a room full of kittens is problematic. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-cat-is-a-witch/660700/14 "2013-06-13T19:57:56Z")
wait… which cat? ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-cat-is-a-witch/660700/15 "2013-06-14T00:22:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*sleeping in a room full of kittens is problematic. How can you sleep in a room full of kittens? It’s full of cuteness and pounces and playfulness.