# Cat avatars on the Dope **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 13, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151 "2023-01-13T02:54:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/41 "2023-01-14T02:05:37Z")
George Carlin said said cats look like they’re trying out contact lenses. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/42 "2023-01-14T02:31:00Z")
Pretty brave of you to diss cats in a cat thread. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/43 "2023-01-14T02:39:33Z")
Cisco was an exceptional cat - he was a big fluffy gray and white tabby with a huge body and small head, and he always looked either beatific or smug in photos. He was the only cat I’ve ever had who got along with everyone he met, human or animal, and if there were any justice in the world, he’d have lived to be 25. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/44 "2023-01-14T02:46:46Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > Pretty brave of you to diss cats in a cat thread. 😀 I am of proud canine heritage. Bravery is my middle name. 🐕 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/45 "2023-01-14T02:47:02Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > [Scarface] Say hello to my [little friend](https://preview.redd.it/939bxkywtbi11.jpg?auto=webp&s=a030ff7c3a15cf2ffa68c3cd2d6135f74a956f37). [/Scarface] You hardly need to go to that extreme to see cats outmatching their opponents. There’s an endless supply of [cats stealing dog beds](https://www.google.com/search?q=cats+stealing+dog+beds&sxsrf=AJOqlzVqSShshbZBMQtlwvMhMca86YIgzA:1673660175068&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwirp9aB9sX8AhWmGTQIHf1jCRwQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1572&bih=1184&dpr=1), for instance. One of many examples: [![](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2019-09/12/22/asset/2f1fff848fe7/sub-buzz-178-1568326802-1.jpg) ](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2019-09/12/22/asset/2f1fff848fe7/sub-buzz-178-1568326802-1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/46 "2023-01-14T02:57:40Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#): > > There’s an endless supply of [cats stealing dog beds](https://www.google.com/search?q=cats+stealing+dog+beds&sxsrf=AJOqlzVqSShshbZBMQtlwvMhMca86YIgzA:1673660175068&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwirp9aB9sX8AhWmGTQIHf1jCRwQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1572&bih=1184&dpr=1), for instance. Of course there are. Dogs are friendly, easy-going creatures who just want to play and to avoid conflict. Cats are evil, plotting, self-serving thieves. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/47 "2023-01-14T03:00:01Z")
I have to dispute that. When I tayed with a…friend, ex friend now…his dog barked at me every time I stood up off the couch. He does that to all visitors. It was scary. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/48 "2023-01-14T03:26:08Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > his dog barked at me every time I stood up off the couch. The dog was no doubt instinctively protecting his Master from perceived threats. The fact that he may have smelled Cat on you may have exacerbated the situation. 😉 The natural friendliness of dogs can be easily seen in any dog park, where the canines run around playing with each other! I’ve never seen that as a natural relationship among cats, and if it happens at all, it’s only after long acclimatization. 🐕 ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/49 "2023-01-14T04:52:29Z")
I’m sure plenty of people here can offer many anecdotes to the contrary. For example, when my husband died, my Harley didn’t leave my side and had such a concerned look on his face. He was such a comfort. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/50 "2023-01-14T05:18:06Z")
Moderating: This is thread shitting > [@wolfpup](#): > > > [@SuntanLotion](#): > > > > He looks hypnotized.   > > All cats have that same expression. Whereas dogs all have that happy “do ya wanna go out and play?” expression. This is why I love dogs, aside from the fact of being of canine heritage myself. > 🐕 > [@wolfpup](#): > > Of course there are. Dogs are friendly, easy-going creatures who just want to play and to avoid conflict. Cats are evil, plotting, self-serving thieves. > [@wolfpup](#): > > The dog was no doubt instinctively protecting his Master from perceived threats. The fact that he may have smelled Cat on you may have exacerbated the situation. 😉 > > The natural friendliness of dogs can be easily seen in any dog park, where the canines run around playing with each other! I’ve never seen that as a natural relationship among cats, and if it happens at all, it’s only after long acclimatization. > 🐕 This is essentially a cat appreciation thread. Feel free to write about how much better dogs are than cats in some other thread. But please leave this one to the cat lovers. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/51 "2023-01-14T20:38:46Z")
Eddy and I thank you kindly for the compliment. He’s my sweet boy, and a real lap cat. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/52 "2023-01-14T21:23:30Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > I Need new glasses; i always thought …[snip]… JaneDoe42’s was some sort of hamburger. I made exactly that mistake myself! (And I confessed to @JaneDoe42). j ---
**Author:** ![Dandan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/53 "2023-01-14T21:27:08Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > This is essentially a cat appreciation thread. Feel free to write about how much better dogs are than cats in some other thread. But please leave this one to the cat lovers. “Shitting?” I see this as leavening - total cat guy, here, have owned a dog (but not willingly), been owned by about twenty-five cats over fifty years, and don’t mind a doggo horning in. Don’t know where I expected to go with this post, but I’d like to know if someone reported Wolfpup. Or was that a spontaneous…thing? Dan ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/54 "2023-01-14T21:39:53Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > > [@pjd](#): > > > > I Need new glasses; i always thought …[snip]… JaneDoe42’s was some sort of hamburger. > > I made exactly that mistake myself! (And I confessed to @JaneDoe42). > > j I always figured it was a clam, a flower, or some sort of pastry with powdered sugar. Only after her post here did I look at her profile page to see it was a cat. Oops. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/55 "2023-01-14T21:46:47Z")
> [@Dandan](#): > > Don’t know where I expected to go with this post, but I’d like to know if someone reported Wolfpup. Or was that a spontaneous…thing? Pssst: See my [ATMB thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-the-cat-avatar-thread/978206). ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/56 "2023-01-14T21:48:17Z")
Never mind, **needscoffee** has covered what I wanted to say. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/57 "2023-01-14T21:48:27Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I always figured it was a clam, a flower, or some sort of pastry with powdered sugar. I thought it was a clam, too! Now I’ll forever think of it as a cat arising out of a sea shell, all Venus-like. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/58 "2023-01-14T21:58:48Z")
Moderating: > [@Dandan](#): > > “Shitting?” I see this as leavening - total cat guy, here, have owned a dog (but not willingly), been owned by about twenty-five cats over fifty years, and don’t mind a doggo horning in. Don’t know where I expected to go with this post, but I’d like to know if someone reported Wolfpup. Or was that a spontaneous…thing? Do not debate or discuss moderation in regular threads. If you have a beef, put it in ATMB. Thanks to @needscoffee for pointing out the correct thread. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Dandan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/59 "2023-01-14T22:01:13Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > > [@Dandan](#): > > > > Don’t know where I expected to go with this post, but I’d like to know if someone reported Wolfpup. Or was that a spontaneous…thing? > > Pssst: See my [ATMB thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-the-cat-avatar-thread/978206). Thank you - how’d I miss this? Very nice. Busy now, but I will study this thread later, for a hint of how to apply elegance to my crude babblings. Grasshopperly Dan ---
**Author:** ![Dandan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151/60 "2023-01-14T22:05:58Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Do not debate or discuss moderation in regular threads. If you have a beef, put it in ATMB. Thanks to @needscoffee for pointing out the correct thread. Thanks. Sorry, had no idea about ATMB, never looked! Will try to get my head right, later today. Cat person, y’know. Dan [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-avatars-on-the-dope/978151.md?page=4)