# Cat will let you pet him.....but only if you pay him money first **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 12, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-will-let-you-pet-him-but-only-if-you-pay-him-money-first/814057 "2018-05-12T19:04:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-will-let-you-pet-him-but-only-if-you-pay-him-money-first/814057/1 "2018-05-12T19:04:57Z")
[We give felines far too little credit.](https://www.facebook.com/ouranimalsgallery/videos/1781665522142144/) (I think that was the equivalent of about $70 USD.) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-will-let-you-pet-him-but-only-if-you-pay-him-money-first/814057/2 "2018-05-12T19:09:21Z")
He so sweet! I’d pay to pet that bell-wy!🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2018, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-will-let-you-pet-him-but-only-if-you-pay-him-money-first/814057/3 "2018-05-13T02:02:53Z")
[CashNip Kitty in Tulsa, OK](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYzgCCdmMjQ) collects money from passersby, which is donated to the homeless (like he used to be). ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-will-let-you-pet-him-but-only-if-you-pay-him-money-first/814057/4 "2018-05-13T02:57:36Z")
Dog has figured it commerce- here’s a leaf for a treatie! > **[Dog Always Brings A Leaf To 'Buy' Himself Treats At The Store](https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/dog-buys-treats-using-leaf)** > > This clever dog figured out how commerce works. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2018, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-will-let-you-pet-him-but-only-if-you-pay-him-money-first/814057/5 "2018-05-13T11:58:32Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > [We give felines far too little credit.](https://www.facebook.com/ouranimalsgallery/videos/1781665522142144/) > > (I think that was the equivalent of about $70 USD.) Whore. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-will-let-you-pet-him-but-only-if-you-pay-him-money-first/814057/6 "2018-05-13T18:25:40Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Dog has figured it commerce- here’s a leaf for a treatie! > > [Clever Dog Uses Leaves To Purchase Treats At School Store - The Dodo](https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/dog-buys-treats-using-leaf) That is an amazing story. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-will-let-you-pet-him-but-only-if-you-pay-him-money-first/814057/7 "2018-05-13T19:15:31Z")
Yea, it is. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-will-let-you-pet-him-but-only-if-you-pay-him-money-first/814057/8 "2018-05-13T19:25:57Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Dog has figured it commerce- here’s a leaf for a treatie! > > [Clever Dog Uses Leaves To Purchase Treats At School Store - The Dodo](https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/dog-buys-treats-using-leaf) It’s appalling that the Colombians don’t call this dog African American.