# Cats... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 28, 2001, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685 "2001-11-28T11:23:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/21 "2001-11-29T04:08:20Z")
…play bookends with me as the book everynight. [sub]Sulu just to the right of my head, Sisko just to the left[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![They\_Call\_Me\_Sneeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@They\_Call\_Me\_Sneeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/They_Call_Me_Sneeze)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/22 "2001-11-29T04:18:28Z")
…have the uncanny ability to know exactly what path you will take to get your midnight drink from the kitchen; they then proceed to thoroughly land-mine said path with pockets of kitty vomit (often hitting the fringe of the rug for good measure) to make sure that you step, barefoot, in atleast ONE landmine, thus making you forget about said midnight drink and spend the rest of the night trying not to vomit while you wipe crusty kitty barf out from between your toes with a piece of toilet paper. …love to sleep in convenient places, like on the clean laundry pile, or on top of the book/newspaper you are trying to read. …hate all potholders with a vengeance. ---
**Author:** ![LittleTigger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/58956e/32.png) [@LittleTigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LittleTigger)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/23 "2001-11-29T04:27:35Z")
That is called a pliptongue when a kittys tongue sticks out, you can see some pictures of that example here: [http://www.kittypuss.org/Pliptongue.html](http://www.kittypuss.org/Pliptongue.html) > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dwyr \* > \*\*…are so soothing when they curl up in your lap and purr like a little, fuzzy motor. > > …are unbearably cute when they’re asleep with with their little pink tongue sticking out of their mouth. > > …are my best friends. \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/24 "2001-11-29T05:46:09Z")
- try very hard to get stepped on - love to run full speed through the house and crash into the walls - are excellent listeners - rule! ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/25 "2001-11-29T08:38:38Z")
[Cats hate you](http://www.mycathatesyou.com/). :mad:[sup]Mrrowww!![/sup] 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tinkertoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f19dbf/32.png) [@Tinkertoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinkertoy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/26 "2001-12-01T03:31:39Z")
Will hack up a hairball in your new shoes, and then look accusingly at each other when you find it. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/27 "2001-12-01T03:44:51Z")
…are great thermometers. Some French bloke (sorry no cite) did reasearch into what all cat owners already know: you can tell the temperature to within a degree or two by the way cats sleep. From curled up tightly with their head buried in their belly, through loosely curled, to sitting with their inward-curved front legs serving as a chin rest, to stretched out fully on their backs in summertime. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/28 "2001-12-01T04:41:16Z")
…always land on their feet. ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/29 "2001-12-01T05:38:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mudshark \* > \*\*…always land on their feet. \*\* … even when dropped from great a height. 😉 [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5\_190.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_190.html) ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/30 "2001-12-01T07:07:58Z")
…always run over to their bowl expecting food whenever I go into the kitchen, even if the bowl has plenty of food in it at the time. ---
**Author:** ![gadgetgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c5a1d2/32.png) [@gadgetgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gadgetgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/31 "2001-12-01T08:40:30Z")
if you think that cats always land on their feet, you need to meet my cat Sparky, he lands on his back, his side, even his face most of the time. Once in a while he lands paws side down, but that’s pretty rare. I have a sneaking suspicion that is has something to do with the fact that he is a pure bred cat, maybe he lost a little something in the quest for a show cat. but cats can be make you [laugh](http://www.legnog.com/etc/why_sumo_is_better_than_karate.mpg) out loud. and look really cute when they yawn. ---
**Author:** ![gadgetgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c5a1d2/32.png) [@gadgetgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gadgetgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/32 "2001-12-01T08:43:56Z")
I just wish I knew what it said across the bottom of the screen (in the link that I just posted) can anyone translate? ---
**Author:** ![Rye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e56c9b/32.png) [@Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rye)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/33 "2001-12-01T08:50:44Z")
… latch onto your arms and dig to china … hiss, lots I think my cat is possessed. ---
**Author:** ![cygnus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@cygnus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cygnus)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/34 "2001-12-01T22:54:24Z")
…can make you go, “Look!!! How cuuuuuute!!!” even when you have been watching the same cats present the same cuteness for years. …can discern your frame of mind with downright eeriness (at least a few of them can) and will show genuine concern and an outright insistence on comforting you during crisis. …can pin you to the bed when sleeping at night with a force far out of proportion to their actual weight. ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/35 "2001-12-02T00:12:05Z")
…Always look better wearing little pink tutus and party dresses. (_Yes_, they _do_! Who’s a pretty girl?) ---
**Author:** ![Corrvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@Corrvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corrvin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/36 "2001-12-02T01:06:22Z")
…are even better when they’re not really cats, but actually barking walruses. (Walrussi? Walren?) He has tusks. He barks. He has a layer of protective fat immediately under his skin. He also has pointy ears and a tail, though, so I know he’s a cat despite it all. Corr, whose cat was discovered to be a walrus this week 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/37 "2001-12-02T01:56:53Z")
…are best white. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/38 "2001-12-02T02:28:39Z")
. . . know five minutes in advance when you have to go to the bathroom–that’s the signal to jump in your lap and curl up for a looooooong snooze. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/39 "2001-12-02T03:53:23Z")
… do an excellent job of protecting their owners from abduction by invisible aliens. Conan has flushed them out of their hiding place in the hall closet, and has also found and destroyed their auxilliary base underneath my mother’s wicker filing cabinet. ---
**Author:** ![Tokiwoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@Tokiwoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tokiwoki)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats/95685/40 "2001-12-02T04:45:12Z")
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