# I strut right by with my tail in the air **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 11, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987 "2026-05-11T07:12:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**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 11, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/1 "2026-05-11T07:12:13Z")
I don’t bother chasing mice around. I wish I could be so carefree and wild. Still I got cat class, and I got cat style… Just an observation. ---
**Author:** ![Lurking\_Quahog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lurking_quahog/32/21274_2.png) [@Lurking\_Quahog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lurking_Quahog)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/2 "2026-05-11T10:59:01Z")
Just watch out for the shoes being thrown at you by a mean old man. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/3 "2026-05-11T12:51:28Z")
You get your dinner from a garbage can? Ick! ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/4 "2026-05-11T14:41:34Z")
I love that song! Now it’s my earworm for the day! ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/5 "2026-05-11T15:59:01Z")
This reminds me of a thread from a couple years ago in which the song lyrics were overanalyzed to death in that way we Dopers like to do: > [@Stray Cat Strut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-cat-strut/989948): > > Yes, it’s time for another episode of Little Nemo overanalyzes song lyrics. “Stray Cat Strut” is a 1981 hit by the band Stray Cats is sung in the first person. It has the following lyrics: I strut right by with my tail in the air I’m a feline Casanova Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man Get my dinner from a garbage can These lines suggest that the singer is literally a stray cat. But the song also has these lines: Ain’t got enough dough to pay the rent I’m flat broke but I don’t … ---
**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 11, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/6 "2026-05-11T17:50:04Z")
I want a fish skeleton. Maybe on a platter. 🤔 \<{{{{¢€ ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/7 "2026-05-12T10:04:43Z")
Kinda funny. I didn’t mention this thread at all. Wasn’t even thinking about it. Guess what band my wife told Alexa to play last night. I have never heard her ask for the Stray Cats. Never. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/8 "2026-05-12T10:41:34Z")
I fronted a garage band that did this one more than a few times. That means that I got cat class and I got cat style. Hey, I don’t bother chasin’ mice around. I sing the blues while the lady cats cry, “Hey, stray cat, you’re a real gone guy.” Fun song. Thanks for reminding me of it. ---
**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, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/9 "2026-05-12T16:52:45Z")
I can see your spoons flying! @Spoons Wow! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/10 "2026-05-12T17:39:37Z")
I liked their band. A guitar, a double bass and a very spare drum kit. That’s it. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/11 "2026-05-13T00:18:44Z")
I’ve got a stray cat in my neighborhood who occasionally hangs out on my porch. I call him Brian. He also sometimes hangs out under the porch, which makes my dog quite cross. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/12 "2026-05-13T15:02:16Z")
Any idea why the dog is more cross about a cat under the porch than about a cat on the porch? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/13 "2026-05-13T15:10:47Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > You get your dinner from a garbage can? Ick! That was **jtur88**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/14 "2026-05-13T15:16:47Z")
:: golf clap :: ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/15 "2026-05-13T17:19:17Z")
The cat only hangs out on the porch when the dog is inside. ---
**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, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/16 "2026-05-13T17:30:09Z")
Happy birthday @Chefguy !! 🎈 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/17 "2026-05-13T19:44:40Z")
Thanks! Entering my eighth decade. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/18 "2026-05-13T19:49:21Z")
No matter how warm the smile on the face of the sun, the cat still has her kittens under the porch. — Thomas Banacek ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987/19 "2026-05-13T20:46:17Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I liked their band. A guitar, a double bass and a very spare drum kit. That’s it. I saw them Back in the Day and they put on a hell of a show. Twirling a double bass while slapping it, that must take some practice. Thanks to this thread, I now have Stray Cat Strut embedded in my brain. Along with Hit The Road Jack, Runaway, and One More Cup of Coffee…