# I think my cat is a wannabe Doper **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 7, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-cat-is-a-wannabe-doper/552871 "2010-09-07T02:51:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [September 7, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-cat-is-a-wannabe-doper/552871/1 "2010-09-07T02:51:33Z")
The last couple of days, when I’ve been looking through the SDMB, my cat Stripe has taken an interest. So much of an interest, that he’s tried to get up on the keyboard. He hasn’t shown any interest in any of the other sites I typically visit (news sites, Wikipedia, legal sites, etc.) Just the SDMB. I’ve been taking him off the keyboard when he’s tried to get on it, but tonight, I got curious–what would he say if he could type something on the SDMB? So I opened up Notepad, and put it on top of the SDMB, so he could see the logo and the list of forums. Here’s what Stripe had to say: nbnb zx zxnjxz xn X I’m not sure what it means, but knowing Stripe, I’m sure it fights ignorance somehow. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-cat-is-a-wannabe-doper/552871/2 "2010-09-07T02:56:17Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > The last couple of days, when I’ve been looking through the SDMB, my cat Stripe has taken an interest. So much of an interest, that he’s tried to get up on the keyboard. He hasn’t shown any interest in any of the other sites I typically visit (news sites, Wikipedia, legal sites, etc.) Just the SDMB. > > I’ve been taking him off the keyboard when he’s tried to get on it, but tonight, I got curious–what would he say if he could type something on the SDMB? So I opened up Notepad, and put it on top of the SDMB, so he could see the logo and the list of forums. Here’s what Stripe had to say: > > nbnb zx zxnjxz xn X > > I’m not sure what it means, but knowing Stripe, I’m sure it fights ignorance somehow. Well, I suppose if anyone was ignorant of the fact that cats are capable of walking on keyboards, then Stripes has fought that ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-cat-is-a-wannabe-doper/552871/3 "2010-09-07T04:38:08Z")
Some quick cryptologizing. nbnb zx zxnjxz xn X The only thing I can make of this by letter substitution is: ohoh in ino?ni no N I can only assume your Stripe is a bad speller. He also runs words together and is sloppy in capitalization. Therefore: Oh-oh, in ino?n I no N What are we to make of “ino?n”? To me, it appears to be a failed attempt at the word “innocence”. Therefore: Oh-oh, in innocence I no N Is “no” a homonym? Let’s see: Oh-oh, in innocence I know N And that leaves “N”. The big N. The big nothing, no, nada, negatory: So, it appears Stripe’s message is “Oh-oh, in innocence, I know nothing.” I’d check the house if I were you. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-cat-is-a-wannabe-doper/552871/4 "2010-09-07T04:54:11Z")
I have a picture of one of my cats sitting in front of my computer monitor while the Dope was on the screen. She also seemed very interested in the Dope. I’d post a link to the pic but I’m too tired. Maybe later. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-cat-is-a-wannabe-doper/552871/5 "2010-09-07T16:20:20Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > Some quick cryptologizing. > > nbnb zx zxnjxz xn X > > The only thing I can make of this by letter substitution is: > > ohoh in ino?ni no N > > …\… > > And that leaves “N”. The big N. The big nothing, no, nada, negatory: > > So, it appears Stripe’s message is “Oh-oh, in innocence, I know nothing.” > > I’d check the house if I were you. That’s freaking hilarious!! ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-cat-is-a-wannabe-doper/552871/6 "2010-09-07T16:42:55Z")
We’ll need to see a picture to judge whether he really is innocent kitteh, or devious kitteh posing as innocent kitteh. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-cat-is-a-wannabe-doper/552871/7 "2010-09-07T16:46:14Z")
He capitalizes as well as some Dopers. 🙂 ---
**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:** [September 7, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-cat-is-a-wannabe-doper/552871/8 "2010-09-07T17:09:20Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > So, it appears Stripe’s message is “Oh-oh, in innocence, I know nothing.” > > I’d check the house if I were you. That’s probably it. I did notice that somebody had missed the litter box–if Stripe knows which of our other cats did it, he’s obviously saying nothing. [Here’s a link](http://img259.imageshack.us/i/yellowballfr0.jpg/) to a photo of Stripe, for those who are wondering what he looks like. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-cat-is-a-wannabe-doper/552871/9 "2010-09-07T17:27:19Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > > [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > > > So, it appears Stripe’s message is “Oh-oh, in innocence, I know nothing.” > > > > I’d check the house if I were you. > > That’s probably it. I did notice that somebody had missed the litter box–if Stripe knows which of our other cats did it, he’s obviously saying nothing. > > [Here’s a link](http://img259.imageshack.us/i/yellowballfr0.jpg/) to a photo of Stripe, for those who are wondering what he looks like. Look at that apprehensive expression! He’s guilty! ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-cat-is-a-wannabe-doper/552871/10 "2010-09-07T18:14:00Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Here’s what Stripe had to say: > > nbnb zx zxnjxz xn X > > I’m not sure what it means, but knowing Stripe, I’m sure it fights ignorance somehow. That’s cat for “I burning your dog!”. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-cat-is-a-wannabe-doper/552871/11 "2010-09-07T18:55:21Z")
Some cats have a documented ability to read English. Obviously none can write, just look at the Cat In The Hat. But since the Dope is so Kitteh-centric (Hi Opal!) they wander over to read it and their kitty little paws accidentally mash the keyboard.