# Kitteh does not respect my authoritah

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitteh-does-not-respect-my-authoritah/744725>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 31, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitteh-does-not-respect-my-authoritah/744725 "2016-01-31T03:21:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Not\_Carlson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc79bd/32.png) [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitteh-does-not-respect-my-authoritah/744725/1 "2016-01-31T03:21:20Z")

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My wife has pointed out to me that the only living creature in our family that respects my authority is the cat.

The cat just bit me.

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**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitteh-does-not-respect-my-authoritah/744725/2 "2016-01-31T04:00:46Z")

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It appears that you have only been on your cat’s staff for a short time. Cats respect no one’s authority.

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**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitteh-does-not-respect-my-authoritah/744725/3 "2016-01-31T06:34:53Z")

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But the house plants are still on your side, right? Right?  
p.s. - stay away from the Venus Fly Trap, just, you know, in case…

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitteh-does-not-respect-my-authoritah/744725/4 "2016-01-31T10:21:49Z")

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One of these words just doesn’t belong: Cat, respect, authority

Oh crap - I just got _The Look_ from one of my resident felines. This is not good… :eek:

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**Author:** ![Not\_Carlson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc79bd/32.png) [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitteh-does-not-respect-my-authoritah/744725/5 "2016-01-31T10:36:59Z")

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> [@usedtobe](#):
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> But the house plants are still on your side, right? Right?

Dead. All dead.

> [@FairyChatMom](#):
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> One of these words just doesn’t belong: Cat, respect, authority
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> Oh crap - I just got _The Look_ from one of my resident felines. This is not good… :eek:

Were you speaking out loud as you typed those blasphemous words?  
Yer furrit now!

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitteh-does-not-respect-my-authoritah/744725/6 "2016-01-31T10:42:51Z")

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The screen was visible to him over my shoulder. I’m doomed!!