# kneading: cats is like \_\_\_\_: humans, plus more Qs about this.

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 16, 2009, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kneading-cats-is-like-____-humans-plus-more-qs-about-this/510286 "2009-09-16T05:22:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kneading-cats-is-like-____-humans-plus-more-qs-about-this/510286/1 "2009-09-16T05:22:27Z")

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Some polling Qs about this phenomenon:

1. What do you call the repetitive, pleasurable toe-curling or flexing that at least some people do when they’re happy and relaxed?

2. Do you find you do this?

3. …ambidextrously?

4. …simultaneous flexing, or alternating?  
My answers: 1) I haven’t referred to it, 'cause I don’t know what to call it, and the whole subject is vaguely embarrassing anyway; 2) yes, often; 3) yes; 4) alternating.

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**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kneading-cats-is-like-____-humans-plus-more-qs-about-this/510286/2 "2009-09-16T05:44:31Z")

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1. Had no idea it existed.

2. 
  1. 
    1. No

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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kneading-cats-is-like-____-humans-plus-more-qs-about-this/510286/3 "2009-09-16T05:58:48Z")

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1. I call it irritating. There’s something about the sound socks make when someone does this that puts me on edge and makes me want to ask them to stop.  
2-4. no, so n/a

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**Author:** ![horsetech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dec6dc/32.png) [@horsetech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/horsetech)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kneading-cats-is-like-____-humans-plus-more-qs-about-this/510286/4 "2009-09-17T00:39:18Z")

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No idea, never tried it. For me, the missing part of the analogy in the title is rocking in a chair, or petting the cat who is kneading my belly.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kneading-cats-is-like-____-humans-plus-more-qs-about-this/510286/5 "2009-09-17T02:32:30Z")

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1. What?

2-4. No.

What?

😕