# New kittens have arrived! Get your cuteness here... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 8, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746 "2009-08-08T16:22:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/1 "2009-08-08T16:22:40Z")
My wife and I brought home two new kittens from a rescue agency last night. This is a grand experiment for us, as my wife has allergies but has been taking allergy shots for over a year. We are hoping that she can breathe with “normal” cats (we already have a purebred Devon Rex, who is less allergenic than regular cats). Anyway, you didn’t click this to read that stupid stuff, you came for the cute pictures, so here they are: [http://s946.photobucket.com/albums/ad303/laszlo8/Kittens/?albumview=grid](http://s946.photobucket.com/albums/ad303/laszlo8/Kittens/?albumview=grid) We’ve got a boy and a girl. We haven’t named them yet, so feel free to offer suggestions if you like. The boy is extremely friendly, lovey, curious and energetic. The girl is shier, a little more nervous, and reserved, but she likes to be held and will purr if you pet her. (He purrs if you just look at him, really). Enjoy the cuteness! ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/2 "2009-08-08T17:14:50Z")
Is kitties! Hello, kitties! ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/3 "2009-08-08T17:16:23Z")
So cute! I’d name him Toby, and her Sasha. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/4 "2009-08-08T18:10:07Z")
_bowled over by cuteness_ Awww! Izzou my sweetie? Yes oo is! Are they littermates? You have a nice place! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/5 "2009-08-08T18:36:31Z")
Funny, as there is another thread on IMHO (I think) asking if animals will look at their reflections in a mirror. The consensus was not cats. We never had a cat or dog who did, so it is amazing to see her admiring herself. Super cut kitties. How old are they? ---
**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:** [August 8, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/6 "2009-08-08T19:04:40Z")
I think you should name the boy Lou. I had a tabby boy named Lou, and he was the sweetest mama’s boy ever. And you should name the girl Feather. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/7 "2009-08-08T21:24:14Z")
Thanks for the name suggestions - still haven’t made any decisions. To answer some questions: yes, they are littermates (brother and sister, obviously). And they are about 13 weeks old. The girl was definitely interested in the mirror and spent a while there checking herself out. The boy couldn’t care less about the mirror, but man does he love the laser pointer! ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/8 "2009-08-09T01:26:48Z")
Laser pointers are good. Lots of fun for kitties and humans. And all kittens come with two standard names…Getoffathere and Getouttathat. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/9 "2009-08-09T01:42:21Z")
_squeeee_ What is it with kittens? We just got two new kittens too – two littermates we named Annie and Luci. Names? Hmmmm, I haven’t a clue, can I get back to you? (They’re darling, btw!) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/10 "2009-08-09T01:45:30Z")
My dumb names are Tigger and Tiger. :: faints from cuteness overload:: ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/11 "2009-08-09T01:47:13Z")
> [@KlondikeGeoff](#): > > Funny, as there is another thread on IMHO (I think) asking if animals will look at their reflections in a mirror. The consensus was not cats. We never had a cat or dog who did, so it is amazing to see her admiring herself. > > Super cut kitties. How old are they? Our most recent rescued kitty did a lot of incredibly cute back-arching, tail-fluffing fighting with the kitten in the mirror, as did another kitten we had many years back. After a while they decide the kitten in the mirror is stupid and they stop playing. My sister had a deaf cat. It would sit near a mirror and definitely noticed if anything was coming up behind it. Definitely understood mirrors. I think a lot of animals initially react to the sight of a mirror image and then soon realize that it doesn’t smell like anything and decide to ignore it. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/12 "2009-08-09T03:15:57Z")
Your girl has a really interesting coat. Odd tabby-calico thing going on there ( unless those are patches of brown I’m seeing, rather than orange ). Regardless, really interesting. They’re both cute as hell of course :). Good luck with the allergies. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/13 "2009-08-09T06:03:11Z")
Orville and Wilhelmina. ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/14 "2009-08-09T06:52:59Z")
I would offer names but the sheer amount of cuteness, doubled, has caused my brain to go “pfft”! ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/15 "2009-08-09T09:26:12Z")
Frank & Alissa ORRRRRR Poops and Poopsette! ---
**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:** [August 9, 2009, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/16 "2009-08-09T09:40:56Z")
Buddy and Sissy. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/17 "2009-08-09T15:00:06Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > Your girl has a really interesting coat. Odd tabby-calico thing going on there ( unless those are patches of brown I’m seeing, rather than orange ). Regardless, really interesting. > > They’re both cute as hell of course :). Good luck with the allergies. Yeah, she’s got a very unique look - the patches are sort of orange/tan. She’s like half-tiger/half-calico. We’re discovering that they both like getting their bellies rubbed - they flop over and present themselves to be rubbed. Very cute! 😃 I’ve got to try to get a picture of this… ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/18 "2009-08-09T16:38:28Z")
Huh, I didn’t notice the girl was a torbie. My [Tikva](http://www.flickr.com/photos/9624983@N05/2437087215/) is a torbie, too. It’s one of my favorite coat patterns. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/19 "2009-08-09T16:39:47Z")
I believe the appropriate term for this occasion is SQUEEE!!! ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746/20 "2009-08-09T19:23:07Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > Huh, I didn’t notice the girl was a torbie. My [Tikva](http://www.flickr.com/photos/9624983@N05/2437087215/) is a torbie, too. It’s one of my favorite coat patterns. Tikva is a very pretty cat! I hope ours turns out just like her 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kittens-have-arrived-get-your-cuteness-here/505746.md?page=2)