# Pavlov's cats **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 11, 2003, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlovs-cats/206879 "2003-10-11T18:38:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlovs-cats/206879/1 "2003-10-11T18:38:01Z")
Earlier today, my wife and I were watching “I love 1974” on VH1, and they played a Meow Mix commercial, you know the one, the cat sings the lyrics: “Meow, meow, meow, meow. Meow, meow, meow, moew…” and a bouncing ball follows the translation in English at the bottom of the screen: “I like chicken. I like fish…” Now, as soon as the commercial came on, in a stunning display of synchronised and conditioned response that Pavlov would have been proud of, both of us began to sing the meows in perfect time and tune to the commercial. So, my question: Does anyone else sing “Meow, meow, meow, meow. Meow, meow, meow, meow…” when they see a Meow Mix commercial? ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlovs-cats/206879/2 "2003-10-11T19:12:00Z")
“Pavlov,” that name rings a bell. ---
**Author:** ![dakravel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@dakravel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dakravel)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlovs-cats/206879/3 "2003-10-11T20:58:42Z")
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**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlovs-cats/206879/4 "2003-10-11T21:02:19Z")
Steak!!! STEAK!!! STEAK!!! ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlovs-cats/206879/5 "2003-10-11T21:19:48Z")
I sing the Meow Mix song when it comes on. And sometimes when it doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlovs-cats/206879/6 "2003-10-11T22:10:38Z")
Ditto angel of the lord. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlovs-cats/206879/7 "2003-10-11T22:55:40Z")
**EddyTeddyFreddy** refrains from singing it, as the resident felines cower in offended agony when she bursts into song. However, Eddy, Teddy and Freddy have been known to vocalize in harmony when the Meow Mix bag appears from its secure vault. ---
**Author:** ![Q.N.Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/3da27b/32.png) [@Q.N.Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.N.Jones)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlovs-cats/206879/8 "2003-10-11T23:20:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Angel of the Lord \* > \*\*I sing the Meow Mix song when it comes on. And sometimes when it doesn’t. \*\* I sing it to my kittens. It freaks them out. ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlovs-cats/206879/9 "2003-10-12T13:28:18Z")
Day one: Rang bell. Cat f\*\*ked off (Eddie Izzard) ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlovs-cats/206879/10 "2003-10-12T13:51:58Z")
To the cat in the box: I burning your bell! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlovs-cats/206879/11 "2003-10-12T14:00:38Z")
btw, I’ve been conditioned to respond to a probability waveform. Damn aliens. ---
**Author:** ![Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horrifying_Howler_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlovs-cats/206879/12 "2003-10-12T16:18:55Z")
It’s my answering machine message. Meow meow meow meow…I love that commercial. ---
**Author:** ![Sinshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Sinshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinshine)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlovs-cats/206879/13 "2003-10-13T04:17:12Z")
I love the Meow Mix commercial where the cat call out, the wife gets the cat food. The husband, sitting watching the game, starts singing “beer, beer, beer, beer” and the wife just fries him with a LOOK. You know the LOOK. Especially you, **WeirdDave**. I learned it from your wife. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlovs-cats/206879/14 "2003-10-13T05:02:34Z")
Great - know I have that infernal song stuck in my head. Curse you, \*\* Weirddave \*\*!!!11 ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlovs-cats/206879/15 "2003-10-13T05:39:55Z")
My cat’s breath smells like Meow Mix. ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlovs-cats/206879/16 "2003-10-13T17:28:05Z")
It’s BACON!!!