# Weird cat behavior

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-cat-behavior/451438>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 2, 2008, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-cat-behavior/451438 "2008-06-02T05:18:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-cat-behavior/451438/21 "2008-06-04T02:09:19Z")

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“Weird Cat Behavior”

Most redundant thread title ever. 😃

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**Author:** ![badkittypriestess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8baadc/32.png) [@badkittypriestess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badkittypriestess)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-cat-behavior/451438/22 "2008-06-04T03:14:37Z")

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Pics? Where are the pics? Got to post pics…Isn’t that a rule here? hehe

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**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-cat-behavior/451438/23 "2008-06-04T03:24:23Z")

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[QUOTE=sandra\_nz]  
I always thought rolling on their back was a submissive gesture? As in, I trust you enough to show you my most vulnerable bits.  
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For some kitties, it means “I don’t trust you at all, so here are all my pointy bits”

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**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-cat-behavior/451438/24 "2008-06-04T03:28:52Z")

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Leo does the floppity-on-his-side thing. Sometimes he will allow pettings then, sometimes he will bolt. _shrugs_ Cats is wierd.

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**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-cat-behavior/451438/25 "2008-06-04T03:52:28Z")

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Rabid.

Have you read _Old Yeller_?

Then you know what to do.

😃

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