# What's the male equivalent for "crazy cat lady"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 19, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-male-equivalent-for-crazy-cat-lady/616236 "2012-03-19T16:30:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-male-equivalent-for-crazy-cat-lady/616236/81 "2018-02-09T21:09:48Z")
[Crazy Cat Lady-trope on TV Tropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrazyCatLady?from=Main.AnimalHoarding) [A recent article on animal hoarding.](https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/nn9wpd/the-psychology-of-animal-hoarding). Be warned, there are pictures. It is not pretty. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-male-equivalent-for-crazy-cat-lady/616236/82 "2018-02-09T21:33:09Z")
The term “Crazy cat lady” still applies to any man with more than two cats. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-male-equivalent-for-crazy-cat-lady/616236/83 "2018-02-09T21:41:17Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > [A recent article on animal hoarding.](https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/nn9wpd/the-psychology-of-animal-hoarding). Be warned, there are pictures. It is not pretty. I saw a Hoarders show on animal hoarding, featuring a guy and his rats. I think rats are cool and all, but we’re talking him bringing in a couple of rats and just letting them go at it. The whole floor teeming with rats, walls filled with rats. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![misling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@misling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misling)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-male-equivalent-for-crazy-cat-lady/616236/84 "2018-02-09T21:41:31Z")
TV Tropes has “Homeless Pigeon Person” which is an extreme example (homeless) and usually a man. Claude in Heroes was one. ---
**Author:** ![Clothes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Clothes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothes)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-male-equivalent-for-crazy-cat-lady/616236/85 "2018-02-10T00:23:29Z")
See Peter Sellers in\*[The Wrong Box](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taLNQWahGbw)\*. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-male-equivalent-for-crazy-cat-lady/616236/86 "2018-02-10T14:15:24Z")
Whilst tossing and turning all night last night having to share my twin mattress with … an embarrassing amount of cats … I had the following revelation: 1] Little old ladies with a few too many cats is fairly unobtrusive … just don’t talk to her or eat her oatmeal and there’s no threat … it’s cute to call her a CCL 2] Big burley construction workers with just a few too many cats, an anger management problem, and several guns … okay, this is not cute, this is dangerous … maybe not wise to call him a CCL whilst he’s polishing his 30/06 rifle … What do you call the male equivalent of a CCL? … I’d start by calling the local neighborhood watch group, make sure senior and disabled services knows, maybe a call into the DA’s office … just some suggestions … ---
**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-male-equivalent-for-crazy-cat-lady/616236/87 "2018-02-12T03:31:34Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I remember a skit on TV where a guy is visiting with a professional resumé polisher. The counselor asks him, “Do you have any pets?” The man says, “I have a dog.” The counselor writes down, “Displays leadership skills.” 😃 Reminds me of the interview skit… “Let’s check your resume… Hmm… Intelligence, 5; strength, 6; …healing, 5?? Ummm, this is a Dungeons and Dragons character, right?” “Yes.” “Do you have any demonstrable team or leadership skills?” “I once lead a team of elves and dwarves on a quest to kill a dragon. It takes a lot of skill to manage dwarves…” “Why are you even here??” “My dad owns the company.” “OK. You’re hired.” ---
**Author:** ![48Willys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/db5fbb/32.png) [@48Willys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/48Willys)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-male-equivalent-for-crazy-cat-lady/616236/88 "2018-02-12T05:24:47Z")
Disclaimer, I did not read all of the previous posts. Yet, I will guess no one else has my answer: DAD! He was my FIL. He fed at least 30 cats. They all had names & distinct personalities. When he passed ten years ago, I inherited the cats. Thanks, Dad! When I moved them out to the farm, my four “farm cats” got overrun! They settled it out & as time has passed, the herd thinned out. I am currently feeding two “barn cats”. I could use two more, but I am in no hurry as some “townie” will drop off their cats at my driveway soon. It usually happens in the spring time. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-male-equivalent-for-crazy-cat-lady/616236/89 "2018-02-12T20:03:29Z")
> [@md2000](#): > > Reminds me of the interview skit… > > “Let’s check your resume… Hmm… Intelligence, 5; strength, 6; …healing, 5?? Ummm, this is a Dungeons and Dragons character, right?” > > “Yes.” > > “Do you have any demonstrable team or leadership skills?” > > “I once lead a team of elves and dwarves on a quest to kill a dragon. It takes a lot of skill to manage dwarves…” > > “Why are you even here??” > > “My dad owns the company.” > > “OK. You’re hired.” I legit used “I help run a competitive tabletop-gaming league” on my resume when applying for a job that included management tasks ; and it came up in the interview so I got to explain how dealing with the schedules & personal issues of 80+ geeks is a lot like herding a murder of particularly antisocial cats ;). Didn’t get the job in the end, but they hired me for other stuff so I figure they didn’t take me for _that much_ of a giant fuck-up 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-male-equivalent-for-crazy-cat-lady/616236.md?page=4)