# Who won this fight....me, or the cat?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-won-this-fight-me-or-the-cat/643438>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 8, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-won-this-fight-me-or-the-cat/643438 "2012-12-08T18:45:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-won-this-fight-me-or-the-cat/643438/21 "2012-12-09T19:50:06Z")

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You both won.

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**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-won-this-fight-me-or-the-cat/643438/22 "2012-12-10T01:07:10Z")

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Sounds like the cat won.

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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-won-this-fight-me-or-the-cat/643438/23 "2012-12-10T02:59:47Z")

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Sounds like somebody needs a squirt bottle.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-won-this-fight-me-or-the-cat/643438/24 "2012-12-10T03:13:48Z")

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> [@Shakes](#):
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> Sounds like somebody needs a squirt bottle.

That’s silly. How would a cat work a squirt bottle?

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**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-won-this-fight-me-or-the-cat/643438/25 "2012-12-10T03:26:42Z")

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The cat won by forcing you to modify your behavior to achieve happiness.

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**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-won-this-fight-me-or-the-cat/643438/26 "2012-12-10T04:43:08Z")

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This is why I don’t have a cat.

My response to Part One would have been to first say “WTF is this cat doing on my chair?”, pick up said moggy and deposit it in the front garden, closing front door behind me.

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**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-won-this-fight-me-or-the-cat/643438/27 "2012-12-10T12:49:02Z")

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> [@Shakes](#):
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> Sounds like somebody needs a squirt bottle.

I prefer an air-duster can. Safer around electronics. 😃

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