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Re: Are cats really domesticated ?
« Reply #25 on: December 26, 2007, 09:27:45 PM »
"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea, -Robert Heinlein.
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Re: Are cats really domesticated ?
« Reply #26 on: December 26, 2007, 10:07:44 PM »
Remington cat, or as I call him "lord of the house hold jungle"
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Re: Are cats really domesticated ?
« Reply #27 on: December 27, 2007, 01:07:23 PM »
Cats are not domesticated.  One cannot domesticate an equal.  Cats however, are smarter than liberals and have liberals trained to do what the cat wants - and the cat convinces the liberal to think the liberal is in charge.

Frankly, all the really good cats I've ever had have been partners.  We both let the other think they are the senior partner.
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Re: Are cats really domesticated ?
« Reply #28 on: December 27, 2007, 01:53:47 PM »
Quote from: Archie on December 27, 2007, 12:07:23 PM
Cats are not domesticated.  One cannot domesticate an equal. 


I don't spit-bathe or chase strings, thank you very much.   rolleyes  Do you?   shocked
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Re: Are cats really domesticated ?
« Reply #29 on: December 27, 2007, 02:37:44 PM »
Strings is probably glad you don't chase him, especially since you don't bathe.
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Re: Are cats really domesticated ?
« Reply #30 on: December 27, 2007, 04:21:24 PM »
Quote from: bedlamite on December 27, 2007, 01:37:44 PM
Strings is probably glad you don't chase him, especially since you don't bathe.


Damn, beaten to the punch.

I, of course, blame the living hell out of Fistful.

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Re: Are cats really domesticated ?
« Reply #31 on: December 28, 2007, 06:51:45 PM »
Fistful doesn't chase me? THANK THE GAWDS!!!!!
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Re: Are cats really domesticated ?
« Reply #32 on: December 28, 2007, 07:20:24 PM »
Hey, has anybody seen Strings?  Where'd he go?
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Re: Are cats really domesticated ?
« Reply #33 on: December 29, 2007, 01:52:30 AM »
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I don't spit-bathe or chase strings

Well maybe you should get to know him a little better!
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Quote from: RevDisk on April 06, 2012, 10:15:08 AM
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Re: Are cats really domesticated ?
« Reply #34 on: December 30, 2007, 09:57:46 PM »
Gunsmith... range trip? I need a new target holder... Tongue
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Re: Are cats really domesticated ?
« Reply #35 on: December 30, 2007, 11:52:04 PM »
Gunsmith, don't do it cousin.
http://www.whoomp.com/m/5235.html
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Re: Are cats really domesticated ?
« Reply #36 on: December 31, 2007, 12:50:06 AM »
"Hmmm.... There it lays, on the soft thing. Is it dead yet, so that I can eat it? No, it just farted. Maybe it will feed me more today. Or die."
 
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Re: Are cats really domesticated ?
« Reply #37 on: December 31, 2007, 07:55:17 AM »
Quote from: veloce851 on December 22, 2007, 07:57:20 AM
Dogs have Masters... Cats have Staff.

This is true, yes. As soon as I pick up their slicker brush, my two immediately assume the "show cat" pose, and then try to push each other out of the way to be brushed. One's mother and one's grandmother is a national grand champion Egyptian Mau, so there's definitely such thing as genetically transferred behaviorial traits, I'd think.  cheesy

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Re: Are cats really domesticated ?
« Reply #38 on: December 31, 2007, 08:14:56 AM »
Whatever anyone says, I still like my cats better than 98% of people  laugh
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Re: Are cats really domesticated ?
« Reply #39 on: December 31, 2007, 08:15:25 AM »
Quote from: Bogie on December 30, 2007, 11:50:06 PM
"Hmmm.... There it lays, on the soft thing. Is it dead yet, so that I can eat it? No, it just farted. Maybe it will feed me more today. Or die."
 


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