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WCDT strips 4371-4375 (Oct 12th to Oct 16th 2020)
BenRG:
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--- Quote from: BenRG on 12 Oct 2020, 23:32 ---It doesn't surprise me that Hercules and Yay like each other as they are both cats. Think about Yay's personality - Smugly narcissistic and superior right up to the point they want something, then suddenly they become cute and affectionate. Oh, with the sadistic undertones too!
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You don't know much about cats, do you?
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Been owned by two in my life. Spent much time around many others in my time.
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Hmmmh ... What is a 'catkiss'? What does a cat avoiding eye-contact signify?
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* A cat kiss is a distinctive eye blink that signifies affection;
* Avoiding eye contact means that the cat feels threatened; it's a submissive gesture.Of course, 20-year-old me didn't know that at the time my most recent cat died of kidney cancer but that's the miracle of the internet for you: It can let you fake being an expert when you aren't.
Case:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 13 Oct 2020, 07:11 ---
--- Quote from: Case on 13 Oct 2020, 07:06 ---
--- Quote from: BenRG on 13 Oct 2020, 06:33 ---
--- Quote from: traroth on 13 Oct 2020, 06:13 ---
--- Quote from: BenRG on 12 Oct 2020, 23:32 ---It doesn't surprise me that Hercules and Yay like each other as they are both cats. Think about Yay's personality - Smugly narcissistic and superior right up to the point they want something, then suddenly they become cute and affectionate. Oh, with the sadistic undertones too!
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You don't know much about cats, do you?
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Been owned by two in my life. Spent much time around many others in my time.
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Hmmmh ... What is a 'catkiss'? What does a cat avoiding eye-contact signify?
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* A cat kiss is a distinctive eye blink that signifies affection;
* Avoiding eye contact means that the cat feels threatened; it's a submissive gesture.Of course, 20-year-old me didn't know that at the time my most recent cat died of kidney cancer but that's the miracle of the internet for you: It can let you fake being an expert when you aren't.
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Neither did 20-year-old me. And yes, it can be a wonderful tool when used right, right? (As opposed to, say, the collective ragewank Zuckerberg and Dorsey turned it into)
Sorry for putting you on the spot like that - it's just that a lot of the bullshit about cats being aloof comes from our misinterpreting those two getures that (ironically) signal either affection (also trust and comfort), or an implicit offer of non-aggression ("Please stop staring at me, big scary cat. I'm not tracking you either, see?").
It's sad that many humans don't recognize that what most of us interpret as arrogance or disintrest is actually the cat trying its best being intensely social with us.
P.S.: And who of us would turn down offers of tasty free food? To the cat, we're just a big, generous cat with exceptional hunting skills sharing the leftovers from its latest hunt. It has no concept of ownership. It might agree that sharing leftovers on a daily basis is a wee bit odd behaviour, but then again, it would probably add that's not the oddest thing about the big-shouty-cats-walking-on-their-hindpaws. And a true CatSocrates might advise not to check a gifthuman's teeth (*).
(click to show/hide)German proverb rhyme: "Einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul" -> "When someone gifts you a horse, you don't check its teeth (like a buyer would, to check for illnesses)". Means that mostly, humans offering gifts are not plotting your downfall, notwithstanding Troy. Can also be used to express worldweary cynicism, in the sense of 'don't bite the hand that feeds you', or as an admonition to be gracious.
hedgie:
IIRC, outdoor cats and ferals, even though they pretty much always hunt alone do congregate and have figured out some system for sharing territories.
Having lived in a house with multiple cats, I can confidently say: No they do not. They all have separate and extremely individualistic minds.
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Either that, or each node in the collective performs differing functions that, to us, seems like individual autonomy. I swear that the little fuzzballs are at the very least, plotting the downfall of humanity.
Case:
--- Quote from: hedgie on 13 Oct 2020, 07:29 ---I swear that the little fuzzballs are at the very least, plotting the downfall of humanity.
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Can you blame them?
Theta9:
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--- Quote from: hedgie on 13 Oct 2020, 07:29 ---I swear that the little fuzzballs are at the very least, plotting the downfall of humanity.
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Can you blame them?
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I would argue that we don't need their help.
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