I love cats!
Warm, furry, purry bundles of energy.
Character!
And they stay small - they don't grow into big hulking adults.
They are immediate - hunger, affection, danger.
It all happens NOW.
They don't seem to bear to many grudges (as long as there's food).
They teach you about unconditional love.
Probably dogs are kind of similar, just smellier.
I like the tail-wagging thing with dogs.
But dogs can't purr, and their eyes don't glow in the dark...
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Dogs quite often display unconditional love, even if abused. It's why dogs are man's best friend even if man isn't dog's best friend.
ReplyDeleteAll cats will teach you about unconditional love is that they don't have it. They will love you when it suits them, and only if it suits them. Normally it's when they're hungry, or are still feeling grateful for being fed, or you're supplying a warm and comfortable place for them to sleep. It's why dogs have masters and cats have staff.
Dogs' eyes do "glow" in the dark.
agree
ReplyDeletedogs slobber, cats lick
ReplyDeletedogs lump their paws on you - cats deliver acupuncture
dogs investigate your crotch - cats warm your lap
dogs guffaw - cats sidle
dogs are faithful - cats are wise
dogs get wet in the rain - cats think before going out in it.
I think I prefer cats...
Richard
A cat rubbed against my foot yesterday trying to "own" me. I moved my foot and the cat fell over. It tried again a couple of minutes later so I moved my foot again. The cat fell over again. I stood on it. (Gently and in the nicest possible way, of course.)
ReplyDeletetherfore, you 'owned' the cat. :P hehe
ReplyDeleteThat's very funny.
ReplyDeleteI saw some Alaskan Malamut sled racing on TV last night. That looks like great fun.
Ian (1) - this is what I mean about unconditional love.
ReplyDeleteNot that cats have it, but that humans exercise it in their care of cats.
Still, the purring....
Marjan, who or what are you agreeing with?
Richard,
Cats are cunning, dogs gullible.
Ian (2) - who's the big person?
Alexander - I concur with Ian.
Ian (3) - Alaskan Malamut = huskie?
Ah, so the cat I discovered yesterday had fleas was actually just teaching me about unconditional love when it started eating my socks (which I had taken off). Of course. ;) I note that unconditional love is not the same as unconditional acceptance, though, viz the cat eating the electric lead on the iron or digging in to my host's dessert.
ReplyDeleteSorry, it's actually Alaskan malamute. They are one kind of husky, and not to be confused with the Alaskan husky. They're more fluffy, like a Samoyed. Here's something interesting for Star Wars fans: The majority of Malamutes are fairly quiet dogs, seldom barking like most other dog breeds. When a malamute does vocalize, more often than not they tend to "talk" by vocalizing a "woo woo" sound (the characteristic vocalizations of Chewbacca in the Star Wars films are based upon a Malamute named Indiana once owned by George Lucas). Which I guess also provided inspiration for one of his other movies. Can you imagine that character wanting to be named after his cat?
dad: no, cats are just too dumb to be gullible.
ReplyDeleteian: wasn't indiana jones named after his dog? or am i mistaken... idk.
Dogs love fun too much to worry about it.
ReplyDeleteIndiana Jones is indeed the character I was referring to. I was surprised to find the dog wasn't fictional. Even if it wasn't, I can't imagine him wanting to be named after his cat. "Tootles Jones" perhaps?
indiana jones are steven spielberg, aren't they? lucas was only the executive producer or sth. are you sure it was the same thing?
ReplyDeleteThey were both in on it. According to Wikipedia:
ReplyDeleteGeorge Lucas created the character in homage to the action heroes of 1930s film serials.
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The character was originally named Indiana Smith, after an Alaskan Malamute Lucas owned in the 1970s ("Indiana"); however, Spielberg disliked the name "Smith," and Lucas casually suggested "Jones" as an alternative.
Pretty sure George Lucas seen as director for Indiana Jones.
ReplyDeleteIf not Tootles Jones, why not Samson Smith?
[Ahem.] Because Spielberg disliked the name "Smith," that's why not. :P
ReplyDeleteyeah dad you fail.
ReplyDeleteHow uncharitable.
ReplyDeleteyou're uncharitable
ReplyDelete*moons*
actually that's just my captcha code. how ironic.
ROFL. No way!
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