Science: cats might be slightly less stupid than is otherwise obvious

I have perfected a mouse rescuing system; get a deep and wide tumbler, and firmly grasping the cat by the scruff, stick it’s face (with mouse) into the glass. They will run out of air and release the mouse. Then you quickly cover the top of the glass with something like a piece of cardboard, so the mouse doesn’t jump out, take the mouse outside and release it.

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Or Whiskas Temptations.

Those commercials are no lie.

I even walk towards that cabinet and I have his full attention.

Or put on socks, because he knows he gets them when I go out.

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right. You could even say Dogs are like Republicans. Cats are like Democrats.

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Don’t insult my dog! I guarantee you she has more working brain cells than Trump does, and she behaves far better too. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Certainly maps their ability to work together towards a common goal. [Sigh]

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Pack mentality has long been an effective strategy, but its never been a marker for intelligence.

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Ants, termites, wolves, [Political Party Redacted] members…

Hmm…yeah, working as a group is a different thing than intelligence.

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But employing overwhelming Adorbs to compel us to feed, house and clean the poop while doing nothing substantial in return shows some kind of devious thinking at work.

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almost sounds like a cat?

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A very early example of late stage capitalism.

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My cat is pretty indifferent to me asking him if he’s hungry or if he wants food, it doesn’t really trigger much of a reaction. When he’s hungry he’ll let me know. However he’s more motivated by attention/affection than food so calling him is usually more than enough to get him to come over :slight_smile:

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Are kittens cuckoo eggs for people? :thinking:

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That’s an unsettling thought… but, I don’t think so. If our cats forced us out of our “nest”, who would be left to cater to their whims?

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I like how one pic can say so much by getting down to the fundamentals:

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PS: When the weather is cold and only your head is out from under the bed covers, cats sometime snuggle up to the top of your head.

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It’s why some cat owners sleep with the air conditioning on, just so their cat will be more cuddly.

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Sounds expensive (utilities-wise), but babies are much more expensive. :slight_smile:

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Well, when the kids leave the house, what smug creature remains there, living off the dole? Doing nothing, and not only getting away with it but being praised for it? :slight_smile:

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Excepting the “praised” part… could you be describing the unmentionable 30 year old still living there and in the basement? :smiling_imp:

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Funny…haven’t had a cat hat since leaving SF for Arizona.

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