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Warpy

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11. And a cat is a cat is a cat

Wed Oct 4, 2023, 11:48 PM

Oct 2023

I had an old newspaper clipping of a lion on his back, his keeper scratching just the right place on his neck. The position of the paws told me he was paddling the air exactly the way my house cats did when they were flat on their backs and I found just the right spot.

I don't know everything about how cats work, but I did spot that.

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Cats are perfect, per Scientific American. [View all] Ocelot II Oct 2023 OP

Everybody wants to be a cat... regnaD kciN Oct 2023 #1

I always wanted to be re-incarnated as my father's cat..... lastlib Oct 2023 #2

Of course, cats are perfect! lastlib Oct 2023 #3

Yes. Think. Again. Oct 2023 #4

I prefer the company of my cats... Jack-o-Lantern Oct 2023 #5

Science! Beartracks Oct 2023 #6

Wel,duhhh. niyad Oct 2023 #7

Yes, cats are perfect per PSPS too. Plus my cat can read my mind. PSPS Oct 2023 #8

Which raises the question.. Permanut Oct 2023 #9

Let's just hope we never run into their big brothers, the Kzin. LudwigPastorius Oct 2023 #10

And a cat is a cat is a cat Warpy Oct 2023 #11

I recall a picture of a leopard sitting in a box 📦 Unwind Your Mind Oct 2023 #13

My cats are perfect Randomthought Oct 2023 #12

Never met one that wasn't! calimary Oct 2023 #14

so true about the kitten head thing FirstLight Oct 2023 #15

C'mon, sing it! Starseer Oct 2023 #16

Specialized teeth -- aka carnassials eppur_se_muova Oct 2023 #17