ATTN: PEOPLE WHO LIKE CATS

[Phox]

Also, I can't remember the last time I heard about a cat saving someone's life by pulling them out of a burning building, or something similar. And I don't think it's because cats aren't capable of saving your ass, I just think they don't want to.

I completely agree, ECH. Cats are much too intelligent to save a human life.

Actually, that's not very smart of them since they're gonna have to catch all of their own food now. Cats have the same kind of cleverness displayed by the people in the trailer park that always have new sneakers but can never afford to get their car fixed. Dogs are capable of taking the long view and involving strategy, not just tactics.

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And where is this supposed cat intelligence when they get stuck in trees, on roofs, and so on?

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

And where is this supposed cat intelligence when they get stuck in trees, on roofs, and so on?

Who says they are stuck?  I've seen cats in all those places who made it down on their own with no help.  I've always figured they did it to get away then let themselves be "rescued" for their own amusement.  Mean little sadistic monsters that they are.

[Luna]

For me, "camping" is often "SCA Events."

That's not camping, that's just a drunken slumber party in the mud.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

[AFK]

Imma cat person.  Dogs annoy me generally. 

The end. 

ESPECIALLY the little yip yap dust mop ones.   

ESPECIALLY ESPECIALLY the ones at my mother in law's house. 

[leln]

As others have said in this thread, cats are companions, dogs are a lifestyle. I can respect something that looks at me and says "feed me because I"m cute and I feel like it." More dependency and I start to think that just maybe somebody wanted kids, but didn't want to invest in college and couldn't deal with a creature with too much independence.

To be fair, I like dogs a lot, but I can't see owning one unless I had at least one other person utterly devoted to its care. Plus, a cat is smart enough to remember where its meals come from. A dog requires more reminders of who in the pack is "alpha" and all the accompanying shit.

[East Coast Hustle]

There are insects smart enough to remember where their food is. That's not a ringing endorsement of brilliance there.

[East Coast Hustle]

For me, "camping" is often "SCA Events."

That's not camping, that's just a drunken slumber party in the mud.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Like hell. I may have no use for the SCA and its trappings, but 30YC is still one of the best parties I've ever been to.

[Jasper]

Post link to science that shows cats aren't smart.

Nobody clicks.

My face:

[Luna]

For me, "camping" is often "SCA Events."

That's not camping, that's just a drunken slumber party in the mud.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Like hell. I may have no use for the SCA and its trappings, but 30YC is still one of the best parties I've ever been to.

You ever decide to make the trip to Pennsic, give me a heads up, I'll buy you a beer.  Or many.

[Elder Iptuous]

my wife has the serious puppy jonesing right now.
we had to bury our dog about a year ago, and now she's ready for another one...

i like cats, we've had plenty. (too many, some times)
but i also liked having my reef aquarium in much the same way.
cats are awesome and alien. anthropomorphizing them is a mistake, though.
a dog, however, is something you can empathize with.  you can make a rudimentary connection with them that you just can't do with a cat...

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

  you can make a rudimentary connection with them that you just can't do with a cat...

See now I have a hard time with that. JC (Joy's cat) we have had since she was 6.  We rescued her from the wild release thing they have in Everglades City.  When Joy was 5 she went out to EC with my Dad.  She was sitting of the general store steps and JC came up to her and they had to take the cat out of the car when they left.  It was almost a year later when we went out to adopt a cat.  Joy gets out of the car at the place and starts calling kitty kitty and JC came right up to her.  They were inseperable until we moved up here and JC stayed with mom and dad.  When dad died and we went to get shit straight, JC came home with us and it was like those two were never seperated.  JC is with her every second Joy i shome even to the point you have to shut the bathroom door fast or she'll sit in there and meow while Joy is in the bath.  They have a serious connection.  Anyway, I love both cats and dogs, but where I live a cat is all I can have.

[Reeducation]

Dogs fucking rule. We had a huge Irish wolfhound when I was a kid. That calm giant was awesome.

[East Coast Hustle]

Post link to science that shows cats aren't smart.

Nobody clicks.

My face:

I didn't click because I already knew that cats aren't smart, but yeah, I feel you.

[Suu]

I don't like dogs that jump and don't listen, which is about 99.9% of the large breeds most Americans have. My friends have 2 boxers...I'm used to them now, but for a while I thought the only way I'd get them to knock if off was if I punched the fuckers in the face.

Then of course, I let Daisy (Herbert's dog) out the day she got hit by the car. I've still never forgave myself for that...but at the same time, how smart is a dog that "knows" to stay in the backyard to go to the bathroom for a few minutes and still bolts across the street after the mailman?

I also blame the fuckers who drive too goddamn fast up that hill because they're self-important politicians who didn't even have the decency to stop.

It also reminded me that I have no patience for dogs. Fortunately my parents' big oaf of a German Shepherd is probably the warmest fuzziest Ottoman you'll ever put your feet on.