7/28/2006: Cat is glove thief - Page 2

Shawnee123 · 07-28-2006, 11:56 AM

My ex and I had the best cat, Toonces, who was almost human. When he passed away it nearly killed us. Anyway, once we were watching TV, my ex on one side of the sectional and me on the other, with the remote somewhere in between. Toonces walked on the in between section, stepped on the remote, and changed the channel to Animal Planet. Not only do I kid you not, he did it TWICE!

Animal Planet may have been on the "last channel" button but I don't think so. It was really funny!

glatt · 07-28-2006, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Toonces walked on the in between section, stepped on the remote, and changed the channel to Animal Planet. Not only do I kid you not, he did it TWICE!

I would expect nothing less from the cat who could drive a car.

Shawnee123 · 07-28-2006, 12:06 PM

Absolutely! Of course that's where we got his name. Toonces Riley...I miss him!

"Toonces CAN drive a car. Just not very well!"
--Lyle Clark

(Wishing for a cat smilie)

Flint · 07-28-2006, 12:45 PM

My cats are fascinated by anything that resembles a mouse tail, but terrified by anything that resembles a snake! I know, this is a very fine distinction. Shoelaces are considered "mice tails", while a belt is considered a "snake." Etc.

Shawnee123 · 07-28-2006, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

My cats are fascinated by anything that resembles a mouse tail, but terrified by anything that resembles a snake! I know, this is a very fine distinction. Shoelaces are considered "mice tails", while a belt is considered a "snake." Etc.

I feel sad for people who don't like cats!

capnhowdy · 07-28-2006, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

I feel sad for people who don't like cats!

I love cats. They taste like chicken.

Leah · 07-30-2006, 07:23 PM

My mother had a Russian blue cat who did the same thing. Rajie would bring home freshly cooked meat (we don't know where he was stealing it from) T bone steaks, sausages, chops, chicken all kinds of BBQ meats. Some of them still hot from the BBQ. He would place them at the foot of my Mum and Dads bed. They came in at all times of the night. My other cat Kimberley who lives at my parents place, brings home rats with their head bitten off as a gift. Not a very nice gift to find early in the morning when you are eating breakfast.

Jabbly · 07-30-2006, 09:53 PM

My Douglas is a fussy little fella. He doesn't like food that involves a lot of chewing - he prefers to chase a bite size piece of steak around the house then eat it. He has a weaknesss for junk food, especially cheesels (much the same as me

) . He was a stray kitten and very skittish when we first got him, so he used to hide in my room whenever we had visitors. But he alwas crept out when he smelled the cheesels!

xoxoxoBruce · 07-30-2006, 10:27 PM

If our cats caught a mouse in the house, (or sneaked one in) would always leave them outside the door to the darkroom. That was the only room in the house they weren't allowed in. Bribe?

Trilby · 07-28-2006, 01:20 PM

If that were my cat I'd name him Mittens.

Flint · 07-28-2006, 02:05 PM

Rubber bands are a big hit, too. But I have to take those away, because I'm afraid they are eating them.

Kitsune · 07-28-2006, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

Rubber bands are a big hit, too. But I have to take those away, because I'm afraid they are eating them.

I think there was an amusing/disgusting thread on the result of cats eating rubber bands, but I sure as hell aren't going to go looking for it...

Pie · 07-28-2006, 02:29 PM

My cat plays fetch with my hair bands. She'll steal them off my nightstand, too. I buy a pack of 30, and they're gone in a month. She must drop them off in the same place missing socks go...

bluecuracao · 07-28-2006, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Pie

My cat plays fetch with my hair bands. She'll steal them off my nightstand, too. I buy a pack of 30, and they're gone in a month. She must drop them off in the same place missing socks go...

Have you checked under the couch? That's where I usually find Bosco's stash of bottle caps, contact lens case caps, pens, pencils, straws, mom's earring, etc. etc.

daniwong · 07-28-2006, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Pie

My cat plays fetch with my hair bands. She'll steal them off my nightstand, too. I buy a pack of 30, and they're gone in a month. She must drop them off in the same place missing socks go...

Seriously - I have the exact same problem. And they are normally under the couch and/or under the bed, nightstand or whatever little area that I'm not gonna crawl under. The other thing that one of my girls does (Peach) is that I have these little stuffed bears that my mom made for me when I was a little girl and she had knitted little sweaters for the dolls - the cat carry's them around the house like her babies (she was fixed before she had any) and I come home and I find either a pile of them in the cat bed or on my bed or just randomly scattered around the house. Also - something Peach does - she is my snooze button - I hit my snooze button after the alarm goes off and all of a sudden I have a cat in my face meowing until the snooze button goes off again. Makes missing my alarm rather difficult. My other girl Boo-Boo thinks she's a dog - she fetches and retreives and she's trained on a leash to go on walks.

07-28-2006, 11:56 AM	#1
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	My ex and I had the best cat, Toonces, who was almost human. When he passed away it nearly killed us. Anyway, once we were watching TV, my ex on one side of the sectional and me on the other, with the remote somewhere in between. Toonces walked on the in between section, stepped on the remote, and changed the channel to Animal Planet. Not only do I kid you not, he did it TWICE! Animal Planet may have been on the "last channel" button but I don't think so. It was really funny! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-28-2006, 12:06 PM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Absolutely! Of course that's where we got his name. Toonces Riley...I miss him! "Toonces CAN drive a car. Just not very well!" --Lyle Clark (Wishing for a cat smilie) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-28-2006, 12:45 PM	#4
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Objects Cats Are Interested In My cats are fascinated by anything that resembles a mouse tail, but terrified by anything that resembles a snake! I know, this is a very fine distinction. Shoelaces are considered "mice tails", while a belt is considered a "snake." Etc. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-30-2006, 09:53 PM	#8
Jabbly Non-Newbie Sort Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 6	My Douglas is a fussy little fella. He doesn't like food that involves a lot of chewing - he prefers to chase a bite size piece of steak around the house then eat it. He has a weaknesss for junk food, especially cheesels (much the same as me ) . He was a stray kitten and very skittish when we first got him, so he used to hide in my room whenever we had visitors. But he alwas crept out when he smelled the cheesels! __________________ If you knew me at all you would know that I reserve the right to completely contradict myself

07-30-2006, 10:27 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	If our cats caught a mouse in the house, (or sneaked one in) would always leave them outside the door to the darkroom. That was the only room in the house they weren't allowed in. Bribe? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-30-2006, 07:23 PM	#7
Leah Love my Heffalumps Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia (best place in the world) Posts: 346	My mother had a Russian blue cat who did the same thing. Rajie would bring home freshly cooked meat (we don't know where he was stealing it from) T bone steaks, sausages, chops, chicken all kinds of BBQ meats. Some of them still hot from the BBQ. He would place them at the foot of my Mum and Dads bed. They came in at all times of the night. My other cat Kimberley who lives at my parents place, brings home rats with their head bitten off as a gift. Not a very nice gift to find early in the morning when you are eating breakfast.

07-28-2006, 01:20 PM	#10
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	If that were my cat I'd name him Mittens. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

07-28-2006, 02:05 PM	#11
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Rubber bands are a big hit, too. But I have to take those away, because I'm afraid they are eating them. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-28-2006, 02:29 PM	#13
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	My cat plays fetch with my hair bands. She'll steal them off my nightstand, too. I buy a pack of 30, and they're gone in a month. She must drop them off in the same place missing socks go... __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

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