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Post by cato on Sept 17, 2019 9:28:10 GMT
Watching Larry the cat , the official Downing St mouser on the news recently caused me to contemplate this most conservative of animals. Cats possess conservative habits , indeed conservative souls. Here are ten reasons why cats are the most conservative of animals.
1)Cats are normally solitary and are suspicious of collectives.
2) They wear fur all the time.
3)They espouse a tooth and claw view of life.
4)They are natural haughty aristocrats.
5)No self respecting cat is a vegan.
6)They are obsessed with cleanliness and order.
7)They don't normally like strangers or new things.
8)They expect others to clean up their mess.
9)They are possesive of their national territory and will defend it with force if need be.
10)They expect total devotion and adoration and are happiest with an unchanging world.
Long live the felines!
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Sept 17, 2019 9:46:12 GMT
Watching Larry the cat , the official Downing St mouser on the news recently caused me to contemplate this most conservative of animals. Cats possess conservative habits , indeed conservative souls. Here are ten reasons why cats are the most conservative of animals. 1)Cats are normally solitary and are suspicious of collectives. 2) They wear fur all the time. 3)They espouse a tooth and claw view of life. 4)They are natural haughty aristocrats. 5)No self respecting cat is a vegan. 6)They are obsessed with cleanliness and order. 7)They don't normally like strangers or new things. 8)They expect others to clean up their mess. 9)They are possesive of their national territory and will defend it with force if need be. 10)They expect total devotion and adoration and are happiest with an unchanging world. Long live the felines! No wonder they appealed to T.S. Eliot! I especially liked number two! May I suggest the tendency to curl up inside enclosed spaces as also being quintessentially conservative? |
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Post by Tomas on Sept 17, 2019 13:30:34 GMT
Salute to the cat tribe! I must only add another quote from a Simon Dupree refrain: "I spin and I turn and I burn like the sun like the fire!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzcWWZJJRwU |
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Post by cato on Jan 3, 2020 16:56:42 GMT
I have only discovered Old Possum's Book of Practical cats over the Christmas holidays. It's nice to encounter something venerable for the first time and realise why so many people love it.
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Post by Tomas on Mar 24, 2020 13:04:13 GMT
I have only discovered Old Possum's Book of Practical cats over the Christmas holidays. It's nice to encounter something venerable for the first time and realise why so many people love it. Loved that book from first moment! Time for a re-read... In the last book I read, essays from Swedish cultural maestro Frans G. Bengtsson (1894-1954) were peerless prose beautifully ending with a homage to his beloved cat. |
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Post by cato on Mar 24, 2020 22:58:35 GMT
I have only discovered Old Possum's Book of Practical cats over the Christmas holidays. It's nice to encounter something venerable for the first time and realise why so many people love it. Loved that book from first moment! Time for a re-read... In the last book I read, essays from Swedish cultural maestro Frans G. Bengtsson (1894-1954) were peerless prose beautifully ending with a homage to his beloved cat. Cats have become very popular on social media with cat photos and videos attracting huge audiences. I read some biologist pointing out how house cat numbers are soaring . This is apparently one of the most successful feline colonisation in history! I am a victim. 3 years ago I had no cats. I now have 4. Cat fiction is also a growing genre. Much originates in Japan which is a cat obsessed nation if YouTube videos are an accurate reflection of national trends. Some of the novels are dark and include extreme animal cruelty. I think I could never read one of those terrible rags and look any of my furry residents in the eye again. |
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Post by assisi on Mar 25, 2020 12:58:39 GMT
Loved that book from first moment! Time for a re-read... In the last book I read, essays from Swedish cultural maestro Frans G. Bengtsson (1894-1954) were peerless prose beautifully ending with a homage to his beloved cat. Cats have become very popular on social media with cat photos and videos attracting huge audiences. I read some biologist pointing out how house cat numbers are soaring . This is apparently one of the most successful feline colonisation in history! I am a victim. 3 years ago I had no cats. I now have 4. Cat fiction is also a growing genre. Much originates in Japan which is a cat obsessed nation if YouTube videos are an accurate reflection of national trends. Some of the novels are dark and include extreme animal cruelty. I think I could never read one of those terrible rags and look any of my furry residents in the eye again. I've got to say that I am interested in what names you have given your cats as I think this tells us something about their master. For example if they were called Driller, Spike, Arnie and Caesar then I would have the master down as a macho type and with a bit of male insecurity thrown in. If they were called Lucretius, Pontius, Falstaff and Mozart, I'd have the master down as a bit of an Arty type who likes to draw attention to himself. If they were called Fluffy, Pinky, Silky and Nancy I'd have the master down as a bit of a ........well I leave it to your imagination. By the way we have a cat, called Cuddles, but I must hasten to add that she got that name from my daughter who was about 7 years of age at the time. That's my excuse.  |
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Post by cato on Mar 25, 2020 13:25:34 GMT
]I've got to say that I am interested in what names you have given your cats as I think this tells us something about their master. For example if they were called Driller, Spike, Arnie and Caesar then I would have the master down as a macho type and with a bit of male insecurity thrown in. If they were called Lucretius, Pontius, Falstaff and Mozart, I'd have the master down as a bit of an Arty type who likes to draw attention to himself. If they were called Fluffy, Pinky, Silky and Nancy I'd have the master down as a bit of a ........well I leave it to your imagination. By the way we have a cat, called Cuddles, but I must hasten to add that she got that name from my daughter who was about 7 years of age at the time. That's my excuse. [/quote] Pushkin is my first cat. He is from Cavan Followed by Martha and Henry born in Russia. My last was imported from England prior to the disruption . Due to domestic disagreement he is called Dante Marmalade Boris Winston but we call him Dante when he is being chased for breaking something. |
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Post by assisi on Mar 26, 2020 11:00:12 GMT
]I've got to say that I am interested in what names you have given your cats as I think this tells us something about their master. For example if they were called Driller, Spike, Arnie and Caesar then I would have the master down as a macho type and with a bit of male insecurity thrown in. If they were called Lucretius, Pontius, Falstaff and Mozart, I'd have the master down as a bit of an Arty type who likes to draw attention to himself. If they were called Fluffy, Pinky, Silky and Nancy I'd have the master down as a bit of a ........well I leave it to your imagination. By the way we have a cat, called Cuddles, but I must hasten to add that she got that name from my daughter who was about 7 years of age at the time. That's my excuse. Pushkin is my first cat. He is from Cavan Followed by Martha and Henry born in Russia. My last was imported from England prior to the disruption . Due to domestic disagreement he is called Dante Marmalade Boris Winston but we call him Dante when he is being chased for breaking something.[/quote] You're the literary type, with a fondness for things Russian and have an ironic sense of humour (Boris Winston etc) |
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Post by Tomas on Apr 4, 2020 11:31:08 GMT
Also popular among the not so conservative folks.
Quote from Another Saturday Night,
by Cat (eh, yes!) Stevens :-D
"Another fella told me
He had a sister who looked just fine
Instead of being my deliverance, she had a strange resemblance
To a cat named Frankenstein..."
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Post by cato on Apr 4, 2020 13:27:18 GMT
I caught one of my felines tip over a water bowl that wasn't changed yesterday. He fixed me with a cold icy withering stare. Class distinctions are alive and well.
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