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This is actually how cats smile at you! They offer
to let you sniff their butts. It's considered high etiquette in
SOHC and other organizations.
Even though slaves think it's this. But this is a
look of "gimme food". |
What makes Puss so mean?
This submission is done under protest,
as, contrary to the insistence of my family, she is not mean.
One: We had known
for quite some time that she'd been catching the post as it
came through the letterbox, which was why it was always crumpled
and shredded. One day, I return home to find large spots of blood on the porch. The
next day, when an irate postman knocked on the door, it was
revealed that she was not attacking the post, she was attacking
his fingers...and not for the first time. We had to put up a
sign and a box or the Post Office would cease delivery. Why did he have his finger through our letter box in the first
place, anyway?
Two: She attacks indiscriminately. Everything that moves is her
fair game. Her favourite place to lurk is the stairs, where she
will smack you as you go past or attack you ankles as
you climb. She also goes for you if you stroke her too
much, not enough, or in the wrong place. She enjoys biting,
again, ankles are apparently her favourite, but her claws are
sharp. I have not experienced this as much as the others say it happens.
Three: She is trying to kill my sister. On one
occasion, when the light was off, she darted in front of my
sister at the top of the stairs and nearly sent her flying down
them, causing a large bruise on my sister's knee and a rent in
her jeans. Puss then bites my sister for falling over her.
Four: She will accept no food or attention from anyone but
myself, and not always then.
Five: She is completely crazy. She attacks everything that moves
and some things which don't. Or don't even exist. She chases her
own tail, often when sitting on the back of a chair, causing her
to curl around the bar at the top and look like a giant, furry
hula hoop. Unfortunately, it has never been caught on camera.
Six: She is two faced. She pretends to run away from other
cats, then will turn round and give them a good seeing to. I do
not think this is meanness, I think it may be strategy.
Seven: She destroys things and has been blamed (although it was
never proven) of breaking the cafetiere twice. She also has an
irritating habit of sitting on your lap while you are eating and
shoving her ass in your food.
Then, there is the usual; loud miaowing outside your door when
you are sleeping; if she is in your room, and you move in your
sleep she will attack you. Also, she sleep talks, or rather miaows and purrs when she's sleeping. Especially if you are
trying to sleep. This is loud, by the way... If she is outside
overnight, she climbs in through upstairs windows and walks all
over you. If a door is closed, it must be opened. She chatters
(honestly) at birds, and she lies about whether or not she had
been fed.
This is all true, I promise.
But I still don't think she's mean.
Photo submitted by: Alys
Date last updated:
10/25/05
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