Cat Friday: A Break From The Madness!

Politically Correct Terms for Cat Owners
My cat does not barf hairballs, he is a floor/rug redecorator.

My cat does not break things, she helps gravity do its job.

My cat does not fear dogs, they are merely sprint practice tools.

My cat does not gobble, she eats with alacrity.

My cat does not scratch, he is a furniture/rug/skin ventilator.

My cat is not a "shedding machine", she is a hair relocation stylist.

My cat is not a "treat-seeking missile", she enjoys the proximity of food.

My cat is not a chatterbox, she is advising me on what to do next.

My cat is not a dope addict, she is catnip appreciative.

My cat is not a ruthless hunter, she is a wildlife control expert.

My cat is not evil, she is badness enhanced.

My cat is not fat, he is mass enhanced.

My cat is not hydrophobic, she has an inability to appreciate moisture.

My cat is not underfoot, she is shepherding me to my next destination (which should always be the food dish).

Test your Fluffy knowledge
By Janis Fontaine
Source: The Palm Beach Post

1. Cats brains are quite similar to ours, with identical regions dealing with emotion. But their bodies are quite different. Humans have only 34 vertebrae. Cats have

a. 36

b. 40

c. 52

d. 60

2. Cats love to sleep. How much of their lives do cats spend sleeping?

a. one-half

b. one-third

c. two-thirds

d. three-quarters.

3. The cat lover is an ailurophile, while a cat hater is an ailurophobe. Which of these famous people loved cats, and which ones hated them?

a. Abraham Lincoln

b. Napoleon

c. Winston Churchill

d. Julius Caesar

e. Ernest Hemingway

f. Florence Nightengale

4. Cats see better than we do in the dark, and some people are color-blind, making it impossible to tell the difference between red and green. But what about cats. Can a cat tell the difference between green and blue and red and green?

a. yes

b. no

5. Not only do cats feel emotion, they often express it. How many different vocalizations can a cat make?

a. Same as a dog. About 10.

b. 20.

c. 50.

d. 100.

6. It's often debated whether cats are smarter than dogs. The jury is still out on that, but what about memory? How long does a cat's memory last?

a. Half as long as a dog's.

b. About as long as dog's.

c. Twice as long as a dog's.

d. Much longer than a dog's.


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Answers:

1. (d.) 60. A cat's arching back is part of a complex body language system, usually associated with feeling threatened. The arch is able to get so high because the cat's spine contains nearly 60 vertebrae which fit loosely together.

2. (c) A 15-year-old cat has probably spent 10 years of its life sleeping, is in deep sleep 15 percent of its life. Is in light sleep 50 percent of the time.

3. The cats lovers and cat haters were:

a. Abraham Lincoln loved cats.

b. Napoleon hated cats.

c. Winston Churchill loved cats.

d. Julius Caesar hated cats.

e. Ernest Hemingway loved cats.

f. Florence Nightengale loved cats.

4. (a) Yes. Cats can see color. Studies have shown that cats can distinguish between red and green; red and blue; red and gray; green and blue; green and gray; blue and gray; yellow and blue, and yellow and gray. Dogs can see color, but it is not as vivid a color scheme as we see. They distinguish between blue, yellow, and gray, but probably do not see red and green. This is much like our vision at twilight.

5. (d) Cats have about 100 different vocalization sounds, but cats don't meow at each other. They probably communicate with each other with sounds too low for us to hear.

6. (d) Cats have better memories than dogs. Tests conducted by the University of Michigan concluded that while a dogs memory lasts no more than five minutes, a cat's can last as long as 16 hours - exceeding even that of monkeys and orangutans.

Music Memoirs

Top 5 on Friday

Top 5 "British" Bands and a song by each


I remember the British Invasion and I'm listing 5 of the many great bands from back then:

Beatles -- I Want To Hold Your Hand
Animals -- House of the Rising Sun
Cream -- White Room
Herman's Hermits -- Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter
Dave Clark Five -- Bits & Pieces