> So are we sure this is a sign of affection? We aren't just seeing what > we want to see?
I have to admit, you're right. I once had a Sicilian cat, Guillermo, who left a sardine on a piece of newspaper at my bedroom door, just after one of my other cats, Mr. Ruffles, went missing. I was all like, "Awwww, isn't that sweet," and just pet Guillermo and went on about my business. Things went along just fine for a while, then one day Guillermo and Sadie started hissing and pawing each other over who got to play with the mouse squeezy toy. I separated them. In the morning Sadie was found dead with a broken neck. I lump of tuna wrapped in newspaper was at the entrance to the kitchen. I thought one of the kids was just messy and dropped it there while making lunch. In the corner, Guillermo cleared his throat a few times, as if dislodging a hair ball. Then he just nonchalantly licked his paws and stretched out in the sun for a nap. One day, my wife brought home some snacks from the store for the kids for lunch, one of which was CornNuts, my favorite at the time. I kinda yelled out "CornNuts, oh!" and for some reason Guillermo jumped on me and started clawing my face. He almost scratched my eyes out. I explained his behavior to the vet, Ernesto Benedetto, also a Sicilian. When I got to the part about the CornNuts, he realized what was happening: 1) Guillermo was indeed responsible for the contract killings of both Mr. Ruffles and Sadie. 2) Guillermo understood only the Sicilian dialect of Italian. 3) "Cornuto" is a very specific Sicilian word that is the one thing you never *ever* call a Sicilian. It basically means that his wife is a whore and he is a cuckolded idiot without a clue. This explained a lot. I did some checking around, and it turned out that Guillermo was a "made cat," and couldn't be touched without permission. I reported him to the FBI, who it turns out had a sting operation in place on Guillermo for nineteen months and was just about to pounce. They told me to just be patient. Three days later, the FBI bursts through my front door with an arrest warrant. They turned Guillermo, and he's now in the Federal Witness Protection Program under an assumed name. I was told that I might have to testify. I don't know where Guillermo is today, but I wish he were here, back home. I know he caused his share of problems, but he acted out of honor, and I can't really fault that in the end. Next time a cat leaves a gift for me, I'll know to read the message being sent. And I won't make waves. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis President Productivity Enhancement ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:259763 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
