"... I still doubt they can actually be TRAINED in any meaningful way. ..." - DJ
This is why I've only had monkeys as pets. On Sep 13, 5:36 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Alright, that's the 2nd time you've put Cato with Inspector Cloussau. > I believe he was with the Green Hornet and played by Bruce Lee in a > serial or movie. Kato was Cloussau's manservant and sparring partner > I believe. Not to be nit picky or anything. Just clearing things up > a bit. Unless I'm wrong in which case ignore everything I just said. > > Ok, cats are good for killing mice and small rodents. Some of them > even show off their conquests allowing you to dispose of the carcass > rather then smelling it days later and having to scrape it from under > or behind the oven. So cats CAN be useful; I stand corrected. I > still doubt they can actually be TRAINED in any meaningful way. > Otherwise we would have cadaver cats and seeing eye cats. But we > don't. > > Back in the old days it was highly entertaining to tie a string to a > balled up piece of paper and tying it to the end of a ceiling fan. > Put the fan on slow and watch the high jinks ensue. The modern > version is one of those laser pens. Puppies can be abused in this > manner as well but will eventually lose interest after they notice > they don't smell anything. Cats never seem to learn at any age. > > dj > > > > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 7:15 PM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > One dog one cat has been the general balance in our house, though we > > now have two cats. One cat is clearly Inspector Clousseau and the > > other Cato, as she hides around the house pouncing on the other one > > before they set about destroying furniture in frenzied fights that can > > only be ended by the noise of a tin opening. Otherwise they generally > > loaf about regarding me with complete disdain and only fit to open > > doors for them. > > > On 11 Sep, 17:28, Lonlaz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yup, I haven't declawed my cat on the chance that the drafty old > >> Victorian house we're moving in might have mice, though I doubt he has > >> the instincts. He's a little bastard and terrorizes the kids > >> sometimes, strangely enough they still love him. We've had him since > >> he was a 3 week old, rejected by his mum.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
