Why do cats have a compulsion to put out candles? And if you watch closely, I think you’ll see that at least half of these cats appear to be left-handed. Maybe candle-snuffing is a natural urge in southpaw cats.
You’ll also observe that some of these clips have been set up by humans–we don’t generally leave burning candles sitting on the floor. People will do anything to get on Youtube.
Don’t blame the cat if he burns your house down, chuckles.
Unlike the cats in this video, our cat Peep likes me to sing to her. Her favorites are “Walk like a Peep, Talk like a Peep” and “Farewell and Adieu to You, Fair Spanish Peepsters.” It’s probably a plus that I don’t sound like Julio Iglesias.
I’m afraid most of the people in this little film deserved to be silenced by their cats.
It’s true–these cats are really into sports on TV. Hockey? Oh, yeah! Imagine if the cat could really catch one of those little men zooming all around the screen. Golf? Imagine the golfer’s reaction if he launched a long drive only to have it plucked out of the air by a cat. They also go for tennis and football… and ballroom dancing. Someone should’ve taught that cat to say “May I cut in?” rather than just springing at the dancers.
I am happy to be able to say that my cats are always too busy eating, sleeping, or fighting to have time left over to break stuff. But no doubt about it–the cats in this video need an attitude adjustment.
Some of them have appeared in other video compilations, but not the all-time champion toilet paper shredder. I wonder if he’d stop if you made him pay for the toilet paper.
There are some good bits in this collection. My favorite is the jumping chicken. And I like the footage of the dog dragging the gigantic stuffed toy up the stairs–toward what end, we can only speculate.
Question for Readers: False Facts 4.0 is coming out tomorrow. Would you like me to review it?
Some people, you put ’em on camera, and they can’t contain themselves. This particular kitten shares that trait with them. But it’s his first time in a new apartment, so maybe you can’t blame him for getting excited. Our two kittens got so excited over being in a new place, you’d think there were a dozen of them.
I dare you to try some of these sleep positions. Pioneered by cats, they are intended for all mammals, especially the ones that have backbones.
It is said that falling asleep face-first in a bowl of food gives you unexpected insights.
I’m sure a dog who takes it upon himself to transfer stones from one stream to another is worthy of a saga. Ditto the cat who grooms the owl, and the cockatiel who wants to pluck keys off the keyboard. I’ve studied the Icelandic sagas, and I have to say they’re kind of short on kooky animals. Thorstein Cod-Biter would have been much the better for having a pet turtle to take care of.
I thought that headline might prove irresistible.
Anyhow… I’ve never had a hedgehog, but there’s something about those little characters that makes me smile when I see them. I have heard that they are most closely related to ladybugs and school administrators, but I don’t see that at all. You can tell by the way they run that they’re mammals.
Well, so far I haven’t come up with any questions that have stumped everybody…
G’day, mates! Byron the Quokka here, with Bell Mountain Trivia Question No. 11. There’s always some smarty-pants who knows the answer. Humans must be smarter than we thought. But let’s see if this one stops ’em:
Who was the only person to escape the avalanche that buried the Thunder King’s hall? (Hint: this person left early.)
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