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Ghost of a Duke

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Always play Scrabble with my wife over the weekend and as I go to put away the board, the cat is waiting for me on the table to receive a few of her biscuits.

Today it finally occurred to me that this was an established routine entirely of the cat's own creation. She had spotted an opportunity to insert a new treat time into the structure of the weekend.

Today I was outplayed by my wife, and the cat.

Torunn

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@ghost-of-a-duke said
Always play Scrabble with my wife over the weekend and as I go to put away the board, the cat is waiting for me on the table to receive a few of her biscuits.

Today it finally occurred to me that this was an established routine entirely of the cat's own creation. She had spotted an opportunity to insert a new treat time into the structure of the weekend.

Today I was outplayed by my wife, and the cat.
That's your purpose and obligation.

Great Big Stees

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@torunn said
That's your purpose and obligation.
We human's are but servants to our pets. We currently have 4 masters/mistresses to serve (three "BIG" dogs and one average sized cat).

G

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@ghost-of-a-duke said
Always play Scrabble with my wife over the weekend and as I go to put away the board, the cat is waiting for me on the table to receive a few of her biscuits.

Today it finally occurred to me that this was an established routine entirely of the cat's own creation. She had spotted an opportunity to insert a new treat time into the structure of the weekend.

Today I was outplayed by my wife, and the cat.
you are aware that your cat has only one thing on it's mind
how to kill and eat you
they are one of natures most efficient killing machines
and they are not afraid of ghosts

Torunn

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@lemondrop said
you are aware that your cat has only one thing on it's mind
how to kill and eat you
they are one of natures most efficient killing machines
and they are not afraid of ghosts
How can anything so cute be so vicious?

Ghost of a Duke

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@lemondrop said
you are aware that your cat has only one thing on it's mind
how to kill and eat you
they are one of natures most efficient killing machines
and they are not afraid of ghosts
Not fluffy....

moonbus
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@torunn said
How can anything so cute be so vicious?
Cats are neither vicious nor virtuous. They simply ARE. Humans over-layer behavior with value judgments.

Torunn

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@moonbus said
Cats are neither vicious nor virtuous. They simply ARE. Humans over-layer behavior with value judgments.
I was just kidding, nothing evil in cats, they just follow their nature. And I love them.

Ghost of a Duke

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@moonbus said
Cats are neither vicious nor virtuous. They simply ARE. Humans over-layer behavior with value judgments.
Are cats capable of moral or immoral acts based on free will judgments, and is it okay to feed them carrot cake?

fourfivesix

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Your cats not called Sid is it?

bbc.co.uk/news/stories-54710400

Ghost of a Duke

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@neilarini said
Your cats not called Sid is it?

bbc.co.uk/news/stories-54710400
I love that article. A great lesson there I feel for taking in cats that might already have an owner.

moonbus
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@ghost-of-a-duke said
Are cats capable of moral or immoral acts based on free will judgments, and is it okay to feed them carrot cake?
Only if she plays with it first.

moonbus
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@neilarini said
Your cats not called Sid is it?

bbc.co.uk/news/stories-54710400
Excellent article. I too once lived in a neighbourhood with a cat more attached to the neighbourhood than to any one family. It would drop by every few days, stay a while, disappear for days, drop by again. We called it "Wild Thing." Never did find out whether any family claimed it as its own.

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horace is the name of the computer program that i beat at solitaire on the regular

HandyAndy
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@Ghost-of-a-Duke
Do you know the difference between cats and dogs?





A dog sees you (1) opening cans of food for them, (2) opening doors to let them in and out, and (3) providing a comfortable place for them to sleep. Therefore, thinks the dog, you must be God.

A cat sees you (1) opening cans of food for them, (2) opening doors to let them in and out, and (3) providing a comfortable place for them to sleep. Therefore, thinks the cat, he must be God.

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