The cat sat on the mat

the cat sat on the mat specifically for the purpose of giving an extremely bored human being with too much time on his hands, something to ponder about.

Originally posted by Pianoman1
The point is, the cat did not HAVE to sit on the mat. He chose to, because his DNA is hot-wired to sit on a mat (flying or otherwise), particularly if it is in front of a fire. The terrible sequence of events that lead him to that mat is immaterial: cats sit on mats.

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
The cat disagrees. He said you feed him when you remember to. You give him catnip for your own amusement not his. You seldom clean the litterbox or brush him. He is sitting on the mat because it's the only thing he hasn't pissed on in the last three months. He got even I guess. 😛

Originally posted by sumydid
If what you say is true, then I hope the cat took a moist, steamy, creamy dump on the mat and gave its owner fudge-toes.

Originally posted by Pianoman1
The cat is clearly pissed off. Being given catnip against his wishes, not being brushed, being stuck on a lorry, mistaken for a dog, suddenly finding his favourite mat is in fact a flying carpet, being called fat. I think the cat shows remarkable compassion to simply sit on the mat.

Originally posted by Pianoman1
Why?

The cat sat on the mat because it was too fat to catch the bat that flew over the mat, Nat gave it a pat and pointed towards a rat, the cat broken hearted from being unable to catch the bat that flew over the mat looked at the rat but sat, sat on the mat and watched the rat to get fat like the cat eat the food Nat had left out for the cat sitting on the mat.

Originally posted by Trev33
The cat sat on the mat because it was too fat to catch the bat that flew over the mat, Nat gave it a pat and pointed towards a rat, the cat broken hearted from being unable to catch the bat that flew over the mat looked at the rat but sat, sat on the mat and watched the rat to get fat like the cat eat the food Nat had left out for the cat sitting on the mat.

Originally posted by Trev33
The cat sat on the mat because it was too fat to catch the bat that flew over the mat, Nat gave it a pat and pointed towards a rat, the cat broken hearted from being unable to catch the bat that flew over the mat looked at the rat but sat, sat on the mat and watched the rat to get fat like the cat eat the food Nat had left out for the cat sitting on the mat.

Originally posted by Pianoman1
Some threaders are not treating this pivotal problem with quite the solemnity and gravitas I had envisaged when I started the thread. I repeat my initial question: WHY? Perhaps, in answering this conundrum, we might glimpse an insight not only into feline behaviour but also into the human condition. The cat sitting on the mat is an allegory, but what is the symbolism?

Originally posted by Trev33
The cat sat on the mat because it was too fat to catch the bat that flew over the mat, Nat gave it a pat and pointed towards a rat, the cat broken hearted from being unable to catch the bat that flew over the mat looked at the rat but sat, sat on the mat and watched the rat to get fat like the cat eat the food Nat had left out for the cat sitting on the mat.

Originally posted by Pianoman1
Some threaders are not treating this pivotal problem with quite the solemnity and gravitas I had envisaged when I started the thread. I repeat my initial question: WHY? Perhaps, in answering this conundrum, we might glimpse an insight not only into feline behaviour but also into the human condition. The cat sitting on the mat is an allegory, but what is the symbolism?

Originally posted by jimslyp69
I can't believe that someone's actually thumbed this down. That's shockingly bad show.

Originally posted by Trev33
The cat sat on the mat because it was too fat to catch the bat that flew over the mat, Nat gave it a pat and pointed towards a rat, the cat broken hearted from being unable to catch the bat that flew over the mat looked at the rat but sat, sat on the mat and watched the rat to get fat like the cat eat the food Nat had left out for the cat sitting on the mat.