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Why Cats are Better than Television
So, I have a couple of small birds of some kind building
a nest under the eaves of my porch. I have installed reflective film on the windows on that side of the house so it is possible to see out, but looking in is mirrored. As you can imagine, Bubba the cat finds this arrangement to be quite entertaining even though he seems to be totally petrified at the idea of actually venturing outside. He parks his considerable carcass on the back of a couch and watches the birds come and go, occasionally vocalizing his displeasure at the trespassers. Even when the birds are absent, he'll intently watch that window and wait for some action. A few days ago one of the birds decided to start a fight with it's reflection in the window. For Bubba, this was like watching the Super Bowl or something. He crept closer and closer to the window till he was about a foot away, with the poor bird completely unaware of his presence. The bird kept pecking at it's reflection in an increasingly frantic manner until poor Bubba could no longer restrain himself. Bubba launched his 21 Lbs at the window and bounced off with a resounding thud. The bird decided that the fight was over and flew off. The look on Bubba's face was priceless and I surely wish that I had a camcorder for this episode of "Why Cats are Better than Television" Claude |
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claudel wrote:
So, I have a couple of small birds of some kind building a nest under the eaves of my porch. I have installed reflective film on the windows on that side of the house so it is possible to see out, but looking in is mirrored. As you can imagine, Bubba the cat finds this arrangement to be quite entertaining even though he seems to be totally petrified at the idea of actually venturing outside. He parks his considerable carcass on the back of a couch and watches the birds come and go, occasionally vocalizing his displeasure at the trespassers. Even when the birds are absent, he'll intently watch that window and wait for some action. A few days ago one of the birds decided to start a fight with it's reflection in the window. For Bubba, this was like watching the Super Bowl or something. He crept closer and closer to the window till he was about a foot away, with the poor bird completely unaware of his presence. The bird kept pecking at it's reflection in an increasingly frantic manner until poor Bubba could no longer restrain himself. Bubba launched his 21 Lbs at the window and bounced off with a resounding thud. The bird decided that the fight was over and flew off. The look on Bubba's face was priceless and I surely wish that I had a camcorder for this episode of "Why Cats are Better than Television" Claude LOL! My cat likes to sit in one of the recliners watching the TV. When I go get a snack, she follows me to the kitchen. If I return to the TV with a snack but didn't get her one, she gets royally upset and there will be no peace until she gets a snack too. Once she has her snack she will settle down, but is still glaring at me munching away with that look "How come you are still eating and I'm finished already?" I think she has taken after me just a little bit too much! |
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Joe Canuck wrote: claudel wrote: So, I have a couple of small birds of some kind building a nest under the eaves of my porch. I have installed reflective film on the windows on that side of the house so it is possible to see out, but looking in is mirrored. As you can imagine, Bubba the cat finds this arrangement to be quite entertaining even though he seems to be totally petrified at the idea of actually venturing outside. He parks his considerable carcass on the back of a couch and watches the birds come and go, occasionally vocalizing his displeasure at the trespassers. Even when the birds are absent, he'll intently watch that window and wait for some action. A few days ago one of the birds decided to start a fight with it's reflection in the window. For Bubba, this was like watching the Super Bowl or something. He crept closer and closer to the window till he was about a foot away, with the poor bird completely unaware of his presence. The bird kept pecking at it's reflection in an increasingly frantic manner until poor Bubba could no longer restrain himself. Bubba launched his 21 Lbs at the window and bounced off with a resounding thud. The bird decided that the fight was over and flew off. The look on Bubba's face was priceless and I surely wish that I had a camcorder for this episode of "Why Cats are Better than Television" Claude LOL! My cat likes to sit in one of the recliners watching the TV. When I go get a snack, she follows me to the kitchen. If I return to the TV with a snack but didn't get her one, she gets royally upset and there will be no peace until she gets a snack too. Once she has her snack she will settle down, but is still glaring at me munching away with that look "How come you are still eating and I'm finished already?" I think she has taken after me just a little bit too much! Bubba has developed an endearing method of informing me that it is an appropriate moment for me to provide his due portion of whatever it is that I'm eating by placing his ample behind on my foot and looking up in anticipation. If he wasn't a bit overweight I'd be more inclined to play along. It doesn't matter what I'm eating. Anything from oatmeal to fajitas (his favorite) that I'm having is subject to the Royal taxation. It's tough to ignore a huge cat sitting on your foot... Claude |
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Why Cats are Better than Television
ROTFLMAO That's too funny !!
Gaya used to sit on top of the TV and try to catch whatever was moving on Animal Planet.. So I'd be watching with a paw going accross the TV every once in a while.. Belkira would just sit in from of the TV/Window/Door and meow until something distracted him.. grrrr -- Will~ "... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause." Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth. "claudel" wrote in message ... So, I have a couple of small birds of some kind building a nest under the eaves of my porch. I have installed reflective film on the windows on that side of the house so it is possible to see out, but looking in is mirrored. As you can imagine, Bubba the cat finds this arrangement to be quite entertaining even though he seems to be totally petrified at the idea of actually venturing outside. He parks his considerable carcass on the back of a couch and watches the birds come and go, occasionally vocalizing his displeasure at the trespassers. Even when the birds are absent, he'll intently watch that window and wait for some action. A few days ago one of the birds decided to start a fight with it's reflection in the window. For Bubba, this was like watching the Super Bowl or something. He crept closer and closer to the window till he was about a foot away, with the poor bird completely unaware of his presence. The bird kept pecking at it's reflection in an increasingly frantic manner until poor Bubba could no longer restrain himself. Bubba launched his 21 Lbs at the window and bounced off with a resounding thud. The bird decided that the fight was over and flew off. The look on Bubba's face was priceless and I surely wish that I had a camcorder for this episode of "Why Cats are Better than Television" Claude |
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"claudel" wrote in message ... So, I have a couple of small birds of some kind building a nest under the eaves of my porch. I have installed reflective film on the windows on that side of the house so it is possible to see out, but looking in is mirrored. As you can imagine, Bubba the cat finds this arrangement to be quite entertaining even though he seems to be totally petrified at the idea of actually venturing outside. He parks his considerable carcass on the back of a couch and watches the birds come and go, occasionally vocalizing his displeasure at the trespassers. Even when the birds are absent, he'll intently watch that window and wait for some action. A few days ago one of the birds decided to start a fight with it's reflection in the window. For Bubba, this was like watching the Super Bowl or something. He crept closer and closer to the window till he was about a foot away, with the poor bird completely unaware of his presence. The bird kept pecking at it's reflection in an increasingly frantic manner until poor Bubba could no longer restrain himself. Bubba launched his 21 Lbs at the window and bounced off with a resounding thud. The bird decided that the fight was over and flew off. The look on Bubba's face was priceless and I surely wish that I had a camcorder for this episode of "Why Cats are Better than Television" Claude LOL That is hilarious! Our two only have an apartment window to look out (we are moving to a house in a few days and plan to get a bird house outside a patio door to see what they do ) they now have a load of trees to watch squirrels and birds and just sit there and bark at them. As for watching TV, they do that as well. Delilah likes TV where there are boarder collies chasing sheep, football (soccer) and Stargate whereas Stella likes cooking shows and hockey. The other day my husband called out to Delilah "Delilah, football's on in 15 minutes" out of a DEAD SLEEP the cat ran down the hall and got in her chair to watch the match. I am still speechless on that one. |
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..oO rach Oo. wrote: "claudel" wrote in message ... So, I have a couple of small birds of some kind building a nest under the eaves of my porch. I have installed reflective film on the windows on that side of the house so it is possible to see out, but looking in is mirrored. As you can imagine, Bubba the cat finds this arrangement to be quite entertaining even though he seems to be totally petrified at the idea of actually venturing outside. He parks his considerable carcass on the back of a couch and watches the birds come and go, occasionally vocalizing his displeasure at the trespassers. Even when the birds are absent, he'll intently watch that window and wait for some action. A few days ago one of the birds decided to start a fight with it's reflection in the window. For Bubba, this was like watching the Super Bowl or something. He crept closer and closer to the window till he was about a foot away, with the poor bird completely unaware of his presence. The bird kept pecking at it's reflection in an increasingly frantic manner until poor Bubba could no longer restrain himself. Bubba launched his 21 Lbs at the window and bounced off with a resounding thud. The bird decided that the fight was over and flew off. The look on Bubba's face was priceless and I surely wish that I had a camcorder for this episode of "Why Cats are Better than Television" Claude LOL That is hilarious! Our two only have an apartment window to look out (we are moving to a house in a few days and plan to get a bird house outside a patio door to see what they do ) they now have a load of trees to watch squirrels and birds and just sit there and bark at them. I'm pretty sure that the reflective window coating made this possible. There's no way that birds would nest that close if they knew who was watching... I've been thinking of putting up a hummingbird feeder, but they only seem to be around here in the desert for a couple of weeks each year My friends on the coast have great luck with their feeder in the winter http://www.sonic.net/~claudel/hummingbirds1.jpg http://www.sonic.net/~claudel/hungrybrds.jpg Their cats leave the hummers alone... As for watching TV, they do that as well. Delilah likes TV where there are boarder collies chasing sheep, football (soccer) and Stargate whereas Stella likes cooking shows and hockey. The other day my husband called out to Delilah "Delilah, football's on in 15 minutes" out of a DEAD SLEEP the cat ran down the hall and got in her chair to watch the match. I am still speechless on that one. Bubba is completely disinterested in the TV except to flinch if there's a loud sound on... Cat has more sense than I do. Claude |
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