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Kitten Lovers: Cuteness Overload
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The thread centers around the joys and challenges of owning kittens, with participants sharing personal anecdotes, updates on their pets, and expressing their affection for kittens. The discussion includes playful interactions, behavioral observations, and humorous experiences related to kitten antics.
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Main Points Raised
- Some participants express delight in the cuteness of kittens, sharing specific traits and behaviors that they find endearing.
- One participant describes their kitten, Ember, as socially adept and mischievous, noting her defiance of household rules and playful antics.
- Another participant recounts their experience with a stray kitten, highlighting the challenges of managing energetic kittens and the physical toll of scratches and bites.
- Several participants share their experiences with kitten behavior, including playful biting and scratching, and how they cope with these actions.
- One participant mentions the intelligence of their kitten and how it engages in playful behavior with kitchen items, suggesting a level of cleverness in their actions.
- Another participant introduces their new kittens, Gatsby and Snorkel, and shares their excitement about becoming an uncle to them.
- There are humorous exchanges about the nighttime antics of kittens and the unexpected injuries that can occur from their playful behavior.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants generally agree on the cuteness and charm of kittens, but there are varying experiences regarding their behavior and the challenges they present. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the best ways to manage kitten behavior and the impact of their playful antics.
Contextual Notes
Some participants mention specific behavioral traits and challenges without providing definitive solutions or consensus on how to handle them. The discussion reflects a variety of personal experiences and perspectives on kitten ownership.
Who May Find This Useful
Readers interested in pet ownership, particularly those who have or are considering adopting kittens, may find the shared experiences and humorous anecdotes relatable and engaging.
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He doesn't look very happy...
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That's a she actually. I posted it because it resembles a smile if we look at it anthropomorphically. But yes, from a cat point of view it looks more as if she is hissing.
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That previous post was very distasteful. I've deleted it.
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Sorry.Will take care not to post such images in future.
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glb_lub said:
Very beautiful kitty! Little ball of fur.
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Baby Eats Cat Tail
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Flying Kitten Hug
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Adorable!glb_lub said:
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Can someone explain what the following quote from Shakespeare's Macbeth means -
"Letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would” Like the poor cat i' the adage?"
I have often read it in P G Wodehouse books. I really couldn't understand what the quote means as the language is pretty archaic and I haven't read much of Shakespeare. But whatever it means, being a cat lover , I felt it was something profound.
"Letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would” Like the poor cat i' the adage?"
I have often read it in P G Wodehouse books. I really couldn't understand what the quote means as the language is pretty archaic and I haven't read much of Shakespeare. But whatever it means, being a cat lover , I felt it was something profound.
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glb_lub said:
According to http://www.moggies.co.uk/stories/catsayone.html it's a reference to an old proverb. "cats love fish but fear to wet their paws." In other words, he wants to have something, but he doesn't want to "pay the price" to get it.
Collections of proverbs were among the "standard textbooks" for learning to read and write in Shakespeare's day, so probably this saying (or something similar) would be known by every literate person in the original audiences.
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AlephZero said:
It is interesting how the usage of words changes over a period of time. For instance very rarely does one write "i'the " instead of 'in the' these days.
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glb_lub said:
That sort of abbreviation was a leftover from the abbreviations used by medieval scribes to save time and space - e.g. http://www.uAlberta.ca/~sreimer/ms-course/course/abbrevtn.htm
Some of these migrated from Latin to English and from handwriting to print. For example some 16th century bibles have printed versions of those abbreviations for syllables like "pro", as well as the "thorn" character (similar to y) in abbreviations like yt for "that". The latin abbreviations i.e., e.g. and & are still in use - and "ye olde englishe tea shoppe" in UK tourist hotspots, of course!
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My cat hates my singing
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Lolol!
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