Posts tagged "funny cats"

The thing about overcoming obstacles is that some obstacles seem so insurmountable, if you fail to negotiate them, no one would blame you, and if you do conquer them, you've accomplished something amazing. People cheer. You're a hero. A tiny chinchilla climbs onto imposing, human-sized furniture, everyone applauds. A pair of wee ducklings manage to flap themselves over a large stone obstruction, and the crowd goes wild.

On the other hand, if you're a house cat, you are among the most agile of all domesticated creatures. You should have no difficulty reaching any place inside an average house, much less negotiating a simple jump that barely counts as more than a step. If you struggle, no one will be proud of you when you finally make it; we'll just feel shame and embarrassment that it took you so long. But oh, how funny it was watching you try.

Dear Peeps,

I know you really love "National Treasure." I get it: It's an adventure. Nicolas Cage is riveting. And you've got a soft spot for Justin Bartha. You like what you like, and that's OK. I like milk and that mushy fishy stuff, so I understand. But do you understand what it's like for me to have to watch the same movie over and over and over? At this point, it's like duh, he's going to find the treasure in the pyramids or whatever! Seriously.

So how many times can you pretend you don't know what's going to happen? Do you think Cage is just going to show up in a different-colored fedora at some point or with an even worse hairpiece? Not to be rude, you guys, but it ain't gonna happen. So, please, just eject the disc already!

Also, did you buy "Cats & Dogs 2: the Revenge of Kitty Galore" blue-ray dvd yet? Because I'd love to get in on that.

Love, The Cat

If you never overreach, you'll never overachieve.

"Hey, you. Next time you're on Amazon.com, order something larger. Or buy a lot more small things. I don't really care how you do it, just get them to send a bigger box."

"I can't see how this is healthy, but my veterinarian insists that I'm supposed to brush my teeth."

We know that there are cat people and there are dog people. There are pros and cons to owning either animal. One thing almost any cat person would admit is that their favorite pet is not as keen on performing tricks as their canine counterparts. Yet there are exceptions to every rule. There's no way in the world I'd ever get my cat to do a "barrel roll" like Pancake here. It's not really a barrel roll, of course, but it's about the closest approximation one can expect while grounded. And given the species of the roller, we at Paw Nation remain suitably impressed.



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Of what do cats dream? A stranger to the free-roaming fauna of the alien outdoors, my indoor cat, Martha, probably dreams of her favorite activity: playing fetch with her toy rattle-mice, blissfully unaware of the livelier, meatier, and more delicious variety found teeming out in fields, or at least in more squalid dwellings than ours. Even those felines that spend their lives in whole or in part prowling the grasses, barns, and streets of the world must spend their catnaps replaying past mousehunt glories.

Take this house cat, for example, so rapt with its visions of the thrill of the chase that it fails to notice itself hanging off its precarious perch, fails to notice when its dream takes hold of it so thoroughly that it flails mightily in the air, fails even to wake up upon its ungraceful and decidedly uncatlike wipeout on the countertop. Good thing it was a short drop. We're sure the cat was unharmed. But the mouse probably got away.



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All over the country there are people who practice yoga with their pets. There are books and classes that promise that doing these spiritual and physical exercises with your dog or or cat will bring you both more closely together.

But, first you need your pet to agree. And, whaddya know? There's a cat who prefers to perform the "downward-facing dog" pose without its owner! Indeed, this cat's got his poses under control, and the last thing he needs is someone meddling in this moment of solace, concentration, and peace.

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For some reason, photographer Anne Geddes gets many of us riled up. Geddes is notorious for dressing babies up like cabbages, carrots, and tomatoes, and then sticking them inside pumpkins and flower pots against their own will. (OK, so they don't necessarily have "will" yet, but still.) It can all be a bit too much.

Cute kittens, on the other hand? In jugs? Kittens in jugs? Yeah, we're down with that. The paws alone make it.

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In one corner, we have several cats, more or less unfussy felines just trying to go about their business of eating.

In the other corner, we've got Yoshi, a tortoise with one agenda in mind: getting the best of those darn cats! Nothing stops this reptile from getting in the face of one of his rather large (from his POV, at least) opponents.

You wouldn't necessarily think the little guy has it in him to take charge of the ring, but if "the Yoshinator" knows anything, it's how to get on a cat's last nerve.

This funny cat video isn't just entertaining, it's informative. Witness the art of Parkour. According to Wikipedia, Parkour began in France and is "the physical discipline of training to overcome any obstacle within one's path by adapting one's movements to the environment. It is a non-competitive, physical discipline... in which participants run along a route, attempting to negotiate obstacles in the most efficient way possible."

In other words, it's a fancy-sounding opportunity for grown human beings to act as closely as possible as they can to Spider-Man while hopefully avoiding bruises or death. And ain't nothing wrong with that. Live your life, man.

But don't count out cats. Sure, they may be best known for landing on all fours, but who knew they could scale walls with the best of them?

Next time, hold the pepper.

Who knew cats hibernated?

Yawn vs. yarn? No contest.

Cheap thrills, no frills. But maybe some lace.