Cat: The Most Useless Animal in the World

[Rah]

Cats always come off as indifferent assholes to me, no wonder chicks like them. Like they'll tolerate you because you make logistics easy for them, but otherwise they'd be just as happy to see you die in a fire.

 

[durangotang]

A nasty cat bit a woman I know, who has been a nurse her whole life, and she knew she had to get to the hospital to get some antibiotic shots right away.

Personally, I had no idea cat bites were this bad. Even after going to the hospital immediately after she was bit, and getting several shots, her hand was swollen up like a baseball and you could see where the infection was spreading up her arm in red streaks up the vein. It was bad. Before antibiotics a cat bite could literally kill you. No wonder so many people were superstitious of them.

 

[Blackhawk]

Why did Egyptians worship cats? Maybe they are not from this planet?

The Egyptians had a way of creating gods by sticking animal heads on the same "god" torso over and over again, like a bad photoshop.

Hawk head on a god's torso? Horus.
Ibis head on a god's torso? Thoth.
Crocodile head on a god's torso? Sobek.
Hippo head on a god's torso? Taweret.
Lion head on a god's torso? Tefnut.
Cattle head on a god's torso? Hathor.
Dog head on a god's torso? Anibus.
Cat head on a god's torso? Bast.
And no one can agree on what animal Set's head comes from. Looks like an anteater to me.

Did they "worship" the animals these Gods came from. No. No more than fans of Spiderman worship spiders.

The only people saying "the ancient egyptians worshiped cats" that I see are cat food manufacturers. Interesting how dog food manufacturers never take that angle and claim Anibus worshipers also worshiped dogs, even though Anibus is a much bigger god than Bast.

 

[el mechanico]

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[raliv]

you can tell a lot about a person by how they treat animals

 

[Screwston]

Ever met a girl that says "you're gay" or gives you a weird face after you tell her you like cats?

 

[malc]

I know one man who owns cats. He says you can pretty much put them on automatic with automatic cat feeders and such, you just need to refill it once a week, so they can be relatively low maintenance pet.

 

[PompeyChris]

Daddy Long Legs.

 

[Greek kamaki]

In some Asian countries people actually eat cats so they serve a purpose.

 

[Nonpareil]

My old connection, who was a pretty solid dude until he turned into a weesh relationship beta, whenever I used to go to his house to grab weed, I was like 'Well, at least I can go there and we can hit piles and play video games in his living room...but oh wait, his mother and his brother are insane, and those 13 inbred cats make the house smell like cat pee...'

Initially I'd go over there to burn and riff for hours with the guy; after having it up to here with cat piss smell, I was like 'Yeah I'm on my way up north, can I stop in for a few minutes?'

But that's not to say all cats are bad; when I lived in the country we had cats and dogs. The dogs were good, but a dog is just so much work; you need to walk them every day, if you travel you have to board, if you spend an unexpected night out you have to have someone feed them. We had one cat who I would see when I was walking home drunk from parties over a mile from my house, and she'd follow me back. She'd kill birds, rats and spiders weekly. She would also jump on my bed and cuddle with me and the girls, and they loved her (sadly I am allergic, but not severely). She'd go out at night in the forest to hunt, and I was very sad when one night she never returned (If I had to guess, a Coyote got her).

Also, I mean observe; look at how a woman's cat is around her, compared to how her dog is around her; chances are the dog is schmoopy and constantly looking for her validation and attention; the cat likely just lamps wherever and comes around when he feels like it. Cats have game.

 

[Spike]

Come on, how can you not like this ?
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[Menace]

Never thought I'd see a two page thread about cats on RVF. Cats are alpha b/c they do what they want, dogs are beta because they do what you want.

 

[Tuthmosis]

I adore animals, but this thread is borderline :gay: to me.

That said, here are some of my favorite cat pictures. There are a lot of good ones out there. The top one is one of my motivators. It's all about Inner Game, man, Inner Game.

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[soup]

Never thought I'd see a two page thread about cats on RVF. Cats are alpha b/c they do what they want, dogs are beta because they do what you want.

I opened a group of five girls on Sunday and I brought up this thing about how cats are not as cool as most people think. I said that cats are essentially robots, and how, like a squirrel, cats are really almost all the same and have these pre-programmed "moves" that we fall for over and over again. It was an implied neg on the girls for falling for simple tricks.

The girls went all-out like Voltron to stand-up for the cats. I bet them $50 that cats domesticated themselves. They googled on their iphones and weren't able to find the that link, so they got in to this whole thing about how I owed them $50. The playful dig got pretty far and they really started shit testing me saying that I was getting angry or upset about it etc.

I was able to keep my smirk up through the whole thing, but eventually I ran out of game and left before it was turning into too much of an actual argument.

Keep in mind, I did not intend to take the group by myself. I was with two "wings," and was expecting them to jump in and help brake the group down, but they pussied or something and walked away.

 

[Goldin Boy]

I disagree, cats are ok. They're low maintance, clean themselves and don't need to be walked.

Also this cat is a cross btw a housecat and Serval. They're illegal in my state but fuck it, I want a cat who fetches and you can walk on a leash.

 

[Anon-A-Moose]

I see your point about spinsters, but 99% of pets are useless by definition. In the natural world and undomesticated urban form, cats serve a valuable role in hunting rats, mice, rodents and etc.

One should recall, with the dwindling state of urban America, and the natural rise of pests, a cat is a wonderful resource. It catches pests and eats them. it's also furry, cute, and cat game is lethal. They can also be used for crude amusement and posting replies on internet forums.

And they pick up on the personality of hteir owners. I had two cats, who are glued to me like dogs, cuddle up, come when called, etc. Then I got one from a previous relationship who's just as skinny, cute, and neurotic as her previous owner. She stands at the window and wails for hours like possessed and just like her previous owner barfs up her food when stressed out. But I didn't use the pet shop opener.

 

[MrXY]

Cats are alpha as fuck

 

[silent_scope]

I want an ocelot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocelot

 

[Nudge]

Cats are alpha as fuck

 

[teh_skeeze]

I have a dog and a cat. Both are awesome for their own reasons. My cat was orphaned as a kitten and I "taught" him how to hunt. When he was a year old he would play tag with me. Now he spends most of his time outside getting into fights and killing critters. When I walk the dog, he comes with us.

However, I never wanted the cat. My ex got him against my wishes and I wound up with him when she left (seems to be a recurring theme in this thread).