BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???

Subject: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Little Hawk
Date: 20 Jan 02 - 08:12 PM

Now that we've gotten to the bottom of why Barbara Allen rejected Sweet William and why John Henry hammered till he died....I think it's time we got around to solving a much bigger puzzle. Why did the cat come back? Why did he keep coming back?

You would think that after being shot, mauled, burned, defenestrated, castrated, de-clawed, stabbed, squashed, drowned, blown up, roasted, minced, run over, strangled, etc...he would just go somewhere else! I would.

So why did the cat come back?

Go to it. :-)

- LH

Subject: RE: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Jeri
Date: 20 Jan 02 - 08:14 PM

Revenge.

Subject: RE: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Jan 02 - 08:20 PM

Little Hawk,

Please confine your comments to William Shatner crap.

That way, at least we have a tangible reason to hate you

Subject: RE: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: GUEST,Philippa
Date: 20 Jan 02 - 08:22 PM

because "he wouldn't stay away"

Subject: RE: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Ebbie
Date: 20 Jan 02 - 08:36 PM

Because he understood that he was in charge. As they say, a dog has an owner, a cat has staff...

Subject: RE: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Banjer
Date: 20 Jan 02 - 08:38 PM

Maybe because he hd a good lawyer and real good insurance and was getting rich from his tribulations???

Subject: RE: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: GUEST,a (Mud)cat who cares
Date: 20 Jan 02 - 08:49 PM

why, I come back **here** because there is lots of smelly crap left in the sandbox by GUESTS, and I have this overwhelming urge to cover it up--knowing full well that it is a hopeless task.

Still, being true to the essential spirit of CATNESS, I must try.

Subject: RE: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Gary T
Date: 20 Jan 02 - 08:50 PM

He was able to come back because he has nine lives.

He chose to come back because he knew his presence vexed his owner, and after all, he is a cat.

Subject: RE: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Little Hawk
Date: 20 Jan 02 - 09:03 PM

Ha! Ha! Ha! God, how I laughed when I read GUEST's post! The acronyum ROTFLMAO just doesn't go far enough to express it.

Look, GUEST, if you need a tangible reason to hate me...post your full name and address please. I will send you, by UPS ground, a dead fish or a dog turd from the neighbour's mutt. Then, when you open the package, you will have a tangible reason to hate me!

In the meantime you're just going to have to settle for intangible reasons like Shatner and the Cat. :-)

As for the rest of you - Excellent! Several inspired and incisive answers already, right on the money. I believe we'll have this one solved toot sweet.

- LH

Subject: RE: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Jon Bartlett
Date: 20 Jan 02 - 09:51 PM

Because it was in his/her nature to do so.

Subject: RE: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Rolfyboy6
Date: 20 Jan 02 - 10:56 PM

As the personal possession of two cats who bully me unmercifully (one just moved in one day and said "Hi, I'm your new cat", and the other was my daughter's idea) it is clear to me that the cat came back from pure cussedness, ego, and "just because it could". Then it stretched its claws on the best furniture and demanded food.

Subject: RE: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Little Hawk
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 12:49 AM

You people sure do know your cats...

- LH

Subject: RE: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From:
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 01:17 AM

LittleHawk ~ keep 'em coming!!! I concur with most of the posters, and suggest that the folk process here refers both to the 9lives thing and to the incredible journey thing, where cats have returned halfway across the continent. 'catters will have personal experience with this phenomenon too. And the GUEST,a (Mud)cat who cares has made a point about our sandbox, but we can't let those hissing venom change this to a moderated forum. Big cats are dangerous, but pussies like GUEST [anon] like the odd one in the litter [both senses] do need to leave their droppings in this manner. He ain't housebroke, but The Mudcat Cafe may, over a few aeons, coax a little civility out of the poor stray. And, having seen some attention paid to his post, like the eponymous hero of our current thread's song, he will come back.

Guest [anon]: nothing personal :)

dennis

Subject: RE: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 02:05 AM

He's a cat, need you ask???

In a crowded room, Real Cats will gravitate to the person most violently hateful or allergic to cats. It's their way of revenenge for all those generations of gunny sacks pitched over the nearest bridge or cardboard boxes left out for the trash.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: gnu
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 06:14 AM

LH... have you seen the cartoon (animated feature ?) "The Cat Came Back" ? Don't know who dunit, but I'm pretty sure it was funded, at least in part, by the NFB. It's a riot. I kinda figured this thread was precipitated by it.

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: RangerSteve
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 06:30 AM

Little Hawk, forget the dead fish. Send him a live cat.

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Morticia
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 07:46 AM

Better still, send him mine.
Lemme see, Loki would come back because a)there were still things she hadn't knocked to the ground and broken....b) there was still tp on the roll and it had to be unwound down the stairs like the last six rolls and c) she could still detect some small glimmer of sanity in her person/staff and it needed to be exorcised.

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: artbrooks
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 08:42 AM

Old Mr. Johnson, in addition to being violently allergic, is one of the few remaining wearers of double-knit trousers (he bought 75 pair on sale in 1981). How could the cat resist an opportunity like that?

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: SharonA
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 09:07 AM

I think the answer is in the first verse: "Old Mr. Johnson had.... a yellow cat that wouldn't leave his home." The cat came back because he wouldn't leave his home! I've read several accounts of families moving with their cat, where the cat will leave the new digs – and his human "servants" – to return to his old home, his familiar territory that he's staked out already. I sincerely doubt that Mr. Johnson's presence had anything at all to do with the cat coming back.

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Paul from Hull
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 10:16 AM

As the Employee of Two of the whimsical creatures, I'm of the opinion that unless we get English John's Cat in here to tell us (Corr!) then we'll never know. Cats are just too bloody inscrutable for us to understand.

Good thread this.... Little Hawk & RangerSteve posts especially!

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: GUEST,Lyndi-Loo
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 10:58 AM

The cat came back for the same reason that the chicken crossed the road

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Charley Noble
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 10:58 AM

Then there are the "serial" cats, the ones whose territory includes several homes in a ten block area. They make the rounds of each and every house, trying their best to look neglected. Our current favorite really did look thin six months ago, but now the only reason we can see his ribs is because his pop belly is pushing them out. Still, he is a gentleman and our other two cats did invite him in to join their pack. In his case, I think he also comes back to maintain his constituent base. I would not be surprised if he soon announces, in his own inimical fashion, that he is running for town selectboard.

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: GUEST,Desdemona
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 11:06 AM

Hmmmm....we ARE plumbing the very depths of the burning philosophical questions that have vexed our ancestors for generations.....!

I'd have to say the cat kept coming back from sheer bloody-mindedness, because regardless of what tortures were inflicted upon him, his continued presence ensured that he still had the uper hand!

What *I* want to know is why this cranky "Guest" keeps coming back if he hates everyone & everything here so much?

Theories?

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Les from Hull
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 11:11 AM

I imagine it heard the 'fridge door open.

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Paul from Hull
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 11:28 AM

Hmmmmm...that might explain the cat, Les, but not the Guest.

Though I suppose its as good a reason as any...

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Little Hawk
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 11:57 AM

Maybe the cranky GUEST just hates me. If so, that makes me feel pretty special! Arousing hatred in people one has never met, after all, isn't that easy, and is usually a feat accomplished only by famous people, like politicians, terrorists, and rock stars. Wow. I have definitely hit the big time, at least in GUEST's little world, where I am now almost as significant as, say...Michael Jackson...or Saddam Hussein.

Another of the miracles of Mudcat.

I'm glad GUEST posted anyway, because his/her post genuinely gave me the best laugh I have had in this whole thread so far, and I'm not being snide or sarcastic in saying that...it was just plain funny! I literally burst out laughing when I read it.

And there's one other thing I should not forget to say here: James T. Kirk! There.

Meanwhile, the wonderful cat comments just keep rolling in...

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Paul from Hull
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 12:12 PM

Nope, Little Hawk....I think he's 'doing the rounds' of those he considers the 'Inner Clique'

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: GUEST,Desdemona
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 12:19 PM

Well, LH, let's just say that you appear to be a very big fish in "Guest's" puddle!

BTW---what does that "T." stand for, anyway?!

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Little Hawk
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 12:29 PM

Ah! So good of you to ask. In an early episode it was revealed to stand for "Talmadge". Later, however, in one of the Star Trek movies, it was altered to "Tiberius", which is far more impressive, and shows the increasing sophistication of the whole Star Trek mentality from the "Gee Whiz!" days of the late 60's to the multi-cultural wonders of the later 20th century.

"James Tiberius Kirk"

Just saying it gives a person the shivers, eh? :-) You know them aliens ain't gonna get too far messing with this starship captain, specially not when his T-shirt gets half torn off and he really gets mad! By golly, soon Bones will have reason to say those deathless words:

"He's dead, Jim."

Music, please!

Daaaa-Da-Da-Da-Da-Dummmmmm Daaaa-Daaaaa-Da-Da-Da-Da-Dummmmmmm

And so on...

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: GUEST,Desdemona
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 12:31 PM

"James Tiberius Kirk"....say it softly & it's almost like praying!

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: GUEST,William Shatner
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 12:51 PM

You know, I've had just about enough of this. You people think you are so-o-o funny. You remind me of the pathetic losers who traipse around the country to Star Trek conventions, begging me for my autograph, wasting my valuable time, and living vicariously through the fictional events of a totally imaginative TV show, for god's sake! It's pathetic. (If it wasn't for the money and the women, I'd simply walk away from the whole thing with no regrets...)

But I have more serious problems than your lame attempts at humour on my mind. Lately I've been experiencing some sort of weird shift in consciousness...

I've been sleeping in late and staying up until all hours in smoky bars and music clubs. I've been talking about folk music incessantly! I've been impulsively purchasing expensive and exotic instruments that I have no idea how to play! I've lost all interest in football, chainsaws, and automatic transmissions, but not, thank god, in babes. I've become very engrossed in reading anything I can get hold of about Bob Dylan, and listening to old recordings of him from the 1960's. I've been spontaneously breaking into song at the drop of a G-string, which has gotten some pretty strange reactions from people, I can tell you.

I'm really concerned about it. I told my doctor all about it, and he sent me to an analyst. The analyst listened to the whole story, and you know what he said?

He said I'm turning into Rick Fielding.

Who the hell is Rick Fielding???!!

You people are somehow responsible for this. I know you are, and I am going to make you pay for it! Mark my words.

William Shatner

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Firecat
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 01:05 PM

Excuse me, but I think you'll find I'm actually female!

Anyway, the real reason I came back was because I just wanted to be annoying! AND you haven't quite used up my nine lives!

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Bill D
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 01:09 PM

he's dead, Jim

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Little Hawk
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 01:12 PM

LOL!!! Thanks, Bill!

Ignore Shatner. He's trying to crash the party. This thread is about cats who come back.

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Ebbie
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 01:16 PM

On some level are we discussing a MUDcat?

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: SharonA
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 01:18 PM

I give up, Bill; where is the "dead-Jim" link supposed to take me? (or is the point that the link is dead, too?)

Little Hawk: "Talmadge"??? I never knew that. Which Star Trek episode is that from? I have a memory of the middle name "Tiberius" being mentioned in one of the original episodes, but I couldn't tell you which one, so it could be a faulty memory.

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Amos
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 01:27 PM

iving vicariously through the fictional events of a totally imaginative TV show, for god's sake! It's pathetic...

William:

If you have not yet learned the difference between imaginative and imaginary entities it might explain the difficulties you are having in your manic bipolar alterations between Bob Dylan (imaginative) and James Kirk (imaginary in the extreme).

Settle down. Turning into Rick Fielding is something we all go through at some point in our lives, and I know the changes can be unsettling. New hormones take some getting used to, and your best bet is to think twice about decisions so you don't go off in a weird direction just because of the imbalances brought on by this change. Remember, it may feel completely weird but it is actually normal!!!

If it gets any worse, take two aspirin and arrange for an office visit. They are well worth the proce!!

Liebenscheiss

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: GUEST, L. Nimoy
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 01:45 PM

Pah! Shatner is only here cos its the last place he...gets...ANy...CRE-dence...what-SO-eVer...

....& as for him turning into Rick Fielding & spontaneously bursting into song, just be thankful its not ME...

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: GUEST,Desdemona
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 01:47 PM

Right---that only happens every seven years, doesn't it?

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: catspaw49
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 01:52 PM

Fuck Shatner.

I think the cat came back for threads like this one! Read it through folks.......I'm submitting it for "Dumbest Damn Thing I Ever Read!"

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: GUEST, L. Nimoy
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 02:09 PM

Yes, Desdemona....& its MY turn next week.......

;)

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Little Hawk
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 02:25 PM

Can't wait to hear from Sulu and Uhura now...

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: GUEST, L. Nimoy
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 02:33 PM

Oh you DON'T wanna hear what THEY have to say about Shatner....

*G*

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Little Hawk
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 02:36 PM

Well, actually, I have heard it...that's why I brought the matter up. :-)

Just stirring the pot, as usual...

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: GUEST,Desdemona
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 02:40 PM

Eeeeeek! Seven years is a long time tp keep something--er---"pent up"!

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: GUEST, L. Nimoy
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 02:44 PM

Yeah....so brace yourself, Desdemona!

*L*

Hehehe, L.H.

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: GUEST,Desdemona
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 02:47 PM

...now where did I put that intergalactic passport....hurry, hurry....!

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: Bill D
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 02:52 PM

Sharon...if you have a default .wav file player...that link should play automatically..(check your volume?)

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: GUEST, L. Nimoy
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 03:01 PM

*LOL*

Subject: RE: BS: Why did the Cat Come Back???
From: SharonA
Date: 21 Jan 02 - 03:12 PM

Bill: Sorry, no gots!

LH: Still wondering about "Talmadge"! (Sounds apocryphal to me, but waddooIknow?)