{"id":4894,"date":"2008-10-07T18:08:02","date_gmt":"2008-10-08T01:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2008\/10\/07\/feministe-doesnt-know-cats\/"},"modified":"2008-10-07T18:08:02","modified_gmt":"2008-10-08T01:27:50","slug":"feministe-doesnt-know-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=4894","title":{"rendered":"Feministe Doesn&#039;t Know Cats."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, last Sa&#8230; Caturday, Lauren and Jill over at <a href=\"www.feministe.us\/blog\">Feministe<\/a> had themselves a little Cat-Off.  And you know what?  Those are some cute kitties.  A teeny gray baby is indeed a worthy opponent for a smoosh-face.<\/p>\n<p>But honestly?  I feel bad for them.  Because they were over there all like, &#8220;yeah my cats are the cutest la la la,&#8221; all the while having no idea that I&#8217;d just adopted THE CUTEST KITTY ON EARTH.  I could have posted this on Caturday, but I thought I&#8217;d let them have their fun.  Also, better to reveal Peter on&#8230; Mewsday?<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, behold!  And <em>fear.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/modernmitzvot.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/10\/img_0675.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/modernmitzvot.wordpress.com\/files\/2008\/10\/img_0675.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" title=\"peteyonchair\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-412\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Image description: Petey, a little black cat, lounges on a chair.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lil&#8217; Petey pounced on me (or tried to, anyway) at the Long Beach SPCA, so my husband and I nabbed him before anyone else could.  He already has several thousand favorite games, including but not limited to:<\/p>\n<p>This Object Makes Noise<br \/>\nThe Bird is Free Again*<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve Got the Bolts!<br \/>\nA Bag<br \/>\nThe Armored Cat Who is Both There and Not There<br \/>\nI Will Eat Your Plants, Please<br \/>\nIt Must Not Touch Me!<br \/>\nThe Scary Door<br \/>\nI&#8217;m Not Sure You Love Me the Most of Everyone Yet<\/p>\n<p>More pictures!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/modernmitzvot.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/10\/img_0701.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/modernmitzvot.wordpress.com\/files\/2008\/10\/img_0701.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" title=\"bike basket\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-414\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOne night, Petey entertained our guests by crawling on my bike like a jungle gym so that he could get into the basket.<br \/>\n<em>Image description: Petey perches in a bike basket.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/modernmitzvot.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/10\/img_0693.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/modernmitzvot.wordpress.com\/files\/2008\/10\/img_0693.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" title=\"front door\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-414\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nStrike a pose!<br \/>\n<em>Image description: Petey lies on his side in front of the front door.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/modernmitzvot.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/10\/img_0671.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/modernmitzvot.wordpress.com\/files\/2008\/10\/img_0671.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" title=\"video games\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-416\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNormally we think of the cat as a placeholder for the husband.  Now I don&#8217;t know what I&#8217;m going to do with this guy playing video games in my living room.<br \/>\n<em>Image description: A man plays video games while Petey lies on the coffee table.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/modernmitzvot.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/10\/img_07041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/modernmitzvot.wordpress.com\/files\/2008\/10\/img_07041.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"\" title=\"looking up\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-417\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLOOK AT THAT PONEM!<br \/>\n<em>Image description: Petey looks up at the camera.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a game of A Bag turning into I&#8217;ve Got the Bolts!:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vxiC35Ki5z0&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;rel=0\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/vxiC35Ki5z0&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>So yeah, I win.  Er, Petey wins.  Okay, go watch the debates!<\/p>\n<p>*Not a real bird.<br \/>\nEDIT: Added image descriptions.<\/p>\n<p>(<em>Cross-posted at <a href=\"http:\/\/modernmitzvot.wordpress.com\">Modern Mitzvot<\/a>.<\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, last Sa&#8230; Caturday, Lauren and Jill over at Feministe had themselves a little Cat-Off. And you know what? Those are some cute kitties. A teeny gray baby is indeed a worthy opponent for a smoosh-face. But honestly? 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