Saturday, June 27, 2009

Caturday Kitty Catty Purr-etry or What other people think about cats


Our momma gets one of those ins-purr-ational emails ebby mornin' so she can have good thoughtz all day long. A few dayz ago dey sent to her some kitty-catty sayingz an' we told her she should share dem wif alla' youz guyz. So, here dey are along wif a loverly creation dat Zoolatry made of all four of us fur a nice gift! Isn't she sweet? You should go see alla' da great stuff she does!

BTW, we told our momma dat she didn't hab ta share alla' da pohums but she said she just couldn't pick out da bestest ones cuz dey was all da bestest☺

To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by. ~Stephen Baker


I pet her and she pays me back in purrs. ~Star Richés


Cats are the ultimate narcissists. You can tell this because of all the time they spend on personal grooming. Dogs aren't like this. A dog's idea of personal grooming is to roll on a dead fish. ~James Gorman


The best kind of alarm clock is the purring kind. ~Alexis F. Hope


Cats as a class, have never completely got over the snootiness caused by that fact that in Ancient Egypt they were worshipped as gods. ~P.G. Wodehouse


Some people say man is the most dangerous animal on the planet. Obviously those people have never met an angry cat. ~Lillian Johnson


Time spent with cats is never wasted. ~May Sarton


A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. ~Indian Proverb


People meeting for the first time suddenly relax if they find they both have cats. And plunge into anecdote. ~Charlotte Gray


Any household with at least one feline member has no need for an alarm clock. ~Louise A. Belcher


Who would believe such pleasure from a wee ball o' fur? ~Irish Saying


Dogs have owners, cats have staff. ~Author Unknown


One must love a cat on its own terms. ~Paul Gray


The sun rose slowly, like a fiery furball coughed up uneasily onto a sky-blue carpet by a giant unseen cat. ~Michael McGarel


A kitten is the most irresistible comedian in the world. Its wide-open eyes gleam with wonder and mirth. It darts madly at nothing at all, and then, as though suddenly checked in the pursuit, prances sideways on its hind legs with ridiculous agility and zeal. ~Agnes Repplier


Dogs eat. Cats dine. ~Ann Taylor


She clawed her way into my heart and wouldn't let go. ~Missy Altijd


Of all the toys available, none is better designed than the owner himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it makes a sound when you jump on it. ~Stephen Baker


No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens. ~Abraham Lincoln


The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. ~French Proverb


The cat has always been associated with the moon. Like the moon it comes to life at night, escaping from humanity and wandering over housetops with its eyes beaming out through the darkness. ~Patricia Dale-Green


Ignorant people think it is the noise which fighting cats make that is so aggravating, but it ain't so; it is the sickening grammar that they use. ~Mark Twain


Cats never strike a pose that isn't photogenic. ~Lillian Jackson Braun


Who hath a better friend than a cat? ~William Hardwin


Nobody who is not prepared to spoil cats will get from them the reward they are able to give to those who do spoil them. ~Compton MacKenzie


A cat is a puzzle for which there is no solution. ~Hazel Nicholson


Always the cat remains a little beyond the limits we try to set for him in our blind folly. ~Andre Norton


When a cat chooses to be friendly, it's a big deal, because a cat is picky. ~Mike Deupree


If purring could be encapsulated, it'd be the most powerful anti-depressant on the pharmaceutical market. ~Alexis F. Hope


He liked companionship, but he wouldn't be petted, or fussed over, or sit in anyone's lap a moment; he always extricated himself from such familiarity with dignity and with no show of temper. If there was any petting to be done, however, he chose to do it. Often he would sit looking at me, and then, moved by a delicate affection, come and pull at my coat and sleeve until he could touch my face with his nose, and then go away contented. ~Charles Dudley Warner


Even overweight, cats instinctively know the cardinal rule: when fat, arrange yourself in slim poses. ~John Weitz


In the middle of a world that had always been a bit mad, the cat walks with confidence. ~Rosanne Amberson


Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet. ~Colette


The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself. Of course he wants care and shelter. You don't buy love for nothing. Like all pure creatures, cats are practical. ~William S. Burroughs


One cat just leads to another. ~Ernest Hemingway

5 comments:

The Florida Furkids said...

Those are great - thanks for sharing!

Sniffie and the Florida Furkids

Bruce said...

That's a whole lot of good cat wisdom! Thanks for sharing it all with us!
your friend,
Bruce:)

Confucius Cat said...

Hi all: Thanks for your support of Project Purrs 4 Peace. As always I enjoyed reading your blog entries. You have so many intricate elements. Purr On. Luv from Confucius Cat aka Alley Mason

Anonymous said...

We guess that some beans really are smart:) We enjoyed those:)

Angel, Kirby and Max said...

Thanks for sharing!