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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2004What do you call??
it when they lay on their backs feet all splayed out in the hot weather. Someone had a cute term for it, but I can't remember what it was. Karen >it when they lay on their backs feet all splayed out in the hot >weather. Someone had a cute term for it, but I can't remember what >it was. > >Karen I don't know a special term for it, but I agree that it looks hilarious. I have seen not only domestic cats do it, but also lions, tigers, and bears (oh my!).  SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria "Karen Chuplis" <kchuplis@alltel.net> wrote > it when they lay on their backs feet all splayed out in the hot weather. > Someone had a cute term for it, but I can't remember what it was. Starfish? -- Marina it when they lay on their backs feet all splayed out in the hot weather. Someone had a cute term for it, but I can't remember what it was. >> My hubby calls it "Splog kitty". With our crew, we have 'frog dog' and 'splog kitty' routines all the time in the summer! >"Karen Chuplis" <kchuplis@alltel.net> wrote >> it when they lay on their backs feet all splayed out in the hot >> weather. Someone had a cute term for it, but I can't remember what >> it was. > >Starfish? Well, "starfish" is a special case, where the cat stays spread out until you tickle its tummy, at which point it suddenly folds up onto, and captures, your hand. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > Well, "starfish" is a special case, where the cat stays spread out > until you tickle its tummy, at which point it suddenly folds up onto, > and captures, your hand. No, that's the "Venus flytrap." :) Joyce > > Well, "starfish" is a special case, where the cat stays spread out > > until you tickle its tummy, at which point it suddenly folds up onto, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Joyce LOL, no, in Cherokee's case, that would be "drawing back a bloody stub." I like this thread; it reminds me of him. That was his favorite position. Most of the pics I still have of him are like this. http://members.aol.com/sriddles/cherokee.jpg > LOL, no, in Cherokee's case, that would be "drawing back a bloody stub." I like > this thread; it reminds me of him. That was his favorite position. Most of the > pics I still have of him are like this. > http://members.aol.com/sriddles/cherokee.jpg LOL! What a lovely pic! SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > http://members.aol.com/sriddles/cherokee.jpg That looks very familiar. lol <http://community.webshots.com/s/image2/4/81/54/48248154MsgiAj_ph.jpg> SignatureCheryl > "Karen Chuplis" <kchuplis@alltel.net> wrote > >>it when they lay on their backs feet all splayed out in the hot weather. >>Someone had a cute term for it, but I can't remember what it was. > > Starfish? Dead Starfish. Pine Cone is very good at using the dead starfish as a hand trap. Pam S. >> "Karen Chuplis" <kchuplis@alltel.net> wrote >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Dead Starfish. Pine Cone is very good at using the dead starfish as >a hand trap. Oh yes. When you tickle their tummies, they suddenly go into "starfish opening a clam" mode. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > it when they lay on their backs feet all splayed out in the hot weather. > Someone had a cute term for it, but I can't remember what it was. Bono sure is the image of "dead bunny" when he does that: http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lewemi/detail?.dir=/X-mas&.dnm=Bono+Bunny.jpg or http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lewemi/detail?.dir=/X-mas&.dnm=Red+hot!.jpg this is in front of the fire place at my parents' bunny cause he usually keeps his front paws together (and abys are known as "rabbit cats") and the other part because I have to go up to check if he is breathing every so often ... "cat thermometer = HOT" :: lewe ------------------------------------------------------------- lewemi at yahoo dot se || cat pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi "lewe" <lewemiSPAMTRAP@yahoo.se> wrote in <SNIP> and the other part because I have to go up to check if he is breathing every > so often ... > > "cat thermometer = HOT" > :: lewe HA! See that, Tak, I'm not the *only* one who does that! Stacey ;) >it when they lay on their backs feet all splayed out in the hot weather. >Someone had a cute term for it, but I can't remember what it was. > >Karen Oh, I call it the Aircraft Carrier because Stinky has such a big, wide white belly, it looks like you could land planes on it. Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) Karen Chuplis <kchuplis@alltel.net> wrote in news:BC8D9261.23A4E% kchuplis@alltel.net: > it when they lay on their backs feet all splayed out in the hot weather. > Someone had a cute term for it, but I can't remember what it was. > > Karen For Bonnie, my cute little girl kitty... I call her "slut". LOL. SignatureStocksRus? > it when they lay on their backs feet all splayed out in the hot weather. Clever. The organs (heart, lungs etc) are closest to their chests, and, cats being cats, know that hot air rises... SignatureAlan Erskine We can get people to the Moon in five years, not the fifteen GWB proposes. Give NASA a real challenge Alanterskine1@bigpond.com We call it "posing for playdog" Signature-Kim owned by Egbert, Niobe, Sekhar and Rocket take the cat out before you reply one cat just leads to another... http://photos.yahoo.com/sir_eg_of_bert > it when they lay on their backs feet all splayed out in the hot weather. > Someone had a cute term for it, but I can't remember what it was. > > Karen Karen Chuplis <kchuplis@alltel.net> had some very interesting things to say about What do you call??: >it when they lay on their backs feet all splayed out in the hot weather. >Someone had a cute term for it, but I can't remember what it was. I personally call that the "splat-cat" pose. Probably not what you were thinking of. :-) Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL >it when they lay on their backs feet all splayed out in the hot weather. >Someone had a cute term for it, but I can't remember what it was. > >Karen We call it the 'dead squirrel' position. Regards and Purrs, O J > We call it the 'dead squirrel' position. When Francis does it, I call it his centrefold pose, that or his "Francis the tart" position, flashing his bits to the world. Some cats have no shame ;-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > When Francis does it, I call it his centrefold pose, that or his > "Francis the tart" position, flashing his bits to the world. Some > cats have no shame ;-) Maybe he'd like to be featured on Eroticats? Joyce >Maybe he'd like to be featured on Eroticats? > >Joyce Certainly not! He won't be seen like that in public! Cheers, helen s ;-) --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- I remember someone calling it somethign like "opening like a flower" but that was the whole: Curled up -> one paw out -> two paws -> stretched out -> on back > >Maybe he'd like to be featured on Eroticats? > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > it when they lay on their backs feet all splayed out in the hot weather. > Someone had a cute term for it, but I can't remember what it was. Cat puddles? Yowie |
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