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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2006Bosley Can TALK!
No kidding. Except no one else was around to hear it except me. Now I know what that sounds like :-) DH was leaving for work at 5 a.m. Bosley darted out the door. Can't figure that out either, because Bosley *hates* the outdoors. DH said he wasn't going to play "chase me" and be late for work, so he left him out on his own. Boz must have figured out quick he made a bad mistake, because he came around to the bedroom window, which was open. I thought I was dreaming that Bosley was at the window saying "Hello? Hello? Hello?". And then I woke up, and darn if he really *was* there. What it really was, was a frantic meow/yowl to get back inside. But it sounded exactly like "Hello?" He can't say the "H" sound real well, it was more like "Aaahhh-oooo?" "AAAA--oooo"?? We're going to have to re-create this some time, just so DH will believe me. It was the funniest thing, and I have never heard him do it before. Sherry oh my god, that must have been hilarious. Glad to hear that he managed to convery his wishes to be let in! Wish you could have recorded it. Lily & her mama  SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > No kidding. Except no one else was around to hear it except me. > Now I know what that sounds like :-) [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Sherry Oh man!! Too bad you didn't have a camera near by with the little video option. Poor guy. They are clever though. Pearl puts her paw on my mouth if she is *desparate* for a treat. I mean, that's like talking!! > No kidding. Except no one else was around to hear it except me. > Now I know what that sounds like :-) [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Sherry > Boz must have figured out quick he made a bad mistake, because he came > around to the bedroom window, which was open. I thought I was dreaming [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > He can't say the "H" sound real well, it was more like "Aaahhh-oooo?" > "AAAA--oooo"?? ROFL! SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> Boz must have figured out quick he made a bad mistake, because he came >> around to the bedroom window, which was open. I thought I was dreaming [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > ROFL! > Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. One of my cats says something that sounds very much like, "Maa-maa" when I tease her or grab her to love. > One of my cats says something that sounds very much like, "Maa-maa" > when I tease her or grab her to love. Sometimes when I happen to find Miranda sleeping somewhere, and I say 'hey there' or 'there you are,' she will answer 'Ma-ma?' SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Jazz (RB) used to say MAMA quite clearly, but Lily just mrrrps. Lily's mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time >> >> One of my cats says something that sounds very much like, "Maa-maa" >> when I tease her or grab her to love. > > Sometimes when I happen to find Miranda sleeping somewhere, and I say 'hey > there' or 'there you are,' she will answer 'Ma-ma?' >>> Boz must have figured out quick he made a bad mistake, because he >>> came around to the bedroom window, which was open. I thought I was [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > One of my cats says something that sounds very much like, "Maa-maa" > when I tease her or grab her to love. Persia says "ma-ma" when she wants me to feed her. Jill When I open the window for Chibi, I say "Chibi out?" and she always says "Ouuuuu." (Her first meowmie always talked cat-talk and not people-talk, and she imitated her so now she's imitating me.) Jona, when she jumps out onto the wall, answers my "Bye" with "Ungnnh" which I think means "Thanks". Cherry is excellent at making sad coyote sounds if there's a door between her and me, especially if the room on my side has a bed in it! (Ooouuuuuhhhhh, I'm so lonely out here in the hall, just a bunch of cats, pleeeeeeaaaauuuuuusssse let me in") Cantate >>>> Boz must have figured out quick he made a bad mistake, because he >>>> came around to the bedroom window, which was open. I thought I was [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Jill My guys say all kinds of things, but they rarely correspond to English. Dante always greets me, or walks into a room, saying "Nyow-wow?" ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War > >>>> Boz must have figured out quick he made a bad mistake, because he > >>>> came around to the bedroom window, which was open. I thought I was [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Theresa Awww. Cellie used to greet me with "mrrrrp?'' when he first walked into the room, but only then. Sherry > No kidding. Except no one else was around to hear it except me. > Now I know what that sounds like :-) [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > believe me. It was the funniest thing, and I have never heard him do it > before. Have a listen to this: http://www.wimp.com/talkingcats/ But don't put the volume on your speakers up too high! I just watched these short videos with the volume up a bit and the sound instantly got my two cats' attention. They were nestled together, soundly asleep, and immediately awoke and became very alert. They sat up looking at me and the computer, apparently concerned over the sounds they heard. Even ten minutes after playing the videos, they haven't gone back to sleep. I'm not sure what they think happened in the videos. -- Rhino >No kidding. Except no one else was around to hear it except me. >Now I know what that sounds like :-) [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >Sherry My daughter had a cat that could talk about 25 years ago. Daughter broke her ankle and was hospitalized for surgery on it. We had 3 cat hating d*gs so couldn't take Snowball. Younger daughter said she would cat sit, but couldn't go get the cat. I volunteered to take the cat from New Carlisle, Ohio to Dayton, Ohio. All the way to Dayton Snowball yelled, "LEMMMMEEEEE OUUUUUUUUUT!" Purrs and Hugs, Nan and the furkids A wise man talks because he has something to say; a fool talks because he has to say something. sriddles@aol.com wrote in news:1145282358.186746.85760 @g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com: > He can't say the "H" sound real well, it was more like "Aaahhh-oooo?" > "AAAA--oooo"?? So your cat is a teletubby? Chak SignatureIn a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual society, we insist they be cheerleaders. --Steve Allen > sriddles@aol.com wrote in news:1145282358.186746.85760 > @g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > our actual society, we insist they be cheerleaders. > --Steve Allen You must be 3/4 asleep while viewing "Teletubbies" when they are on @ crack-of-dawn (at least here)....what they say endlessly is, "UUUH-OOOOH". Or maybe you just haven't had coffee yet; everything that goes on for that half hour is much easier for adults to understand when stoked w/caffeine, especially that "pet" they have w/the hose-nose that steals waffles and toast (kinda like a motorized Cookie Monster). The cats think this program is not worth waking up for..........but they don't have grandkids. "dnr" <dnr@likeitiz.org> wrote in news:LJKdnb2w9INLkdnZRVn- gg@comcast.com: > You must be 3/4 asleep while viewing "Teletubbies" when they are > on @ crack-of-dawn (at least here)....what they say endlessly is, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > motorized Cookie Monster). The cats think this program is not > worth waking up for..........but they don't have grandkids. The teletubbies are supposed to be saying 'hello', but it comes out 'eh oh'. Chak SignatureIn a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual society, we insist they be cheerleaders. --Steve Allen > >> He can't say the "H" sound real well, it was more like "Aaahhh-oooo?" > >> "AAAA--oooo"?? > > So your cat is a teletubby? > > Chak > You must be 3/4 asleep while viewing "Teletubbies" when they are > on @ crack-of-dawn (at least here)....what they say endlessly is, > "UUUH-OOOOH". Or maybe you just haven't had coffee yet; Is "aaaa-oooo" all *that* different from "uhhh-ooooh"? The seem, if not identical, certainly similar. Coffee might not help in making that distinction. Joyce > No kidding. Except no one else was around to hear it except me. > Now I know what that sounds like :-) Everyone's been so damn nice to you all day, it's been killing me! :) Your cat is not talking to you Sherry, so take your Meds. :) Now. Can we get a good Asparagus recipe Jill, I've got a new found love for the stuff. > DH was leaving for work at 5 a.m. Bosley darted out the door. Can't > figure that out either, because Bosley *hates* the outdoors. DH said he [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Sherry >> No kidding. Except no one else was around to hear it except me. >> Now I know what that sounds like :-) > > Everyone's been so damn nice to you all day, it's been killing me! :) > > Your cat is not talking to you Sherry, so take your Meds. :) LOL Mine talks to me! > Now. Can we get a good Asparagus recipe Jill, I've got a new found > love for the stuff. Sorry, you have to insult me first ;) Asparagus is great roasted or grilled. Just drizzle with a little olive oil (or the oil of your choice, except for motor oil or baby oil, of course!). Sprinkle lightly with a little salt & pepper. For the grill, I like Reynold's nifty perforated aluminium grill sheets so you don't have to worry about stuff like asparagus falling through the grates. (It's good for fish that gets extra flaky, too.) Whether you grill it or roast it in the oven, you want a fairly high, constant heat and only cook it until it turns a bright green and is tender-crisp (although I like mine a little softer so I watch it carefully for a couple of extra minutes). I recently ran across a recipe for Asparagus Au Gratin. Essentially you lay the snapped asparagus spears lengthwise in a small baking dish. Prepare a medium white sauce: 3 Tbs. butter, melted; stir in 2-3 Tbs. flour seasoned with salt & pepper until you have a smooth paste. Add 1 cup milk or light cream and stir over medium heat until the sauce thickens. Pour this over the asparagus. At this point you can choose your cheese. The recipe called for finely shredded cheddar. Use your favourite cheese but make sure it's a good melting cheese. Sprinkle lightly with buttered breadcrumbs and bake at 350 about 20-25 minutes until the top is lightly browned and the sauce is bubbly. There's cream of asparagus soup; or many asian soup recipes call for asparagus tips. The snapped-off tough stems are good for adding when making vegetable stock; I keep a bag of fresh veggie "discards" (including tough broccoli stems, bits of bell pepper - sans seeds - that small wedge of onion that just won't get used, etc.) in the freezer for just this purpose. Did this help at all? Jill >>> No kidding. Except no one else was around to hear it except me. >>> Now I know what that sounds like :-) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> > LOL Mine talks to me! >> Now. Can we get a good Asparagus recipe Jill, I've got a new found >> love for the stuff. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > mine a little softer so I watch it carefully for a couple of extra > minutes). Never heard of those Reynold's sheets. Roasted sounds good though. > I recently ran across a recipe for Asparagus Au Gratin. Essentially you > lay [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > 350 about 20-25 minutes until the top is lightly browned and the sauce is > bubbly. I saw one the other day for Asparagus wrapped in thinly sliced Mozzarella and Prosciotto (sp). I think they steamed it first though. That's what got me thinking about it. I just ened up steaming mine and putting Hollandaise sauce on it. Not bad, but a little limp. > There's cream of asparagus soup; or many asian soup recipes call for > asparagus tips. The snapped-off tough stems are good for adding when [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > onion > that just won't get used, etc.) in the freezer for just this purpose. My Grandmother made Asparagus soup, which I liked. But I was never crazy about the fresh stuff. Yeah I saw your Lamb surprise (or whatever) last week where you talked about saving the stems. So I froze mine too. > Did this help at all? > > Jill Yes, as always. >>> No kidding. Except no one else was around to hear it except me. >>> Now I know what that sounds like :-) [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > onion > that just won't get used, etc.) in the freezer for just this purpose. The au gratin sounds so good. We are just starting to get really nice asparagus. I like to blanche it and serve it cold with oil and garlic or an Italian dressing. Jo Try sauce maltaise. It's just hollandaise made with orange instead of lemon, but it's truly yummy on lightly steamed fresh green veggies, including asparagus. Find a good hollandaise recipe and use the same proportions and techniques. A light curry sauce is good too... -- Emc^2 (who shared Monday's chicken curry with Montgomery, but doesn't think he'd like the asparagus...) > Try sauce maltaise. It's just hollandaise made with orange instead of > lemon, but it's truly yummy on lightly steamed fresh green veggies, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > -- Emc^2 (who shared Monday's chicken curry with Montgomery, but > doesn't think he'd like the asparagus...) Our first cat Sam loved asparagus and strawberries. For his whole life, if we had asparagus, he got the very tips. Jo >>>> No kidding. Except no one else was around to hear it except me. >>>> Now I know what that sounds like :-) [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Jo Jo, if you like brussels sprouts try some fresh ones done au gratin like this. You'll want to split them and steam them briefly, first. The proceed with the recipe as I stated above. I've done this many times and most people who say they hate brussels sprouts don't even know they are eating brussels sprouts! It's a lovely dish. Jill Smart kitty! :o) I have known three kitties who could approximate some simple English words. One was Pepper, the mother of my first cat, Misty. She belonged to friends of mine, and she would greet you with "Hiiii" when you first came in the house and said "Hi, Pepper". But she would only do this ONCE per visit. Once she'd greeted you, she didn't need to greet you again until the NEXT time you visited the house. :o) The other two cats who knew how to pronounce words were kittens of Pepper's: Misty, my first cat, and her brother/littermate Pekoe. Misty knew just when to say "Nooooo" when she wanted to register protest of something. My parents and my grandfather were witnesses to this, too, so I know I'm not imagining it. Pekoe could not only say "No", he uttered "Mom" when he was referring to my friends' mother. But if Bosley's figured out how to approximate the pronunciation of a two-syllable word, he's doing pretty darn well. :o) Donna, and the cats who don't use words (yet), but boy can they ever purr, Captain and Stanley > I have known three kitties who could approximate some simple English > words. One was Pepper, the mother of my first cat, Misty. She belonged to > friends of mine, and she would greet you with "Hiiii" when you first came > in the house and said "Hi, Pepper". But she would only do this ONCE per > visit. Once she'd greeted you, she didn't need to greet you again until > the NEXT time you visited the house. :o) Cats learn by imitation, just like people do, so maybe it's not so far-fetched to think that a cat sees people saying "hi" when seeing someone for the first time during a visit, but not saying it again until the next visit, and copies that behavior. It's cute that she could imitate the sound itself, too. Joyce |
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