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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2007Poll: Forgotten Tongues
I used to think it was common for a cat, when interrupted suddenly by some noise or motion; to which it must give momentary undivided attention, in the process of licking itself, to "freeze" with the tip of its tongue sticking out of a closed mouth, and then appear to forget that the tongue is sticking out for some length of time. In fact I can't remember any of the cats of my past failing to do this on a regular basis. If you haven't seen it, I can testify that it is positively delightful to see, I suppose because the cat seems to be unaware and/or unconcerned that it's tongue is sticking out, which if you think about it is quite odd, and looks a just silly enough to make one laugh out loud. But now that I am surrounded by seven cats that I watch a good deal of the time, I've noticed that only one of the seven - Baby Eyes - is ever caught with her tongue sticking out. She does it quite regularly, and the others never do! This leaves me wondering whether I had a long string of normal-tongue showing or abnormal tongue-showing cats in my life - and, in either case, is Baby Eyes (my oldest) the end of the line of tongue-forgetters for the time being? Also, is there a specific descriptive term for this phenomenon, like we have the term upside-downy head for another specific thing that cats do from time to time? "Tongue- forgetter" is a rather awkward phrase but is all I can think of at the moment. Who else has seen a cat forget that its tongue is out? > I used to think it was common for a cat, when interrupted suddenly by > some noise or motion; to which it must give momentary undivided [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Who else has seen a cat forget that its tongue is out? Topper used to do that. It gave him a 2.0 boost in "cute factor" Andy >I used to think it was common for a cat, when interrupted suddenly by some >noise or motion; to which it must give momentary undivided attention, in the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > >Who else has seen a cat forget that its tongue is out? Tippy and Kramer quite frequently have thier tounges sticking out. Kramer especially does it frequently, he even sleeps with it sticking out. Randy http://picasaweb.google.com/crmartin1 http://kittenwar.com/kittens/74045/ ...> Who else has seen a cat forget that its tongue is out? Hi Pat, Cinder does this a lot. Annie > I used to think it was common for a cat, when interrupted suddenly by some > noise or motion; to which it must give momentary undivided attention, in the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Who else has seen a cat forget that its tongue is out? What breed is your cat? I am wondering if this is more common in cats with Persian genes? MLB > What breed is your cat? I am wondering if this is more common in cats > with Persian genes? MLB Baby Eyes is a moggie, her hair is long but not as long as Beatrice, Billy and Lily. Past cats I've seen do this have all been moggies as well, some with long hair, some not. I doubt that any of them had any persian influence. > I am wondering if this is more common in cats with Persian genes? MLB Doubt it: my Bandit (white & black DSH) has shorthaired moggie + siamese blood, definitely nothing persian, yet he does this all the time. Combined with his pink nosie/little black patch, the pink tonguie makes a really cute combination :) Sometimes I touch his tongue to see if that gets him to put it in, but it doesn't. If he wants it out, out it stays! Purrs Gordon & the FF > Sometimes I touch his tongue to see if that gets him to put it in, but it > doesn't. If he wants it out, out it stays! Heehee, I used to do that to Frank, too. Usually, he'd take no notice.  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. 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 >> I am wondering if this is more common in cats with Persian genes? MLB > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Purrs > Gordon & the FF Sammy likes grooming me. When she licks my fingers, I can grab her tongue, if I'm fast enough, and hold onto it. Then she just sits there and looks at me with disdain!! ;> She's another who likes to leave her tongue out. Hugs, CatNipped > ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet > News==---- > http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ > Newsgroups > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption > =---- ...> What breed is your cat? I am wondering if this is more common in cats > with Persian genes? MLB Our Cinder does this with her tongue. She is a shorthair black smoke who looks like a miniature panther. Her hair is very sleek and straight. I think she may have some Siamese in her, but who knows? Annie > Who else has seen a cat forget that its tongue is out? Frank used to forget his tongue all the time. I don't recall seeing Mir and Cali do it. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. 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 > > Who else has seen a cat forget that its tongue is out? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ > and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki My Frank sleeps that way a lot of the time. I don't recall him doing it awake though. It's really cute. I've mentioned before about Frank being inbred, and just not smart. Honest, I love him but he is dumb for a cat. Cute though. http://members.aol.com/sriddles/frank3.jpg >My Frank sleeps that way a lot of the time. I don't recall him doing it >awake though. It's really cute. I've mentioned before about Frank being >inbred, and just not smart. Honest, I love him but he is dumb for a >cat. Cute though. >http://members.aol.com/sriddles/frank3.jpg Frank is so cuuute! It makes me not want to ban country music. > My Frank sleeps that way a lot of the time. I don't recall him doing it > awake though. It's really cute. I've mentioned before about Frank being > inbred, and just not smart. Honest, I love him but he is dumb for a > cat. Cute though. > http://members.aol.com/sriddles/frank3.jpg Aaaawww! SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. 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 >> Who else has seen a cat forget that its tongue is out? > > Frank used to forget his tongue all the time. I don't recall seeing Mir > and Cali do it. I love the term "forget his/her tongue." It fits so well. Tanada, a tuxedo moggy forgets her tongue a lot. Merlin, Huey, and Qui Gun Kit forget their tongues on occasion, but not like Tanada, my gassy old womancat. Pam S. a gassy (and grouchy) old woman in her own right >I love the term "forget his/her tongue." It fits so well. Tanada, a tuxedo >moggy forgets her tongue a lot. Merlin, Huey, and Qui Gun Kit forget their >tongues on occasion, but not like Tanada, my gassy old womancat. > >Pam S. a gassy (and grouchy) old woman in her own right When I saw "forgotten tongue", my first thought was that it was referring to a lost ancient language. When I saw "forget her tongue", my first thought was of a slip of the tongue, or forgetting oneself, saying something one ought not say. I think tongue retraction inattention is very cute. I wish I could see your crew's sticking-out tongues. MMJ once posted a link to lots of pictures of when Lizzie fell asleep with her tongue out. Betty used to leave her tongue sticking out when her cancer progressed. It was very cute. It was sticking out at her end, too. It made a very sad expression. But kitty tongues are cute nevertheless, and I'll always remember how wonderful she was, even when she was not well. "Takayuki" <Takayuki9z@yahoo.com> > When I saw "forgotten tongue", my first thought was that it was > referring to a lost ancient language. I chose the subject line carefully ;) > When I saw "forgotten tongue", my first thought was that it was > referring to a lost ancient language. Me, too! :) > Betty used to leave her tongue sticking out when > her cancer progressed. It was very cute. Licky used to go to sleep with just the very tip of his tongue protruding. He looked very, very silly. Perhaps he got sick of being the laughing stock of the house, because he no longer does it. Joyce > This leaves me wondering whether I had a long string of normal-tongue > showing or abnormal tongue-showing cats in my life - and, in either case, is > Baby Eyes (my oldest) the end of the line of tongue-forgetters for the time > being? Amelia does that frequently. Not as often now as she used to, but still often enough to notice. None of the others do very often. > Also, is there a specific descriptive term for this phenomenon, like we > have the term upside-downy head for another specific thing that cats do > from time to time? "Tongue- forgetter" is a rather awkward phrase but is > all I can think of at the moment. I think we do need a name for it, but nothing appropriate comes immediately to mind. >> This leaves me wondering whether I had a long string of normal-tongue >> showing or abnormal tongue-showing cats in my life - and, in either [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > I think we do need a name for it, but nothing appropriate comes > immediately to mind. How about "tippy-tongue"? It's really only the tip of the tongue I've ever seen, not like a dog lolling about panting with it's tongue hanging out. Jill >>> is there a specific descriptive term for this phenomenon, like >>> we have the term upside-downy head for another specific thing that [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > ever > seen, not like a dog lolling about panting with it's tongue hanging out. I think I prefer Pam's idea ("forgot his/her tongue") to this one, but am still hoping we can come up with something even more apt. How about the "stoplick" pose? > How about the "stoplick" pose? yikes... >> How about the "stoplick" pose? >> > yikes... I know, but I was trying to come up with something short and sweet. Help!! >>> How about the "stoplick" pose? >>> >> yikes... > > I know, but I was trying to come up with something short and sweet. Help!! It needs to be something sweet and goofy. I mean they don't realize they've left their tongue sticking out. And it is cute to see. And cute to see them catch themselves at it. Wish I were better with words. I think Sam, our baddest cat did this more than any others have since. Really messed up his image. Jo > How about "tippy-tongue"? It's really only the tip of the tongue I've ever > seen, not like a dog lolling about panting with it's tongue hanging out. > > Jill Tippy-tongue - I like that! Dan >I used to think it was common for a cat, when interrupted suddenly by some >noise or motion; to which it must give momentary undivided attention, in [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Who else has seen a cat forget that its tongue is out? Lolly tongue-y? Lickitus interruptus? Licky outy? ??? Hugs, CatNipped > Lolly tongue-y? > Lickitus interruptus? > Licky outy? > ??? Sorry, Lori, but.... two thumbs down.... >> I used to think it was common for a cat, when interrupted suddenly >> by some noise or motion; to which it must give momentary undivided [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > CatNipped I like Lickitus interruptus. :-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >> Who else has seen a cat forget that its tongue is out? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >CatNipped Catilingus? <g,d,rvvf> Signatureannoyed@net.spammers Craig, Kathi & "Cat Five" the tabby girl >>> Who else has seen a cat forget that its tongue is out? >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Catilingus? <g,d,rvvf> ROTFLMAO! Hugs, CatNipped
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