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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2007The kleenex jihad
I woke up this weekend to a strange sound. Riiiiiip. *pause* Riiiiip. *pause* Riiiiip. I have rhinitis. There is a box of tissues on my pillow every night. It sounded like tissues being slowly pulled out of a box. I opened my eye. There was a pile of tissues on the bed, and a Nocturne on my head. Her eyes looked into mine as she grasped a tissue in her jaws. Riiiiip. Once it was free, she turned her head with the tissue dangling from her jaws and deposited it on the pile. Long, meaningful gaze into my eyes. Dark lips close on the next tissue. Riiiiip. What am I supposed to do? Lie there & try to sleep while Nocturne slowly and methodically guts my kleenex box, or get up and offer her lordship some food? Between this, the sock taliban, and the end table mafia dropping lamps on our heads and changing our alarm clocks, I think the terrorism issue in my apartment is getting out of hand. Send troops. --Fil > I woke up this weekend to a strange sound. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > --Fil Nocturne was saving you from the kleenex greeblings, you should be very gratefull and give her extra treats.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >> I woke up this weekend to a strange sound. >> [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > Nocturne was saving you from the kleenex greeblings, you should be very > gratefull and give her extra treats. I think Nox must be related to ME!!! Mom tells a story about how I, as a toddler, had been standing in my crib, leaning over the edge, and pulling tissues out of the box one at a time, and watching them float to the floor. She said I had the biggest grin on my face. It was one of those you-can't-get-mad-at-the-kid-because-she's-too-cute moments. >>> I woke up this weekend to a strange sound. >>> [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] >face. It was one of those >you-can't-get-mad-at-the-kid-because-she's-too-cute moments. According to my dad, I owe my life to those. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War What gets me is that the rest of the day she has NO INTEREST in Kleenex whatsoever; she just knows that pulling a box apart will annoy me until I wake up. The kittens unrolling toilet paper for fun is bratty but cute. This is calculated behaviour done specifically to provoke a reaction and get her fed. EVIL!!! --Fil > >>> Riiiiiip. *pause* Riiiiip. *pause* Riiiiip. > What gets me is that the rest of the day she has NO INTEREST in > Kleenex whatsoever; she just knows that pulling a box apart will annoy [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > --Fil >>>>> Riiiiiip. *pause* Riiiiip. *pause* Riiiiip. Yes, it may be evil, but you must admit it IS cute, too. At least when it's someone else's dear and cherished feline. Give her muchas smooches for me. SignatureJoey DoWop Dee Remember: It is To Laugh >> What gets me is that the rest of the day she has NO INTEREST in >> Kleenex whatsoever; she just knows that pulling a box apart will annoy [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Yes, it may be evil, but you must admit it IS cute, too. At least when it's >someone else's dear and cherished feline. Give her muchas smooches for me. Cinders is fond of tearing up paper towels and paper napkins, but hasn't shown an interest (fortunately) in tearing up other types of paper. 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 > What gets me is that the rest of the day she has NO INTEREST in > Kleenex whatsoever; she just knows that pulling a box apart will annoy [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > - Show quoted text - LOL! sorry, but that's very funny vision. And I DO think you've got a benevolent terrorist cell in your home. (IS there such a thing as a benevolent terrorist cell? Yes, when it's run by beautiful creatures that can purr.) I'm very grateful that Nina has outgrown her toilet paper destroying habit--ditto with the paper towels. There was an untouched roll of paper towels on my stove when I got home from my Memorial Day weekend trip up to see my sister yesterday. Nina and Francesca hadn't destroyed anything while I was gone. I was very relieved. =o) Melissa > I'm very grateful that Nina has outgrown her toilet paper destroying > habit--ditto with the paper towels. There was an untouched roll of > paper towels on my stove when I got home from my Memorial Day weekend > trip up to see my sister yesterday. Nina and Francesca hadn't > destroyed anything while I was gone. I was very relieved. =o) Miranda has also stopped killing the toilet paper and kitchen towels. I can actually leave them out and neither cat will touch them. I'm so glad they grew out of that. It was funny and cute, but a teeny bit exasperating to run out of TP all the time. :P SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Yes, they are beautiful and they do love us very much...it just never fails to astonish me how outright cunning Nox can be. "If I do this, it will cause the humans to do that, which is what I desire." --Fil > Miranda has also stopped killing the toilet paper and kitchen towels. I > can actually leave them out and neither cat will touch them. I'm so glad > they grew out of that. It was funny and cute, but a teeny bit > exasperating to run out of TP all the time. :P > Yes, they are beautiful and they do love us very much...it just never > fails to astonish me how outright cunning Nox can be. "If I do this, > it will cause the humans to do that, which is what I desire." I think all cats (and certainly dogs) think this way. It's how they get trained to perform certain behaviors or tricks. And clearly, it's also how they train us. :) For that matter, humans do this sort of thing with each other, too. If you try a behavior and it gets you what you want, you're that much more likely to do it again, right? Joyce > Yes, they are beautiful and they do love us very much...it just never > fails to astonish me how outright cunning Nox can be. "If I do this, > it will cause the humans to do that, which is what I desire." I think Nox must be training Miranda in manipulating the hoomin. I have a tall bookcase with some bric-a-brac on the top. The cats can't jump up there unless I'm standing near it. Then Miranda will jump on my back and then to the top of the bookcase. So I try to keep away from the bookcase, because I don't want Miranda pushing down the things up there. Well, now Miranda has started thinking up ways to lure me over to the bookcase. The other day, she dropped a pen to the floor and rolled it over towards the bookcase. When I went to pick it up, she was there and jumped via my back to the bookcase. Another time, she was scratching at something on the floor and I went over to see what she was doing, not realizing she was right beside the bookcase. When I bent down to see, she jumped up again. Needless to say, there was nothing on the floor, not even a bug. Once she's up there, she meatloafs and surveys her realms for a while, but eventually she always starts to push things over the edge, slowly, slowly, looking to see that I notice what she's doing. Nox can be proud of her little trainee. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. >> Yes, they are beautiful and they do love us very much...it just never >> fails to astonish me how outright cunning Nox can be. "If I do this, [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > looking to see that I notice what she's doing. Nox can be proud of her > little trainee. I would expect nothing less of Miranda. Jo >> Yes, they are beautiful and they do love us very much...it just never >> fails to astonish me how outright cunning Nox can be. "If I do this, [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >slowly, looking to see that I notice what she's doing. Nox can be proud >of her little trainee. My tiny Mimi was gravity's number one fan. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > My tiny Mimi was gravity's number one fan. ;) Miranda has a very scientific mind. :) She is constantly testing gravity and the laws of physics in general. If Caliban knocks something down, I know it was a mistake, because his mind hasn't quite caught up with how big he's grown, but if Miranda knocks something down, it's on purpose and she watches me to make sure I notice. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > I think Nox must be training Miranda in manipulating the hoomin. I have > a tall bookcase with some bric-a-brac on the top. The cats can't jump up > there unless I'm standing near it. Then Miranda will jump on my back and > then to the top of the bookcase. So I try to keep away from the > bookcase, because I don't want Miranda pushing down the things up there. > Well, now Miranda has started thinking up ways to lure me over to the > bookcase. The other day, she dropped a pen to the floor and rolled it [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > she jumped up again. Needless to say, there was nothing on the floor, > not even a bug. What a smart little brat! > Once she's up there, she meatloafs and surveys her realms for a while, > but eventually she always starts to push things over the edge, slowly, > slowly, looking to see that I notice what she's doing. Nox can be proud > of her little trainee. With an emphasis on the "brat" part. :) Joyce > > Once she's up there, she meatloafs and surveys her realms for a while, > > but eventually she always starts to push things over the edge, slowly, > > slowly, looking to see that I notice what she's doing. Nox can be proud > > of her little trainee. > > With an emphasis on the "brat" part. :) Just now I put down my mobile phone for a second. She was there immediately, gave it a push, looked at me, another push, look, push... I caught it just before it fell to the floor. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. >> > Once she's up there, she meatloafs and surveys her realms for a >> while, > but eventually she always starts to push things over the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > immediately, gave it a push, looked at me, another push, look, push... I > caught it just before it fell to the floor. OK. So Nox and Mir-mir are channeling Smokey who used to delight in knocking things from their appropriate place, looking right at one of us the entire time. Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe >Well, now Miranda has started thinking up ways to lure me over to the >bookcase. The other day, she dropped a pen to the floor and rolled it [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >slowly, looking to see that I notice what she's doing. Nox can be proud >of her little trainee. What a little character. My favorite is how she tried to get a spoonful of ice cream. :) >I woke up this weekend to a strange sound. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >--Fil Those "fluffout" tissue boxes are always like a standing challenge to Stinky. He's GOT to get to the bottom of them. Purrs for your drippy nose. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > I woke up this weekend to a strange sound. > > Riiiiiip. *pause* Riiiiip. *pause* Riiiiip. ROFL! What will she think of next? SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > I woke up this weekend to a strange sound. > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > slowly and methodically guts my kleenex box, or get up and offer her > lordship some food? See? This is just another example of people not understanding their pets. She's obviously aware of your rhinitis. (Perhaps your "loud breathing" keeps her awake?) She's merely trying to get enough tissues ready for you, to keep your nasal passages clear. She's trying to *help*. Give her a big smooch and then feed her. SignatureJoey DoWop Dee Remember: It is To Laugh > I have rhinitis. There is a box of tissues on my pillow every night. > It sounded like tissues being slowly pulled out of a box. Got exactly the same problem here. Usually tissues are kept in cupboards away from Dunzi and only brought out if needed. When she has a "thing" about the TP (Every few weeks she decides to play with it then gets bored and stops for a while) we even keep that in the bedroom and only take it into the toilet when needed (It's funny when we have guests through and they want to use the toilet "Sure, by the way the toilet paper's in the bedroom and can you put it back when you've finished with it?") But at the moment I am suffering with hay fever, I don't get it myself but Dave does so we both suffer and has to have tissues by the side of the bed. He woke the other morning to find his face buried under a pile of shredded tissues and an empty box Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > I woke up this weekend to a strange sound. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > --Fil Thanks for the laugh. I hope you are feeling much better by now. Purrs, Polonca and Soncek |
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