Rufous has decided to emulate Basho and Issa, who love to ride on our
shoulders. Basho and Issa have been doing it since they were kittens,
and they're quite good at it. It helps to be wearing two layers, but
they usually don't use their claws much. They wrap themselves around
your neck and just hang there.
Unfortunately for us, Rufous hasn't mastered the jumping part yet, he's
more of a climber. With big paws and correspondingly big claws. Note to
self: must remember to wear heavy coat inside the house at all times.
Inquire on Ebay about kevlar body-suits.

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Kreisleriana - 04 Feb 2005 14:17 GMT
>Rufous has decided to emulate Basho and Issa, who love to ride on our
>shoulders. Basho and Issa have been doing it since they were kittens,
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>self: must remember to wear heavy coat inside the house at all times.
>Inquire on Ebay about kevlar body-suits.
Monkey Cats!!!! ;)
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Karen - 04 Feb 2005 16:15 GMT
> >Rufous has decided to emulate Basho and Issa, who love to ride on our
> >shoulders. Basho and Issa have been doing it since they were kittens,
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>
> Monkey Cats!!!! ;)
That's what I call my mom's cat Petrus - Monkey Toes. They are long and he
also swings around like a monkey. He uses his toes to grip things. Monkey
Toes.
Kreisleriana - 04 Feb 2005 16:26 GMT
>> >Rufous has decided to emulate Basho and Issa, who love to ride on our
>> >shoulders. Basho and Issa have been doing it since they were kittens,
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>also swings around like a monkey. He uses his toes to grip things. Monkey
>Toes.
Another song for the Kitty Hit Parade-- "Get Back, Monkey Cat" ;)
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Helen Miles - 04 Feb 2005 16:23 GMT
Note to
> self: must remember to wear heavy coat inside the house at all times.
> Inquire on Ebay about kevlar body-suits.///
ICe-hockey padding is *VERY* effective, and gives the kitties something
to stick their claws in....
;o)
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Monique Y. Mudama - 04 Feb 2005 17:53 GMT
>> self: must remember to wear heavy coat inside the house at all times.
>> Inquire on Ebay about kevlar body-suits.///
>
> ICe-hockey padding is *VERY* effective, and gives the kitties something to
> stick their claws in....
The stink of well-used hockey pads will also attract them, no doubt. Oscar
loves to climb into Eric's hockey bag. For some reason, she doesn't climb
into mine, but she does climb into my Taekwondo bag. Cats!

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Marina - 04 Feb 2005 18:33 GMT
> Rufous has decided to emulate Basho and Issa, who love to ride on our
> shoulders. Basho and Issa have been doing it since they were kittens,
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> self: must remember to wear heavy coat inside the house at all times.
> Inquire on Ebay about kevlar body-suits.
My commiserations. Nikki sometimes suddenly decides to use me as her
climbing tree, and I'm always completely unprepared for the sharp claws
running up my back.

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Tanada - 04 Feb 2005 22:01 GMT
> Note to
> self: must remember to wear heavy coat inside the house at all times.
> Inquire on Ebay about kevlar body-suits.
ROFL That is way too kinky, Victor.
Pam S.
Monique Y. Mudama - 04 Feb 2005 22:20 GMT
>> Note to self: must remember to wear heavy coat inside the house at all
>> times. Inquire on Ebay about kevlar body-suits.
>
> ROFL That is way too kinky, Victor.
>
> Pam S.
He said kevlar, not mylar! And certainly not latex ... which while it doesn't
rhyme ...
Well, anyway, carry on, carry on ...

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Victor Martinez - 05 Feb 2005 00:03 GMT
> He said kevlar, not mylar! And certainly not latex ... which while it doesn't
> rhyme ...
I am very confused. Would somebody please explain this to me? :)

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Tanada - 05 Feb 2005 00:47 GMT
>> He said kevlar, not mylar! And certainly not latex ... which while it
>> doesn't
>> rhyme ...
>
> I am very confused. Would somebody please explain this to me? :)
I'm also confused, as I think any of the materials could be considered
kinky.
Pam S. giggling hard
Monique Y. Mudama - 07 Feb 2005 21:30 GMT
>>> He said kevlar, not mylar! And certainly not latex ... which while it
>>> doesn't rhyme ...
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>
> Pam S. giggling hard
As I recall, my thought process was, Kevlar doesnt' seem very sexy
(thinking of, say, a bullet-proof vest, or certain parts of my ski
gloves), but mylar rhymes and seems slightly more appropriate for fun
and games ... but then there are a lot of people with latex fetishes,
and I think the spray-on bodysuits you can see on some, um, sites are
actually latex ...
Okay, I'll shut up now.

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hobbs - 07 Feb 2005 10:10 GMT
My Dad as I've mentioned before was a house-husband before the name was even
invented, we always had a cat and a dogand every time you saw my dad,
*whatever* he was doing ;eg cleaning, washing, yes even cooking, He always
had a cat draped round his shoulders just as you describe Victor, and like
yours I never saw one fall off, and they would sleep as he moved around
Jean.P.
> Rufous has decided to emulate Basho and Issa, who love to ride on our
> shoulders. Basho and Issa have been doing it since they were kittens,
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