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Katetiquette:
Rules of Etiquette for Inexperienced Kats
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If you have an upset stomach, get into a chair quickly. If you cannot
manage this in time; get to an Oriental rug. Or, shag is good.
For sitting on laps or burring against trouser legs, select colors that
contrast with your own.
Always accompany guests to the bathroom. It is not necessary to do
anything. Just sit and stare.
Do not allow closed doors in any room. To get one open, stand on hind legs
and hammer with forepaws. Once the door is opened for you, it is not
necessary to use it. You can change your mind. When you have ordered an
outside door opened, stand half in and half out and think about several
things. This is particularly important during very cold weather or mosquito
season.
Determine quickly which guest hates cats. Sit on that lap during the
evening. He won't dare push you off, and will even call you "nice kitty". If
you can arrange to have cat food on your breath, so much the better.
If one person is busy and the other is idle, sit with the busy one. For
book readers, get in close under the chin, unless you can lie across the
book itself.
For ladies knitting, curl quietly into lap and pretend to doze. Then reach
out and slap knitting needles sharply. This is what she calls dropped
stitch. She will try to distract you. Ignore it.
For people doing homework, sit on the paper being worked on. After being
removed for the second time, push anything movable off the table - pens,
pencils, stamps - one at a time.
Get enough sleep during the daytime so that you are fresh for playing
between 2 and 4 a.m.
Zythophile - 19 Dec 2004 17:21 GMT
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> Or, shag is good.
That's a very kind offer but I've got a headache ;-)

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Amy Gray - 19 Dec 2004 18:33 GMT
> For ladies knitting, curl quietly into lap and pretend to doze. Then reach
>out and slap knitting needles sharply. This is what she calls dropped
>stitch. She will try to distract you. Ignore it.
Also chase after the yarn. Knitters love that especially if it's
a color they are low in.
Mike Rhino - 20 Dec 2004 02:32 GMT
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> Always accompany guests to the bathroom. It is not necessary to do
> anything. Just sit and stare.
Mine will jump up on the toilet so I have to pee on her head. Now she
stands to the side with her paws on the rim. She likes to watch it flush.
> For people doing homework, sit on the paper being worked on. After being
> removed for the second time, push anything movable off the table - pens,
> pencils, stamps - one at a time.
Mine steals pens which makes it hard to take notes when I'm on the phone.
Amanda Jones - 20 Dec 2004 03:30 GMT
The cat cubs manage most of these - Yossie has a burning desire to
supervise all toilet trips / baths / showers, from close range. They are
great at putting white hair on black suits. The door thing - nuff said.
It's obvious. All cats always do it!
Both cubs were really smug today. Tom moved out this afternoon (our
flatmate). Both cubs know that when people start brushing teeth and
collecting glasses of water, they are about to be shut out of all
bedrooms. This evening, as Adam brushed his teeth, both cubs shot through
Tom's open door, and within 5 seconds were "asleep", smugly, curled up on
the duvet. They are still there, still looking smug.....
Amanda
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> Get enough sleep during the daytime so that you are fresh for playing
> between 2 and 4 a.m.