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We need to pass a law that says cats can't vote (Original Post) kpete May 11 OP
Perfect! RandomNumbers May 11 #1
Of course they can't; they don't have opposable thumbs. brooklynite May 11 #2
Actually, if you look closely at the bones grumpyduck May 11 #4
They may not have figured out opposable thumbs, but they can figure niyad May 11 #5
Nah, We're okay. The ones that learn never share the secret with others. JHB May 11 #6
Cats with thumbs... Ocelot II May 11 #9
If they can open their food tins, they won't need us anymore... erronis May 11 #11
I got a good laugh at the door opening part of the video NanaCat May 11 #16
Happy 22nd DUnniversary. niyad May 11 #23
Cats should vote. We might have better government if they did. Ocelot II May 11 #3
My favorite video when I'm having a bad day NanaCat May 11 #18
"We all know intuitively moondust May 11 #7
Cats are Republicans Speaks2 May 11 #8
Don't be so sure. Ocelot II May 11 #10
The very last thing cats are is GQP NanaCat May 11 #19
Our cat doesn't need to vote. She's already established herself as monarch. Ping Tung May 11 #12
Is that all? NanaCat May 11 #20
I think she's applied (or demanded) a promotion but is shy about getting another servant. Ping Tung May 11 #22
'Bring your cat to work' was a short-lived movement SupportSanity May 11 #13
I can see the headline now. Xavier Breath May 11 #14
Everyone knows Cats are woke, they must be up to something. OverBurn May 11 #15
My cats are demanding a claws of exception because they are special JustABozoOnThisBus May 11 #17
Just think how hard it is to herd cats to get them to the polls & vote n/t aggiesal May 11 #21

grumpyduck

(6,321 posts)
4. Actually, if you look closely at the bones
Sat May 11, 2024, 11:15 AM
May 11

of their front paws compared to our hands, you can see a definite "opposable thumb" there, attached at the wrist like ours, although shorter. It's even creepier to see how a cat's front paw bones compare to a chimp's.

Now, if cats ever discover that they have opposable thumbs, we're all in deep shit.

niyad

(114,307 posts)
5. They may not have figured out opposable thumbs, but they can figure
Sat May 11, 2024, 11:41 AM
May 11

out problems. I remember once being asked by a friend to feed her cats since she had been asked to work late. As I came close to the kitchen, I heard a thunk, and then some odd sounds. I stepped into the kitchen to see one of her cats up on the counter, very self-satisfied look on her face, having just knocked the cat food can down to the floor. One of her other cats had pushed the can into a corner, and had gotten the pull tab up, but had not yet been able to pop it back. Had I been a minute or two later, he might have succeeded!

JHB

(37,170 posts)
6. Nah, We're okay. The ones that learn never share the secret with others.
Sat May 11, 2024, 11:45 AM
May 11

They like their feeling of smug superiority too much to cooperate.

NanaCat

(1,810 posts)
16. I got a good laugh at the door opening part of the video
Sat May 11, 2024, 12:54 PM
May 11

I've had cats that could open doors with those very handles. I had several who figured out the thumb-down door opener, and I even had one who figured out round door knobs, by grabbing on with two paws hard enough to turn it and open the door.

All without an opposable thumb in sight.

I think the only reason that they haven't taken over the world is that it's too much work. I mean, why go to all that trouble, when they can do whatever they want and still get all they need by purring and being beautiful?

Ocelot II

(116,156 posts)
3. Cats should vote. We might have better government if they did.
Sat May 11, 2024, 10:50 AM
May 11

Employers would be required to provide space and time for employees to nap in the sun. You could lick your butt in public. Crinkly balls and catnip bananas would be free.

moondust

(20,047 posts)
7. "We all know intuitively
Sat May 11, 2024, 12:02 PM
May 11

that a lot of cats are voting in federal elections, but it’s not been something that is easily provable,” Moses said.

NanaCat

(1,810 posts)
19. The very last thing cats are is GQP
Sat May 11, 2024, 01:05 PM
May 11

Dogs are GQP: Slavishly obedient pack followers always needing attention.

Cats are independent and do their own thing with little need for attention. They don't mind it, of course...but it has to be on their terms, no one else's.

NanaCat

(1,810 posts)
20. Is that all?
Sat May 11, 2024, 01:06 PM
May 11

Mine considers herself a goddess.

Her ancestors were worshiped in Egypt, and the entire line never got over it.

Ping Tung

(858 posts)
22. I think she's applied (or demanded) a promotion but is shy about getting another servant.
Sat May 11, 2024, 02:11 PM
May 11

Actually we got her at the shelter because she appeared to very, very, shy and the attendant told us she was the one most unlikely to be adopted and informed us we could bring her back if it didn't work out.

Who could pass up that intro?

She's been with us for years. It took months before we could touch her and more months before trusted us enough for lap sitting. If anyone visits or just rings the doorbell she's off to one of her hiding places.

SupportSanity

(265 posts)
13. 'Bring your cat to work' was a short-lived movement
Sat May 11, 2024, 12:33 PM
May 11

and not very powerful movement.

But since the pandemic, the cats won with their
‘Bring the owners home’ movement.

Very smart those cats!

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,417 posts)
17. My cats are demanding a claws of exception because they are special
Sat May 11, 2024, 12:56 PM
May 11

or so they think.

They want a paws of this whole process until dogs are addressed.

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