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Symarip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 03:41 PM
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Maybe the only cat in the world worthy of respect
Most cats suck at life, kind of like their owners. But here's a cat even a dog owner can appreciate.



So what does Hawkeye do when she's scuba diving? Sometimes she bounds around along the pool's bottom like Neil Armstrong on the moon's surface. She hasn't quite figured out how to swim underwater, even though she's a proficient surface swimmer. This is where Alba comes in. He'll typically hold Hawkeye's tank and lead her around the pool while she hangs around, checking everything out. According to Alba, scuba diving relaxes her -- the weightlessness of being underwater could be a welcome change from the gravity-bound shackles of dry land.

More at link: http://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/scuba-cat1.htm
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Call Me Wesley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 03:47 PM
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1. Neat cat.
Let me quote you, though:
Most cats suck at life, kind of like their owners.


That's, IMHO, is a great observation. Too bad cats don't play fetch, and I wonder why. Does your dog scuba dive?

:popcorn:
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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 03:57 PM
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3. I know lots of cats who play fetch. And some dogs that don't.
I'm really hoping the OP is just kidding.
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Call Me Wesley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 04:08 PM
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7. Yes, I know some, too. ;)
It was just the first thing that came to mind, when replying to the OP.

Hey, proves that cats are able of achieving tremendous skills! :hi:
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 11:44 PM
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17. My cats all play laying around until they want to be belly rubbed..
They are all really great at that game...
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Pakhet Donating Member (308 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 04:01 PM
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5. I have two cats that fetch
one is the daughter of the other, so I wonder if it's hereditary. the son of the litter doesn't fetch
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Call Me Wesley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 04:10 PM
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8. Ours doesn't. :(
He does kick a small ball back to you, though. Then it's probably us who fetch. ;)
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Symarip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 04:06 PM
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6. Lighten up
Edited on Tue May-19-09 04:07 PM by Symarip
If I was serious, I'd attack rabbit owners. Those people are stupid crazy.
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Call Me Wesley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 04:17 PM
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9. Ohhh, good one!
I'm sure you can feel all elitist just because you have a park named after your pet: 'Dog Park.'

:P
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 08:04 PM
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13. I've got cats and a rabbit.
The bunny was an unplanned one, though. He showed up in our yard (yes, definitely a domestic bun -- probably "dumped") and I didn't want the coyotes to eat him up. He's a sweetie, although he poops approximately every other second.
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Rob H. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 03:47 PM
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2. Nice!
She's leading a life of high adventure, that's for sure--and she skateboards, too!

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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 03:58 PM
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4. Great link but I could do without the side order of bile.
Hopefully you're kidding. I never understand the whole dog person/cat person thing. I love em all.
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Lyric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 04:18 PM
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10. You? DTM.
:rofl:
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Symarip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 06:47 PM
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11. You'll get over it
Or maybe you won't.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 08:02 PM
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12. Cats are the coolest.
Life is not worth living without cats in the mix.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 10:18 PM
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14. That is so strange. and likely abusive to the cat.
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 10:26 PM
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15. Napoleon and Hitler hated cats. Churchill and Mark Twain loved 'em.
Just sayin'...
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Lethe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 11:19 PM
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16. on a sidenote: what does it mean when a cat moves your dirty socks around to different rooms?
my cat does that a lot....
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-19-09 11:50 PM
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18. I might suck at life...how some ever
You just plain old SUCK :D :sillyboy: :hi:
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