If a cat scratched you while you were petting it...

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Ilmater

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Originally posted by: Vegitto
I love cats, all cats, and I can honestly say that no cat has ever hurted me (on purpose). I mean, of course, if their scared by a bang or a dog or something, sure they'll be scared. Or, when you deflea them, they attack you, of course, the shst burns like hell.

I had a big, black cat, but he ran away, haven't seen him since. He always came to me when I was lying on my back, watching TV. He'd jump on my belly, come to my head, and wrap his paws around my neck, as in a hug-like fashion. He'd put his nose against mine, and lick my cheeck. God, I miss him.

:(
Jesus Christ... please tell me you're not a man.
 

Ilmater

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Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
Was it playing? Were you hurting it and it needed to get away? Is it a cat that doesn't like being petted wher eyou were petting it? Tons of reasons why a cat would scratch someone and most of them aren't the cat's fault.
You don't actually say this, but something tells me that you lump "petting a cat that doesn't like to be petted" into the category fo "not the cat's fault." OF COURSE IT FVCKING IS! If he doesn't like being petted and he doesn't show me any affection, HE CAN FVCKING ROT OUTSIDE WHERE I'M NOT BUYING IT FOOD!

I don't get it... cat people like cats because they do whatever they want and are very moody and they somehow find that cute. If you want to feed and clean up after something that acts like you don't exist, let me know where you live and I'll move in. And by the way, I get very moody if you are breathing, so BE CAREFUL!
 

40Hands

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Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: BroeBo
Wow some of you people are fvcking stupid. "Uhh yah, I would so kick it down some stairs...yah thats what I would do." "Cats serve no purpose but dogs are awesome, my ignorance also knows no bounds"

:roll:

Hey, I think I saw your sense of humor on ebay for $1.50.

Because this thread is so hilarious. You guys are such a riot!!
 

Ilmater

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Originally posted by: torpid
Just an interesting observation. If someone was petting a cat and the cat scratched them because they are idiots who don't know how to pet a cat, then they hit the cat, I'm willing to bet that they would soon find themselves hit over the head with a blunt object, if not by the owner then by me.
You're a cat lover? I'm willing to bet that the force your tiny, "cat loving" body could put behind taht hit would be minimal. It's worth it.

GOD! I'm so sick of hearing "this is how you pet a cat and this is how you don't." If I'm trying to show affection and the cat can't tell the difference between that and being petted, THEN IT AIN'T AS FVCKING SMART AS YOU THINK IT IS, IS IT?
 

Poulsonator

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Yea, I love all of the "tough" talkers here, talking smack about what they would do to a cat, or supposedly have done. Wow, you rule. So intimidating and "badass". Jackasses.

For those that say cats are useless, please explain.
 

Ilmater

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Originally posted by: BroeBo
Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: BroeBo
Wow some of you people are fvcking stupid. "Uhh yah, I would so kick it down some stairs...yah thats what I would do." "Cats serve no purpose but dogs are awesome, my ignorance also knows no bounds"

:roll:

Hey, I think I saw your sense of humor on ebay for $1.50.

Because this thread is so hilarious. You guys are such a riot!!
We are HILARIOUS! You know what isn't funny? The fact that human beings pay millions each year to feed animals that could care less that those moronic humans exist.
 

91TTZ

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Originally posted by: Poulsonator
Yea, I love all of the "tough" talkers here, talking smack about what they would do to a cat, or supposedly have done. Wow, you rule. So intimidating and "badass". Jackasses.

For those that say cats are useless, please explain.


I never said cats are useless. They have tons of uses:

uses
 

40Hands

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Originally posted by: Ilmater
Originally posted by: BroeBo
Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: BroeBo
Wow some of you people are fvcking stupid. "Uhh yah, I would so kick it down some stairs...yah thats what I would do." "Cats serve no purpose but dogs are awesome, my ignorance also knows no bounds"

:roll:

Hey, I think I saw your sense of humor on ebay for $1.50.

Because this thread is so hilarious. You guys are such a riot!!
We are HILARIOUS! You know what isn't funny? The fact that human beings pay millions each year to feed animals that could care less that those moronic humans exist.

Wow your not so smart eh?

Edit: Confirmed.
 

Ilmater

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Originally posted by: Poulsonator
Yea, I love all of the "tough" talkers here, talking smack about what they would do to a cat, or supposedly have done. Wow, you rule. So intimidating and "badass". Jackasses.

For those that say cats are useless, please explain.
Pffft... nice. Yeah, I think I'm a badass because I talk about stomping a cat into oblivion. Come ON! I don't think I'm a badass, I think I'm hilarious and insightful!

Explain why cats are useless? They're not useless, clearly, as they have two uses: 1) killing mice (though I doubt they ever get to put that skill to use any more), and 2) making me laugh when I throw them across a hardwood floor.
 

Ilmater

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Originally posted by: BroeBo
Originally posted by: Ilmater
Originally posted by: BroeBo
Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: BroeBo
Wow some of you people are fvcking stupid. "Uhh yah, I would so kick it down some stairs...yah thats what I would do." "Cats serve no purpose but dogs are awesome, my ignorance also knows no bounds"

:roll:
Hey, I think I saw your sense of humor on ebay for $1.50.
Because this thread is so hilarious. You guys are such a riot!!
We are HILARIOUS! You know what isn't funny? The fact that human beings pay millions each year to feed animals that could care less that those moronic humans exist.
Wow your not so smart eh?
You're

...and nice analysis. Please explain how that statement is ignorant.
 

40Hands

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Its obvious from your posts. I may have typed that responce too quickly and made a grammar mistake but your posts are just plain idiotic. I find it funny that you can't see your own ignorance. :laugh:
 

Stuxnet

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Originally posted by: BroeBo
Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: BroeBo
Wow some of you people are fvcking stupid. "Uhh yah, I would so kick it down some stairs...yah thats what I would do." "Cats serve no purpose but dogs are awesome, my ignorance also knows no bounds"

:roll:

Hey, I think I saw your sense of humor on ebay for $1.50.

Because this thread is so hilarious. You guys are such a riot!!


You have 3+ cats.

Confirm/Deny (Circle one)




(keep them away from me or i'll eat them with an olive fork)
 

40Hands

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Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: BroeBo
Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: BroeBo
Wow some of you people are fvcking stupid. "Uhh yah, I would so kick it down some stairs...yah thats what I would do." "Cats serve no purpose but dogs are awesome, my ignorance also knows no bounds"

:roll:

Hey, I think I saw your sense of humor on ebay for $1.50.

Because this thread is so hilarious. You guys are such a riot!!


You have 3+ cats.

Confirm/Deny (Circle one)




(keep them away from me or i'll eat them with an olive fork)

I have one cat. I grew up with birds/cats/dogs. Cats know when they are not liked and will not show you any affection back. Plus some people do not raise their cat correctly and it turns out to be a nasty cat. It happens with all animals.
 

Stuxnet

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Originally posted by: Ilmater
Explain why cats are useless? They're not useless, clearly, as they have two uses: 1) killing mice (though I doubt they ever get to put that skill to use any more), and 2) making me laugh when I throw them across a hardwood floor.

LOL


I think it's funny that we're insulted because we're too "simple" to win the affection of a cat. Gee, maybe I just have better things to do with my life than to make a hobby out of maintaining the affection of a self-righteous, indignant little puke of a furball that might lash out at me if I pet it in the afternoon instead of the morning or because it feels threatened by the stripes on my golf shirt.
 

91TTZ

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Originally posted by: BroeBo
Its obvious from your posts. I may have typed that responce too quickly and made a grammar mistake but your posts are just plain idiotic. I find it funny that you can't see your own ignorance. :laugh:


Undoubtedly written by a cat owner who can't control his emotions. I bet you're the type of guy who thinks cats are "sophisticated" because you can't tell the difference between moodiness and sophistication.
 

Stuxnet

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And if I'm feeding and sheltering the thing, I'll pet it anyway I damn well please. I might even decide it makes a good footstool. If it doesn't like it, it can eat cardboard out in the street for all I care.

Ever see that "Cat in Fan" clip? Yum.
 

Stuxnet

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Originally posted by: 91TTZ
Originally posted by: BroeBo
Its obvious from your posts. I may have typed that responce too quickly and made a grammar mistake but your posts are just plain idiotic. I find it funny that you can't see your own ignorance. :laugh:


Undoubtedly written by a cat owner who can't control his emotions. I bet you're the type of guy who thinks cats are "sophisticated" because you can't tell the difference between moodiness and sophistication.

That's a difference I see between cat owners and dog owners. Tell a dog owner that dogs suck, and they'll just tell you to fvck off. Tell a cat owner that cats suck, and they start frothing at the mouth and yammering about how you must not be in tune with the cats desires and needs, and that you need to work harder at "winning him over" and he only scratched your eyeballs out because he was "sleepy". The dog, on the other hand, gets the chair.
 

Stuxnet

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Originally posted by: BroeBo
Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: BroeBo
I grew up with birds/cats/dogs.

Ahh... I see...

It's all starting to make sense...

Glad to see your realizing that your comments make no sense.

No, I just now have some valuable insight into your early influences.

I love you quirky SOBs though... you entertain me.
 

40Hands

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Originally posted by: 91TTZ
Originally posted by: BroeBo
Its obvious from your posts. I may have typed that responce too quickly and made a grammar mistake but your posts are just plain idiotic. I find it funny that you can't see your own ignorance. :laugh:


Undoubtedly written by a cat owner who can't control his emotions. I bet you're the type of guy who thinks cats are "sophisticated" because you can't tell the difference between moodiness and sophistication.

Umm you fail to realize that this can be said about any animal that is not shown enough affection/trained in the right way. My cats have always been very happy and willing to deal with what ever I do to them. I bet you are the type of person who didn't get enough attention throughout your life. You feel like you require attention from the animal whenever YOU want it but at the same time, the cat realizes that you don't like it. Did mommy and daddy not hug you enough?
 

40Hands

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Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: BroeBo
Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: BroeBo
I grew up with birds/cats/dogs.

Ahh... I see...

It's all starting to make sense...

Glad to see your realizing that your comments make no sense.

No, I just now have some valuable insight into your early influences.

I love you quirky SOBs though... you entertain me.

I had you figured out along time ago. I just like to argue with your types because you have no real substance. Its all "I know its true because this is what happened to me" Its like you have your own little world and no one else can say anything to change it. The entertainment is mutual.
 

91TTZ

Lifer
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Originally posted by: BroeBo

Umm you fail to realize that this can be said about any animal that is not shown enough affection/trained in the right way.

Umm do you always, umm talk like this? You sound like a nice guy, probably a mouthbreather. :thumbsup:
 

torpid

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Originally posted by: Ilmater
Originally posted by: torpid
Just an interesting observation. If someone was petting a cat and the cat scratched them because they are idiots who don't know how to pet a cat, then they hit the cat, I'm willing to bet that they would soon find themselves hit over the head with a blunt object, if not by the owner then by me.
You're a cat lover? I'm willing to bet that the force your tiny, "cat loving" body could put behind taht hit would be minimal. It's worth it.

GOD! I'm so sick of hearing "this is how you pet a cat and this is how you don't." If I'm trying to show affection and the cat can't tell the difference between that and being petted, THEN IT AIN'T AS FVCKING SMART AS YOU THINK IT IS, IS IT?

I'm so sick of hearing hormone induced ragers talking about how they'd commit a criminal act if they were petting an animal that doesn't belong to them which they already don't like and it lightly scratched them to get them to stop. I guess it evens out.

Most cats will give you plenty of signals that you are annoying them before they bite or scratch. If we are talking about such a cat then it is in fact you who would be the dumb one in this case, because you were given plenty of warning by the cat that it didn't like you petting its stomach or whatever. If we are talking about psycho cats at least you would have a legitimate gripe, although I'm uncertain how this justifies a criminal act.

Furthermore, if the scratch actually hurt, then you should be hitting the owner for not properly trimming the cat's nails, because it is extremely unlikely that a cat with properly trimmed nails is going to hurt you with its claws.

If this is something you would actually say in your life, I suspect that the problem goes beyond cats and might be hormonal in nature... "Oh my god, the cat lightly scratched me! I'm so pissed. I'm going to kick it across the room and spit on it."
 

Stuxnet

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Originally posted by: BroeBo
Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: BroeBo
Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: BroeBo
I grew up with birds/cats/dogs.

Ahh... I see...

It's all starting to make sense...

Glad to see your realizing that your comments make no sense.

No, I just now have some valuable insight into your early influences.

I love you quirky SOBs though... you entertain me.

I had you figured out along time ago. I just like to argue with your types because you have no real substance. Its all "I know its true because this is what happened to me" Its like you have your own little world and no one else can say anything to change it. The entertainment is mutual.

Did you ever, even once, stop to ask yourself WHY cats have the reputation they do? WHY there are so many people that can't stand them? WHY they can be so difficult?

Not everyone can devote 100% of their time to cats. Some of us have wives.