Comments on: Caturday napping

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:58:05 +0000

Just wait till cats get thumbs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6CcxJQq1x8

By: mike burkhart

mike burkhart — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:10:41 +0000

Cats want one thing ,a nice jucy rodent for dinner the rodent can be a :mouse,rat ,ginne pig, gerbil,or a hamster. Now when it comes to hamsters I like hamsters and own one and if I see one of the strays in my neighborhood eating my hamster they will lose all 9 of there lives. I warned them. Besides hamsters are high in fat because there well feed and are unhealthy for cats.

By: thetentman

thetentman — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:40:16 +0000

@Mrs BA,

I think it was the best photo he has ever posted and not because of the cat. And I am glad he got your permission, I know my wife would have freaked if i had tried to do that without permission. And thank you for letting Phil spend so much time with us.

cheers,

thetentman

By: Joseph G

Joseph G — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:42:41 +0000

Speaking of evil cats! My basement cat just climbed across my bookshelf to jump onto my lap – in the process he knocked a largish lamp off the shelf. It’s amazing I caught it before it hit the ground.

I know it’s part of some sinister plot, I just know it.

By: Paul in Sweden

Paul in Sweden — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 15:03:12 +0000

Leo has similar coloring to the cat that just crawled off my lap.:)

By: Pete Jackson

Pete Jackson — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 09:12:33 +0000

@17JB: A better formula for temperature conversion is to first add 40, multiply by 9/5 (C to F) or 5/9 (F to C) and then subtract 40.

This formula takes advantage of Fahrenheit and Celsius both being the same at -40 degrees! And it is better because you don’t have to remember whether to add or subtract the 32, or whether you do either before the 5/9 or 9/5 or after.

By: Joseph G

Joseph G — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 07:36:59 +0000

O hai, Mrs. BA! Awesum caturday to U!

Good to hear he got permission to use the photo, though this dashes any hopes I might have had of getting some embarrassing at-home anecdotes about Mr. BA (by way of revenge)

By: Mrs. BA

Mrs. BA — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 04:48:19 +0000

@#13-thetentman – Being an intelligent and experienced husband, Phil got my permission to use the photo. I don’t know whether to be insulted or flattered that you think I wasn’t wearing makeup – I’m going to choose to be flattered. I actually was wearing a little (with my Norwegian ancestry I actually won’t show up in a photograph if I’m not wearing any). And the cat had already spent about 15 minutes kneading my lap before she settled down – it’s one of her more charming behaviors.

By: justcorbly

justcorbly — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 01:30:28 +0000

The cat was obviously just waiting for Phil to leave the room…

By: JB of Brisbane

JB of Brisbane — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:24:01 +0000

@Sam H #12 – to convert degrees Celcius to Farenheit (spelling?), multiply by 9 over 5 and add 32, or in equation form,
°F=(°C*9/5)+32
To convert the other way, subtract 32, then multiply by 5 over 9.
In Oz we haven’t had to do that since late 1972.

By: Joseph G

Joseph G — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 20:05:05 +0000

Awww! That’s my preferred napping style, too – on couch, with coat hood pulled up, with evil-looking kitteh on board. Of course, we like to think of cats as lap-warmers, when in reality it’s we who are the cat-warmers
If only we could train cars to use telescopes! I’m positive that they can see in the infrared.

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 18:50:49 +0000

I live in Michigan and we dress like that all winter long. Is Leo a Maine Coon?

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 17:59:08 +0000

I’m more amazed that your couch is still tan color with a dark haired cat around. I have a black cat about the same size and we had to go with a dark color scheme to hide the cat fur.

Happiness is curling up with a warm furry on a cold day. Until the cat starts to knead it’s claws or decides to torment the dog.

By: thetentman

thetentman — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 17:09:02 +0000

I predict that Mrs. BA will not be pleased that Phil put that picture on the web. My wife would have my head if I surrepticiously took a shot of her sans makeup and posted it for all to see. At least she’s not drooling. Good luck Phil.

By: Sam H

Sam H — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:47:14 +0000

So that’s what your wife looks like…anyway, if she’s layered up then how cold is it down there? We’ve been having windchills of -30°C up here in Calgary (or -22°F for all you Americans…dang. Never got exactly how the conversion works…)

By: Julia

Julia — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:44:13 +0000

She (the cat) is camouflaged in that blanket. That is always a bad sign when they camouflage themselves. She’s definitely plotting something … although I’m not completely sure your wife is not in it with that smurf camouflage.

By: Jeff in Tucson

Jeff in Tucson — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:43:25 +0000

Maine Coon? Looks like it. Best. Breed. Ever.

By: LarianLeQuella

LarianLeQuella — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:36:18 +0000

Dr. Plait, your wife seems to follow the same dress-code mine does. If the house is below 72, layers pile on until she runs out of clothes it seems…

By: Michel

Michel — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:30:09 +0000

It´s a take over. She´s clearly planning to make a run with with the fur.
I had two sister cats that had the annoying habbit of dragging the bedding of me during the night. One night I woke up when they were at it. They would pull, wait to see if I moved and then drag some more bedding of me. They were ever so patient doing it together. So I let them and kept peeping through my half closed eyes. They woul pull, check, wait, pull, check, wait etc
That´s when I found out how I could wind up totally uncovered and shivverig. And those two next to the bed all rolled up in my sheets and all.

By: G

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:24:37 +0000

Great Scott! That cat is enoooormous.

By: shane

shane — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:16:54 +0000

She’s either cold or rubbing her paws together with glee. I’d err on the side of evil.

By: Thameron

Thameron — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:47:02 +0000

Despite any folk tales, Leo did not steal any of Mrs. BA’s breath.

How do you know? They don’t do it while you’re watching. Just a couple of breaths gone here and there and no one is the wiser.

By: BadMA

BadMA — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:32:26 +0000

Did you see that other picture? He’s obviously planning the future cat empire, and I for one am looking forward to our new cat overloads.

By: Martha

Martha — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:29:21 +0000

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_78MlJLgGeqc/R9SHSG_MwuI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/5WgAgg15BpU/s320/kliban-meatloaf.gif

By: Grand Lunar

Grand Lunar — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:15:11 +0000

It’s obvious what the kitty is planning:

“I shall revel in the comfort of this location and commence REM sleep! Bwha ha ha ha!”

Could be worse. The cat could be kneeding. I think cats take pleasure in causing pain that way.