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[–] [email protected] 22 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

When I was a kid Mr Kitty unilaterally moved in despite belonging to the neighbors across the street and the stern objections of my father armed with a squirt gun.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Did cats domesticate humans, or did Toxoplasma gondii domesticate both of us?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

Nope. Almost wish I had that because fuck that smell!

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 day ago

They are funny, don't really need a lot of space and training, and look pretty. Ofc I will go and by whatever.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Cats after entering a human stranger's house: Look at me. I'm the meowner now.

Humans: Yes, oh cute one!

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago

I love all cats, and they are free to walk inside anytime they want. Just no fighting in the house.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cats never domesticated themself, since ever they are specialists in domesticate humans, for commodity, not for need.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 22 hours ago

Spot on. Cats are the OG scientists who stuck around to see what they could make us do after they discovered monkeys gave good tummy rubs.

Yadda-yadda, we industrialize food production and build awesome cozy dens to live in, yadda-yadda, they're watching us burn the world like, "fascinating... now, can I make the monkey give me treats 2 minutes earlier than this time last week..."

Only reason they don't have us outright worshipping them is we tried it once or twice, but things got weird.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is anyone else bothered by people saying their cat is lost? -No; it left a toxic relationship! "They stole my cat" -Nah, it moved out!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

Or something got to it. Pretty sure that's what happened to our outside childhood cat. Miss ya up there, Rover.

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