She sounds like Katharine Hepburn!

[jmcquown[_2_]]

Buffy does this funny thing from time to time, usually when we're
playing. She'll start to meow just as she begins to run toward me. She
sounds for all the world like Katharine Hepburn when her voice was
quavering.

Not to disparage that grand dame of acting but if you ever saw the film
'The African Queen', just imagine Buffy trying to say "Mr. Alnutt!" Her
meow comes out like "me uh uh uh". It's very comical!

Jill

[Bastette]

jmcquown wrote:

> Buffy does this funny thing from time to time, usually when we're
> playing. She'll start to meow just as she begins to run toward me. She
> sounds for all the world like Katharine Hepburn when her voice was
> quavering.

> Not to disparage that grand dame of acting but if you ever saw the film
> 'The African Queen', just imagine Buffy trying to say "Mr. Alnutt!" Her
> meow comes out like "me uh uh uh". It's very comical!

LOL! Make a sound recording!

--
Joyce

I wonder, wonder, whooooo, WHO! Who rode the moo-cow now?
-- Misheard lyric from "Book of Love"

[jmcquown[_2_]]

On 12/8/2015 1:55 PM, Bastette wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
> > Buffy does this funny thing from time to time, usually when we're
> > playing. She'll start to meow just as she begins to run toward me. She
> > sounds for all the world like Katharine Hepburn when her voice was
> > quavering.
>
> > Not to disparage that grand dame of acting but if you ever saw the film
> > 'The African Queen', just imagine Buffy trying to say "Mr. Alnutt!" Her
> > meow comes out like "me uh uh uh". It's very comical!
>
> LOL! Make a sound recording!
>
Or video! Even if I had the equipment, you know cats. She'd never do
it on cue. I'd never be able to grab the camera fast enough. If I did
she'd stop and wash her back leg or something. Still cute, but not the
same as hearing "Mr. Alnutt!" in cat. LOL

Jill

[Tigger]

jmcquown wrote:
> Buffy does this funny thing from time to time, usually when we're
> playing. She'll start to meow just as she begins to run toward me. She
> sounds for all the world like Katharine Hepburn when her voice was quavering.
>
> Not to disparage that grand dame of acting but if you ever saw the film
> 'The African Queen', just imagine Buffy trying to say "Mr. Alnutt!" Her
> meow comes out like "me uh uh uh". It's very comical!

Dogs can do this sort of "imitation" too. My take on this is that they are
imitating the over all human speech pattern.

See

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BOytwBZWkow/U_FT9clwLnI/AAAAAAAADzw/2uewGYLxwG4/s800/fatfreddyscat4_me-out.jpg

or

http://tinyurl.com/gm3xyrx

[Joy[_3_]]

On 12/29/2015 10:51 PM, Tigger wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Buffy does this funny thing from time to time, usually when we're
>> playing. She'll start to meow just as she begins to run toward me. She
>> sounds for all the world like Katharine Hepburn when her voice was
>> quavering.
>>
>> Not to disparage that grand dame of acting but if you ever saw the film
>> 'The African Queen', just imagine Buffy trying to say "Mr. Alnutt!" Her
>> meow comes out like "me uh uh uh". It's very comical!
>
> Dogs can do this sort of "imitation" too. My take on this is that they
> are imitating the over all human speech pattern.
>
> See
>
> https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BOytwBZWkow/U_FT9clwLnI/AAAAAAAADzw/2uewGYLxwG4/s800/fatfreddyscat4_me-out.jpg
>
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/gm3xyrx

Many years ago I had a miniature schnauzer. I also had a cat. One day
I called, "Here, kitty, kitty!" and the dog answered, "Meow".

[jmcquown[_2_]]

On 12/30/2015 1:54 AM, Joy wrote:
> On 12/29/2015 10:51 PM, Tigger wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> Buffy does this funny thing from time to time, usually when we're
>>> playing. She'll start to meow just as she begins to run toward me. She
>>> sounds for all the world like Katharine Hepburn when her voice was
>>> quavering.
>>>
>>> Not to disparage that grand dame of acting but if you ever saw the film
>>> 'The African Queen', just imagine Buffy trying to say "Mr. Alnutt!" Her
>>> meow comes out like "me uh uh uh". It's very comical!
>>
>> Dogs can do this sort of "imitation" too. My take on this is that they
>> are imitating the over all human speech pattern.
>>
>> See
>>
>> https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BOytwBZWkow/U_FT9clwLnI/AAAAAAAADzw/2uewGYLxwG4/s800/fatfreddyscat4_me-out.jpg
>>
>>
>>
>> or
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/gm3xyrx
>
> Many years ago I had a miniature schnauzer. I also had a cat. One day
> I called, "Here, kitty, kitty!" and the dog answered, "Meow".
>
My SO once had a dog that threw him for a loop by saying "How arrr you". :)

Jill