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Sophie Cat versus Sophie Dog
Many thousands of years ago when I was young (well, it feels like it anyway)
a friend of mine had a Siamese cat named Sophie. She and Sophie were living in a house where there was a dog, also named Sophie. The two animals got along pretty well, but Sophie Cat would occasionally torment Sophie Dog just for the hell of it (typical female :-) One night a bunch of us were sitting around talking in the living room and we became aware that Sophie Cat was using an ottoman as a "hunting blind" to help her annoy Sophie Dog. The ottoman had a fringe or skirt which allowed Sophie Cat to hide under it unseen and then suddenly! spring out at Sophie Dog in a mock attack. This went on for several minutes and Sophie Cat was obviously having a wonderful time. Then Sophie Dog got up and left just after Sophie Cat hid under the ottoman again. Everybody started nudging each other and saying, "Watch this, watch this!" And then Sophie Cat exploded! out from under the ottoman ... and screeched to a halt, dumbfounded ... no dog! Everyone in the room roared with laughter as Sophie Cat, her dignity wounded to the quick, ran from the room in shame. I know cats don't really have facial expressions, but I swear Sophie did. Everything about her spoke of total astonishment and chagrin. Everyone there agreed that it was one of the funniest things they'd ever seen. I expect it's one of those things where you had to be there to really appreciate it, but I hope that my description of it will give you a chuckle or two. |
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"D. R. Crawford" wrote in message ... Many thousands of years ago when I was young (well, it feels like it anyway) a friend of mine had a Siamese cat named Sophie. She and Sophie were living in a house where there was a dog, also named Sophie. The two animals got along pretty well, but Sophie Cat would occasionally torment Sophie Dog just for the hell of it (typical female :-) One night a bunch of us were sitting around talking in the living room and we became aware that Sophie Cat was using an ottoman as a "hunting blind" to help her annoy Sophie Dog. The ottoman had a fringe or skirt which allowed Sophie Cat to hide under it unseen and then suddenly! spring out at Sophie Dog in a mock attack. This went on for several minutes and Sophie Cat was obviously having a wonderful time. Then Sophie Dog got up and left just after Sophie Cat hid under the ottoman again. Everybody started nudging each other and saying, "Watch this, watch this!" And then Sophie Cat exploded! out from under the ottoman ... and screeched to a halt, dumbfounded ... no dog! Everyone in the room roared with laughter as Sophie Cat, her dignity wounded to the quick, ran from the room in shame. I know cats don't really have facial expressions, but I swear Sophie did. Everything about her spoke of total astonishment and chagrin. Everyone there agreed that it was one of the funniest things they'd ever seen. I expect it's one of those things where you had to be there to really appreciate it, but I hope that my description of it will give you a chuckle or two. LOL, good story. Our Cali cat enjoys the hunt. She also has no trouble showing her displeasure if she thinks she's been slighted. The expression 'if looks could kill' certainly apply to Cali. Although she's becoming quite the suck in her old age. |
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"D. R. Crawford" wrote in message ... Many thousands of years ago when I was young (well, it feels like it anyway) a friend of mine had a Siamese cat named Sophie. She and Sophie were living in a house where there was a dog, also named Sophie. The two animals got along pretty well, but Sophie Cat would occasionally torment Sophie Dog just for the hell of it (typical female :-) One night a bunch of us were sitting around talking in the living room and we became aware that Sophie Cat was using an ottoman as a "hunting blind" to help her annoy Sophie Dog. The ottoman had a fringe or skirt which allowed Sophie Cat to hide under it unseen and then suddenly! spring out at Sophie Dog in a mock attack. This went on for several minutes and Sophie Cat was obviously having a wonderful time. Then Sophie Dog got up and left just after Sophie Cat hid under the ottoman again. Everybody started nudging each other and saying, "Watch this, watch this!" And then Sophie Cat exploded! out from under the ottoman ... and screeched to a halt, dumbfounded ... no dog! Everyone in the room roared with laughter as Sophie Cat, her dignity wounded to the quick, ran from the room in shame. I know cats don't really have facial expressions, but I swear Sophie did. Everything about her spoke of total astonishment and chagrin. Everyone there agreed that it was one of the funniest things they'd ever seen. I expect it's one of those things where you had to be there to really appreciate it, but I hope that my description of it will give you a chuckle or two. LOL, good story. Our Cali cat enjoys the hunt. She also has no trouble showing her displeasure if she thinks she's been slighted. The expression 'if looks could kill' certainly apply to Cali. Although she's becoming quite the suck in her old age. |
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D. R. Crawford wrote:
Many thousands of years ago when I was young (well, it feels like it anyway) a friend of mine had a Siamese cat named Sophie. She and Sophie were living in a house where there was a dog, also named Sophie. The two animals got along pretty well, but Sophie Cat would occasionally torment Sophie Dog just for the hell of it (typical female :-) One night a bunch of us were sitting around talking in the living room and we became aware that Sophie Cat was using an ottoman as a "hunting blind" to help her annoy Sophie Dog. The ottoman had a fringe or skirt which allowed Sophie Cat to hide under it unseen and then suddenly! spring out at Sophie Dog in a mock attack. This went on for several minutes and Sophie Cat was obviously having a wonderful time. Then Sophie Dog got up and left just after Sophie Cat hid under the ottoman again. Everybody started nudging each other and saying, "Watch this, watch this!" And then Sophie Cat exploded! out from under the ottoman ... and screeched to a halt, dumbfounded ... no dog! Everyone in the room roared with laughter as Sophie Cat, her dignity wounded to the quick, ran from the room in shame. I know cats don't really have facial expressions, but I swear Sophie did. Everything about her spoke of total astonishment and chagrin. Everyone there agreed that it was one of the funniest things they'd ever seen. I expect it's one of those things where you had to be there to really appreciate it, but I hope that my description of it will give you a chuckle or two. LOL! It did. BTW, I've read that cats have more muscles in their faces than humans do, so I'd say they do have a wide range of expressions. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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D. R. Crawford wrote:
Many thousands of years ago when I was young (well, it feels like it anyway) a friend of mine had a Siamese cat named Sophie. She and Sophie were living in a house where there was a dog, also named Sophie. The two animals got along pretty well, but Sophie Cat would occasionally torment Sophie Dog just for the hell of it (typical female :-) One night a bunch of us were sitting around talking in the living room and we became aware that Sophie Cat was using an ottoman as a "hunting blind" to help her annoy Sophie Dog. The ottoman had a fringe or skirt which allowed Sophie Cat to hide under it unseen and then suddenly! spring out at Sophie Dog in a mock attack. This went on for several minutes and Sophie Cat was obviously having a wonderful time. Then Sophie Dog got up and left just after Sophie Cat hid under the ottoman again. Everybody started nudging each other and saying, "Watch this, watch this!" And then Sophie Cat exploded! out from under the ottoman ... and screeched to a halt, dumbfounded ... no dog! Everyone in the room roared with laughter as Sophie Cat, her dignity wounded to the quick, ran from the room in shame. I know cats don't really have facial expressions, but I swear Sophie did. Everything about her spoke of total astonishment and chagrin. Everyone there agreed that it was one of the funniest things they'd ever seen. I expect it's one of those things where you had to be there to really appreciate it, but I hope that my description of it will give you a chuckle or two. LOL! It did. BTW, I've read that cats have more muscles in their faces than humans do, so I'd say they do have a wide range of expressions. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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D. R. Crawford wrote:
And then Sophie Cat exploded! out from under the ottoman ... and screeched to a halt, dumbfounded ... no dog! Everyone in the room roared with laughter as Sophie Cat, her dignity wounded to the quick, ran from the room in shame. Awww, poor kitty. Not only was she embarrassed, but her playmate had deserted her! My kitty Roxy loves to do this kind of thing. She'll burrow under blankets or throw rugs and lie in wait... sometimes for an hour or two. She has more patience than the Dalai Lama. (Maybe she *is* the Dalai Lama!) She can sit or meatloaf or whatever in the same position for long stretches of time, waiting for her quarry to approach. (Maybe she was a spider in a former life.) Eventually someone, human or cat, will walk by within reach, and she'll shoot out like a cannonball. Luckily for her, she doesn't seem to have easily wounded dignity, or perhaps she simply *has* no dignity to wound, because if nobody's there when she pounces, or if they're there and they ignore her, she gets over it very quickly. I know cats don't really have facial expressions, but I swear Sophie did. Oh, cats have facial expressions! Surely you've seen the Feline Glare of Death. There's no mistaking what is in a cat's mind at that moment. Joyce |
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D. R. Crawford wrote:
And then Sophie Cat exploded! out from under the ottoman ... and screeched to a halt, dumbfounded ... no dog! Everyone in the room roared with laughter as Sophie Cat, her dignity wounded to the quick, ran from the room in shame. Awww, poor kitty. Not only was she embarrassed, but her playmate had deserted her! My kitty Roxy loves to do this kind of thing. She'll burrow under blankets or throw rugs and lie in wait... sometimes for an hour or two. She has more patience than the Dalai Lama. (Maybe she *is* the Dalai Lama!) She can sit or meatloaf or whatever in the same position for long stretches of time, waiting for her quarry to approach. (Maybe she was a spider in a former life.) Eventually someone, human or cat, will walk by within reach, and she'll shoot out like a cannonball. Luckily for her, she doesn't seem to have easily wounded dignity, or perhaps she simply *has* no dignity to wound, because if nobody's there when she pounces, or if they're there and they ignore her, she gets over it very quickly. I know cats don't really have facial expressions, but I swear Sophie did. Oh, cats have facial expressions! Surely you've seen the Feline Glare of Death. There's no mistaking what is in a cat's mind at that moment. Joyce |
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wrote in message ... D. R. Crawford wrote: And then Sophie Cat exploded! out from under the ottoman ... and screeched to a halt, dumbfounded ... no dog! Everyone in the room roared with laughter as Sophie Cat, her dignity wounded to the quick, ran from the room in shame. Awww, poor kitty. Not only was she embarrassed, but her playmate had deserted her! My kitty Roxy loves to do this kind of thing. She'll burrow under blankets or throw rugs and lie in wait... sometimes for an hour or two. She has more patience than the Dalai Lama. (Maybe she *is* the Dalai Lama!) She can sit or meatloaf or whatever in the same position for long stretches of time, waiting for her quarry to approach. (Maybe she was a spider in a former life.) Eventually someone, human or cat, will walk by within reach, and she'll shoot out like a cannonball. Luckily for her, she doesn't seem to have easily wounded dignity, or perhaps she simply *has* no dignity to wound, because if nobody's there when she pounces, or if they're there and they ignore her, she gets over it very quickly. I know cats don't really have facial expressions, but I swear Sophie did. Oh, cats have facial expressions! Surely you've seen the Feline Glare of Death. There's no mistaking what is in a cat's mind at that moment. Joyce Well, maybe you're right. I had always understood that they didn't really have expressions, but then again it kinda seems like they do sometimes ... oh well, after all, cats are supposed to be mysterious now and then. It's part of their charm, I guess. |
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wrote in message ... D. R. Crawford wrote: And then Sophie Cat exploded! out from under the ottoman ... and screeched to a halt, dumbfounded ... no dog! Everyone in the room roared with laughter as Sophie Cat, her dignity wounded to the quick, ran from the room in shame. Awww, poor kitty. Not only was she embarrassed, but her playmate had deserted her! My kitty Roxy loves to do this kind of thing. She'll burrow under blankets or throw rugs and lie in wait... sometimes for an hour or two. She has more patience than the Dalai Lama. (Maybe she *is* the Dalai Lama!) She can sit or meatloaf or whatever in the same position for long stretches of time, waiting for her quarry to approach. (Maybe she was a spider in a former life.) Eventually someone, human or cat, will walk by within reach, and she'll shoot out like a cannonball. Luckily for her, she doesn't seem to have easily wounded dignity, or perhaps she simply *has* no dignity to wound, because if nobody's there when she pounces, or if they're there and they ignore her, she gets over it very quickly. I know cats don't really have facial expressions, but I swear Sophie did. Oh, cats have facial expressions! Surely you've seen the Feline Glare of Death. There's no mistaking what is in a cat's mind at that moment. Joyce Well, maybe you're right. I had always understood that they didn't really have expressions, but then again it kinda seems like they do sometimes ... oh well, after all, cats are supposed to be mysterious now and then. It's part of their charm, I guess. |
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LOL!!!
Thanks D. R. Crawford. Got any more about Sophie Cat and Sophie Dog you're keeping from us? -bonbon |
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