Cats are MASTERS at using guilt.

[Padraig18]

As I was locking up a while ago, I felt a tug at my ankle; looking down, this fur ball has his paw wrapped around my ankle. He then looks up at me, issues a very faint (and very pathetic) 'meow'. It took me all of .3 seconds to realize that I would be having a companion for the commute home this evening, and possibly from now on. I'm such a wuss...



:P

[Kathy in Cambridge]

1. He's so cute!

It's hard to resist those feline 'guilt' eyes. Even though all they really want you around for is food and a warm lap!

[Padraig18]

3. He's a big baby.

Merlin is our bookstore kitty.

:)

[brentspeak]

2. I don't like cats, they scare me

They behave as if they know something about you that you don't. Like your ultimate fate.

[iconoclastic cat]

12. All they want is love.

And your breath.

[Skittles]

15. that sounds more like republicans than cats

:o

[disgruntled_goat]

4. "all glory to the hypnocat!"

i see no guilting but rather a penetrating gaze.

maybe this pic is a bit like an inkblot test?

[loudestchick]

5. Just accept your fate as a can-opener...your assimilation will be much

less painful.

[Beaverhausen]

6. You can tell he is smarter than the average freeper just by looking at him

although that ain't saying much, is it?

[CubsFan1982]

7. That's positively demonic.

Cats are of the devil! :evilgrin:

[sparky_in_ma]

8. Cats are the masters, period

Don't feel bad about being a wuss, I think they do some vulcan mind meld thing to control us.:tinfoilhat:

[Padraig18]

9. If he wasn't so sweet, I could resist.

But he's just such a NICE cat; I'd have felt like a monster, if I hadn't brought him home.

:)

[sparky_in_ma]

10. He TOLD you he was a nice cat

Yup...in reality he's probably one of those cats hanging on street corners pushing cat-nip to kittens.

(look who's talking, my cat OWNS me):)

[Mikimouse]

11. I am employed part-time as a member of the housekeeping staff...

for three of these. What you describe in the post is somewhat similar to what I experience every Tuesday and Thursday morning. My youngest, Pooky, grabs my calf or ankle when I get out of the shower and start getting dressed, apparently to keep me from completing that task. He also uses the eye thing to try and guilt me into staying home and playing with him instead of going to work. He has big green eyes that could melt a cannon at 100 yards when he turns on the charm and guilt.

[miss_kitty]

13. You brought this guy home a few weeks ago right?

he must think hanging at the house is w/ you, the other kitty and the liberal from Cuba is the bizniz.

He's a smart smart kitty.

:)

[Padraig18]

14. Yes, we've been bringing him home on weekends & holidays.

It seems he's decided to abandon his 'night watchman' duties at the bookstore. He also seems especially fond of Tony, although he likes us both.

:)