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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 38 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Why do they like toilet time so much?

My cat yells if I stay up too late, but only because I’m depriving him of bathroom time together.

[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Because your vulnerable and they are guarding you. They do it for other cats in their clutter as well.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

yeah i've got one that is, uh, unpredictable. she likes to play too much and we have not successfully trained her not to pounce on the big dumb one when he's pooping. it's been years. so we have to guard him sometimes. now he guards us too.

[–] ericatty@infosec.pub 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

First read through, I assumed "big dumb one" was a human from your cat's pov, and the mental image of the other people and cats guarding a large man from a kitten so he can poop in peace was hilarious.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

i mean it's not too far off though i'm not that large

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Captive audience, plus your pants are warm and smell like you.

They also seem to deliberately employ awful timing.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah, the cats love to BOTH snuggle into my bed, right before work, as I'm trying to get the heck out of bed.

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Cats mark their territory with scent signals. The only place we scent signal is in the toilet.

Your cat thinks it's your holiest place and likes to share in it.

[–] qupada@fedia.io 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Mine won't sit like this, but will stand up with his paws on my knees and try to headbutt me in the nose.

So that's fun, I guess.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

You're supporting each other, in a difficult time. Both pushing for a good outcome.

[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 7 points 4 months ago

My cat knows I'm stuck there for a bit and she can harass me for pets. She'll straight up grab at my hands trying to pull them to her head

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Lol, I have an almost identical picture with Furryosa.

[–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 19 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I was wrong, it was Syzygy.

[–] whitecollarcry@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

is that an Unreal reference

It is very real

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm curious what you were asking. This was just a knee jerk response. What does "unreal" mean?

[–] whitecollarcry@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Apologies; the name Syzygy being used in the video game Unreal Tournament

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 4 months ago

No apologies!

Fuck, I didn't even know her namesake was involved! I was actually competitive in UT in the 00 era.

Link a wayward soul about it.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago
[–] matdave@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago

We've all been there

[–] Branch_Ranch@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Gotta get to those grout lines buddy.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 6 points 4 months ago

I always believed that if women gave birth to children, then what do men give birth to? I never believed their lies, that men don't give birth. Such obvious lies!

But finally, you have provided the truth, and I thank you!

-# Everything written above is satire.