Captain Morgan was on a chest

[applegrove]

of drawers and knocked a vase full of flowers off. Smashed it into little itty bitty pieces. Why do cat's always break something and then sniff about in the mess as if to say "this is interesting - how did that happen?". A dog would have been so guilty it would have been hiding or shaking. I don't really blame my cat. It was an accident waiting to happen but what is up with cats not taking ownership?

[braddy]

1. At first I thought you had lost a bottle of Captain Morgan, that would have been terrible.

[applegrove]

2. Humain Society named him. He

has a little goatee. So I kept the name. Then I found out recently the real captain was a slave owner. I assumed Pirates were classless and not racist. So now I call him "Bud" to his face.

[braddy]

4. I guess that is better than being called Coors.

[applegrove]

5. Oh dam. Now I have to look up

the politics of Budweiser!!! Bud comes from the Nova Scotian habit of calling any character 'buddy'. Right in the middle of the newspaper if they are describing a character they will say "then buddy went through the drive through on his horse and it led to a police chase". That is where Bud comes from.

[Phoenix61]

3. Not a clue

I have three that have broken 2 floor lamps. I have used fishing line to keep them from knocking over the Christmas tree. When they do something like that they look at me like it's my fault.

[fleur-de-lisa]

17. "When they do something like that they look at me like it's my fault."

It is always the fault of the lowly human servant. Your Feline Overlords are infallible.

[guillaumeb]

6. The cat does not take ownership of his mistakes? He is a Republican.

An easy question.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. Au contraire.

[applegrove]

13. LOL!

[guillaumeb]

15. You win. I have no cartoons to post on this subject. eom

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

16. I have cats on both sides

The poly-dactyl tortie is a Republican. Joe, the big pushy boy, is a Republican. Leah, who looks like a black and white jelly bean, does a great deal of protesting and is definitely a Democrat.

[guillaumeb]

18. Do the cats tolerate each other in spite of their differences?

Does the Republican cat ever steal food from the Democratic cat?

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

19. Mostly they do

Joe is a bit of a bully. He's kind of old and white like me so I guess that fits. The jelly bean is sneaky and steals a mouthful of food at a time and runs away from the others to eat. The mommy and daughter striped pair are usually pleasant but purr way too much. Another is a bit crazy but she's rather special. The tortie loves everyone including Joe the bully who loves her a lot. Another has epilepsy and gets along well with most of them especially the crazy one.

Given the right situation any of them will steal from the others but we try to govern fairly and see that everyone is okay.

[Laffy Kat]

7. Mine loves knocking potted plants off shelves. It makes such huge mess.

So now, only big floor-standing flower pots. She wins.

[applegrove]

8. Yes. The breakables in my frog collection

are on display on the edging around the floor. But this chest was really small and I knew it would happen. See it was my fault. Darn you Cat...you were right.

[Laffy Kat]

9. They win. They always win.

[democratisphere]

10. Cats never take responsibility for their actions. Ever.

Fortunately they make up for their shortcomings with love and affection.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. Human stuff is not a part of a cat's universe

except as something to play with or sleep on. They aren't malicious; they just don't get why humans care so much about stuff.

[blogslut]

14. The meanest cat in the world respects my things.

Me, not at all. I suppose this is the trade-off.