Comments on: "I see you're using the clever 'not moving' ploy..."

"I see you're using the clever 'not moving' ploy..."

quin — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 18:34:36 -0800

By: roomthreeseventeen

roomthreeseventeen — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 18:49:17 -0800

I started playing it, and one of my cats RAN in from the other room and tried to fight my computer. So thanks.

By: BlueHorse

BlueHorse — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 18:52:09 -0800

Please do not post cute kitten things that make me want to get another kitten. Every one of my kittens has grown into a cat. With catatudes.

By: sandettie light vessel automatic

sandettie light vessel automatic — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:02:08 -0800

GLARE swatswat NINJA-ROLL swat MEW glare NINJA-ROLL swatswat CHOMP

By: Purposeful Grimace

Purposeful Grimace — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:06:13 -0800

Great video but even greater Inspector Clouseau title. Well done!

By: neilbert

neilbert — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:08:34 -0800

Great. Now I want to get a cat statue. It certainly doesn't help that I have a Ralph that looks like the kitten and a Sunny that looks like the statue.

By: klarck

klarck — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:08:47 -0800

This one night, my housemate brought a life-size cutout of Jeff Gordon home from the 7-11 he worked at. The next morning, I had pretty much the same reaction.

By: aubilenon

aubilenon — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:17:31 -0800

I just got kittens a couple weeks ago, but they aren't nearly as bananas as that one. I think this is a good thing?

By: We had a deal, Kyle

We had a deal, Kyle — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:20:44 -0800

BOTTLEBRUSH TAIL.

By: drlith

drlith — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:23:07 -0800

You know, some days I think I'm just about done with this whole "cats on the Internet" thing, and then along comes some ridiculous little punk-ass kitten like this one who just UPS THEIR GAME TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. Well played, sproingy little fuzzball, well played.

By: bowmaniac

bowmaniac — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:25:23 -0800

I have no idea what it was trying to do at the 37 second mark but the result was awesome.

By: maryr

maryr — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:27:22 -0800

This video made me weirdly sad. The kitten is just all alone with this inanimate object. It wants to play and it's kinda scared at the same time and it is squeaking. SOMEONE PLAY WITH THAT KITTEN IMMEDIATELY.

By: lalunamel

lalunamel — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:30:27 -0800

thank you. really.

By: le_vert_galant

le_vert_galant — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:42:58 -0800

Zeuxis lives!

By: Mental Wimp

Mental Wimp — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 20:04:19 -0800

It pulls out all the stops, employing every "get the other kitten to play" ploy it knows, all to no avail. Very entertaining.

By: arcticseal

arcticseal — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 20:54:04 -0800

Later on, he dives from the kitchen table and wrestles it to the floor. So who wins now, statue cat?

By: Pudhoho

Pudhoho — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 21:04:55 -0800

That is one pissed-off kitten. Owners best have checked their pillows that night before they laid their heads down.

By: jeather

jeather — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 21:06:37 -0800

Where can I acquire one of these statues? Just asking for my cats.

By: TheLittlePrince

TheLittlePrince — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 21:13:58 -0800

There seem to be some dog characteristics in that kitten. whats with the swinging of tail and rolling with all feet splayed? Is that normal? as in do kittens do that?

By: 5_13_23_42_69_666

5_13_23_42_69_666 — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 21:17:16 -0800

oh god the little sideways hops

By: blnkfrnk

blnkfrnk — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 21:32:32 -0800

I love those little corkscrew/somersault ninja rolls! "I'm attacking! But I'm just playing, see, I'm upside-down! Attack!"

By: hippybear

hippybear — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 21:35:21 -0800

whats with the swinging of tail and rolling with all feet splayed? Is that normal? as in do kittens do that? A quickly flipping tail that is puffed out is a display of anger, fear, or aggression in a housecat. A quickly flipping tail that is not puffed out is a display of discontent and demanding. A slowly swaying tail is a sign of content. The rolling on the back with the feet splayed is an interesting thing because 1) it exposes all the vulnerable bits to the enemy, but 2) it puts all the potentially harmful parts of the cat into play. A cat who can manage to grab its pray with its forelimbs will use its hind legs in a clawing / digging motion that can potentially disembowel its opponent. If it can't get a hold, at least it can do a lot of swiping damage from all four paws.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 21:57:12 -0800

this is like an episode of the twilight zone for kittens

By: radwolf76

radwolf76 — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 00:16:08 -0800

1) it exposes all the vulnerable bits to the enemy, but 2) it puts all the potentially harmful parts of the cat into play. "I keep forgetting that five of his six ends are pointy when he lies like that." -- Calvin

By: lollusc

lollusc — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 00:25:44 -0800

My cat uses all of these fighting techniques (especially the sideways hopping) on chicken necks when she gets them for dinner. Which is the main reason we keep feeding her the horrible slimy things.

By: YAMWAK

YAMWAK — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 02:13:07 -0800

Looks fun, but I worry what biting that statue would do to that poor kitten's teeth.

By: flyingsquirrel

flyingsquirrel — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 05:22:59 -0800

The squeaking! I die.

By: quin

quin — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 09:14:43 -0800

I worry what biting that statue would do to that poor kitten's teeth. Probably not, for two reasons; first, kittens, like human children, have baby teeth that grow out, somewhere between six and nine months of age, so on the slim chance that they were damaged, the odds are good that it would be on a tooth that is only temporary. This leads me to the second reason; kittens rarely bite with full force (the full force you'd see from a full grown cat, that is.) It may not seem like it when you are playing with one and get a handful of mouth razors, but most of the time they are just testing to see if you are soft enough and don't fight back too hard so that they know it is safe to eat you. Of course, this could be a particularly stupid kitten, so if the second reason wasn't at work, take comfort in the fact that the first one is there to protect it from itself.

By: YAMWAK

YAMWAK — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 09:54:49 -0800

Thanks quin, that means I can enjoy the clip a lot more.

By: billyfleetwood

billyfleetwood — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 10:20:59 -0800

I still don't understand how human scientists haven't discovered and harnessed whatever it is that powers the feline anti-gravity booster. I'm sure the cat scientists would willingly share their tech if we would quit shooing them off of the laptop keyboards.

By: fraula

fraula — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 14:16:56 -0800

The squeaking! I die. My little black squeaky fuzzball grew into a normal-sized black squeaky fuzzball. She KNOWS her squeak makes me keel over. She deploys it with precisely-calculated maximum squee devastation. "Hello my favorite human! Look, I am flopping on the floor with my tummy in the air right after disemboweling your shoes. Mweep! *squirmsquirm-swattypaws* Mwap! *purrpurr* Ohhh human you're patting my tummy! Chirp chirp!" Slays me every time. She also deploys ANGRY BOTTLEBRUSH TAIL and ARCHED-BACK FOUR-PAW POUNCE every evening a.k.a. Ritual Cat Battle. Essentially, my big Maine Coon fluffball plays the part of Orange Statue Cat. Except he eventually flips his ears back and smacks her. Then she full-body tackles him. Loads of fun to watch.

By: computech_apolloniajames

computech_apolloniajames — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 14:47:28 -0800

Fraula, video please.

By: XQUZYPHYR

XQUZYPHYR — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 15:39:26 -0800

MetaFilter: this could be a particularly stupid kitten.

By: QueerAngel28

QueerAngel28 — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 17:22:55 -0800

That kitten was too horny for my taste. He wanted to put his butt in another cat's face. Dirty cat.

By: jamjam

jamjam — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 19:00:50 -0800

Way to make a primate feel like semi-animated sludge, cat.

By: maryr

maryr — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 22:11:18 -0800

first, kittens, like human children, have baby teeth that grow out, somewhere between six and nine months of age, so on the slim chance that they were damaged, the odds are good that it would be on a tooth that is only temporary. Wait wait wait. My cat had teeth fall out and I didn't even notice?

By: radwolf76

radwolf76 — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 23:52:12 -0800

Sounds like some tooth fairy is overdue on the salmon-flavored treats under the pillow.

By: aubilenon

aubilenon — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:10:52 -0800

maryr, I took my kittens to the vet last week where we got to talking about cats' baby teeth, and apparently the baby teeth usually fall out while the cat's eating, and they just swallow them. Which there is no kitty tooth fairy (that also came up with the vet, so I know the tooth fairy part is a medical fact)

By: jeather

jeather — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:48:11 -0800

I had a foster kittens and they just left tiny little kitten teeth everywhere.

By: aubilenon

aubilenon — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 09:13:11 -0800

Mine are leaving tiny bite marks everywhere

By: Imperfect

Imperfect — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 14:47:56 -0800

Kittens on carpet are just the most mind-bendingly, inertia-defying things there are. How do you move like that, tiny kitten?

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:13:10 -0800

One theory about why cats sleep so much ( aside from naps being awesome) is having to converse energy for sitting motionless for long periods and then BOUNCING INTO TRIPLE BODY LENGTH GYMNASTIC FEATS

By: lollusc

lollusc — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 22:14:15 -0800

Tiny little kitten teeth!