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Advanced Cat Yodeling

May 18th, 2009 by excimer

Um, I got nothing chemistry-related. So here’s some cat-yodeling tips instead.

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Comment by Hap
2009-05-19 11:43:58

How do you train a cat to yodel? Is it like training a pig to sing?

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Comment by Ψ*Ψ
2009-05-19 12:39:03

YAY KITTIES!

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Comment by Dennis
2009-05-20 18:59:50

iawtc

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Comment by milkshake
2009-05-19 18:20:38

I thought Advanced kitten interrogation techniques were ineffective – but these are singing like birds!

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Comment by Hap
2009-05-21 15:12:52

Me: Why were you clawing at the carpet outside the baby’s room?
Corrin: Meow?
Me: The door is closed for a reason, you know.
Corrin: Meow?
Me: You’re not supposed to do that or you’ll get wet,
Corrin: Meow?

See? It worked like a charm. Next I’ll get him to confess to the Lindbergh kidnapping (he was, what -78 at the time? but I can get him to talk).

Occasionally, the cats chirp like birds, but I don’t think the birds are terribly convinced.

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Comment by Ψ*Ψ
2009-05-21 15:21:51

One of mine chirps and trills his Rs. He also talks back to you–in discrete syllables. It’s soooo cute!

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Comment by Hap
2009-05-21 16:56:15

Neither really talks, or even makes syllables. Corrin usually just rams his head against your hand (“I want my neck scratched/head petted NOW.”) while Masey meows (for attention/petting/treats). Corrin will sort of chirp, but only at the birds, and I don’t think they buy it (no trilling, and the chirping is sort of low). The baby has their conversational skills, but remarkably enough (she can’t pet them yet), they seem uninterested.

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Comment by chip
2009-07-01 09:34:16

My cat Zelda talks in cat sentences. She uses all the vowels except “i”.

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Comment by Kyle Finchsigmate
2009-05-20 18:40:26

And you accuse me of slipping?

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Comment by Ψ*Ψ
2009-05-20 18:45:41

Who said anything about slipping?!
I quote from our header: “a chemistry blog about organic materials, nanocrap, life in the lab and kittens” :P
All cute and furry content is totally intentional!

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Comment by Kyle Finchsigmate
2009-05-21 10:27:14

Those look like cats. Full grown cats. No one likes full grown cats. Not even cats like full grown cats.

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Comment by milkshake
2009-05-21 17:56:57

When you raise them on low-protein low-vitamin regimen they never become full-grown. That (and regular pruning) helps to make them bonsai.

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Comment by excimer
2009-05-21 12:07:01

I accused you of slipping. Your blog has turned into old man grumpy time.

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Comment by Hamish
2009-05-20 23:38:03

This is one of the first things on ICHC that made me laugh out loud for ages :)

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Comment by unbalanced reaction
2009-05-23 17:02:41

Only an engineer would have time to do this… (heh heh)

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2009-05-29 16:01:49

[...] Image: Adapted from Shutterstock (and an homage to CBC) [...]

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Comment by chip
2009-07-01 09:31:29

Here’s another kitty video:

How to annoy a cat.

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