Cats don’t need you.

Cats couldn’t care less about their owners. They’re dignified, proud animals who won’t love you unequivocally, won’t wait for you to come home at night and won’t play fetch with you.

This is off putting to many. Humans want control over their pets, something they can never have over a cat.

‘You don’t tell me what to do,’ the cat seems to be saying. ‘Get a child if you want something to play with,’ (Or something like that).

Cats make the rules. They don’t let you pet them; they wait until you’re not paying attention then rub themselves against your arm. Cats believe in self-empowerment.

There is something appealing about the mystique of the cat; the mini-leopard that slinks around in the background of your living room, never interfering, never bothering, never questioning.

George Carlin said it had to do with cats not having eyebrows – they can’t show expressions with their faces like humans or dogs do. You can’t read a cats face.

Robert DeNiro said it’s because you must earn a cat’s affection. They’re not dogs, the hookers of the animal kingdom, who give themselves away with ease.

In honor of the cat, we present our YouTube clip of the week: Funny Cats.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pIqhUCZgwXQ

Published on January 28, 2007 at 12:00 pm