Comments on: We are all luvz cat macros. http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/ Things that cross my mind and my desk Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:56:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: lolcat http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-892 lolcat Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:43:59 +0000 http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-892 Whe not liking theesh mediaah coverage.. Whe not theesh hungry kitteh. Whe want to help Hooman Soshiety. But firsht we want world dominashon! Whe not liking theesh mediaah coverage..

Whe not theesh hungry kitteh. Whe want to help Hooman Soshiety.

But firsht we want world dominashon!

]]> By: Mag http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-888 Mag Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:01:06 +0000 http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-888 Interesting. I can't stand Locates, the langwedge or its proliferation all over the internetz. It was cute and amusing at first but now it is everywhere like the common cold and ass itch. Interesting. I can’t stand Locates, the langwedge or its proliferation all over the internetz. It was cute and amusing at first but now it is everywhere like the common cold and ass itch.

]]> By: SJ http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-46 SJ Wed, 16 May 2007 19:51:03 +0000 http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-46 This is awesome. I love your science-dropping. This is awesome. I love your science-dropping.

]]> By: Dougald http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-45 Dougald Wed, 16 May 2007 11:54:43 +0000 http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-45 Sorry to hear that. :( Sometimes cats beat humans, even if the reliability of their affection is partly food-related... Sorry to hear that. :(

Sometimes cats beat humans, even if the reliability of their affection is partly food-related…

]]> By: meli http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-44 meli Wed, 16 May 2007 08:28:37 +0000 http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-44 Wow, great post. Wow, great post.

]]> By: whatladder http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-40 whatladder Wed, 16 May 2007 00:29:24 +0000 http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-40 Yes, well. Having just got kicked in the guts after nearly 20 years of being with someone, I can't argue that being unsure about having your affection returned is species specific. In fact, my current emotional situation may be having more of an impact on my thinking than I realised. Yes, well. Having just got kicked in the guts after nearly 20 years of being with someone, I can’t argue that being unsure about having your affection returned is species specific. In fact, my current emotional situation may be having more of an impact on my thinking than I realised.

]]> By: Dougald http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-39 Dougald Tue, 15 May 2007 22:36:02 +0000 http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-39 "Of course I want to think my cat loves me, but am I sure?" To chase the ball of wool a little further, I might say the same of my human relationships! Yes, language helps, but then again it doesn't because (a bit like Caliban) no sooner do I have words than I have new ways to deceive. In practice, of course, I find it best to make intuitive judgements and risk getting hurt, rather than live in emotional isolation because I can never see inside another's soul. And, unlike a couple of humans, a cat has never broken my heart - although my girlfriend's Maine Coon does have a habit of clawing at my knees rather painfully... :-) “Of course I want to think my cat loves me, but am I sure?”

To chase the ball of wool a little further, I might say the same of my human relationships! Yes, language helps, but then again it doesn’t because (a bit like Caliban) no sooner do I have words than I have new ways to deceive. In practice, of course, I find it best to make intuitive judgements and risk getting hurt, rather than live in emotional isolation because I can never see inside another’s soul.

And, unlike a couple of humans, a cat has never broken my heart – although my girlfriend’s Maine Coon does have a habit of clawing at my knees rather painfully… :-)

]]> By: whatladder http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-38 whatladder Tue, 15 May 2007 22:18:44 +0000 http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-38 It is an interesting question. Of course I want to think my cat loves me, but am I sure? It is an interesting question. Of course I want to think my cat loves me, but am I sure?

]]> By: Dougald http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-37 Dougald Tue, 15 May 2007 17:46:34 +0000 http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-37 Really enjoyed your analysis! Only one stray thought, on the emotional dynamics of human-cat relationships. I've substituted one word in your original sentence: "We may have an intellectual understanding that our children's affection for us is rooted in their desire for comfort and food, but we prefer to ignore it because they inspire affection in us." At one level, this might be "true", but most of us would agree that such a reductive approach distorts what is going on. I'm not convinced that it's so much less distorting when applied to inter-species relationships. But who can say? Not the cats, that's for sure. And that was hardly the thrust of your post, just a stray thought chasing a ball of wool through my brain... Really enjoyed your analysis! Only one stray thought, on the emotional dynamics of human-cat relationships. I’ve substituted one word in your original sentence:

“We may have an intellectual understanding that our children’s affection for us is rooted in their desire for comfort and food, but we prefer to ignore it because they inspire affection in us.”

At one level, this might be “true”, but most of us would agree that such a reductive approach distorts what is going on. I’m not convinced that it’s so much less distorting when applied to inter-species relationships.

But who can say? Not the cats, that’s for sure. And that was hardly the thrust of your post, just a stray thought chasing a ball of wool through my brain…

]]> By: whatladder http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-36 whatladder Sat, 12 May 2007 01:57:30 +0000 http://whatladder.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/we-are-all-luvz-cat-macros/#comment-36 Well, Pavlov's Cat, you know they looked at your blog, and they are coming to that new writing blog for writing advices any time now. Well, Pavlov’s Cat, you know they looked at your blog, and they are coming to that new writing blog for writing advices any time now.

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