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NatCh · 10-08-2008, 03:41 PM

I said "to" duck, not "a" duck!

RickyMaveety · 10-08-2008, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

Oh. Must have been the voices in my head again.

We have one who loves almost everyone, so when he doesn't like somebody, we assume there's probably something unapparent that's 'off' about them (mentally/emotionally/etc.), it's a better meter than you might expect.

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One of my cats likes everyone. The other likes playing with everyone's heads. She pretends to be a cute little kitty, and when people come near her, she performs her instant metamorphosis into a Frenetic Buzz-Saw of Doom. Then she follows people around, or, by preference, sits in the middle of the doorway they are about to go through, and looks up at them with a gaze that is somehow simultaneously innocent and quite frighteningly malign.

She's mellowed a lot over the past few years, but she used to single particular people out for this treatment, including my mother and one of my best friends, neither of which had anything "off" about them, as far as I can tell. I think she picks on anyone she thinks she can get a good reaction from.

One of my cats is the Jekyll/Hyde type too. Looks really cute, until you try to pet her and then instant buzz saw. I am one of the very few people that can actually pick her up and not be shredded ... and that took about three years of working with her.

The dogs .... well, they are just plain sweet. I'm not certain why they get shy around some of the men here (it never seems to be a woman), but I suspect it might have something to do with cultural signals. By that I mean that a lot of the Mexican workers who are employed here (or come in as independent contractors) have been raised in a culture in which dog fighting is the rule, so many of them expect my dogs to be mean, and they react to them that way ... even though I can't really spot the difference in body language, I think the dogs can. It's a theory anyway. I've only noticed them to shy away from a few people, but all of those people have been culturally Mexican males. However, it is not all of such males ... there are some who have been around here for so long, and they know the girls and know the girls are sweet dogs. With those guys, it's business as usual for the girls .... they try to lick them to death.

I have had several people ask me why it is that so many of my animals are so friendly, absent a few that were so badly abused that it will take a long time before they are really comfortable around other people. The truth is, I have no idea. I don't think I do anything particularly "special".

nekokami · 10-09-2008, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

I have had several people ask me why it is that so many of my animals are so friendly, absent a few that were so badly abused that it will take a long time before they are really comfortable around other people. The truth is, I have no idea. I don't think I do anything particularly "special".

well, duh. You treat them well, with love. So they have some to give back.

The only pet we have who seems to react to gender is my cockatiel, Lillis. I'm his person, so my husband is obviously his rival. So is our best friend (also male). But he reacts completely differently to my daughters or women who visit the house. He may not warm up to them right away, but he's not at all hostile.

If I'm not home, btw, he will get all buddy-buddy with my husband (and our friend, if he's over visiting). But as soon as I come in... all vicious bird. Also, if the guys whistle, the bird starts whistling, to compete... but if I whistle, he shrieks at me. Evidently girls are to be seen and not heard.

NatCh · 10-10-2008, 10:27 AM

Sexist birds. I've always suspected there was something about them.

nekokami · 10-10-2008, 10:57 AM

Let's not forget that this is the bird whose spoken repertoire consists of:

"What'cha Doin'?"
"Who's a Silly Bird?" (or "Who's a Silly?")
"What'cha Doin', Silly Bird?"
and
"Tweet!" (no, I don't mean a bird sound that humans spell as 'tweet', I mean he pronounces the word itself.)

Queen Zelda gave him a knighthood for his performance, I believe.

montsnmags · 10-10-2008, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

...
"Tweet!" (no, I don't mean a bird sound that humans spell as 'tweet', I mean he pronounces the word itself.)
...

It sounds like the way squirrels pronounce laughter. You might want to keep an eye on that "bird".

Cheers,
Marc

NatCh · 10-10-2008, 11:08 AM

I still remember (not from the first run!) this bit on The Tonight Show:

My favorite part is when the bird calls the kitty. But nekokami's bird would probably better identify with the answer to "How does the wolf go?"

pshrynk · 10-10-2008, 11:18 AM

In parts of Yorkshire, there is a sheep that actually says "baa" rather than "maa." Just thought you'd like to know that.

NatCh · 10-10-2008, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

In parts of Yorkshire, there is a sheep that actually says "baa" rather than "maa."

Obviously an American sheep ... probably stayed over after the war.

nekokami · 10-10-2008, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

It sounds like the way squirrels pronounce laughter. You might want to keep an eye on that "bird".

Well, that was my thought as soon as I read about how squirrels pronounce laughter... maybe they're really cockatiels in disguise?

UncleDuke · 10-10-2008, 03:35 PM

i wish my hair was still blonde, ain't been blonde since i was 6, blonde is better than gray

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NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I said "to" duck, not "a" duck!

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NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Sexist birds. I've always suspected there was something about them.

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nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Let's not forget that this is the bird whose spoken repertoire consists of: "What'cha Doin'?" "Who's a Silly Bird?" (or "Who's a Silly?") "What'cha Doin', Silly Bird?" and "Tweet!" (no, I don't mean a bird sound that humans spell as 'tweet', I mean he pronounces the word itself.) Queen Zelda gave him a knighthood for his performance, I believe.

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NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I still remember (not from the first run!) this bit on The Tonight Show: My favorite part is when the bird calls the kitty. But nekokami's bird would probably better identify with the answer to "How does the wolf go?"

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