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Charlie is at it again. I went to wash my hands in the kitchen.

Looks can be deceiving, Charlie is really a sweet guy, I think he was actually yawning. He loves people and belly rubs.

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Beware the belly rub!

It's an advanced rub/scratch reserved for cat owners only. One must be highly attuned to the cat's 'touch me time limit warnings' or risk a captured hand relentlessly kangaroo kicked and bitten that as you try to pull away the grasp gets tighter while kicking and biting increase in speed and energy...

Blood is usually the outcome of not paying attention to any cat's time limit warnings!
 

Ed Lada

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Beware the belly rub!

It's an advanced rub/scratch reserved for cat owners only. One must be highly attuned to the cat's 'touch me time limit warnings' or risk a captured hand relentlessly kangaroo kicked and bitten that as you try to pull away the grasp gets tighter while kicking and biting increase in speed and energy...

Blood is usually the outcome of not paying attention to any cat's time limit warnings!
I've owned several cats in my life and this is only the 2nd one that loves having his belly rubbed and doesn't suddenly try to kick and bite without warning.

One of my other current cats likes to jump up on my desk, lay on her back and look at me with innocent eyes begging for a belly rub. I fell for that twice years ago and now when she does it I tell her no fricking way, I know what you're up to. But she still keeps trying!
 

Chris in Santa Cruz CA

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I do. Others obviously feel differently but for me……I don’t see a single redeeming characteristic……unless you hate native birds, then they’re awesome.
Got to say that we got two cats recently after our dog of many years passed away. One was a ninja assassin and wiped out all the gophers and other rodents and would stay up for two days and then sleep so hard you could lift his leg and he would not wake up. Would never whine for kibble and would just come in and hang. His range finally got so big he got hit by a car and was killed. The other cat is a worthless lump of fur. Kills nothing, does nothing, whines for food and has the brains of a starfish. I hate it’s existence. My wife talks to it and it gives her great joy and this cat is so unadventurous it won’t break her heart and die like the the other one. My experience is that one in five cats is a bad ass and is to be respected. The other four are worthless playthings for people other than me.
 

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I've owned several cats in my life and this is only the 2nd one that loves having his belly rubbed and doesn't suddenly try to kick and bite without warning.

One of my other current cats likes to jump up on my desk, lay on her back and look at me with innocent eyes begging for a belly rub. I fell for that twice years ago and now when she does it I tell her no fricking way, I know what you're up to. But she still keeps trying!
My other cat loves being brushed, anywhere.
If I need her to come inside. Pick up the brush and start brushing Boo (the dog) she'll hear it from anywhere.
She lays on the carpet and yowls at me for a good hard brush. I can brush her belly, her tail, her head. She never claws just claws her way across the carpet in ecstasy
The rest of the time she's a reserved little puss
It's a little disturbing.
 

Ed Lada

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Of course dogs always love belly rubs of any kind.

Pull out the vacuum and Bella is begging for it.

Bella Vac.jpg
 

billy backstay

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Congratulations!

32 years for us.

Thanks, same to you!!

As to your three F's comment, I met a friend of a friend lawyer from San Francisco around 35 years ago. He had the best coke we had ever tasted, and he also had a detailed spreadsheet proving why it was fiscally more responsible to pay for girlfriends than get hitched to one!!!! :unsure: (y)
 

SloopJonB

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What a romantic. I suspect the girls were the main beneficiary of that theory.

Due to my wife's smarts I'm at least twice as wealthy as I would have been on my own.

Probably more like three times but I never kept close track. However you look at it, it's a bunch.

It makes major purchases like cars, boats etc. really easy - I pick what I want and then tell them "I'll turn you over to my financial people to work out the details".
 

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What a romantic. I suspect the girls were the main beneficiary of that theory.

Due to my wife's smarts I'm at least twice as wealthy as I would have been on my own.

Probably more like three times but I never kept close track. However you look at it, it's a bunch.

It makes major purchases like cars, boats etc. really easy - I pick what I want and then tell them "I'll turn you over to my financial people to work out the details".
My wife is very much the financial manager and negotiator. My favorite was when buying a new car she told the salesman what our offer was and that it was final. (Confident she was right based on her conversation with a friend who was also a car salesman).

Then she said: "if you take this to your manager for a counter-offer, our offer goes down $100." He did. She did. He went back a 2nd time. She went down another $100. Rinse and repeat 3rd time. At which point she handed him our phone number and said to call when our last offer was accepted. And walked out.

Two days later he called. Done and dusted.

Her car dealer friend bought her next few drinks.

Oh, and she likes cats...This is Bad Dog taking a selfie.
Bad Dog.jpg
 

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Got to say that we got two cats recently after our dog of many years passed away. One was a ninja assassin and wiped out all the gophers and other rodents and would stay up for two days and then sleep so hard you could lift his leg and he would not wake up. Would never whine for kibble and would just come in and hang. His range finally got so big he got hit by a car and was killed. The other cat is a worthless lump of fur. Kills nothing, does nothing, whines for food and has the brains of a starfish. I hate it’s existence. My wife talks to it and it gives her great joy and this cat is so unadventurous it won’t break her heart and die like the the other one. My experience is that one in five cats is a bad ass and is to be respected. The other four are worthless playthings for people other than me.
The trick is a ZERO cat shit box policy, coupled with 24/7 in-out access!

The cats that I've had as outdoor/indoor in and around the Portland, OR area last about 7 years.
 

Chris in Santa Cruz CA

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The trick is a ZERO cat shit box policy, coupled with 24/7 in-out access!

The cats that I've had as outdoor/indoor in and around the Portland, OR area last about 7 years.
That’s what we do. We live on a busy road and there is a wonderful field on the other side of it. I am not a huge fan of cats but anyone owning one without letting it be a cat outside is suspect imo.
 
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