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Pike
12-06-2012, 01:56 AM
Am I the only one?

Madame Adequate
12-06-2012, 01:57 AM
Nope!

Laddy
12-06-2012, 01:57 AM
I bark back at my corgi. :bigsmile:

Freya
12-06-2012, 02:00 AM
I don't meow back I talk back to her. She is very vocal though.

Denmark
12-06-2012, 02:05 AM
I will often meow at cats without provocation to get them to meow back. It's a good thing I don't own a cat myself. Or do this in public.

Faris
12-06-2012, 02:11 AM
No... *thinks* "Meow?! Riley, why are you meowing?!"

...Oh trout, I do! Someone help me! :cat:

Agent Proto
12-06-2012, 02:17 AM
I only do it mockingly.

Tigmafuzz
12-06-2012, 02:24 AM
Doesn't everyone meow back at cats?

Goldenboko
12-06-2012, 02:26 AM
yes!

fire_of_avalon
12-06-2012, 03:03 AM
Nope. I rowr.

themagicroundabout
12-06-2012, 03:20 AM
It would be rude not to.

Mirage
12-06-2012, 04:04 AM
I meow back. I probably sound like a dumb to them.

Citizen Bleys
12-06-2012, 04:12 AM
Guess I'm not insane after all.

Flaming Ice
12-06-2012, 04:16 AM
Oh, I thought they just hissed at you ....my dogs get the same treatment from my sister's cat (pure evil they are).

escobert
12-06-2012, 04:49 AM
Cats are the best animal and I talk to kitties all the time!

Flaming Ice
12-06-2012, 04:58 AM
Cats are the best animal and I talk to kitties all the time!



Dogs are so much better they usually don't bite you (doesn't really hurt when cats do but still) and they sure can't scratch your arms and hands up :greenie:

rubah
12-06-2012, 05:06 AM
It would be rude not to.

I read a book recently that said
"Cats are very polite animals. If you speak to them, they will answer you."

I talk to Lola all the time, in 日本語、英語、and 猫語

Sephex
12-06-2012, 05:09 AM
When I am absurdly drunk or taking a sleeping pill, I am absolutely convinced that cats can actually understand English. They just act like they don't because they will break some secret pact with some higher cat authority. Kind of why I think the Toys in Toy Story can't move in front of humans.

So I have a very talkative cat (anyone who has checked out any of my video game livestreams can confirm this). When I get that way, my cat will be meowing at me, and I will say, "I know your secret. I know you can speak English. Our lives will both be easier if you just break the pact!"

She then proceeds to piss as loudly as possible against of the side of the cat pan.

She knows.

Bunny
12-06-2012, 05:33 AM
I talk to my cat because she's one of the few creatures that doesn't send me into a blinding murderous rage. It doesn't help that whenever I talk to her, she meows back and tilts her head in a very cute way.

Tempest
12-06-2012, 05:38 AM
I've had conversations with my cat, Jack. We just meow back and forth. I don't know what we're talking about, though.

Jiro
12-06-2012, 09:54 AM
Yeah I figured it was one of those "weird" things that just everybody does.

Mirage
12-06-2012, 12:45 PM
Cats are the best animal and I talk to kitties all the time!



Dogs are so much better they usually don't bite you (doesn't really hurt when cats do but still) and they sure can't scratch your arms and hands up :greenie:

Pfft, play-fighting with cats is awesome, even if you do get scratched up.

Rantz
12-06-2012, 01:18 PM
I just talk to my cat in Swahili. I thought everyone did this?

Red Mage Coffman
12-06-2012, 02:40 PM
I give my cat food so it'll stop its bitching.

escobert
12-06-2012, 02:55 PM
Cats are the best animal and I talk to kitties all the time!



Dogs are so much better they usually don't bite you (doesn't really hurt when cats do but still) and they sure can't scratch your arms and hands up :greenie:

I beg to differ. I have a Newfoundland and not only does he scratch and constantly want your hand in his mouth, he also throws jabs and hooks. My lhasa Apsa and my Golden Retriever don't do either but at 150+lbs the newfie can do some damage if you aren't ready/paying attention.

and yeah Mirage is right. My buddies cat will go berserk on your hand/arm but it's fun as hell to play with him. Just gotta wear proper protection!

Night Fury
12-06-2012, 03:04 PM
I meow at cats even if they haven't done it first. That's just how polite and cat friendly I am.

Shoeberto
12-06-2012, 03:12 PM
Both of the cats are pretty whiny, though in different ways. The one always wants to go outside so we have more full-on conversations because she's always meowing. The other one always begs for food so I usually pick her up and cradle her like a baby, which she hates, even though she's totally acting like one.

nik0tine
12-06-2012, 03:14 PM
Holy shit I'm not the only one who does this?

noshowmillk
12-06-2012, 03:51 PM
Sadly.... yes...

sharkythesharkdogg
12-06-2012, 04:57 PM
I pretty much make every noise and animal makes back at them. I'm fluent in noises. Even termite.

NorthernChaosGod
12-06-2012, 08:50 PM
I pretty much make every noise and animal makes back at them. I'm fluent in noises. Even termite.

This, minus the termite bit.

Cuchulainn
12-06-2012, 08:54 PM
I talk to my dog all the time, mostly me telling it to stop smurfing doing what it's doing in a tone not too disimilar to a shout. I dont bark though, the smurf is wrong with you ppl.

Shorty
12-06-2012, 10:09 PM
My cat waits for me to talk to her first and meows back. She's also a loud meower.

~*~Celes~*~
12-06-2012, 10:40 PM
i love talking to my cats!

Hollycat
12-06-2012, 10:40 PM
Did you know that cats only mew to humans and other animals, never to other cats?

krissy
12-06-2012, 10:42 PM
when a girl tells me my dick is huge i return the compliment

Værn
12-06-2012, 10:44 PM
Did you know that cats only mew to humans and other animals, never to other cats?
My cat speaks to dogs and other cats with his fists.
He doesn't need claws to put them in their place.

Clo
12-07-2012, 01:26 AM
My cat doesn't even listen to me anymore, so I just sort of pick him up and scream in his face when I want him to stop scratching something.

He listens to that.

Zeldy
12-07-2012, 01:27 AM
I have full on conversations with every cat I see.

41-Inches-Wide
12-07-2012, 02:20 AM
^ That!

This is a regular thing for me.

Raistlin
12-07-2012, 02:34 AM
Of course I do. Doesn't everyone do this?

Jinx
12-07-2012, 04:22 PM
Of course I do. Doesn't everyone do this?

Madame Adequate
12-07-2012, 05:51 PM
Did you know that cats only mew to humans and other animals, never to other cats?

This is not true :eyebrow:

Hollycat
12-07-2012, 11:53 PM
Did you know that cats only mew to humans and other animals, never to other cats?

This is not true :eyebrow:


Is so.

Miriel
12-08-2012, 12:15 AM
I meow at my dogs.

Pike
12-08-2012, 12:27 AM
Did you know that cats only mew to humans and other animals, never to other cats?

This is not true :eyebrow:


Is so.

Incorrect. "In nature, the meow is a sound used by a cat to signal a request to its mother." Via Wikipedia.

Hollycat
12-08-2012, 01:13 AM
Did you know that cats only mew to humans and other animals, never to other cats?

This is not true :eyebrow:


Is so.

Incorrect. "In nature, the meow is a sound used by a cat to signal a request to its mother." Via Wikipedia.

I read so on memebase, so it must be true.

rubah
12-08-2012, 03:35 AM
My cat doesn't even listen to me anymore, so I just sort of pick him up and scream in his face when I want him to stop scratching something.

He listens to that.

I pick lola up and place her on her scratching post. it's mostly effective...

Bubba
12-08-2012, 04:23 PM
It depends entirely on the cat.

If it's just a domestic cat then sure... I'll meow back. If it's like a lion or something then I'm more likely to crap myself and run away.

FFIX Choco Boy
12-08-2012, 08:29 PM
If the cat is in the same room as me, or within 20 feet outdoors, I will meow back without thinking, and try as hard as I can to exactly match the meow they do, in pitch, length, volume, everything. It's completely involuntary. Which is one of the only reasons why I'm glad my old cat that used to meow back at me EVERY TIME is gone. I've had meow contests with her that lasted anywhere between 15 minutes and 2 hours before, until either she left the room, or I threw her out.

Pike
12-08-2012, 09:36 PM
If the cat is in the same room as me, or within 20 feet outdoors, I will meow back without thinking, and try as hard as I can to exactly match the meow they do, in pitch, length, volume, everything.

Same.

I think I have a problem.

Aulayna
12-09-2012, 12:14 AM
I pretty much talk to cats in a language that consists of meowing and make squeaking and kissing noises.

And occassionally "hello pudding chops"

Yeah, I'm not weird at all!